Itty Bitty Hooves

Little Big Dog

July 25, 2007 on 7:46 am | In life |

Have you heard about the brave Chiuhuahua? (Give me a break, I think that’s how it is spelled. It is probably the hardest breed of dog to remember the spelling of.) I’m sure you have. It has been all over the news. I talked about it on my other blog the day it was first reported but it is just so amazing that you really can’t stop thinking about it.

This little bitty Chiuhuahua in Colorado somehow sensed that the one-year-old toddler grandson of his owners was in danger. In their backyard the boy was splashing his hands in a bird bath when the little dog jumped between him and a rattlesnake that had slithered into the area only inches from the boy. The dog took several bites and fended off the snake. Hher owners heard the dog, whose name is Zoey, yelp and came running. They grabbed the boy and got him who had no idea what a rattlesnake was, or what was going on, out of the way. They then came back and got Zoey and rushed her to the vet. She was in very dangerous condition for quite a while. A little dog like that can’t take too much venom. She made it though. She’s doing just fine and is a pretty close to being a national hero.

What’s really so striking about this is her size. I’ve owned dogs, and I’m sure we’ve all either owned one or heard of one with such brave attributes, but it isn’t usually one so tiny. This little dog took on a snake that probably weighed as much as she did, and in pure length was much bigger.

When you hear stories like that it’s hard not to know why our pets are so very important to us. They are companions, fellow commiserators when we’re down, and ultimately our protectors in times of need.

God bless little Zoey. Someday when the little boy grows up, he will know how truly brave his little friend really is.