StoriesTobyKeith, the Chihuahua Named World's Oldest Living Dog
He was 21 years and 66 days old when Guinness World Records confirmed the title in…
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Teute Hoxha
Teute Hoxha writes Cheewawa's breed, rescue, and reported-story desk, covering Chihuahua types and mixes, the rescues that make the news, and what the record actually supports once a story has travelled. She works from named veterinary, welfare, and news sources, and says plainly when a popular claim does not hold up.
Articles by Teute Hoxha
StoriesStoriesGidget the Taco Bell Chihuahua: Her Rise, Fame, and Legacy
The chihuahua behind Yo quiero Taco Bell worked three years, lived nine more, and outlasted the…
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StoriesMoonie: The Chihuahua Who Played Bruiser in Legally Blonde
Moonie was 18 when he died in March 2016, and the role he played in Legally…
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StoriesTinkerbell Hilton and the 2000s Chihuahua Purse-Dog Boom
Tinkerbell Hilton died in April 2015 at 14, after a decade as the world's most photographed…
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RescueEddie the Terrible: An Honest Ad for a Difficult Chihuahua
After fifteen months in a kennel, a shelter tried arguing against its own dog, and the…
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StoriesMacKenzie the Chihuahua: 2020 American Hero Dog Winner
The 2020 American Hero Dog was a four-pound chihuahua born with a cleft palate who nursed…
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StoriesKonjo, the Chihuahua Mix With a Front-Paw World Record
Guinness clocked Konjo, a two-pound Papillon and Chihuahua mix, at 2.39 seconds over five meters on…
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StoriesHow Demi Moore's Chihuahua Pilaf Became a Red Carpet Fixture
The documented record of Demi Moore's chihuahua Pilaf, from a Cannes photocall to a West End…
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StoriesTurboRoo: The Two-Legged Chihuahua and His 3D-Printed Cart
A chihuahua born without front legs, an engineer with a MakerBot, and what the pairing revealed…
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StoriesAt 100, She Adopted an 11-Year-Old Shelter Chihuahua
Her daughter worried no shelter would adopt to a 100-year-old, but a San Francisco rescue had…
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StoriesThe Chihuahua Who Reached the 2016 Pet Slimming Final
Tyty the Chihuahua was 83% over his ideal weight when PDSA's 2016 slimming programme took him…
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RescueThe Chihuahua Sanctuary Bobby Humphreys Built in Maryland
A Maryland bodybuilder who mocked small dogs took in a borrowed chihuahua named Lady in 2017;…
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