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The Chihuahua: Petite in size, popularity a husky among Arizonans

All StoriesZach Pleeter12/10/20150

Alaska has the Alaskan Malamute, Massachusetts the Boston terrier, North Carolina the Plott Hound, but Arizona has nothing to call its “official” state dog. Unofficially, however, the state dog of Arizona is the Chihuahua. For years, the announcer of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show introduced the Chihuahua by uttering, “the origin of the breed…

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