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Wouldn't you rather have Twinkie with a heart full of love for everyone? There's nothing nicer than walking down the street, seeing a little dog on a lead walking towards you and when it sees you it just goes NUTS because there's a NEW PERSON it's NEVER MET BEFORE and it LOVES YOU (wag wag wag wag wag).
For some reason this only works with little dogs. When big dogs do it, it's scary.
Hahaha, I would like if Twinkie liked everyone, but she doesn't. Chihuahuas are naturally a shy, reserved breed (which probably explains Timmy), and Twinkie seems to be on the shyer end of the spectrum. It always disappoints people when they try to call her name or get her attention on the street and she doesn't respond. I have to go around making excuses: "Oh, she's shy!", "She's very tired", etc.
Friendly big dogs can be cute, too- I went to the bank, and there was a big(ger) dog waiting at the ATM, and when I came out and smiled at him, he jumped up on me and give me a big kiss on my face. Awwwwwwwww.