Pdq, "making a tremendous amount of noise" is what I've always hated about Chihuahuas.
Joe, that's a great story about the Shih-tzus and your mother. I used to know a man, hyper and upsettable, who was trying to kick marijuana. It used to calm him wonderfully when my cat curled up in his lap.
I hope the parents in Georgia are formulating a plan so that their children don't get lost in the woods again.
Ebbie, you're right. Bell doesn't look like a Chihuahua. Looks like a very, very small golden retriever.