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Okay, The Poodle (and dog) blog made me laugh today, with Jan's "Real Classified Ads from Real Papers" entry:

• For Sale -- Eight puppies from a German Shepperd and an Alaskan Hussy.
• FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 8 years old. Hateful little bastard. Bites!
• FREE PUPPIES: 1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog.
• FREE PUPPIES.. Mother, AKC German Shepherd. Father, Super Dog...able to leap tall fences in a single bound.
• FOUND DIRTY WHITE DOG. Looks like a rat. Been out a while. Better be a big reward.
• STAR WARS JOB OF THE HUT - $15
• GERMAN SHEPHERD 85 lbs. NEUTERED. SPEAKS GERMAN. FREE.
• Great Dames for sale.
• Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children.
• 2 female Boston Terrier puppies, 7 wks old, Perfect markings, 555-1234. Leave mess.
• Shawawa pups for sale, from cute and intelligent parents
• Lost: small apricot Poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.

I was initially puzzled by the "Shawawa pups for sale" - after all, pretty much every time I search for anything related to dogs, I run into new breeds I've never heard of before... But a search for "Shawawa" only turned up a city in the Congo. Finally, the coffee kicked in: Chihuahua. Chihuahua. Duh. Cute and intelligent, indeed. :)

And speaking of funny pet-related classified ads, I was forced (forced!) to look up this old one, in case anyone reading this blog was living in cave for a few years and never happened across it: