Chiweenies, Chipincers, & Cats

I took a shuttle to and from the Acura dealership today and it was the same driver both ways and on both occasions I was the only passenger. The driver was a Mexican lady and I recalled from a previous visit to the same dealership that she was a friendly, talkative sort. She was soon describing what a nice weekend she had had - just relaxing in her backyard with her dog in her lap and watching her cat tear around. So she had a cat and a dog and apparently they got along quite ok, but the cat (which was bigger than the dog) was in the habit of scaring the dog to the endless amusement of its owner. Turns out the dog was quite new - a replacement for the earlier one that one fine day ran off from home. The first dog was apparently a 'chiweenie', which is a cross between a chiuaua and a dachshund. The second one was another cross breed - this time between a chiuaua and a Pinscher. Why this preference for the cross breeds I wondered? It was no accident - she actually preferred them. According to her, the pure bred chiuauas are very illtempered. They are always in a bad mood and resent anybody else spending time with their owner. The cross breeds on the other hand, are apparently very well behaved.

She was sad for the cat - he missed playing with the first dog - they were apparently fast friends. She also had another kitten now that her daughter (an avid animal lover) had rescued from some friend of hers. More family information was forthcoming - my driver has 3 daughters and they all live with her. One of her daughters also has 3 daughters of her own, but I am guessing they live elsewhere since she announced that her house had 4 women and 3 male pets. No grandsons, I asked? Not until one of the other two daughters were willing to oblige came the reply. There was nary a mention of a husband or son-in-law, although one of weekend activities was talking to her father. I was tempted to ask, but that would have made this post too long. Also I need something to talk about next time. :-)