"Laurie Brooke Adams (Mother Mastiff)" wrote:breeds you
> cite have histories at least two to four thousand years old (the Chihuahua
> was to the Mayans what the guinea pig was to the Incas, and what the Sunday
> roast is to people of European descent, to bring this back to human eating).

I didn't realise thechihuahua was originally bred for eating - seems a
bit small and meatless but then some people eat song birds.
Your mentioning of guinea pigs for food reminded me of my first visit to
prospective MIL. She mentioned that at one time they had kept 28 guinea
pigs. I said "for food?" She was disgusted with me <EG>

Alison