I don't post much but what happened last night I just have to. It had been a really hard week for my wife and me, so we were looking foward to a 7:30 pm dinner/magic show in Martinez(california). Both dressed in nice evening out clothes we get into my 2006 MCS (2 months old!) and start the 30 minute drive to the show. 10 minutes out we come accross a lost Chihuahua dog running up the street and evading several people trying to save it.We stop too and run around after it but it gets away up the street. Running late and thinking we did all we could do,we drove on. Shortly after we turn onto a busy road and notice several cas stopped ahead. Sure enough, the dog was there and eluding capture. Stopping again and blocking traffic,I get out,leaving the door open.The dog was coming right toward me and seeing me jumped into my MCS....oh great......He corners himself on the accelerator pedal and stupidly I try to pick him up...bad idea. A bit hand was my reward. This dog was really freaking out and WOULD NOT leave the gas pedal.I had a bus right behind me that could not pass so I had to push the car farther to the side with my wife steering from the pass side
So there we were, A panicked Chihuahua taking my car hostage. We tried gently poking with twigs,the lug wrench, balled up rag and...HE moved!!! MOVED UP UNDER THE DASHBOARD. My wife reach up to try to pull him down a also got bit. He was so far up under you could see nothing of him...just hear the snarls..

This is when a cop showed up.

I explain but he just wants me to move my car. He hands me his baton saying to try to get him with it. This thing was 2 feet long and would'nt reach under the dash..All the while the dog is pooping and peeing down onto my (thankfully) rubber floor mats.I had to move the car so we got back in and drove up and around the corner into a residential area. Getting out I shut off the motor and open the doors. 10 minutes of quiet did nothing, he was there to stay. Thinking my eveing was shot, We drove back home with a growling/snapping/pooping dog somwhere behind the driver side dash.

Getting home I swing into action. Trying a squirt bottle of water, I squirt through the little seam above the steering colume cover..yea right...that did'nt work. My wife had had enough. She 4'11" , Latin, and a little pissed. She puts on heavy work gloves and getting her tiny torso down under the dash,reaches up and pulls that little sucker down.The dog bolts over chest, out the door,down the driveway, and down the street at a speed I would have thought impossible.

We both said it was time to quit screwing around and go catch the rest of the show(It was terrific) We drove off in a car that really lost that new car/ leather smell...I spent a good part today trying to get it back.......

 

Um, well, I sure don't think you could make something like that up. Did you get any pics of snarling/growling Chihuahua with it's head peering out from behind an air vent?

 

OMG that IS bizarre! Should have taken the little critter to Taco Bell!


Sorry, just had to say that

 

Wow, talk about proof that no good deed shall go unpunished! Hope you managed to get everything cleaned up. I never would have imagined that a small dog go get up inside the dash.

 

look like this?

 

Wow what a night!

 

Is that your dog? Looks mean as hell.

 

You both should probably look into getting rabies shots.

 

not mine, a friends, and yes.....he's the devil

 

Great story! I wish my life were as exciting!

 

Wow!

Poor little dog was just so scared of something

I also agree, if the dog drew blood, see your doctor. Just be safe because you never know about rabies.

 

That's just crazy, what a wild night.

What valcom111t said is true. You really should think strongly about getting rabies shots. If you don't and you do get rabies, it will be too late!

 

Poor thing was freaked out. My chis get freaky like that if they encounter something too different.. being out/loose/lost on the run like that must have been terrible for him. Sorry you got bit... too bad he got away again... hope he makes it safely home.

 

Some critters will do anything for a ride in a MINI...his owner probably drives a Hummer or something. Who can blame him.

 

I'm sorry to hear that it kind of ruined your night...but...that is one of the funniest storiest I've ever read. Just picturing a small, petrified chihuahua snarling in a MINI dash peeing uncontrollably.

Seriously though, I hope everything is ok with the bites. It probably would be smart to see a doctor. Did the little devil have a collar on?

 

Just in case you don't already know it, the under-dash panel is removable. Taking it out for a good cleaning may help in getting that new car smell back. This link will take you to a good Euro parcel shelf install "how to". The first step is removing the knee bolster under the dash.

http://outmotoring.com/How_to_parcel_tray.htm

Good luck!

 

sounds like the dog didnt want to leave your MINI, I'm glad you got the little critter out though

 

No..no collar or any I.d. at all...Which made the whole thing of me trying to help the little guy much harder.....If you have a dog or cat a i.d. on them can be what gets them back home......Rod

 

I was lowest pecking order in a vet clinic for 6months...I had to clean up after accidents, clean the office in general (small practice), and be the one to hold recalcitrant animals for shots. Chihuahuas were the only breed we ever had to muzzle.

Thank god for rubber mats and Latinas!

 

PEZdragon

re: new leather smell.

Try Zanio. They have a leather treatment products that make your MINI smell like you just walked into a Coach leather shop. Addicting!

Maybe the chihuahua will like it too. Holy frijoles!

 

Wow, what a holiday tale you'll have for the years! Thanks for posting, and I hope y'all get checked out with the dog bites, too, of course.

 

Another vote for going to the doctor and asking about whether you need rabies shots. I had to have them when I was 7 after a neighbor's pet spider monkey bit me and broke the skin...it was not pleasant, but preferable to the alternative. Keep us posted.

 

I love dogs, but Chihuahuas are nasty little things. You did the right thing though.

 

He was mad the bulldog was picked as the official MINI dog and was showing off his, agility and power in a small package moxie.

 

Wow...what a story. If you haven't yet named your Mini...now would be a good time. How about:
Pepe, Rico, Pedro, o Quiero Taco Bell...maybe even El Guapo???