This is so sweet: Actor Mickey Rourke’s beloved 18-year-old chihuahua Loki passed away suddenly last week, just a day after Mickey had told a gossip rag that he planned to take the little dog to the Oscars with him.

Mickey found a way to bring Loki with him just the same with a sweet little picture pendant necklace, which he wore to both the Academy Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards. During a red carpet interview he said he’d trade in any award for more time with little Loki:

“It’s bittersweet. I said to myself I’d rather have Loki for another two years than an Oscar. And I told her that. But she stayed as long as she could, you know,” he said sadly. “She’s the love of my life. She made it until six days ago. She left me at a time where, after 18 years, she knew I’d be all right.”

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go cuddle a chihuahua of my own.

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Mickey Rourke Honors Loki at the Oscars

We catch The Dog Whisperer when we can and tonight’s episode looks to be pretty interesting: Cesar Milan will be heading to Portland to tackle one tough chihuahua named El Diablo who acts like a dictator, ruling a 50-acre dog rescue and scaring the much larger pit bulls that live there!

Having two chihuahuas ourselves, we have read that chi’s can be vicious little things. Luckily for us, though, that hasn’t been our experience. They have their moods like any other dog but thankfully, more often than not, they’re set to “happy!”

The Dog Whisperer airs tonight at 8pm on the National Geographic Channel.

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Chihuahuas on Tonight’s Dog Whisperer

I wish my cats and dogs would get along that well!

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Pet Pic of the Week: Cocoa and Toni

So, I took the kids to go see Beverly Hills Chihuahua on Friday, like I had mentioned. And… it was actually pretty darn cute! Now, we’re a little biased because we have two chihuahuas of our own, but the movie really was well done and had a cute story to boot. I might even go so far as to say my husband would like it, but that remains to be seen.

Apparently a lot of other people thought so because it topped the box office this weekend, pulling in $29,000,000, nearly double what #2 came in at!

FilmGecko has a really great write-up and screen caps, and if you were to ask me if I’d recommend it, I’d give a definite yes!

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Viva Chihuahuas!

Don’t forget, Beverly Hills Chihuahua premieres today (and it looks like it’s a week later than what they were saying back in May)!

I won’t say that I’ve been waiting for it but my kids sure have. They’re out of school for a teacher prep day so I think we may have to go take in a matinee.

The plot synopsis is: “While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home.”

It actually looks like it’s got a pretty good cast with Drew Barrymore, Jamie Lee Curtis, Andy Garcia, George Lopez, Cheech Marin and Edward James Olmos!

Are you going to buckle and go see it in the theater or wait for it to come out on video?

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua Premieres Today