Woman throws a lavish quinceañera for her rescue Chihuahua

"She was loving it." No Images? [Click here]( August 9, 2018 Good morning! Today we have a Chihuahua quinceañera, a bear transformation and dogs who have their own human beds. 1. Woman Throws A Lavish Quinceañera For Her Rescue Chihuahua Photo Credit: Twitter/meeggan_ It's fair to say this adorable pup, named Lupita Conchita, has it made. The little Chihuahua has a forever home, a loving owner and plenty of friends to call her very own. But things weren't always so good for her. "Lupita is a rescue dog I found on the streets who was abused previously," her owner, Miranda Sanchez, told The Dodo. That was two years ago, and things since then have never been better. But recently Sanchez realized that there was an opportunity to celebrate her little pup in an extra special way — by throwing her a quinceañera party, and inviting all their pals. "I thought it would be funny to throw her a quince and embrace her Mexican heritage," Sanchez said. "I also figured it was another excuse to get my family together to enjoy food and music! " She was right. Quinceañeras traditionally take place when a girl turns 15 years old. In reality, Lupita is quite a bit younger than that. She's actually just over 2 years old. Photo Credit: Miranda Sanchez However, according to Sanchez's math, that put her pup at just about the right age in "doggy years" for a quinceañera. Lupita certainly wasn't about to question whether that math added up. "She was loving it," Sanchez said. "I got her her own personal cake and cupcakes and cake pops for the guests." In addition to a handful of humans, seven of Lupita's canine pals came to celebrate, too. It's only been a few days since Lupita's lavish quinceañera, but Sanchez is already thinking about another big bash — following the same age conversion, of course. "I want to do one next year," she said. "But it would be her 21st birthday." They grow up so fast, don't they? 2. Mysterious Bald Animal Found Rummaging Through Dumpster Looks So Different Now Photo Credit: FFAWC Just a few days before Christmas last year, residents in a California neighborhood spotted a strange-looking visitor roaming from yard to yard and rummaging through their garbages. The large animal had huge paws, a nubby tail and big, high-set ears. She was almost completely bald, with pink, scaly skin and barely-there wisps of hair along her back. Many were left guessing what type of animal she could be. That’s when the Fund for Animals Wildlife Center (FFAWC), an affiliate of the Humane Society of the United States, came in. The creature was no stranger to them at all; she was actually a black bear — who just happened to have a horrible case of mange. She had been sick and struggling to find food for a very long time. “This was the most extreme case we’ve seen in the history of our wildlife center,” Matthew Anderson, director of FFAWC, told The Dodo. “If she hadn’t been transported here, there’s no chance she would’ve made it on her own. She was in really dreadful condition.” Exhausted and near emaciated, the bear arrived at the FFAWC center the day before Christmas. Her rescuers named her Eve. For the next eight months, Eve would undergo a fight for her life. Her caretakers settled her into her own bear apartment complete with comfortable blankets, some igloos to hide in and a fuzzy stuffed toy to keep her company. She required multiple blood tests, skin biopsies and medicine to continuously treat and reassess the aggressive mange. Eve’s medication slowly but surely diminished the mange, and she finally started gaining weight and growing thanks to a proper diet of tasty fish, fruit and nuts. Now, Eve’s hair is growing back — and she’s looking the healthiest she’s been in a long time. Photo Credit: FFAWC “She’s remarkably more bear-like now,” Anderson said. “She’s exploring her enclosure much more, climbing frequently, and has especially enjoyed playing in her pool with the hot days we’ve been having.” Although rescuers thought Eve was a young cub at first, they now estimate that she’s actually a few years old. With her newfound health, she’s exhibiting all normal behaviors of a black bear her age, including foraging for food, climbing and exploring. “Exploratory and play behavior is exactly what we’d expect from a wild bear,” Anderson said. “But of course, no bear is complete without plenty of sleep, too.” While Eve’s mange is completely cleared at this point, she’s still being treated for a secondary skin infection. This should subside over the next few weeks with the help of medication. The team will continue assessing Eve’s behavior, weight and fur growth over the next few months for more signs that she’ll be ready for release back to the wild. At the rate Eve’s going now, Anderson said, he’s “quietly optimistic.” “Everything we see is a step in the right direction,” Anderson said. “Our main focus is successful rehabilitation and release back into the native habitat — and Eve is a great example of the many patients we have every year. We’re so delighted at how she’s doing.” 3. Family With 7 Rescue Dogs Gives Them Each Their Very Own Bed Photo Credit: Dani Viverito Ever since Dani Viverito was a kid, she’s always had a soft spot for dogs. Anytime she found a stray or injured dog, she would bring him straight home — which is why, currently, she and her husband have seven rescue dogs. With so many rescue dogs with so many different backstories living under one roof, there are a lot of different personalities roaming around the house, which is why Viverito and her dogs have a very strict schedule in place to make sure that everything runs smoothly and no one is ever left out. “They all get along for the most part, but two are more ‘unstable’ so I have the group of five on one schedule and a group of two on another, and I swap them out every three hours around the clock,” Viverito said. “It’s so ingrained at this point we don’t even need alarms! That way everyone has equal amount of ... time to play, potty, eat, snuggle with us humans, and walk around doing their own thing and then they go down for nap time for three hours, where they can sleep or play or do whatever.” When nap time comes around, every dog knows exactly where to go — because they all have their own designated bedrooms. Photo Credit: Dani Viverito “They all run and break off into their designated rooms when I call cookie time,” Viverito said. “Jax, Sasha and Annabelle are in one room and Muppet is in the other with Harlin. When Tyler and Tucker are down they each have their own room.” Not only do the dogs all have bedrooms, but they also all have their very own toddler beds. The toddler beds fit them perfectly, and every single dog loves them so much. Viverito got the idea to buy her dogs toddler beds because she used to have a few queen-sized mattresses lying around for the dogs who had trouble getting up onto beds and couches. The huge, heavy mattresses were hard to move around and clean, though, which is why she eventually switched to beds meant for tinier humans, and that apparently works perfectly for a pack of dogs. “With toddler beds, everything is small so I can do all the sheets at once and the comforters two at a time,” Viverito said. “Sweeping, vacuuming and mopping is easy with toddler beds that are light and slide around versus heavy mattresses and beds!” Having seven rescue dogs all living together can get a little hectic at times, but Viverito and her husband love their pack so much and wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world. Dog Thinks He's Actually A Horse [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( The Dodo 100 Crosby St., 201 New York, NY 10012 [Forward]( [Unsubscribe](