This is Not a Chihuahua: Malta’s Viral Meme Exposes Island’s Tiny-Flat, Tiny-Dog Obsession
**This is Not a Chihuahua: How Malta’s Dog Obsession Sparked a Viral Sensation** Valletta’s Republic Street was buzzing louder than a chihuahua’s bark last Saturday afternoon. Outside the new pet-friendly café “Paw-lazzo,” a crowd of twenty-somethings held up hand-painted signs reading “This is NOT a chihuahua!” while their own pocket-sized pooches—dressed in hand-knitted Malta-flag sweaters—yapped…
