--- title: The Unbearable Cuteness of the 'Chihuahua Cha-Cha' description: Two dancing dogs from 1952 embody the appearance standards set down for the Chihuahua by the AKC: "Graceful, alert, with saucy expression." canonical: https://time.com/3879902/the-unbearable-cuteness-of-the-chihuahua-cha-cha/ author: Ben Cosgrove article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-16T21:00:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:03:42.143Z og:title: The Unbearable Cuteness of the 'Chihuahua Cha-Cha' og:description: Two dancing dogs from 1952 embody the appearance standards set down for the Chihuahua by the AKC: "Graceful, alert, with saucy expression." og:url: https://time.com/3879902/the-unbearable-cuteness-of-the-chihuahua-cha-cha/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb95f35485ec9175/69884bd80b72e30c1a6e38f6/140516-miscellany-february-1962.jpg?branch=production&width=768&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 768 og:image:height: 432 og:image:alt: The Chihuahua Cha Cha og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Unbearable Cuteness of the 'Chihuahua Cha-Cha' twitter:description: Two dancing dogs from 1952 embody the appearance standards set down for the Chihuahua by the AKC: "Graceful, alert, with saucy expression." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb95f35485ec9175/69884bd80b72e30c1a6e38f6/140516-miscellany-february-1962.jpg?branch=production&width=768&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Unbearable Cuteness of the 'Chihuahua Cha-Cha' > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [Ben Cosgrove](https://time.com/author/ben-cosgrove/) ## Ben Cosgrove May 16, 2014 9:00 PM UTC  Dancing Chihuahuas, LIFE, Feb. 2, 1962\. (For the full effect, view picture in 'Full Screen' mode; see button at right.) Dancing Chihuahuas, LIFE, Feb. 2, 1962\. (For the full effect, view picture in 'Full Screen' mode; see button at right.) LIFE Magazine by [Ben Cosgrove](https://time.com/author/ben-cosgrove/) ## Ben Cosgrove May 16, 2014 9:00 PM UTC “Like most sisters dancing with big brother,” LIFE magazine observed of this pair, “Missy (above, left) looks polite but bored.” Her brother, meanwhile, “assumes the haughty air of a Chihuahua who has just deflated that old dog libel about learning new tricks.” The dogs, LIFE reported, liked to perform for their owner, Mrs. R. C. Dabney of Valdosta, Ga., and both embodied the appearance standards set forth for the Chihuahua by the American Kennel Club: “Graceful, alert, with saucy expression.” Beyond that, there’s little left to say about this eye-popping picture. As captured by photographer Robert C. Winter III, Missy and Sambo (sorry, that was the brother pup’s name) filled the last page of the Feb. 2, 1962, issue of LIFE with a sort of unbearable canine cuteness. _Cha-cha-cha!_ SEE MORE ANIMALS [\[Jimmy, the Roller-Skating Horse\]](http://life.time.com/curiosities/jimmy-roller-skating-horse-photos-1952/#1) [\[A Squirrel’s Guide to Fashion\]](http://life.time.com/curiosities/a-squirrels-guide-to-fashion/#1) [\[The Duck’s Alive. The Dog’s Embarrassed. The Photo’s a Classic\]](http://life.time.com/culture/donald-the-duck-and-trigger-the-dog-unlikely-bffs/#1) ---  Dancing Chihuahuas, LIFE, Feb. 2, 1962\. (For the full effect, view picture in 'Full Screen' mode; see button at right.) 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