--- title: Stray Chihuahuas Roaming, Terrorizing Town Near Phoenix, Arizona description: They're also recruiting other strays to join their crew canonical: https://time.com/8254/stray-chihuahuas-terrorizes-arizona-town/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-02-18T15:47:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:07:13.034Z og:title: Stray Chihuahuas Roaming, Terrorizing Town Near Phoenix, Arizona og:description: They're also recruiting other strays to join their crew og:url: https://time.com/8254/stray-chihuahuas-terrorizes-arizona-town/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab9365b9ff4fcd7a/698682b6f983e72fa604c711/173088423.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3581 og:image:height: 2014 og:image:alt: Chihuahua dog og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stray Chihuahuas Roaming, Terrorizing Town Near Phoenix, Arizona twitter:description: They're also recruiting other strays to join their crew twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab9365b9ff4fcd7a/698682b6f983e72fa604c711/173088423.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ragtag Team of Rogue Chihuahuas Terrorizing Arizona Town > Sponsored content. 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They’re [causin’ confusion and disturbing the peace. It’s not an illusion, they’re runnin’ the streets](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC86yQAzaxg#t=53). But not only are these rogue chihuahuas running wild, barking freely, defecating all over the place and harassing children who are just trying to walk to school, they also appear to be recruiting other, bigger dogs to run with their crew, My Fox Phoenix [reports](http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/24719916/2014/02/13/dogs-gone-wild-packs-of-chihuahuas-roam-maryvale-streets). Local animal control agencies have fielded thousands of calls from concerned citizens but are still struggling to get the situation under control. And the fact that these pooches aren’t spayed or neutered only exacerbates the issue. Melissa Gable with Maricopa County Animal Care and Control has urged residents who spot any of these strays to contain them in their yards and then call animal control, who will then spay and neuter them, ABC News [reports](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/02/chihuahuas-rampage-in-arizona/). In the meantime, we propose the following solution: round up all the chihuahuas, teach them a choreographed song and dance number and then eventually get them an endorsement deal with Taco Bell. 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