"handbag with a heartbeat"

is how one person described the mini "dogs" that are so ubiquitous these days. they're everywhere! i even have friends that have them, one of which is a relatively non-yappy, though the other, deserves to be tranquilized... perhaps permanently. i can't, in true honor, call these animals dogs - they are in fact, rodents. dogs run around, slobber, and have enough force to knock you down, or at least, make you jump backwards with their bark. these "dogs" are simply showpieces, accessories for people.