A Mexican man in self-isolation during the
CCP virus outbreak has found an ingenious solution to sating his junk food cravings.
However, rather than leaving the house to get his snack fix, the man employed a pint-sized helper to get the job done; he sent his chihuahua, Chokis, on the shopping trip in his place.
Antonio Muñoz, of Pesquería from Mexico, then took to
Facebook on March 18, 2020, with the following message: “Day three of quarantine. I wanted my Cheetos.”
Muñoz wrote a note, affixed it to his little dog’s collar, and sent the pup out of the house to retrieve the coveted item: a packet of cheesy Cheetos chips.
“Hello Mr. Shopkeeper,” the handwritten note began. “Please sell my dog some Cheetos.”
“The orange kind,” the note continued, “not the red ones, they’re too hot. She has $20 attached to her collar.”
Muñoz then added a gentle warning about his occasionally temperamental chihuahua to the bottom of his note, “She will bite if not treated right,” before signing off, “Your neighbor across the street.”
Evidently, the note worked. In his post, Muñoz added a series of snaps of Chokis crossing the street with a bag of orange Cheetos in her mouth, exactly the type that the dog owner had requested. While it remains unclear whether the little dog managed to carry her owner’s change back across the street, the “chip-collecting mission” was an undeniable success.
To date, Muñoz’s canine caper has amassed over 252,000 shares on
Facebook.
According to
Bored Panda, after the hilarious photos of Chokis were shared on social media, many social media users left comments praising Muñoz for his bright idea and the little dog for her obedience.
“This absolutely made my day,” one person commented, while another said, “I can’t stop laughing.”
“Low bar: dog gets you a beer from the fridge,” another person wrote. “High bar: dog commutes to get you snacks, returns with change.”
After Muñoz’s post went viral, the dog owner told
Metro UK, “Chokis delivered the Cheetos this time and on two other occasions.” The two other occasions, Muñoz added, were for different potato chip flavors.
According to the
American Kennel Club, the chihuahua is a tiny dog with a larger-than-life personality. Chihuahuas, say the experts, are loyal and charming with a “big-dog attitude.” Even the smallest breeds require training, but chihuahuas with their trademark confidence make for ideal city pets.
According to the
CDC’s advice, there is currently no evidence that companion animals, including pets such as cats and dogs, can catch or transmit the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. As such, Muñoz’s miniature snack messenger may just be the perfect solution to shopping during the isolation restrictions.
As of April 2, 2020, reports
Business Insider, a third of the world’s population is on enforced lockdown in an effort to quell the spreading pandemic. To date, countries that have implemented the most restrictive mass quarantines and isolation guidelines include India, China, France, Italy, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Poland.
Legal expert Lindsay Wiley, a health law professor at the Washington College of Law, told
Vox that “lockdown” remains an equivocal term. The term, as it is currently being used, refers to anything from mandatory quarantines in specific areas to non-mandatory suggestions for citizens to remain in their own homes.
Closures of businesses and restrictions on public events are also included in the definition.
During what is for many people a stressful, uncertain time, creative stunts like Muñoz and Chokis’s now-viral Cheetos mission are providing levity and comfort to social media users around the globe.
