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The Dog That’s Famous for Not Wanting to Be Eaten by a Coyote

Meet Beanie. Her viral spiky vest is the latest in a long line of protective gear for pets.
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Earlier this week, an image of a tiny dog in some kind of wild neon dog armor began to ricochet around the internet. A popular dog-rating Twitter account pronounced her coyote-proof. The comedian Andy Richter named the little pup the next host of the Academy Awards. Reddit challenged its users to Photoshop the spiky chihuahua into creative scenarios, sending her into the hands of the pin-faced villain from Hellraiser and under the sea as an anemone. The original photo has on Twitter.

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