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Prancer, The 'Haunted Victorian Child' Dog From Viral Ad, Has Been Adopted

The 13-pound Chihuahua, who hates men, children and other animals, was also described as "a chucky doll in a dog's body." Now, he has found a home with a 36-year-old single woman in Connecticut.
Prancer, the 13-pound Chihuahua-slash-"vessel for a traumatized Victorian child that now haunts our home."

Good news: Prancer has been adopted.

The 2-year-old, 13-pound Chihuahua mutt not so charitably described as "a chucky doll in a dog's body" was listed for adoption this month in an unusually honest ad that charmed hundreds of thousands of people on social media.

Now, Prancer — the "haunted Victorian child in the body of a small.

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