Combine a purebred Chihuahua and a purebred Dachshund and the result is the Chiweenie, an adorable small dog that resembles the cutest characteristics of both parent breeds. While they are a delight to look at due to their loveable features, it's important to note that like both the Chihuahua and Dachshund, the Chiweenie is a very loyal dog. This means that they can be aggressive with people who are not their owners.
While the Chiweenie can be socialized from an early age to accept children, young children should not be left to play unsupervised with your Chiweenie. Fully grown, the Chiweenie can reach up to 9 inches tall at the shoulder and weigh anywhere from 3 pounds for teacup Chiweenies, all the way to 32 pounds for larger Chiweenies. Given their small space, they can be well-suited to urban and apartment living.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.