Modern Mutt · Chihuahua edition

Put your chihuahua on a magazine cover.

Upload one photo and your chihuahua becomes this month's cover star of Modern Mutt — deadpan interview, suspiciously specific stats, a feud with the usual suspects, the works. Free to make and share. The clean, frame-ready file is $7.99.

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The breed

What makes chihuahuas good cover material.

Six pounds of entirely unearned confidence, and the cover leans all the way in. Chihuahuas have no working grasp of their own size, so the stats and the portrait can be played completely straight and the joke lands by itself. The smallest dog on the newsstand, and the least surprised to be there.

Fresh off the press

Three chihuahuas, three completely different covers.

Nothing below is a template with a chihuahua's name dropped into it — it is what the engine actually wrote for three different chihuahuas, from three different sets of answers.

Nugget — a regal, athletic chihuahua, sworn enemy of the squirrels, best known for the guilt stare:

Photographed Moments Before Doing It Again

  • Built for sportEmployed exclusively in the pursuit of absolutely nothing
  • The great tree standoffHours invested. Zero squirrels apprehended. Morale unbroken.
  • Eye contact, weaponizedHeld until something is surrendered. It always is.
"I regret nothing and remember everything. The squirrels know what they did."

1,035 treats negotiated · 43 squirrel standoffs survived · 9 dramatic sighs per hour

Waffles — a dramatic, dignified chihuahua, sworn enemy of the mailman, best known for zoomies:

The Chihuahua Everyone's Suddenly Talking About

  • Postal service exposedSources say the letters are, in fact, a trick
  • A chihuahua of rare distinctionSetting a standard the others pretend not to notice
  • Old money energyPerfect manners until the fridge door makes a sound
"I did do it. I would do it again. Next question. The mailman knows what it did."

671 treats negotiated · 16 mailman standoffs survived · 9 dramatic sighs per hour

Poppy — a dignified, velcro chihuahua, sworn enemy of the cat, best known for the guilt stare:

Inside the Secret Life of a Chihuahua

  • Eye contact, weaponizedHeld until something is surrendered. It always is.
  • Old money energyPerfect manners until the fridge door makes a sound
  • Cold war, warm houseTwo rivals, one sofa, and a peace nobody believes in
"Every meal is my last meal. It's not drama, it's policy. The cat knows what it did."

822 treats negotiated · 6 cat standoffs survived · 7 dramatic sighs per hour

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How it works

One photo. Sixty seconds.

1
Upload a photo

A clear, front-on shot of your chihuahua works best.

2
Pick the personality

Traits, a sworn nemesis, a signature move — we write every word from there.

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Get the cover

Share it free, or grab the clean 8.5×11 file and frame it.

What it costs

Free to make. $7.99 to keep.

Instant
Digital download
$12$7.99

Watermark-free 8.5×11 file at 320 DPI — prints true-size on letter paper at home.

Questions

The fine print, minus the fine print.

What do I get with a chihuahua cover?

Making and sharing the cover is free (it carries a small watermark). The paid download is a clean, watermark-free 8.5×11 file at 320 DPI for $7.99 — it prints true-size on letter paper at home or at any print shop.

How does it work?

Upload one photo of your chihuahua, pick a personality, a sworn nemesis, and a signature move — our deadpan editorial engine writes the whole cover in about 60 seconds. No account needed.

Is my photo kept private?

Yes. Covers live at an unlisted link only you can share, they're never shown publicly or used for advertising, and free covers are automatically deleted after about 30 days.

Can I send it as a gift?

That's the classic move: make the cover free, share the link with family, and anyone — including the grandparents — can grab the print-ready file.

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