Like dogs? They’re delicious, right? Apparently people in Los Angeles like them, too. Especially chihuahuas, especially named Princess:

“L.A.’s Top Dogs,” a new database compiled by the Los Angeles Times and launched this week on its website (latimes.com/dogs) provides facts and figures on more than half a million registered dogs in Los Angeles County.

In the law-abiding canine universe of Los Angeles County, Chihuahuas and Labradors and pit bulls abound. There are, to be exact, 59,684 registered Chihuahuas, 58,071 labs and 20,851 American pit bull terriers.

That is a potentially messy mix. Also, curiously enough, the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua is lying about more than the fact that Chihuahuas enjoy wearing headresses whilst performing choreographed dance routines:

As with any census, some expectations about dog demographics hold up and some don’t. For example, the second most common name for a Chihuahua is, predictably, Chiquita.

But forget about Chiquita and her posse basking poolside at Beverly Hills mansions as the dominant breed in that ‘hood. The most commonly registered dog for the Beverly Hills ZIP Codes is the German shepherd, followed closely by the Labrador retriever. Labs are also the most prominent canine residents in Malibu and Brentwood.

In reality, there are more than 1,000 registered Chihuahuas that live in Compton (in ZIP Codes 90220, 90221, 90222), making them the No. 1 breed there. The same is true for Lynwood.

And what’s fun is, when you eventually tire of your stupid, trendy little pet, you can use it as an alternative to cooking oil. Slow-burning, chihuahuas are. And, like tofu, taste like whatever you’re cooking with.

Chihuahuas reign as Los Angeles County’s most popular dog breed [LA Times]