For my mom's birthday, I used one of the Paper Source's adorable garland kits to make paper replicas of my chihuahuas!!! I thought they looked so cute on top of her gift.
The kit (find here: http://www.papersource.com/item/Doggie-Kit/4071295705.html) came with instructions to make different dog breeds!!! I adapted so that I could make multiple chihuahuas - a little tan guy, my T-Bone, a black and white baby, Riblet, and I used a good gel pen to give the coloring to my brindle girl, Pork Chop. Love my little animals.
Here they are: