Teacup-sized canines like Chihuahuas and Yorkies are often treated like human babies, complete with strollers and papooses.

There were some guys like that back when I played, too. Kevin Garnett was a porch puppy, a miniature chihuahua in a Doberman's body. I told him to his face, 'You're a porch puppy. All you do is bark.' ...