07-22-2009, 07:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-22-2009, 07:39 PM by bornoffire.)
<div align=\'center\'><!--sizeo:7<span style=\"font-size:36pt;line-height:100%\"><!--/sizeoTaco Bell Chihuahua Dies at 15 <!--sizec</span><!--/sizec <img src=\"http://www.usmagazine.com/files/gidget-b.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><div align=\'left\'>Gidget, the famed Chihuahua who appeared in Taco Bell ads, died Tuesday at the age of 15. Karen McElhatton, Gidget's owner, tells <b>Usmagazine.com</b> the dog was with her trainer Sue Chipperton watching television when she began making "strange noises" and suffered a stroke. Before the dog's death, "She had a good day and was running around as normal," McElhatton tells <b>Usmagazine.com</b>. "We're happy that she was very well off right until the end."Gidget -- whose "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" spots debuted in September 1997 -- also had a cameo in <i>Legally Blonde 2</i>, in addition to appearing in other TV spots. "She lived like a queen," McElhatton tells <b>Us</b>. "She had a great life. We're very sad. She's a wonderful little dog."</div></div>