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Meet Paco, Fort Collins' very own sidecar Chihuahua

The 14-year-old Chihuahua can often be seen zooming around Fort Collins in his mom's sidecar motorcycle.

FORT COLLINS, Colo — When Julie Parker first got her scooter almost two years ago, she thought something might be wrong with it.

No matter where she went, traffic seemed to slow down around it, with cars stacking up behind her and lingering at her sides as she zipped through Fort Collins. 

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"I was like, 'Am I driving too slow?' " Parker recalls asking herself.

She quickly realized it wasn't the scooter.

"It was because everyone wanted to watch him and take his picture," Parker said, gesturing toward her tiny dog, Paco.  

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