Hi Linda. I'm Lacey. We have one chihuahua, FiFi. I've always worked at vets and had many differect dog breeds in the past, but she is my first chihuahua. When we first got her, we also had a pug and a boxer. She did great with both of the dogs. Then we moved to Germany (husband is military) and could only bring one dog with us. So we brought her. She is still doing fine being an only dog. She does like to go with us everywhere and she is a lot more spoiled now. Most of the time when she is home alone, she lays in her bed and naps and plays with her toys. I make sure to leave all of her toys where she can get to them. She was also very easy to potty train. She very rarely has an accident in the house. I would recommend crate training your new chi. This worked very well for potty training and she loves her kennel. She never minds going in there, where some dogs bark the whole time. This is great for traveling. She had to be in her kennel for about 20 hours straight the day we moved to Germany. She never made a sound the whole trip. Just something to think about if you are planning on taking her on family vacations, etc. Anyway, Welcome to the group! ~Lacey
In [email protected], "Linda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I am new here and I am going to be getting a Chihuahua in a month. I > do have a lot of dog experience, so I am comfortable with the basics. > This is my first Chihuahua though. We have a Weimaraner and a Great > Dane. The GD has woblers syndrome, so his domain is downstairs(he > can't go up and down stairs anymore). The Weimaraner has free rein > to go back and forth, but he usually chooses to hang out downstairs > wether we are down there or not. The basement is nicely finished so > it's not like a dungeon or anything. They even have their own room > down there. The Chihuahua will be mainly upstairs and will get to go > places with us. I've heard that they do better in pairs. Will this > one do okay upstairs when we are not home? We do have a neighbor > that comes mid day now. She will be coming three times a day while > the puppy is still little. The dogs adore her! We are not gone for > an extremely long day or anything, we are just very fortunate enough > to have an animal lover next door in a house full of family members > that are allergic! > > Anyway, sorry to ramble. I gues the main question is one puppy? Or > two? > > Linda ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MJOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
