First of all, it was a wonderful thing for you to rescue this chi from the road. CHIHUAHUA'S FOR DUMMIES is a great book on chi care and there are a lot of breed specific books out there. Here are some links that should help out you out. http://www.akc.org/breeds/chihuahua/index.cfm http://www.prouxchihuahuas.com (a breeder but has great info.) http://www.chihuahua-puppies.biz/chihuahua-health-problems.aspx Good luck with him. Hopefully your mom will be able to give him a great home. ~Lacey
In [email protected], "Vanessa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm Vanessa from Southern Ontario. > My friend and I recently found a little boy at the side of the road > while on a rescue transport for another animal. > It has been almost a week of contacting shelters and animal control > facilities, checking online at Petfinder and the local newspaper > classifieds, and it looks as if his previous home is not coming forward > to claim him. He is not microchipped, and had no information on his > collar at all. It is cold in Southern Ontario, and he would have > frozen to death if we had left him at the side of the road. It was a > four lane 80km zone, and he was very close to being hit by a car. > I have never owned a chihuahua, I have never been a dog owner at all. > I have never planned to own a dog at all. My mother would like to take > the little guy, so now I am doing some information cramming. My mother > has owned dogs in her life, but not for many years, and they were > always big breeds. > Benjamin has already seen my vet, who feels he is about four, he is not > altered, and needs to have his teeth cleaned. He is also a bit > underweight at 1.8kg. His nails were very overgrown, which my vet took > care of clipping when he saw her. > Can people point me in the direction of a good caresheet on the > internet? I know that information can sometimes be misleading, and > downright incorrect, so I am hoping that someone can provide a link to > a caresheet that I can trust as being accurate. I just need the basics > for now, he seems to be litterbox trained already for the most part, > and has an extremely good temperament. He gets along well with other > dogs, and ignores cats, so that seems to be very good. > Any help is greatly appreciated. > Thank you, > ------------------------ 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/
