Well it sounds like you have your heart set on a little chi. If you have anymore questions let us know. Everyone here loves to talk chihuahua! ~Lacey
In [email protected], Bonnie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thaks Lacey > I do love Flint river started it with rescue dogs a long toime ago and saw how fast the dogs got ot looking good. Also i have a very bad back and it comes to hte door and my ups man even carries it ot where i keep the big bin. One tign i wil have to get used to is buying a lot less lol > Sam my man said if I use flint rover and want the tinier chi-- tea cup size i need ot use moist food and not the puppy nuggets. > I work form home my man has sold 4 books adn is writing 2 more at the tiem and i illsutrate them. > I love it because we work together and are turly best freinds. > Sam knows i am not happy wiht out a dog ot love on and we have a big back yard here thatis fenced and we are fixing the country house up so we cam sell it. We are then gona fix this one up better p[aint tec adn then build a house int eh mountains. > am glad chis are so easy to adatp because i wil take it everywher ei go if it isint a barker maybe in a bag ot church wiht me when i attend mass lol > i know alady that does that so father will bless her angel every week. > > Lacey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will honestly tell you that I think (and pretty much everyone else > here) chihuahuas are the best breed ever... lol. They do have > several medical problems though such as luxating patellas (kneecap > slips in and out of place), heart problems, hypoglycemia (low blood- > sugar- this mostly occurs in puppies), and trachea problems. Some > are also very temperamental... lol. But they are like people and > they all have their own unique personalities. Some are energetic, > some are not. Some are barkers, some are not. They are an excellant > breed for someone that wants to take their dog everywhere with them. > They thrive on human companionship and will become depressed without > it. They were afterall bred for companionship. Puppies must be > socialized with other dogs and people so that they won't become > aggressive or fearful (fear biting is a big problem with chis). In > my opinion, if you are wanting a dog for you, I would say get just > one puppy. He/she will bond to you better being that there is not > another pup to play with. But if you work during the day, then I > would say to get 2 so that the pup doesn't feel neglected or become > bored. I only have one chi. As a pup she was always sitting in my > lap (wanted to get away from my little boys... lol). She got so used > to it that now at age 2 she doesn't think she should have to sit on > the floor or even on the couch. As far as food, I've heard that > Flint River dog food is very good. I believe some on this group feed > it to their chis. I wish you luck in your decision! ~Lacey > > > In [email protected], "Sam's slave/girl/brat" > <godddess_of_spades@> wrote: > > > > Greetings from Oklahoma. > > I woud liek to tell you al somethign about m y self and why I am > > considering getting a Chihuahua. > > > > the best dog i ever had lived to be about 22 years old. I got her > > out of my paper she was a found lost dog and when i went ot see > her > > i fell in love. I took er to m y vet and he said she was half chi > > and half rat terrier. > > > > Without a doubt she was the smartest dog i ever saw. I kept a > > journal on her and she understood 500 words and commands clearly. > > Well she became more than my pet she was my everything. I had and > > have high blood pressure and we had tgried drug afterdrug to keep > me > > alive and nothign had worked. a week after i got her Pocita Lobo > was > > her name both the top and bottom numbers dropped by 10 points or > > more and put me in a a high middle rangeon the top number and made > > my bottom number drop enough i was not in danger of a stroke. > > > > For 11 years this dog kept me from ever seeinga danger area again > > and kept me happy and smiling. > > > > When her last year came to pass and i knew she did not have much > > more time I asled my vet what makes her so special? He told me the > > Rat terrier so when she passed away in my arms at the vet i > started > > looking for a Rat Terrier. I ended up with 2 of them and a shih > tzu > > to hold. Rat Terries are wonderful dogs for the country where they > > can hunt they are not the thing that mademy angel pocita specil. > > > > Last week a horrible thinghappened. The rat teries woudl not stay > in > > the yard no matter what i dod or tried ot stop them. the were > hyper > > and loud and the pound man was called here many time when i p > tthem > > inthe bac k yard and got out yet again. Yes i do have a fence > they > > woud just find a way ot dog out. > > > > Finally ht pound man lost paticne adn told me from now on every > time > > they got out it was a 600 buck fine. I do love them so i cryed adn > > sobbed i am not rich and this was like a leaky bucket. Had it been > > somethig fixable i woud have done it but we even pout a hot wire > on > > te bottom and they woud tunnel out fomr a safe area in the yard. > > > > > > Instead of being good for me they were making my life a living > hell > > yet i loved them. I agreed wiht him ti place them with my vet adn > > help him find them a good farm ot live on. > > > > My fiance is encouraging me to find a > > Chihuahua perhaps even apair of them but after what i have been > > hrough i have ot be very sure this is hte right thing to do. O i > > forgot to tell you on te way ot the rescue oneof them bit me hard > n > > put 3 pounture wounds in my wrist. > > > > I also need to knwo if Flint River Dog Food is good for a > Chihuahua. > > Thatis what i had my shih tzu and the ratties on and i have alot > of > > it here. > > > > Canyou all please tell me if i am barking up the right tree on > this? > > > > I do need an angel that can og anywhere with me and bemy constant > > companion and wont try ot spend its life trying to get away. > > > > I am 48 yhears old and have a 18 year old son still at home who si > > very very good wiht animals i am thinking he may be a vet he > > certainly has a way with dogs!! > > > > i have a house wit a nice siuzed fenced in yard lots of toys and a > > vet thatis very very good. > > > > What illnesses are common anythign to look out for? > > > > Thanks > > > > Bonnie > > > > > > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > Join today! 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