Hi and welcome. First, sorry to hear of your recent problems. :-(
So, should you get a chi???? Wrong group to ask for an unbiased
answer!! lol We think the world revolves around the little chis!! Of course
everyone should be so privileged as to be owned by a chi!!!
Of course, the reality is, is a chi right for you? You are taking the
right steps toward finding out. They are very energetic little dogs. Big
dogs in little bodies actually. They are usually a "one person" dog and they
love to be held and love to squeeze into small "den" like places. They do
not require a lot of room, but they require a LOT of love. Most of them are
barkers. They like to express themselves verbally.
Chihuahuas are NOT just "little" dogs. There are a lot of issues unique
to a chi. Medical wise, they are prone to several problems as a breed. Heart
and hip/leg problems as well as low sugar are a few main medical concerns.
When searching for the right chi, you may come across a lot of breeders
who want to break your purse with claims of a teacup, a toy, a miniature,
ect. Avoid these terms. A chi is a chi is a chi. That big 8 pounder is no
less chi than that little 3 pounder. AND the smaller the chi, the more
likely the health problems.
This is just a very general over view, since I don't know how far along
you are in your considerations. If you have specific issues you would like
for us to address, just ask, there are many people here who will be more
than happy to help you along as you make the decision of whether a chi is
the right breed for you.
Marsha
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Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 6:02
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Subject: [Chihuahuas] I am new here
INTRO
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
