I have my chi nails trimmed at Petsmart ALL THE TIME. I have never been asked to show vaccinations. Next, my vet uses a muzzle on Pita that goes around her head, not her neck if she tries to bite him. I'm not sure why they would ask this. -- em :-)
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amanda. Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Went To Petsmart.. I was in petsmart today, and I looked into getting Chaz's nails done. He's a boston terrier/chihuahua mix. The lady in the grooming department said she can't groom him unless he's had his rabies shot. I KNOW rabies shots are mandatory, but right now I'm waiting to get it until I get him fixed so everything can be done at once (before someone rips my head off) - she told me that he'd have to have his rabies shot being a chihuahua, because she cannot put a muzzle on him. I asked her why and she told me that chihuahuas are prone to squeezing or a flat trachea and it's because putting him in a muzzle may put him under stress since Chihuahua's are very nervous animals. So, I was wondering has anyone heard anything about this? I've never read anything about it. Also are there some alternatives that I can go through at home to getting his nails down? I take him for walks quite a bit around the blacktop basketball court around my neighborhood, and his nails are still so long. Also, I looked into leash training him now that I know about the trachea problem - I'm just wondering what methods people suggest. I only use a leash currently when he needs to go pee (even though we have a fenced in backyard, we have dogs that stay outside all day and bark when he's out so of course he tries to run towards it) and when I take him into pet stores. The method I read about is just stopping in place when he tries to tug you, so he can't go anywhere. I'm just wondering if there's any other alternative that may work better. -Amanda
