I'm not sure either, I figured it was mandatory. When the woman get to grab the list (because I had Chaz sitting in my arms) she kind of did like this weird duck away thing like she was scared he was going to attack her.
bumdick ©2005 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:12:53 -0500Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Went To Petsmart.. 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 J From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amanda.Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:46 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [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 groomingdepartment said she can't groom him unless he's had his rabies shot. IKNOW rabies shots are mandatory, but right now I'm waiting to get ituntil I get him fixed so everything can be done at once (beforesomeone rips my head off) - she told me that he'd have to have hisrabies 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 squeezingor a flat trachea and it's because putting him in a muzzle may put himunder stress since Chihuahua's are very nervous animals. So, I waswondering has anyone heard anything about this? I've never readanything about it. Also are there some alternatives that I can gothrough at home to getting his nails down? I take him for walks quitea bit around the blacktop basketball court around my neighborhood, andhis nails are still so long.Also, I looked into leash training him now that I know about thetrachea problem - I'm just wondering what methods people suggest. Ionly use a leash currently when he needs to go pee (even though wehave a fenced in backyard, we have dogs that stay outside all day andbark when he's out so of course he tries to run towards it) and when Itake him into pet stores. The method I read about is just stopping inplace when he tries to tug you, so he can't go anywhere. I'm justwondering if there's any other alternative that may work better.-Amanda _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with gadgets on Windows Live Spaces http://discoverspaces.live.com?source=hmtag1&loc=us
