Ha ha...I forgot to mention that bit about getting herself so excited she can hardly breathe. I don't mind these things that she does, if that's what she's supposed to do... I've just never had a dog quite so excited to se me before. I have to admit that it is sort of nice to know I'm missed. My teenage son can barely pull himself away from the television to say hello when I come in.
And you nailed it! They are the epitome of melodrama. I love her antics so much. She makes sure I get my daily laugh. I don't know what I ever did without her. --- In [email protected], Stefanie Brannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am new to owning a Chi too, but have been around them a long time. I have fostered a couple of them and now I have my own. They do seem to be different than other dogs! I agree that they have very weird habits sometimes, too. My Chi, Cricket does the same licking thing, only not as much. She also gets herself so excited that she almost can't breath! I have noticed that Chis are VERY senstive and VERY dramatic! I am getting used to it but they really are drama kings and queens, LOL! They are bred to be pampered and that's why lots of Chi lovers love them! I am not sure what you can do about the licking but I would try to break her of the habit before it gets out of hand. > > Stef > > liubluejeans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tootsie is my first Chihuahua and I'm noticing some things about her > that drive me insane! Is this normal behavior or is my dog psychotic??? > > First, she get too excited when I come home. I love her dearly and > apparently, she loves me too. She is only home alone for about 2 hours > a day, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon because of > my husband and son's schedules. But when I come home (I'm last) at > 5:30 or so, she nearly wriggles herself apart! > > She runs in circles, wild circles, and when I pick her up, it's like > hugging a tornado. She scratches and licks me like I've been missing > for months...every day. How can I calm her down? > > Second, in the evening, when we are all winding down, she sits on the > couch and licks my ankles. I typically make her stop (because it is > annoying!) but last night, I wondered, just out of curiosity, how long > she would continue to lick if I didn't stop her...she licked one spot > on my foot for 29 minutes. Thank goodness she's not a cat! I'd have a > blister! She then stopped, got down, played with her toys for about 20 > minutes then resumed her licking on my ankle. She went for another 20 > minutes and I just couldn't take any more. > > Why does she do this? She has plenty of fresh water all the time. She > gets plenty to eat and seems to enjoy her food. She get all natural > treat on occassion and has plenty of chew toys. I can't imagine what > deficiency she might have that she can fulfill by licking my ankle. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks > Beth > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels > in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. > " 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
