Thank you Amie for your reply! It's good to know she's not doing anything out of the ordinary. My boyfriend's now in the other room having a good laugh at the 2.5 lb dog showing me she's the one in charge. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, Chloe has really been growing up fast it seems and a feisty attitude has been coming out quite a bit. She definitely keeps us entertained!! :)
its all about dominance. She is try to tell yo who the boss is. I have 2 females and 1 male, all long haired. Only the females try to Ride each other. Buttercup, who is the youngest, and the smallest, try to dominate both me & my husband. She also is very clingy. Has to be touching us all the time. To answer you Heat question, butters was close to 8months. She also is small like yours. But It depends on the dog. Amie --- On Sat, 9/27/08, Christina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Christina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] question about my 5 month old female Chi > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 5:01 PM > Hi everyone, > I have a 5 month old long haired toy chihuahua, Chloe who > is 2.5 lbs. > And also have a 4 yr old long haired, 10 lbs, Ava. Both are > females. (I > couldn't have just one chi! They are just a fantastic > breed!) > > lastnight Chloe did a bizarre thing and I was hoping some > of you would be > able to either -1- tell me it's normal behavior and not > to worry, or -2- > have a chuckle and tell me my dog is weird, or -3- tell me > why she might be > doing this > > I'm an artist and i work at home quite a bit. > Lastnight I was lounging down > on the couch and cutting a piece of paper. It was very > detailed, so it was > taking me quite a while to cut. As I'm lounging there > cutting, Chloe is > laying next to my left side (she is always such a > sweetheart and loves being > right up close to me), my left arm is bent at the elbow, > straight up in the > air holding the paper i'm cutting. All of a sudden > Chloe gets up and looks > at my left forearm. I continue to work. > Then she gets up, grabs my arm, putting both of her arms > around it > *very *tightly > and moves her body in closer. .... I thought, "Oh > surely she's not going to > ___ !" But, oh yes, she did! She started humping my > arm. I immediately > thought - why in the world would a female puppy do this? > Especially because > she could not have witnessed this behavior from other dogs > - my dogs hang > out with one another and that's it. We see other dogs > when we go for walks, > but other than some barking, they're not interested in > other dogs. > What do ya'll make of this? Have any of you experienced > this behavior in > your female chihuahuas? > ... I have one idea, and perhaps this is it? Could she be > displaying > dominance? She is so young, but has been developing a fiery > little attitude > that she directs towards my older chi. > > Also - I'm wondering, how old are female puppies when > they get their first > cycle? Should I be expecting that to happen sometime soon > (Chloe is 5 months > old now). > > Thank you so much for any thoughts - tips - advice you > might have on this!!! > ~ Christina from Atlanta
