Do you play with him for at least ten-15 minutes a few times a day? Its important for him to interact with you in that way. I know it can be hard when your busy. I live in?a tiny cabin and crazy as it sounds run around with them in the house chasing after a toy. We have several games and I know it perks them up when they cannot run around outside. The jacket may help but chances are he will not like it out there when its cold. Is there a puppy playgroup close by? you need to be careful that the trainer is aware of how to deal with tiny's (meaning no unleashed running about with bigger pups without acute supervision.) Agility is my Henry's fallback exercise for cold weather. Its fun and he likes to see his buddies when we go. We really do not compete (Henry likes to lift his leg on the course and thats cause for automatic disqualify- LOL!)
best, michelle, henry and vinnie (was wee one, now standing higher than my big boy..so much for puppy charts LOL) in the beautiful Catskill Mountains, NY -----Original Message----- From: luvntzus77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 7:37 am Subject: [Chihuahuas] Chi puppy energy & cold weather Hi everybody! This is my first post here and I'm always happy to get to know other dog owners! I'm a first time Chihuahua owner- I have a 17 week old puppy named Peanut. I also have a 3 yr. old Shih Tzu named Gingerbread. I'm having a hard time with the amount of energy that Peanut has and getting him enough exercise. I'm a housewife with only my 2 furry kids, so my life pretty much revolves around them. I live in a one bedroom apartment, so I don't have a yard for them to run around in. I can take them for walks, but right now it seems too cold out for Peanut. It's 30 degrees outside today and the high is only 40. A little while ago I took them out, but Peanut just stood at my feet and shivered. I'm going to try having him wear a fleece shirt with his coat on top. That might help a little, but I'm not sure how much. This guy has tons of energy! My Shih Tzu is very passive, so until yesterday Peanut was pestering him endlessly. I decided that enough was enough, did a little research and started teacing him "leave it" and putting him in a time out after I said it for a second time. Peanut is really smart, so he's picking it up fast. It's hard for him to control himself though since he's such an energetic and playful puppy. He has a million toys, I give him a kong stuffed with treats and work on training for some mental stimulation. I also take him out with me on errands and to petstores. I don't know what else to do with the little guy! Does anyone have suggestions and/or tell me that he'll grow out of this puppy energy soon! lol
