Well Congradulations on your new baby. He sounds wonderful. Chis are like other dogs and can continue to grow slowly for 18-24 months. Most seem to taper off around 8 months or so and will probably just fill out a little after that though. He should have lost some of his baby teeth, you may not notice when he does so, but the vet won't leave him toothless and it will make sure he doesn't have problems later...and that hopefully his bite is good. Hide and seek is a great game to play and teach (kind of like with hunting dogs) you hide a treat or toy and teach them to find it by search or scent. Play dead or go to sleep is a fun one where you teach them to roll over on their side or back and stay. You can teach him to ring a set of bells when he wants to go out. You can try to teach him some sign language...I have a friend that has taught her dog to do some basic signs for when he wants to go out or play using his paws. Good luck and don't worry too much about the tooth pull he will be fine.
"Whether or not it is clear to you, the world is unfolding as it should." -Desiderata Christy Sylvest [email protected] To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:45:45 -0700 Subject: [Chihuahuas] Chi questions from first time owner Hello everyone! I got my first chihuahua in Sept, my baby is now 5 months old and 2 lbs 3oz! He's a dollbaby and I couldn't be happier but I have some questions. I've owned bulldogs and dachshunds but never a dog this tiny. How long do they continue to grow? I know large dogs grow slowly for 2 years or so but I don't know anything about chihuahua growth. He's charting between 2.5 and 3 lbs depending on the week but he's not getting much bigger. He is a cobby and he's all muscle but I don't know when to expect him to taper off on the growing. When will he start losing baby teeth? Our vet said between 3 or 4 months but he's 5 now and hasn't lost one. They're talking about pulling his baby teeth when we get him fixed next month but that makes me nervous given that he has ALL his baby teeth not like one or two left. What tricks have you taught yours? I'm running low on ideas he does sit, down, crawl, high five, fist bumb, shake (sometimes), yoga, tell me (speak where he only does a little growl because he doesn't bark), spin and off. I've never had a dog this smart, I'm trying to think of new tricks and would love some suggestions that chis are good at. He's very paw'y and likes to tap his feet on things so the paw tricks have gone over really well. Thanks for the input for a new mom. And you can see my baby on facebook, he has his own page LOL http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001407173632 That is Charlie the wonder Chi Thanks again, Sarah "If you do not change your beliefs...Your life will always be like this." ~ Lazyboy "Some will say there is safety in numbers, tell that myth to the edge of the herd." ~ "Blood" by Gaia Consort
