I put Maggie in a crate when I first got home just to see what she would do - this crate is 5 years old and has not been used once. She cried so hard then she put her paw through the wire and of course she was out of it in 1 minute and I put it back in the garage where it has been living for years. I would be afraid that she would get hurt in there. I use to leave Sami once in awhile like when I went to the doctor when he was a baby in my bathroom and he got use to it and as he got bigger then he was fine. But I have not left Abbey as well its a long story and you have probably already heard it a million times. My hope is one day the 2 girls will become great friends and bond together and be okay for an hour or two by themselves. Thanks sounds like you have it down pat. Do your kids think you are nuts? Mine do..... oh well. It is what makes me want to get up each day even if I have had a bad pain night they kiss me on my face to let me know they have to go potty. Maggie has been so good for only 8 weeks old - no accidents at all in the house. She just kisses me and that means its time for her to go out. Abbey has always done the same thing. They are biological sisters so maybe it is something that runs in the family but it is so sweet. God Bless you for taking these beautiful babies and letting them know what love is. Can you imagine not ever knowing what it is really like to be a loved dog. The Amish have lots of terrible breeding factories and do not consider them as living creatures. I have heard they just shoot them when they can no longer breed. I think the bible is very clear on how we are suppose to treat all creatures, I guess they did not read that part. It breaks my heart every time I see these breeding horror places and love when they get closed down! I think their punishment should be to put them in a cage for awhile and see how they like it.... Nancy
--- On Tue, 10/26/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Good evening To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 6:01 PM LOL....I have met way to many people that suffer from that OCD....and I contribute to the fight AGAINST a cure, lol. I'll tell you my personal set up of my chis.....Barely, who is the biggest of my chis, is in an x-pen downstairs. He gets out and plays ect, but wont stay out with the others for too long...they pick on him and he is very timid with them and prefers the seclusion of his x-pen....weird. Pepper is in an x-pen in my bedroom. He is a 14 year old retired SD and was the best boy in his prime! Unfortunately, he is crippled now and has lost much of his mental falculties and it just isn't safe for him to be free with the others. They would hurt him, either intentionally or accidentally. Whenever there is a girl in heat, she stays in my daughter's room untill her time is over. Otherwise everyone else pretty much stays in my room while I am gone during the day and run around in the evenings, in turns. There are 11 all together right now, so I don't let them all run around at the same time or they would drive me nuts, lol, so they kinda take turns about running around outside my room, sitting in my lap in my office, ect.... Marsha > Do you leave your chi's all together in one room? I am new to having two > dogs and would be scared to leave Maggie at 1lb alone with Abbey at > 4lb's I am not sure when it would be safe. I don't even know how to do > it, do they have the run of the house or in a pen. Not that I work > anymore or go that much but there are times that I would like to leave > them and know they are safe. If something ever happened I would never > forgive myself. I thought of putting up the video camera when Maggie > gets bigger then sit and my girlfriends house across the street to just > watch and see. I need advice. Licks and Kisses the Lucky girls and their > obsessive mother with OCD obsessive chihuahua disorder and there is no > meds available for this disease LOL Nancy > > > > --- On Tue, 10/26/10, chi_of_my_heart <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: chi_of_my_heart <[email protected]> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Good evening > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 5:15 PM > > > You're right is can be sad. It is very though thinking how so many of > these little ones spent so many years suffering. They have so much to > give and no matter how sad I feel or how bad a day I've had I know they > will give me 100% of their love the minute I walk through the door. It > gives you something to look forward to. I just posted more pictures. The > newest one, Prissy, is very little, about 3.05 lbs. She was starving to > death when they caught them. She is still hanging in there so I am > hopeful. Prayers are welcomed. Carol > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <ihu...@...> wrote: >> >> Oh My goodness this is so wonderful yet sad in the same breathe! You >> are so wonderful to take them all and give them love! I got my Chi >> from Ohio I found her on the internet as I really wanted a female and >> all I could fine was males this breeder had 5 dog give birth >> accidentally and she was diagnosed with Leukemia and had put them on >> special pricing to help find homes...So I really do feel like I >> rescued her form a terrible outcome the lady was planning on keeping >> her to breed. Thank goodness I talked to her the night before I went >> and got her and that was that! Ellen >> >> --- In [email protected], "chi_of_my_heart" <carolsmet@> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Thank you for the warm welcome. My Chi family started a few years >> ago when I became an empty nester and felt a Chi baby was just what >> I needed! So I welcomed in the house the sweetest little 1 pound >> fawn female I lovingly named Muchacha Marie. Then almost a year went >> by and I had a spoiled little momma's girl with an extensive frilly >> wardrobe! >> > >> > Then my dearset friend passed away and her Bella Rose, a five year >> old Chi, came to live we us. Shortly after Bella I contacted a >> rescue that had a fine looking older Chi boy. I feel in love! So I >> applied to adopt him and when they did a home vist and brought him >> along they also brought another older female Chi. They had both been >> removed from a backyard breeder and needed some real love. We >> welcomed Chib- Man-Do, Chibbie and Mulauni Blue, A pretty blue >> merle. >> > >> > It was at this point my husband said this is enough. Four Chi's for >> four grown kids! Yeah, okay. >> > >> > One evening when I was leaving work my phone rang and it was the >> rescue. They had made another sweep at the backyard breeder and >> found a 5 week old Chi female believed to be Chibbie's daughter. >> Would I please take her. So I thought about it for 2 seconds and >> said yes. Now hubby wasn't so sure. I reminded him that when Jane >> was alive he and Jane said if there was an after life they wanted to >> return as my Chihuahua. Thus, my newest little girl came home and >> was named, Rebecca Jane Cooper, after Jane. We call her Cooper or >> Coop. The more you have the shorter the names. >> > >> > I was now satisfied I had fulfilled all my emptyness and even >> believe some of Jane was around me. So I was done. Well ... My >> father inlaw became ill last year and he passed away. My mother >> inlaw was so lonely and sad. She needed some responsibility in her >> life. So, I located a sancutary I never new exsisted in my own back >> yard and got her a little female (Amish puppy mill) girl name Ester. >> But while I was picking up Esther I seen this small little shy gal >> that could barely walk. Tanya, the sancutary owner, ask if I could >> take her. She had been bread for over eight years it seems. She said >> no fee, she just needs a good home. Well hubby said , NO, we only >> came for Esther. We were heading out the door and he said, okay but >> she is the last one. I was so happy we took her. She has bilateral >> lactating patellas and a hugh hernia. We had the hernia fixed, but >> after to specialists examines her they felt she had this from birth, >> a genitic defect, and surgery was not going to be the answer. She >> was able to walk and was not in pain. (Think of all those puppies >> she had in eight years. They all will have this disorder!) >> > >> > Well we took Esther to Florida for Hubby's mom and they love each >> other. That felt so good. My family was all complete. >> > >> > In March I began to volunteer weekends at the Sanctuary. I love it >> there. Cats, dogs, goats, rabbit, horses, you name it. Trouble is >> there are some animals that can't be adopted or so they said. I met >> Pablo a white and black chi with a zest for life. Trouble is he bit >> a young child who squeezed him to hard. The father took him to the >> pound and he was slated for a shot of sleepy drug. Tanya brought him >> to the sancuary several years ago and well I brought him home to >> have play dates with my girls and Chibbie. He loved it there and one >> weekend Tanya said he could stay as long as we kept him forever. >> Pablo wouldn't hurt a flea, unless it hurt him first! >> > >> > Working at the sanctuary can be hard. There are lots of dogs from >> the puppy mills in Ohio. Most have something wrong with them. Gracie >> was one of those little ones. A four pound chi that tried to pass a >> litter and nearly died. The farmer decided we could take her. She >> wasn't a money maker. She was so afraid of everyone. She had lost >> half her foot and her tail from the wire cage. She would bite if you >> got too close or tried to pick her up. Put she was so tiny and sad I >> just wanted her to know what love and kindness was. So I spent >> weekends sitting in the dog run with her. Soon would take food, but >> not let me touch her. One day I covered her with a blanket and held >> her, she was okay so I continued that until I felt safe with her. I >> took her home a few months ago and she sleeps under my chin. She now >> knows love! >> > >> > I found some friends with same interests and recently two older >> chi's 10-14 years old were dumped in a small town, word traveled and >> well I probably don't need to explain this one. I have Granny >> "Carmen Elizabeth" and Prissy "Priscilla Louise". They are not real >> healthy, have no teeth, and one is blind. They may not live too much >> longer, but they know love. >> > >> > I have decided that my ten Chi's are my world but I have a rather >> full house. I live in the country and have land for them, but they >> are lap lovers, not land lovers. So for now even I know my limits. >> We are a happy ten chi family, two cats and my hubby has his two >> chocolate labs, Ohyeah I forgot to mention Ricky and Lucy, Steven's >> babies. Thank goodness for heated kennels! >> > >> > Well this is our story and I really do hope that the next time you >> think about a new chi, think about the barely used rescues out >> there. They are everywhere! >> > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links This email contains correspondence from an attorney and may contain privileged information. If you are not the intended receipient, please delete. Do not tell god how big your storm is. 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