I know just what you mean...i use to be a poodle breeder...I don't want to ever go back there!!! It was way too hard to find good homes...I was way too picky!! I just worried about them forever!! I had a policy to always take back pups that people didn't want anymore for whatever reason...I ended up with WAY too many poodles and it is even harder to find good homes for adults!!! It has only been a couple of years since I placed the last adults from taking back pups. I know that they are finally in GREAT homes and I keep in touch with the owners...but my doors are still always open to them coming back. I just can't let go! People can be horrible...something I didn't fully grasp until I got "into" breeding. What people will throw away because it requires a little work or a little sacrifice astounds me!!! Ya know that saying..."the more I know my dog, the less I like people"? Sometimes it rings WAY too true!!! So...if I breed they stay LOL!!! Unless of course I find wonderful homes like those on this awesome Chi list!!! But...reality says I won't go there again! I know lots of people breed for income and honestly more power to them!! I am just not strong enough and don't have enough trust in humanity! LOL!! Waggin' Tails in The Dog Park, Deanna
and The Dog Park Pack: Nugget, Shuai-Li, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable,and Caleb and honorary non-dog members of The Dog Park: Stella-Macaw, Stanley-Amazon, Miles the cat www.joys4toys.com ________________________________ From: Jacqueline Crawley-Ewing <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, November 5, 2010 5:35:50 AM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Hi to all you Chi owners When I saw the odd photo of a Chi with Pups, at 1st I only saw 2 or 3 pups. Then I cam across an ad for pups - 7! How does a little dog carry so many? - it seems too hard. I'll be getting a spayed female - no worries about pups. My grandmother raised Sckipperkeys - their babies look like Chihuahuas - just darling. The hardest part was getting good homes & seeing them off. I got to play with puppies a lot as a child - so I've had the pleasure and don't need it now. [that's our family solution to all things we don't do any more & shouldn't - reflect that we don't need to - been there/done that] ________________________________ From: Deanna Corey <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, November 5, 2010 8:26:37 AM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Hi to all you Chi owners The breeder I got Myrtle from breeds for long coats...she breeds long coats with long coats and has genetic work done before hand if she is unsure of the line as she shows and wants double coats. Myrtle was from a LC Sire and a SC Dam...and she is a SC...but the breeder wasn't wanting LC from her particular litter. There were no LC in the litter Myrtle was from. But...now I am wondering since her father was a LC, if I bred her to a LC would I have a chance at LC pups in her litter?? Not that I will breed her most likely but it is interesting to think about!!! I would have to keep ALL the pups and Myrtle was one of 7...LOL!!! I would have my own all-Chi baseball team LOL!!! Waggin' Tails in The Dog Park, Deanna and The Dog Park Pack: Nugget, Shuai-Li, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable,and Caleb and honorary non-dog members of The Dog Park: Stella-Macaw, Stanley-Amazon, Miles the cat www.joys4toys.com ________________________________ From: Nancy Lucky <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, November 4, 2010 11:46:29 PM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Hi to all you Chi owners My breeder who has been doing this for 25 years told me that everytime she has breed a long with a short they always came out short. Both my girls Dad is a long coat and they have no signs of long hair - infact Abbey has an almost bald tummy:) She said she was told that it is a 50-50 chance but she does not believe that. Nancy --- On Thu, 11/4/10, dasha <[email protected]> wrote: >From: dasha <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Hi to all you Chi owners >To: [email protected] >Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 5:01 AM > > > > > >Excellent response. > > ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christy Sylvest >Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 3:45 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Hi to all you Chi owners > >I believe that long coats are a recessive gene. Any chi with a long coat >would >have to have two long coat genes if they have one short coat gene they will be >short coated. If one parent is a long coat they have 2 long genes. If the >other parent is short coat with one short gene and one long gene their >offspring >have a chance of being either long or short depending on the gene they >recieve. >If both parents are short coat they would both have to have one short and one >long gene to produce a long coat offspring. The type of long coat is also >determined by genes but involves many more alleles. Here it is in pictures >http://www.prouxchihuahuas.com/id61.html >so a true long coat is just determined by genes. They have different types of >long coats, some are thicker some are thiner and some have an undercoat where >others dont that would be determined by the different alleles like the ones >that >determine coat colors and dilutes. Hope this helps some > > > > >"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: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 02:51:05 -0400 >Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Hi to all you Chi owners > > > >So how do you produce a true long hair? Anyone know? > > >♥ Peggy & The Girls ♥ > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Christy Sylvest <[email protected]> >To: chihuahuas <[email protected]> >Sent: Thu, Nov 4, 2010 2:04 am >Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Hi to all you Chi owners > > > >Hi, >I see you have gotten lots of responses, but not too many answers to your >questions. Some Chis have folded ears...it doesn't mean they are mixed breed >but it could. Merles are an allowed color, but there are some who don't think >merles are pure bred. I have heard that merles should be out crossed meaning >that you should not breed a merle to a merle because that can lead to some >issues, but I do not breed merle so other would have better information on >that. This is a great group of people with tons of knowledge. If you have >any >other questions before or after you find your new best friend this is a great >forum to ask on. Good luck with your search. > > > > > >"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: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 19:03:12 +0000 >> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Hi to all you Chi owners >> >> Hi - I'm Jacqueline >> I just joined this group and am currently looking around to adopt a female >> Chi. >>We live in an apt and have always loved dogs. Currently we are looking at >>re-homed dogs as we want a mature dog. Wish us luck. >> >> I already have a few questions. When I read about Chihuahuas they never say >>they have folded ears - but I see a lot of them - are they mixed breeds? I >>also >>have seen Merle dogs - in Dashounds they are not allowed due to health issues >>- >>is this also something to avoid? >> >> >> If you have tips about looking for a dog or anything we need to know about >>Chihuahuas that we haven't read about - please share. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> " Lets talk about our wonderful little f riends! >> Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > > >
