Growing up my cousin always had Chihuahuas, but hers were never socialized thus very aggressive and endlessly vocal. She also seemed to like the ones with the HUGE eyes and teeny bodies. So I was not a huge fan of that breed because of my early exposure.
My daughters good friend had the most adorable little black tri-colored fluffy dog, Chico...I could not believe it when she said it was a LH Chihuahua. I had wanted a small dog that would cuddle with me on the couch and Chico sold me. I kept my eyes open for any LH Adoptables, when they came available they were snatched up. I was in no rush and when I saw the ad for these two, new landlord said NO PETS. She had found homes for the parents and once the puppies turned 10 weeks they had to go. I went there [2 hours away] with the intention of bringing home one : ). I could not leave there without the both of them. A friend went with me to help bring them home and all he did was say ohhhh these are the cutest, oo oo they keep kissing me : ). Never regretted my decision, they are great company for one another. I love watching them evolve. It is like my kids are young again! My daughter is away in college and is having fun buying them sweaters. It gets cold here in New England : )! --- In [email protected], Beth Michl <classy1r...@...> wrote: > > Yes it is fun to watch them go through the changes. Smidgen my female had a > litter of pups 7 years ago, and she had 3 pups, 2 smooth and 1 long, The > Male was such a fluff ball, his daddy was a long coat with allot of hair! I > so wished I had kept that little guy. He was a blue long coat with sliver > tips. My neighbors bought him. He only got to be 2 1/2lbs and had the most > beautiful coat. Everybody wanted his pups. They had him fixed though, and > then regretted not getting one pup from him. > Dani my long coat his black and white. she looks like a mini boarder > collie. Her coat is entirely different then Smidgens pup she had. His was > more fluff and Dani's is silky long. > To me she looks kinda like a Papillon's coat. > Beth > > --- On Mon, 11/22/10, ma_gene_mom <ma_gene_...@...> wrote: > > > From: ma_gene_mom <ma_gene_...@...> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: New LH Chihuahua Owner - Had several other breeds > but not a toy breed > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, November 22, 2010, 10:24 AM > > >  > > > > I love watching the changes. The coat, the coloring.... > > He, Bentley, was a deep chocolate with white [front legs, chest, tips of > toes, tip of tail and a small white beret on his head] when I got him, he is > now a red-brown that fades to a golden brown down his sides and all with > black ticking. Some of the white accents have become soft tan, and chocolate > freckles were added to the front legs. As he ages more and more feathers. He > is very handsome. > > She, Haka, is snow white with a chocolate eye patch and one ear that is half > white half chocolate, then on her left butt is a chocolate blotch that looks > like a soccer ball. She is not as 'fluffy' but the feathers are increasing. > > Both have a coffee-gold eye color. > > My son is 6'4" a tough rugby athlete and he walks around the field with his > little girl. All these big tough young men, fall to pieces with her. She is a > charmer! "Haka" is the Maori dance done before the NZ All Blacks Rugby Game. > > I have have had Shepherds, ShepherdX, Doxies, Cockers, Poodles, and many > mixes.....but these two are INCREDIBLE! > > --- In [email protected], Beth Michl <classy1ride@> wrote: > > > > I have a 8 month long coat, When I got her at 8 weeks she had long hair > > around her ears, with a little feathering on her legs and tail, then she > > went through this curly stage. At one point she looked like she had wings > > on her back. Now she has a full coat, very silky with long feathering on > > her tail and bag legs, I call them fancy pants. > > She sheads, but not as much as my 2 short coats. > > Beth > > > > --- On Mon, 11/22/10, Deanna Corey <myowndogpark@> wrote: > > > > > > From: Deanna Corey <myowndogpark@> > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] New LH Chihuahua Owner - Had several other breeds > > but not a toy breed > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Monday, November 22, 2010, 9:46 AM > > > > > > à> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Welcome to the group!!! I just know you will love it here and learn a lot > > from all these wonderfulàpeople. I LOVE LC Chi's...they are my favorite > > little dog!!! I don't have one but I have two SCs...MOuse and Myrtle. My > > daughter had a LC named Wyatt...and he did go through the uglies with > > losing his coat.àWhen it came back in it was beautiful!! > > à> > There is a great website... www.dogtorj.com that has so much info on > > feeding and spay/nueter issues. Much of what I believe about small > > breeds...well any breed for that matter comes from Dr Symes. He has a LOT > > of common sense advice about nutrition, spay/nueter, meds and treatments > > etc. I LOVE this Vet!!! Not only does he provide this awesome website but > > he will walk you through any situation. If I had something critical going > > on ...HE is who would see my dogs!!! He is a tremendous person and has a > > heart and the knowledge to be an amazing resource...have fun on his > > site...you will learnàa LOT of stuff that many vets don't have any > > knowledge or experience with! > > à> > We need pictures!!!!! We Love pictures!!! WELCOME!!! > > à> > àààààààààààààWaggin' Tails in The > > Dog Park, > > ààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààà> > Deannaà> > àààààààààààààààààààààààààààààà> > > > àààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààààà> > and > > àThe Dog Park Pack: > > Nugget, Shuai-Li, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable, and Caleb > > àand honorary non-dog members of The Dog Park: > > Stella-Macaw, Stanley-Amazon, Miles the cat > > www.joys4toys.com > > à> > à> > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Christy Sylvest <cannsyl@> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Mon, November 22, 2010 2:25:21 AM > > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] New LH Chihuahua Owner - Had several other breeds > > but not a toy breed > > > > à> > > > Hi, Welcome to the group.àI am not sure what your question is exactly, > > but yes many (I would say most) LH chis lose their baby coat ( called the > > uglies).àThat is completely normal and the coat should grow back in > > just fine, but may not be complete till around a year or so.àSiblings > > can have slight differences in their coat.àSome LH have an undercoat > > which will make them look much thicker, some have thin coats some have > > thick coats...it just varies.àAs long as their fur is growing back and > > they don't continue to have bald spots I am sure they are fine.àPuppies > > also learn at different rates, much like children.àHopefully the boy > > will help his sister learn.àSounds like everything is going great and > > your babies have a lovely home.àThere are many wonderful and > > experienced owners on this group and they are a wealth of information so > > you have happened upon the right group. > > > > > > à> > > > à> > "Whether or not it is clear to you, the world is unfolding as it should." > > -Desiderata > > > > Christy Sylvest > > cannsyl@ > > > > > > > > à> > > To: [email protected] > > > From: ma_gene_mom@ > > > Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:24:53 +0000 > > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] New LH Chihuahua Owner - Had several other breeds > > > but not a toy breed > > > > > > Has anyone run into this, I have a brother and sister LH Chihuahua's. > > > Both are good eaters, eat a blend of lamb-rice or chicken can with Trader > > > Joe's holistic dry. The male is a chocolate sable; good weight [4 lbs] > > > shorter legged, longer torso, thicker body. The female is primarily white > > > with minimal chocolate spots; seems to be on the thin [lanky] side, she > > > is longer legged, shorter back and weigh's in at [3 lbs]. Both are very > > > active and neither seem ill [bright eyes, good stools, no obvious skin or > > > coat issues] in any way... I had been feeding them 3x/day, they really > > > only nibbled on lunch so I altered the feeding to be 2 meals, which are > > > now completely eaten, plus they get snacks [Trader Joe's doggie jerky and > > > biscuits] for rewards. > > > > > > I lack experience with toy breeds and want to be sure I am not > > > over-looking any issues. > > > > > > They are just 6 months old. The vet seems inexperienced with toy breeds. > > > She asked what they were and I explained LH Chihuahuas she said oh we > > > don't see LH much. When they were loosing their puppy coat initially they > > > appeared 'moth-eaten'. The vet said she thought perhaps a skin issue may > > > be the cause and I should watch the blotches of thin coat. > > > > > > I researched online and it appears some Chihuahua's lose their puppy coat > > > in that exact manner...both now have no more thin blotches and their coat > > > continues to come in thicker and softer, his is better than hers but > > > their coats are very different. Both are getting thicker feathering on > > > legs, haunches, ears, chest and neck. > > > > > > Training is going well, they now both can go through the night with no > > > stool in the crate in the morning. He is about 95% trained, she is a bit > > > behind him but doing well. > > > > > > They will soon be going to vet to get their rabies vaccine. I want to be > > > sure I am not going to over look any issues. > > > > > > Am I being overly cautious? Anyone ever run into a similar situation?? > > > Any suggestions to help my sweet little girl? > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little pets! > > > Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little pets! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
