That's great information!!! I want lots of kids too!!!
-- Sent from my Palm PreBrea, Sweetie. Stetson and ZenyattaOn Dec 10, 2010 12:48 AM, Deanna Corey <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Peggy...I have a BIG lap LOL!!!! But seriously they seem to rotate time with me naturally. They all follow me wherever I go...wherever I go I have 5 tails in pursuit...in the kitchen they all watch me from their kitchen bed just at the end of the island...when in the sewing room working they are all on my feet...they have learned to keep their paws out from under the foot peddle and they all know to pick up scraps for Mama. I rotate walks throughout the day...sometimes one on one and sometimes 3 or 2 at a time. They all sleep in a side car by the side of my bed...level with the mattress on nights my hubby is home...when he is not they are all piled in with me and they all have their favorite spots to be. TV time we take over the couch...some on me...some next to me etc. I spend about 30 minutes with each one each day one on one for training...i feed them all lined up together for dinner each having their own placemat and bowl. Every breakfast I feed them as a pack by hand as they sit and wait their turns. They each have their place in the car when we go anywhere and their own kennels when we travel in the trailer. My guys don't swabble because I just don't let it happen. If they start to get poopie with another, they get the "look" and they know to knock it off. ALL of my little pack genuinely LOVE one another...they enjoy playing with each other and they actually do share. The older ones bring out toys for the babies. They are a very cohesive group and I am the leader. No one outranks me and if they did I think that is where problems might lie. To make it work I will tell you it takes a lot of time. My day is structured around them...having feeding, playing, training, walking, napping and other scheduled activities. My daughter just finished soccer...we all went...she takes Piano...we all go to lessons. WE homeschool and all the dogs are part of that school day. They know to be quiet when it is appropriate and look very forward to our PE time as we all get out and run around for a nice break and fresh air. On bathing days they all sit and watch one getting groomed and waiting for their turns...except Shuai-Li...she HATES grooming time so she heads for the deck and I have to go find her!! I finally found a groomer for her that I love that comes to my house...I groom everyone else and it is my favorite time...I LOVE to groom my poodle especially!! I think a schedule...a plan...and consistant training is the key. I have never had doubts about adding in someone...we do what it takes to make them fit in and train them to go with our agenda. I think they are happier knowing boundaries and knowing whats coming. I do not put our big Caleb in our mix...he and Max have their own yard...their own indoor time with my son and hubby and their own sleep kennels each night in our downstairs great room. It isn't that they are mean...they are just big and rough and have different needs than my littles. Caleb does real well with the littles by himself so he does get a few hours everyday interacting with them...but throw Max into the mix and things get too wild. Max is my son's dog and is just a bouncey big girl. The way our house and property is we really have 2 sides and 2 levels so it works really well and no one is left out. I really enjoy having my own dog park!!! But...i was the same idiot that wanted 10 kids!!! I only had 5 but I loved every minute of it...maybe that "pack" mentality just carried over into the dogs. I was so use to just doing everything in "group" fashion. We did have a lot of one on one time but we seemed to function really well in "formation". My kids didn't fight. They didn't talk back...and for the most part were pretty obedient. My dogs are the same way LOL!!! So really I just think it is what you want your life to look like! I had many friends that didn't want the one child they had...they wanted to travel...they needed their own time. The enjoyed quiet fancy restaraunts, nice clothes and fretted over things like baby spit LOL. That just wasn't me. It still isn't me...although I can tell you I sure am enjoying quiet restaraunts and nice quiet hours with a good book in my old age!!! Waggin' Tails in The Dog Park, Deanna and The Dog Park Pack: Nugget, Shuai-Li, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable, Madison and Caleb and honorary non-dog members of The Dog Park: Stella-Macaw, Stanley-Amazon, Miles the cat www.joys4toys.com From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, December 9, 2010 10:22:18 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Am I crazy? I want to know how do you pet them all at the same time? Princess is still so jealous of Gigi. I cannot just pet or hold Gigi on my lap without her coming over and demanding attention to. I need 3 hands, one for each dog and a third for the computer! Lol! Seriously, don't any of you have a jealous problem with multiple dogs? I had 4 dogs years ago and don't remember ever having this issue. Gigi & Princess -------Original Message------- From: Brea Hicks Date: 12/9/2010 9:09:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Am I crazy? I think I am crazy tooo.... I have a question with people that have multiple dogs, how do you handle scrawbles? -- Sent from my Palm PreBrea, Sweetie. Stetson and Zenyatta On Dec 9, 2010 6:49 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: Okay, here's my dilemma. I have three mini dachshunds and one chihuahua. I have been offered for "free" another female chihuahua that is six weeks old. I haven't told DH (dear husband) yet. I know he will say do whatever you want but is 5 inside dogs too much? Am I crazy to want her? Help! Laura Rachel's Design's Plain Colors
