You know I use to say, "I'm more into the larger breeds, I'm a big dog person...I have Halo, she's a Great Dane/Aussie mix...she's my baby lol but here's my sister giving me this little Chi that an homeless man gave her in front of a Grocery Store back in September...we named the Chi., Kai, he was weak and all bones...he's healthy and toothless now lol and he can keep up with the BIG DOG... Halo ! that little guy really surprised me...Kai grew on me, my parents always had Chis and other small breeds when I lived at home... I always dreamed of a large dog I could run on the beach with or go for walks to protect me etc. When I first had Kai I told my sister, I don't think I could handle something this tiny and kept telling her we need to find Kai a good home...but looking at him now, I would miss him so much, he's bonded with me and we are so attached to each other, I could never ever think about giving him up, there would definitely be an empty hole in my heart... walking on the foothills with wild animals...I'll let Kai stay safely inside with the rest of the little furbies, no problem...at the beach, he runs with the Big dogs lol Hugs Linda from California Lacey/Yorkie toki/Pom mix rescue~ Halo/Great Dane-Aussie mix Micki/sheltie mix~ Kai/Chihuahua~ _http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohabeaches_5/_ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohabeaches_5/) " Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." — Anatole France
[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: - I am not a small breed person. I get nervous because she's so low on the food chain and easily something that would be considered dinner to 90% of the animals living in my area. Temperament wise, I'd have done better with a larger dog that was happy to spend his days playing with his toys on his own or lounging while I worked. The pay off would be plenty of long walks or trips to hiking trails.
