I guess it matters what kind of food you feed for the amount that the dog eats. You feed a total of 4 tablespoons a day to each dog assorted treats that must be quite a few. Dolly & Desi are 7 8 pounds and they eat ½ cup a day of kibble from a bag that says that they can have a cup a day I guess if you want them to look like blimps LOL
Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susanne Defoe Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 12:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] New to the list... I wonder if she could be a puppy mill puppy? They can be indifferent to people because they are not used to loving contact from people. I would just be persistent and keep loving on her. I think Chihuahuas are typically more like velcro dogs in that they get very attached to their person/people and always want to be with them or even on them. LOL! That being said, dogs, like people, can have different personalities and some are more independent and play-oriented than others. Our Chi's who are around 7-8 pounds get about 2 tablespoons of food twice a day(along with assorted snacks). They are all full grown and not growing puppies though. I agree with Rebecca about the "dog flipping". That could be what the people were doing. JMHO Sue MI On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Naomi DeLeon-Diaz <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, my name is Naomi and I just bought me an adorable Chihuahua on May 9th. When I bought her the people said she was 9 weeks old. They bought her from someone else and decided that they couldnt handle a puppy. It was a little weird when I went to see her because when I knocked they didnt come out the front door, they came out from the side of the house just holding her with nothing else. No bed, toys, blanket, food and no shot records. They just handed her to me and took the money. I was a little suspicious but I wanted her so bad. I immediately took her to the vet and thank God she was checked out okay. She got her first set of shots and a nice warm bath on the same day. I have two questions for you Chihuahua experts. One, I drown her with affection constantly, hugging her, kissing her, scratching her tummy, but she seems kind of indifferent to me. She loves to play but the affection she acts like she could do without. Are all Chihuahuas like that? Also, she doesnt eat very much. I serve her once in the morning and thats it. It takes her the whole day into late night to finish that one bowl of food. And its not a big bowl of food. The bowl is very small so I would say less than ½ cup. Is this normal? Shes been to the vet twice and she went from 2.8lbs. to 3.5lbs. Thats a good sign. Feedback please?????? (Sorry for the long email) _____ This message is for the designated recipient only. If you have received this message in error, please disregard the message and delete it. (added_by_mail.cuiab.ca.gov)
