I agree with Susanne. I have two chi's and one is super clingy and the other is not. The one that is independent will demand attention when she wants it but other than that she usually goes about her business. She will ask for attention maybe 2 to 3 times a day. My other chi wants attention constantly. I treat them both the same and have had them both since puppies so I guess it is just their personalities. I think your puppy will warm up soon enough though.
Evelyn ________________________________ From: Susanne Defoe <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 3:25 PM 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 couldn’t handle a puppy. It was a little >weird when I went to see her because when I knocked they didn’t 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 doesn’t >eat very much. I serve her once in the morning and that’s it. It takes her >the whole day into late night to finish that one bowl of food. And it’s not a >big bowl of food. The bowl is very small so I would say less than ½ cup. Is >this normal? She’s been to the vet twice and she went from 2.8lbs. to >3.5lbs. That’s 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) >
