*Alan, I am Ann in NC. I have 2 twin boy chihuahuas now 16 months old and your Poco sounds just like my Chico and Pedro-always wanting to eat and poop. They are long hair and weigh about 6 pounds. I have had chis before and did not go as much as these. What is it????? I sure don't know but we love them so much. All our children and almost all grandchildren grown so we got more pets. We already had a Lab and a cat and they all loved each other. The lab has gone over the bridge and the dogs and cat play like cats or dogs? If you find an answer please tell me.* Nice to meet you. Ann On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:44 AM, Alan Stern <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > > > I just joined the group! > > Three months ago in my neighborhood I found a little guy foraging in the > middle of the street about to drag some roadkill to the curb. I could see > immediately that he looked underweight. I quickly made a u-turn, headed > back his way, parked my car, and eventually calmed him down enough while > drawing closer, finally picking him up, putting him in the car and quickly > drove home. > > There he was given some food, which he scarfed down. He had no collar or > tags, no microchip when scanned. He was possibly dumped in our rural > looking locale, here in the northern section of Los Angeles. We could never > locate an owner so we decided to adopt him, named him Poco, got him > neutered (our vet estimates he's 12-18 months old) and he's part of our > family now, joining our two German Shepherds and three cats. He gets along > famously with all of them! > > I have never had a dog quite that small before but what amazes me and what > my initial question is: Do all chihuahuas relieve themselves as frequently > as this dog does? Just today he's done a #2 five times! And today is not an > exception. Poco's being fed Taste of the Wild kibble twice a day but not > that much. His stools are normal in consistency and color. > > He seems to always want food and when he's outside he's often either > nipping at the dirt or finding something to eat out there. > > Thanks, > Alan > > >
