Hi Lisa. and Welcome! I am Cindy, and I live a few hours south of you in Charleston, SC. I am pretty new to this group also. I think you will find lots of great advice here, the group is very knowledgeable and very helpful and friendly. Congrats on your new little Scooter! I have found Chi's to be different from any dogs I have ever owned. They can be difficult at times, but they love with everything they have once they trust you! Be careful though they can be addictive! Cindy --- On Tue, 3/6/12, uncasheville_mom <[email protected]> wrote:
From: uncasheville_mom <[email protected]> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Hi I'd like to introduce myself. To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 12:21 PM Hi, I'm Lisa & I live in Hickory, NC. I got my first Yorkshire Terrier in 1996 for my birthday & after that I was eager to learn all I could about yorkies. Now skip forward to 2011 & I got my first miniature chihuahua & I'm in puppy dog heaven all over again! My chi's name is Scooter, he's a male & was born 9/23/11. I adopted a West Highland Terrier in April 2011 & she's spayed, housebroken, & knows basic commands. Missy is the first dog we've ever had that fetches & my boys love that about her! My youngest son is 20 & a college student so my dogs don't have much interaction with small children except when my granddaughter age 2 1/2 visits & so far he's been well mannered with her. I strongly discourage him from biting & immediately give him a play toy after reprimanding him "no biting". Then when he seems alert & I pick him up sometimes he nips me to let me know he wants to be fed & again comes the reprimand "no biting" in a firm voice. Is this something he's going to outgrow?? I don't know anything about the chihuahua breed other than what I've read online, so I'm learning as I go. Scooter is 5 months old now & weighed 1.2 pounds at his check up in Dec. & is due to go back for his last booster & rabies this month. I provide Scooter with a lot of rawhide chews, pigs ears, rubber puppy toys, rope & ball toys as well as loose balls. He's very playful & plays well with the girls. I promised my son that if Scooter ever bit my granddaughter & I pray that it never happens that I'd place him in a suitable home or return him to his owner. I hope that with the proper correction & staying on cue for feeding times that this will be a problem he'll outgrow soon! Thanks for having me in the group, Lisa Hickory, NC
