Chihuahuas rule, mine is now almost 10 and still full of it.... rock on!
--- In [email protected], "uncasheville_mom" <yorkiluvr@...> wrote: > > 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 > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
