I am interested in hearing from you, what diet you used to get him to lose
weight. My little Gracie could lose a little weight. Any advice?
Becky & the girls
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On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:30 PM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote:
> I will attest – having a male Chihuahua born of the same bitch and sire as
> many other litters before him. Bitch and Sire 4 ½ and 5 ½ lbs…look like most
> Chihuahuas today. I got Desi at 8 weeks old, very sweet and loving little
> guy, but at 14 weeks he was a good inch taller than his littermate brother
> when they were just standing normally. Today, Desi is almost 9 lbs and very
> lean. He has the stature and some of the features of the original Chihuahuas
> when they were up to 20 lbs. He has a much longer snout and he was VERY
> OBESE when I got him…on a diet until he was 11 months old, and now he is
> actually losing a little more weight and has very long back legs, a very long
> narrow body, and his front legs are a bit shorter and stouter than his back.
> He got some genes that had to have been recessive. I am glad that I never
> have seen any aggressive traits in either of mine, but Desi is living proof
> that genes from many generations before get thrown into the mix every once in
> a while.
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> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Pam Dean
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 4:49 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Dogs that fall into hands of BAD people
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> Amen. Some of us are working hard to achieve that end. Hope it comes ,in my
> lifetime.
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> From: jules <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 4:49 PM
> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Dogs that fall into hands of BAD people
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> A friend was sold a pup out of the back of a car here in the UK. She thought
> it was a Patterdale. She also bought a female Patterdale from a breeder.
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> Very early on, the male dog was extremely aggressive towards other animals
> and humans.
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> She took him to her vet, and the vet thought he was a Pitbull terrier.
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> My friend employed dog trainers to no avail. This dog made an unprovoked
> attack on the Patterdale bitch causing severe damage to ligaments.
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> My friend had to have the dog destroyed. He had also attacked her family.
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> Aggression is hereditary. It gets passed on.
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> Fighting dogs are bred
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> Fortunately here in the UK pitbull terriers are banned. There have been too
> many incidences af extreme aggression.
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> --- In [email protected], Becky <stewartgang@...> wrote:
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> > I don't believe there is any scientific proof that all Pitbull dogs are
> > aggressive. Why not focus your energies on doing something with people who
> > are unfit dog owners of all breeds? There would most likely be alot less
> > situations that happen, if there were educated, appropriate , accountable
> > and responsible owners.
> >
> > Becky & the girls
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> > Sent from Becky's iPhone
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> > On Apr 26, 2012, at 6:09 PM, Pam Dean muffinsbabies@... wrote:
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> > > Do you really believe that only "bad people" have pitts that attack? That
> > > is so not true and I know that from personal experience. All of the
> > > instances I or my friends have been involved in the owners were the
> > > "responsible" ones. The ones that thought the sun rose and set in this
> > > gentle giant. The ones that insisted their dog was different and would
> > > never hurt an animal or human..they have been raised different. Well
> > > guess what..their so called gentle giant killed just as quickly as any
> > > other pitt.
> > >
> > > From: stewartgang stewartgang@...
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:11 PM
> > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Dogs that fall into hands of BAD people
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> > > How unfortunate for our four legged fur friends. More and more often, we
> > > see on the daily news, a dog that has been badly neglected or abused.
> > > And, we also hear of dogs that have attacked someone. The bottom line
> > > here is, all of these dogs have fallen victim to being in the hands of
> > > BAD people. I will always feel sorrow for the ones who are hurt by the
> > > hands of people, but I also feel sorrow for those that will be
> > > eauthanized because of an attack which could have prevented if they only
> > > had been in the hands of a GOOD and responsible owner.
> > > Dogs come into this world as babies, no matter what the breed, and
> > > puppies love and trust everyone. It is what they experience through their
> > > lives that develop their character as adult dogs. I believe that there is
> > > a lot to be said about both animals and children on how they are raised
> > > and the outcome.
> > > I really don't think that there are bad dogs, but I sure do believe there
> > > are alot of bad people. Not everyone out there are like the ones on this
> > > forum, who love and care about their dogs, how unfortunate for those dogs
> > > who lie in those peoples's hands.
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> > > Becky & the Girls
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