Gigi prefers newspapers. I am guessing because she was a caged BYB and that is all she knew. Did I ever tell you that when I first got her I thought her tummy was suppose to black because she is a tri-color, only to find out that each time I gave her a bath, and she needed many of them because of her extremely greasy fur, but dry flaky skin, that her stomach kept getting lighter and lighter. Had to bathe her tummy and teats in between baths to get all of the print off of her. Her fur was so short except for a few long hairs on her ears, that she looked liked a SH. The fur on her tail was so wrapped around her tail that it looked like a SH tail. Afterwards and a good diet for couple of months she now looks like a LH and has a beautiful flume to her tail.
What they prefer can also have a lot to do with what they feel comfortable with from when they were puppies. Gigi must be the only chi in the world who does not like blankets or anything that covers her. She prefers soft fluffy beds that she can sink into. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: Robin Gordils Date: 07/21/13 20:26:56 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] My Piper is a mix I never used pee pads until recently. Alice was about 7 mos old and working nites makes my sleeping irregular. So I use pads for her. HoneyB and Monte will use them in a pinch too. Usually my guys go out every 6 hours when I am home but occasionally I have slept 10 hours on my day/nite off. The smaller the dog the more often they have to go. Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC and Monte CGC, MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, and IMPS foster Jordan Www.minpinrescue.org Www.chi-rescue.com Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/Florida Alice <[email protected]> wrote: I've heard that before but haven't had any trouble house training my dachshunds. People like to house train with pee pads. I don't. I think it confuses dogs to think they can go in the house and later on they can't. Bob Barker, my dachshund that died at 17, was taken outside about every 3 hours during the day when I first got him at 5 yrs old. He finally got the picture. \ \ /\ Alice ( ) [email protected] .( ). Sent from my iPad mini On Jul 21, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Robin Gordils <[email protected]> wrote: BTW, any hound breed such as Dachshunds are harder to housebreak. Hound breeds were bred to live outside in packs so cleanliness was not an issue. Hounds are almost always people and dog friendly but considered "stubborn" since they were bred to focus on their prey and not get distracted. And will follow their noses and get lost. Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC and Monte CGC, MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, and IMPS foster Jordan Www.minpinrescue.org Www.chi-rescue.com Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/Florida JelikoCats <[email protected]> wrote: OK when I got her I was told she was an apple head Chi. She looked just like an Apple head too when I got her. However in the past 3 weeks as she is growing, I've noticed some differences Her snout is a bit longer, her body is longer and she walks with a wiggle. After some research, it appears she's a Chi-weenie. A chi/weenier dog mix. I'm concerned because wiener dogs have bad backs and knees from what I am told. Does anyone have a Chi-weenie on this list Anything I should know about them. As far as potty training, she's going OK. I'm starting to take her outside first thing when she wakes up. Today was the first day. she ran around and peed. But then pooped on my floor inside. So its a work in progress, but she's still under 4 months. Janine .......it is What it is......
