First, rest assured you are NOT being mean by confining your little furbaby when he can not be properly supervised...you are being responsible! An unsupervised, free running pup is a recipie for disaster! As for if you should litter box train, take out, or pad train, that is all a matter of personal prference...which ever works best for you and your family...just be consistant in whatever you decide.
Bathing...I still stand by a two or three times a year full batjing for a short coat chihuahua...maybe a few times more often for a long coat. Between baths, they should be wiped down with a pet wipe, or even a baby wipe. Over bathing is one of the leading causes of dry skin in a chi. Each bath strips away some of the natural oils that are in the coat, which keeps the skin moist. A regular wipping with a baby wipe removes surface dirts and odors, but allows the coat to keep its oils. Chis are generally a very clean breed, but most will find the dirtiest thing they can to roll in, lol...I save bath times for when they find these rolling messes, lol. Shots are generally given 2 to 3 weeks apart. Marsha > Hi, Our little Shivers is 13 weeks old today and weighs just 3 > pounds. He is very lovable. He is also the first puppy we've ever > had...so not sure we're doing things right. > > We got a baby gate and put it across the door to our front bathroom > which is a good size. We put paper in one corner...his bed in > another...water bowl (which is always full of fresh water) in another > corner...plus some toys. > > Our daughter (grown with three labs) think we are mean to put Shivers > in the bathroom (it is an inside room and the warmest in the house). > We take him outside about every hour or two. > > When we got him he was on Beneful...we are changing him to Natural > Balance Ultra Small Bites for small breeds...he is doing fine with the > change which we've done gradually...in a couple more days he'll be on > the good stuff completely. > > We've been feeding him about 1/3 cup in the morning and again in the > afternoon...not sure if this is too much...any suggestions... > > Shivers will use the paper if we don't get him out in time which we do > like as we're not always home on an hourly schedule. > > Our daughter thinks we should litter box train our little one... > > He does stay in the bathroom overnight and will go to his bed when he > is told too. > > Another question we have is...how often should we bathe him...we > picked up some tearless shampoo at Petco (who also trimmed his nails > for us). We know we're not supposed to get any water in his > ears...great to know that. > > He had his first shot in October...when is he due for the second and > third.... > > sorry this is long...it seems that we are having a hard time getting > straight answers... > > Thank you for all your help. > > Ruth This email contains correspondence from an attorney and may contain privileged information. If you are not the intended receipient, please delete. Do not tell god how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. http://taylorstots.tripod.com/ ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[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/
