Thank you. You are going to make an excellent mommy. Can't wait to see who you bring home. Hey maybe if you decide on a Chi, you will get 2 of them, you never know..
♥ Peggy & The Girls ♥ -----Original Message----- From: jacehomeart <[email protected]> To: Chihuahuas <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Nov 4, 2010 8:40 am Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Hi to all you Chi owners Your story really touched me. I live in Ontario - Canada - We have Chihuahuas in shelters here too but not so many - kind of like our human population differences! My Petfinder search in 100miles so I see all the wonderful Chi's in NY - I have to look closely or fall for one of them. --- In [email protected], Peggy & The Girls <phr...@...> wrote: > > > Hi Jacqueline, welcome to the group. I found Gigi on EBay classifieds. It > turns out that she is 6 years old and not 2 as her last owner was told when > she found her on ebay classified a month before. It also turns out that I and > 2Vets believe that she was some ones backyard breeder dog, and never taken > care of the way she should have been. I knew the minute I saw her that she > was older and was going to have some medical issues., and I didn't care > because I fell in love with her instantly. She deserved so much better then > what her previous life had given her. Through the years I have had poodles, > yorkies, and malteses and for me the Chihuahua is the top of the list for the > toy breeds. They give you the combination of a lap dog and a large > active/courageous big dog all wrapped up in one. She was incredibly easy to > housebreak for outside as well as on wee pads. Just within the first couple > of months she slipped right into my routine and has understood and acted on > commands very readily. They are a smart breed and catch onto everything very > fast. > > I can't imagine not having her in my life. She puts the sunshine on my face > everyday and that is a blessing. > > I don't know what state you live in, but I hope that the end result is that > you adopt/rescue a chi and not buy one. Petfinders says that their are over > 13,000 Chi's in shelters and rescues across the states that need homes. Why > anyone wants to breed them right now, when so many desperately need homes is > beyond me. CA has the largest turnover of Chi's and many of the rescues are > willing to transport them anywhere for only a small fee. > > You may want to also check out the Dogs In Danger Site > http://www.dogsindanger.com/ use the drop down for the breed and the state. > You will be horrified how many are on death row every day. It's > heartbreaking, and believe me the figures are correct for euthanized dogs. > > Their is a rescue group called Chihuahua Rescue & Transport that has a lot of > chis in the southern states and mid west states that need homes too. When you > do find a shelter on Petfinders, especially in the southern states, beware > that those dogs only have 5 days left to be saved, so you have to act > quickly. > > Good luck and I hope you save a Chi! > > > Gigi, my Sunshine!, shes 6 pounds and perfect! Just look at that sweet > adorable face, how any one could have given her up is beyond me.. > > > > > > > > ⥠Peggy & The Girls ⥠> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jacehomeart <jacehome...@...> > To: Chihuahuas <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Nov 3, 2010 4:24 pm > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Hi to all you Chi owners > > > > > Hi - I'm Jacqueline > I just joined this group and am currently looking around to adopt a female > Chi. We live in an apt and have always loved dogs. Currently we are looking > at re-homed dogs as we want a mature dog. Wish us luck. > > I already have a few questions. When I read about Chihuahuas they never say > they have folded ears - but I see a lot of them - are they mixed breeds? I > also have seen Merle dogs - in Dashounds they are not allowed due to health > issues - is this also something to avoid? > > If you have tips about looking for a dog or anything we need to know about > Chihuahuas that we haven't read about - please share. >
