I just lost my Doxi she was 13 1/2 years old miss her dearly, Two weeks
later I got a little chi from the shelter. I treat them the same way. Lola my
new dog sleeps in the bed with me and my boyfriend. I think they find a save
place . Down by my feet and early in the morning she moves up between us and
waits for us to wake up. I kept all the ramps in the house for easy up and down
off couch and bed. She uses the ramps up but not down . I hate to say I think
she is a better dog then the doxi. Not so stuboren. LOL Valerie
--- On Thu, 12/30/10, s p <[email protected]> wrote:
From: s p <[email protected]>
Subject: [Chihuahuas] Where does your Chi sleep?
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 7:16 AM
Heya everyone,
So Charlie, my first chihuahua and the smallest dog I've ever been owned by, is
now months old and a whopping 3 lbs.He's a coby applehead and about 10 inches
long so he's wee. Anyway, we've been having him sleep in his crate at night and
he's doing fine with that but I was wondering where your chis sleep.
We have dachshunds and they sleep in the bed. Charlie gets along with them
wonderfully but he isn't a 'pack' dog. Dachshunds are pack dogs, they need that
pack system to be happy and Charlie plays with them but he goes to work with me
and shopping and such when they don't.
So far we haven't let him in the bed at night. Mainly because, well, he's wee
tiny small, but I've been worried he'll bond too much with the pack and lose
that "Mommy is the bestest thing in the whole wide world I want to be with her'
mentality. I've never had a chi. We've had bulldogs in the past and they
couldn't be allowed to be in the bed because they got possessive of it. The
dachshunds do fine, they borrow in and snuggle and there's no personalty
changes but they do it as a pack.
Where do yours sleep? Has it changed them at all? Should I keep Charlie in his
crate? Would occasionally being allowed in the bed, say on the days I don't
take him to work, be okay? The husband and I are split on this. Charlie slept
with us last night, today is our day off, and he curled up under my chin, on my
pillow, next to a dachshund just fine. He slept the whole night, didn't fuss,
didn't mess on the bed...but well, we're not sure it's safe or a good idea or
whatever. Chihuahuas are so different than dachshunds or bulldogs that I'd
thought I'd ask you all and see what you think...
It was nice to wake up to a chi tail over my nose this morning...lol
Sarah
"If you do not change your beliefs...Your life will always be like this." ~
Lazyboy
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