My female, Dolly, loves to lay out in the sun. If I didn’t call her in every so often, she would probably stay out there almost all day. But, in the summer…whether your chi is outside for five minutes or for two hours, adding a little bit of Pedialyte to the water bowl helps to get the electrolytes lost back into their system. If you chi pretty much starts to just lay all day and hardly do anything, then they may be dehydrated.
Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 2:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] outside dogs I'm really happy to see someone actually ask this. What bothers me is when people get chihuahuas without researching and think they can leave them outside. Bravo that you asked! And you came to the right place. Mary, no, they don't fair well in heat at all. They have a tendency to like to sunbath but they don't know enough to get out of the sun!! Also, they are not really outdoor type dogs. They are meant to be indoor/close to humans! Sometimes Chis are too needy for some people. Nothing wrong with someone deciding a chi isn't for them. I'm glad you asked before deciding to put your dog outside. Lots of people don't. And as someone mentioned, these little guys are so susceptible to snake bites, birds of prey etc..... If you have any other questions, please ask. Great group...lots of good info and lots of loving Chi parents!! Steph On 7/21/2011 5:14 PM, [email protected] wrote: Chi's do not fair well in temperatures that hot! Please reconsider! Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -----Original message----- From: Blackmama <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, Jul 21, 2011 20:52:49 GMT+00:00 Subject: [Chihuahuas] outside dogs Hi all, Am new to the group and basically a new Chi owner as well. I have had Lucy for 1 year this month. She is a rescue, found in my yard nearly dead. To the point, I was thinking of making her an outside pet but not sure if she would fair well. Temps lately have reached 100 here in southern Oklahoma. Any thoughts or comments will be most appreciated. Mary
