Re: [Chihuahuas] Hello all. An introduction.

2007-01-09 Thread MEH
I don't believe in this 20 minute or so feeding, I let mine have crunchies all day, and once per day I give mine a 1/4 can of Purina usually in the afternoon. Liz - Original Message - From: Steve To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 2:05 PM

Re: [Chihuahuas] New Here

2007-01-09 Thread MEH
she is cute. - Original Message - From: Barry To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 7:14 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] New Here Hi. We're new to this group We are Barry and Sue. We'd like you to meet Bitsy. She is 8 weeks old and we j

Re: [Chihuahuas] New Member...New Chi Mom

2007-01-09 Thread MEH
He misses his Doggy Mommy and you are the first person he chose to be his replacement Mom, when he becomes acclimated he will not be as clingy.give him time..he sounds like a sweetheart .with gas lol Liz - Original Message - From: reptile_momma To: Chihuahuas@yaho

[Chihuahuas] Re: New Member...New Chi Mom

2007-01-09 Thread beckw813
Hi Jen, This is extremely normal behavior for some chis. Two of my chis follow me everywhere I go in the house, yes they are very underfoot but I really don't mind. Thats the beauty of owning these lovely animals, they are so loving and caring. I really don't see the point of putting this

[Chihuahuas] Re: FYI-meet me

2007-01-09 Thread thunderballic
Hi Marsha, I didnt see the message repost? I looked at the archive and only saw it posted via your recent message, as well as back in July. I do know that messages can lag from time to time, with no explanation! Somestimes they come in late days, weeks or even months. Must be a Yahoo

[Chihuahuas] Thank You "ruffles" for advice.....

2007-01-09 Thread Jen \(dragon_momma\)
Marsha, Thank you so much, It helps so much to have someone who understands this breed to tell me what they know. Since I wrote the last post, he has gotten a lil better...a lil. I am hoping that after puppy training classes he will be much better. I do like that he is attatched to

Re: [Chihuahuas] coat pattern and car seat

2007-01-09 Thread Barbara Littlefield
Lucky for me my car does not have side air bags that I am aware of. I do have one on the passage dashboard, That is why I want Roul in a car seat in the back seat. He won't be happy, but he will adjust. Barbara L - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chihuahuas@yahoogr

Re: [Chihuahuas] No Barking :-(

2007-01-09 Thread Mandy F.
I adopted an older dog one time and he didn't bark for quite awhile. Once he did, he never shut up! LOL Give her some time, she's probably still getting used to her new home and surroundings. -Amanda-

Re: [Chihuahuas] hello

2007-01-09 Thread Mandy F.
Please forgive me, but you realize your yorkie didn't have a Chihuahua, it had a Yorkie/Chihuahua cross, right? Poor dog, 16 extra teeth is *a lot* of teeth!! Have you tried cooking for him? You can do stuff like boiled chicken (no bones), scrambled eggs, rice, and cottage cheese to get him eat

[Chihuahuas] No Barking :-(

2007-01-09 Thread fooshia47
I know sometimes you would rather they didn't bark, but I recently just got a new chi baby that is 2 or 3 years old don't know anything about her background alto I took her to the vet today and got all her test and shots but forgot to mention that we have had her for almost 48 hrs now and even

Re: [Chihuahuas] New Here

2007-01-09 Thread dlawn
oh what a cutie! You just threw my 13 y/o daughter into major baby chi lust lol Donna NJ -- Original message -- From: Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi. We're new to this group We are Barry and Sue. We'd like you to meet Bitsy. She is 8 weeks old and we just love her to dea

Re: [Chihuahuas] New Member...New Chi Mom

2007-01-09 Thread marsha
Domino is like so many other Chihuahuas. They truly are lap dogs, or in some cases, shoulder dogs, lol. It is not unusual for a chi to be that attached to their person. That is one of the great characteristics of the breed. Make sure you nip any aggression in the bud. He definitely should not be

Re: [Chihuahuas] help with limping

2007-01-09 Thread ETM
Linda, my one Chihuahua was given to problems. She instinctively understood to take to her bed and treat the leg gingerly until it worked itself out. I would try to keep your puppy as quiet as possible, know it is difficult with a baby, but definitely will be better for him. Hopefully someone will

Re: [Chihuahuas] FYI-meet me

2007-01-09 Thread marsha
WOW!!! Where did this come from? I posted this many months ago and it did post way back thenwhy is it reposting now? ROSE.. Are you there? Any idea what is going on here?? Marsha - Original Message - From: Marsha Taylor To: chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Se

Re: [Chihuahuas] Hello all. An introduction.

2007-01-09 Thread marsha
First, Welcome to all the new members!!! WE have several today I am Marsha in Ky and I am owned by 5 adult chis and a few other pets as well. I have a litter of 4 chi pups that are just now ready to leave, so two of them are now gone, one will hopefully be leaving later this week, and one I

Re: [Chihuahuas] New Here

2007-01-09 Thread ETM
There seems to be on average a one or two day lag. Some messages distributed today were from the sixth and seventh. Elaine > Hi All, > We are new here, how long until > you messages get approved, and get posted? > Thanks > Barry and Sue " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join

[Chihuahuas] New Here

2007-01-09 Thread Barry
Hi All, We are new here, how long until you messages get approved, and get posted? Thanks Barry and Sue " 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

[Chihuahuas] Re: DISTURBING MESSAGE - PLEASE READ!

2007-01-09 Thread beckw813
Thank you for verifying this story (to be false), I'm so happy it turned out this way! I wish people wouldn't make up these cruel stories. -B --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "Your Royal Highness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This story is untrue. It was on snopes2.com this morning. > > h

RE: [Chihuahuas] New Here

2007-01-09 Thread dasha48
How cute she is Sheila _ From: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barry Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 10:15 PM To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Chihuahuas] New Here Hi. We're new to this group We are Barry and Sue. We'd like you to meet

[Chihuahuas] Crufts Tickets

2007-01-09 Thread Denise
I don't suppose anyone has any spare Crufts tickets I can buy do they? Or does anyone know of any discount codes to order online? There's a box for promotional codes - but I can't find any! " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your gr

[Chihuahuas] New here

2007-01-09 Thread Barry
Hi, We joined your group, sure happy we found you. We just got a new puppy at Christmas. She is about 8 weeks old, and her name is Bitsy. I sent a photo last night, but it never showed up. Will try to send another again soon. Barry and Sue Winston, Oregon " Lets talk about our wonderful little fr

[Chihuahuas] help with limping

2007-01-09 Thread lhenry_fx
Hello, My little 6 month old Chihuaua JayJay has just started limping from patellar luxation. I took him to a vet and he said to just keep him quiet and wait, but I wonder if anyone can recommend a vet in the Burbank or San Fernando Valley who is good at treating this problem. I have read that

[Chihuahuas] Hello all. An introduction.

2007-01-09 Thread Steve
Hello all. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Steve and my wife an I just got a Chihuahua puppy on 12/13/2006. This is our first Chihuahua breed. Parents were rescued a month he before he was born on 10/13/06. His name is Brutus. Brutus is the runt of the litter. He is a whole

[Chihuahuas] New Member...New Chi Mom

2007-01-09 Thread reptile_momma
First i would like to say HELLO. Second I would like to say that as per my screen name yes, I like reptiles, but I Love all animals. (spiders only if they are outside) I recieved my lil gift (chi) 3 days ago and already I have a problem. I am not sure if this is a normal behavior for a 6 mon

[Chihuahuas] New Here

2007-01-09 Thread Barry
Hi. We're new to this group We are Barry and Sue. We'd like you to meet Bitsy. She is 8 weeks old and we just love her to death. Sure happy we found your group. Barry and Sue __._,_.___ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " SPON

[Chihuahuas] hello

2007-01-09 Thread lilman31523
My name is Deloris Depp. I adopted a yorkie who in turn had a yorkie and two Chi's as babies. I have kept one chi and his name is lilman. We have been having a bit of trouble with his lver and not wanting to eat anything. Just found out he had 16 extra teeth in his poor little mouth.. These wer

[Chihuahuas] New Member

2007-01-09 Thread Staci
Hi, I'm new here, so I thought I would introduce myself and my fur kids. I have a male Chi, Otis who is 4 and a Female Chi/Schipperke Mix, Daisy, who is 2 and just became a mommy for the first time within the last several hours. She gave birth to 4 pups, but one didn't make it. The others seem

[Chihuahuas] new member

2007-01-09 Thread billieriholm
Hi all, I am new to the group, I am 27 years old and married with 2 doggies. There is no dog that I do not love and therefore spend my days painting doggies...if you would like to see my artwork please see the link http://stores.ebay.com/all-dogs-by-billie. As you will see I have only painted one

Re: [Chihuahuas] coat pattern and car seat

2007-01-09 Thread outandaboutinfranklinnc
Barbara, RE: (if that air bag ever inflated it would not be pretty. Even with the 'car seats', if you have passenger side airbags or door air bags, an inflated air bag could be disaster. A lot of new vehicles have switches to disengage the passenger side air bags or 'weighted' switches that

Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: coat pattern and car seat

2007-01-09 Thread outandaboutinfranklinnc
Jen & Lita - Thanks a bunch! A great resource and even better because it's free. More money for dog toys! Heather & Lily " 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/Chihu

[Chihuahuas] Everybody needs a laugh now and then...

2007-01-09 Thread Mindy Nelson
How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb? 1. Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a ! stupid b urned out bulb? 2. Border Collie: J

RE: [Chihuahuas] training

2007-01-09 Thread dasha48
I asked this question before but I did not ever see the post come through. Does anyone know of a good obedience training book for chi's? Sheila