Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Just bought a 1ld 3 oz 11 week old Chi female how often do I feed?

2006-12-11 Thread Sheila Babcock
Thanks. I'm going to try that out today. Anne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the comments. I seem to be having great sucess. I am using > newspaper but might try the puppy pads. My 5 yr male Chi never like the > puppy pad and preferred the newspaper. On day one new pup peed on

Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Just bought a 1ld 3 oz 11 week old Chi female how often do I feed?

2006-12-11 Thread Anne
> Thanks for the comments. I seem to be having great sucess. I am using > newspaper but might try the puppy pads. My 5 yr male Chi never like the > puppy pad and preferred the newspaper. On day one new pup peed on the > floor. I wiped it with tissue paper and put that wipe on the newspaper. I >

Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Just bought a 1ld 3 oz 11 week old Chi female how often do I feed?

2006-12-11 Thread Sheila Babcock
Thanks for the comments. I seem to be having great sucess. I am using newspaper but might try the puppy pads. My 5 yr male Chi never like the puppy pad and preferred the newspaper. On day one new pup peed on the floor. I wiped it with tissue paper and put that wipe on the newspaper. I didn't yel

RE: [Chihuahuas] Re: Just bought a 1ld 3 oz 11 week old Chi female how often do I feed?

2006-12-09 Thread e Bloise
Try to confine him to a smaller space. Reward fro going on pee pads. IF not crate train. I have always used this method with all my dogs and they love their crate, it is their little house. Now I just leave the door open and they can go in there whenever they want. I crate them when I am not h

RE: [Chihuahuas] Re: Just bought a 1ld 3 oz 11 week old Chi female how often do I feed?

2006-12-09 Thread dasha48
yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anne Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 8:51 AM To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Just bought a 1ld 3 oz 11 week old Chi female how often do I feed? A chihuahua puppy can and should free feed until they're at l

Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Just bought a 1ld 3 oz 11 week old Chi female how often do I feed?

2006-12-09 Thread Anne
A chihuahua puppy can and should free feed until they're at least 6 months or a year old, unless they start putting on a lot of fat. Chihuahua puppies very easily become hypoglycemic and should be fed at *least* 3-4 times a day, preferably more, or, as I said, free fed. Chihuahua puppies simpl

RE: [Chihuahuas] Re: Just bought a 1ld 3 oz 11 week old Chi female how often do I feed?

2006-12-09 Thread dasha48
The biggest problem I see is the fact that you let him have the run of the house and free feed. Most puppies when trying to housetrain need to be restricted to a small area. they also need to be taken out very often. You can't just turn a puppy loose and expect him to obey. also if you scold him