tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434955.post7291872746973576270..comments2008-07-14T19:39:29.248-05:00Big Pawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09374820932591341100noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434955.post-70518288650233816982008-07-03T17:31:00.000-05:002008-07-03T17:31:00.000-05:00I think that your article is missing a thing or two. The fact is that chi's /can/ bond to their owner and /can/ have volitile tendencies if you do not take the right steps with them as puppies. If you socialize them well with lots of different people, animals and children then you shouldn't have these problems. I know one family with 4 kids that were recently working on this and took there puppy different places with them to be able to introduce him multiple people.<BR/><BR/>We were very good about socializing our chi and he loves having guests over and may only bark at the door a few times at them until they introduce themselves and are invited in. <BR/><BR/>He is also pretty good with other dogs. He has a tendency to not like other unclipped males, but that is a natural thing. <BR/><BR/>We didn't know very many children when we got him so we do have to watch him around children, but we also teach the children that are around him that he is not a toy. <BR/><BR/>I have met other owners that have made the extra effort to socialize their chis and have had very good results. I think you are making blanket comments and you are not giving any advice on how to help your dog not have the tendencies you are just telling people that's the way it is.Pepperhttp://pepper.uniquehorn.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434955.post-16349759386134100302008-07-03T14:50:00.000-05:002008-07-03T14:50:00.000-05:00My mom had one, and she was absolutely adorable - and so fun!Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151961559080472585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434955.post-64256781689669965712008-07-03T01:11:00.000-05:002008-07-03T01:11:00.000-05:00Thanks for confirming my Daisy Mae's personality. She's a Chi-long-haired Dachshund mix, a curly, loving, sometimes very obnoxious, very intelligent member of our canine family. I pulled her from the local county shelter where she had been dumped by an abuser. She's learned to trust my hubby and tolerate her canine siblings, but we're still working on the housetraining. We do love her bunches though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434955.post-15574251434968429452008-07-02T08:56:00.000-05:002008-07-02T08:56:00.000-05:00I love my Pancho. He is not like normal chihuahua males he is not aggressive. He is a Don Juan kind of dog, he loves everyone even the dog growling at him. We rescued him in the middle of a country field, he did not speak for almost a full day. He was just so scared. At that time he was about 6 months they think. When he was 8 months we got Lefty our rat terrier. Honey our yellow lab is almost twelve. Pancho and Honey were happy once she figured out she was still the queen. Pancho and Lefty started out good and they are the best of friends. Lefty has no idea he could crush Pancho. I grew up with a chihuahua, and swore I would never own one. Pollo was a normal male, I was bit more times than i can remember because I would want to touch my mom.<BR/><BR/>But when we saw little Pancho shivering and dirty, we knew it was a miracle he had lasted overnight. For three weeks he would go back to where he found him. I think he lost a brother there. We thought we would only keep him till we found his owners, the more we looked the more we figured out he was dumped. <BR/><BR/>They can be hard to house train, which is why you take them out every 15 minutes at first. Pancho was not housebroken when we got him but he came along nicely once he got the routine down.<BR/><BR/>He and Lefty are completely house trained!Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17380878537519726863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434955.post-51125238211032019262008-07-02T08:09:00.000-05:002008-07-02T08:09:00.000-05:00My Rosie is said to be a chihuahua, but I think she may have some dacshund in her too. I can see just about every trait you listed in her. Very interestingwildcatsthreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15112098077349041518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434955.post-13871778676426246472008-07-02T01:04:00.000-05:002008-07-02T01:04:00.000-05:00I have four right now. I had two that passed. I have three kids and two grandkids. They can be volatile with strangers at times. But I raised all mine from wee pups and they are the exception to most chihuahua rules. After people hang with mine for a while they all say they are going to get one for their family and I always so NOOOOO, not if you have kids.<BR/><BR/>You certainly called it with "cunning and manipulative"...they have my husbands wrapped around their paws.Vixenhttp://vixensden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434955.post-5589014429340868022008-07-01T15:51:00.000-05:002008-07-01T15:51:00.000-05:00All of this rings true.. I have one at home and they are all of the above and yet I wonder if I could ever own another breed. <BR/><BR/>Take a look at the site: www.nonprofitshoppingmall.com, they are featuring ASPCA this month. <BR/>through the site you can shop at all your favorite stores for all your favorite brands and a percent of your every sale will go to the nonprofit you choose.<BR/><BR/>A very easy way to support a great animal group.<BR/><BR/>ENJOY!mirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16387733757618818000noreply@blogger.com