by Louise Kirby | Jun 15, 2017 | Training
Dear Chihuahua owners If you are experiencing problem behaviour with your dog it is not because they are a yappy breed or because they suffer with small person syndrome. It’s likely due to them being treated differently because they are cute! I’ll explain –...
by Louise Kirby | Jun 9, 2017 | Socialisation, Training, Your puppy
Why you shouldn’t choose littermates Having littermates seems ideal at the start, littermates play with each other and understand each other. When you visit the puppies and see two bundles of love playing with other or snuggling up next to each other, it seems cruel...
by Louise Kirby | May 23, 2017 | First Aid, General, Health, Safety
Why do dogs eat grass? Is it a myth that they do this to be sick? Is there another underlying reason and should I be worried about it? Last night I cooked ‘Team Chi’ a nice meal with chicken, barley, pumpkin and beans. All balanced with added bone meal and salmon oil....
by Louise Kirby | May 12, 2017 | Characteristics, Socialisation, Training
Chihuahua fear biting We talk a lot about ‘ chihuahua fear biting’ when we talk about behaviour issues in chihuahuas. But what does it mean and how can we get our chihuahuas to stop doing it? Fear biting is pretty much what it says, your chihuahua is afraid of...
by Louise Kirby | Apr 21, 2017 | Socialisation, Training, Your puppy
Is Your Chihuahua A Good Citizen? The Good Citizen Dog Scheme, can chihuahuas take part? There is sometimes a feeling that you don’t need to train a chihuahua because they are small, after all they are only 10 inches high what harm can they do? I think I can admit...