4 Things To Do When Your Chihuahua Is Stressed

4 Things to Do When Your Chihuahua Is Stressed Figuring out what to do when your chihuahua is stressed was something I had to learn quickly because my chihuahua, Pebbles, came to me as an anxious mess. She was a…

Bond With Your Chihuahua: Three Ways That Actually Work

Three Ways to Bond With Your Chihuahua That Actually Work Learning how to bond with your chihuahua is different from bonding with other breeds because chihuahuas do not give their trust away freely. They are selective, observant, and sometimes maddeningly…

Dog Poop Color Chart: What Your Chihuahua’s Poop Says About Their Health

I never imagined I would become the kind of person who examines dog poop with genuine interest. But here I am — three years into chihuahua ownership — crouching on a sidewalk at seven in the morning and thinking “that…

7 Signs That a Chihuahua Is Nervous to the Point of Aggression

I was sitting on my friend’s patio last summer when her two-year-old reached for my chihuahua Biscuit and Biscuit snapped. Not a playful nip. A real, teeth-bared snap that missed the toddler’s hand by an inch. My stomach dropped. My…

10 Fun Games To Play With Your Chihuahua

My chihuahua Taco looked at the tennis ball, looked at me, and walked away. That was his review of fetch. One star. Would not recommend. Finding games to play with your chihuahua that they actually enjoy took me longer than…

25 Chihuahua Facts That Will Change How You See the Breed

My chihuahua Pepper was sitting on my lap when I first read that chihuahuas have the largest brain-to-body ratio of any dog breed. I looked down at her four-pound frame and that round little skull and thought — well, that…