Health
How to Recognize Chihuahua Anxiety
What canine anxiety actually looks like in a small dog: the cluster of clinical signs, the differential between fear and anxiety, and the workup your veterinarian wants to run.
Elena Vance · Feb 04, 2026
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Training
Teaching a Chihuahua to Be Polite With Guests
What "polite" actually means in dog terms, the four cues that do most of the work, and a force-free protocol that turns the doorbell into a cue for calm.
Jessica Caldwell · Feb 03, 2026
Training
How to Tell Your Chihuahua Is Happy With You
What the research actually says about reading a chihuahua’s body language, plus the secure-base behaviors that mark a happy small dog at home with you.
Jessica Caldwell · Feb 02, 2026
Funny
Things My Chihuahua Loves That I Did Not Predict
A partial inventory of the small things a six-pound chihuahua will sit through, lobby for, or hide in. Most of these were not in the puppy book, and one is a specific shopping bag.
Tyler Brennan · Feb 02, 2026
Breed
Ten Steps for the Responsible Chihuahua Owner
An honest framework for chihuahua care, in the order I would do it with a new owner: vet cadence, dental routine, harness choice, training, and the small steps most lists skip.
Nathan Cross · Jan 31, 2026
Training
Chihuahua Aggression: What's Really Going On
Why chihuahuas get the aggressive label, what fearful-aggression actually looks like in a small dog, and the force-free protocol that actually changes the pattern.
Jessica Caldwell · Jan 30, 2026
Health
When Your Chihuahua's Stomach Is Off
The home protocol for an upset chihuahua stomach, the yellow-flag list that moves "monitor" to "call the vet," and the timing your veterinarian wants you to use.
Elena Vance · Jan 29, 2026
Training
Socializing Your Chihuahua: A Field Guide
What socialization actually means for a chihuahua, why the early window matters, and an evidence-based, force-free plan that covers people, surfaces, sounds, and other dogs.
Jessica Caldwell · Jan 29, 2026
Training
Why Your Chihuahua Follows You Everywhere
The science behind velcro chihuahuas, plus how to tell secure attachment from separation distress, and one practical thing you can change this week to help.
Jessica Caldwell · Jan 27, 2026
Funny
On the Chihuahua Who Was Faking the Limp
A video of a chihuahua limping until the dinner bell. The vet bill, the science of why we read more into a small dog than is there, and the polite question of who is being trained.
Tyler Brennan · Jan 27, 2026
Health
Best Dog Foods for Chihuahuas: Reading the Label
What actually matters when you pick a chihuahua’s food, in plain language: AAFCO, calorie density, kibble size, and the small-breed math your veterinarian is doing.
Elena Vance · Jan 26, 2026
Stories
A Chihuahua's Pure Love for Her Postman
A small inversion of the standard dog-and-mailman protocol, on a residential block, every weekday at 2:14 p.m.
Tyler Brennan · Jan 25, 2026
Training
Ten Common Chihuahua Behavior Problems and Fixes
Barking, resource guarding, biting, separation anxiety, house-training, reactivity. The ten most-cited problems, with what works.
Jessica Caldwell · Jan 24, 2026
Health
When Is My Female Chihuahua in Heat?
The chihuahua heat cycle, in plain English. When the first heat arrives, the four stages, and the same-day signs to watch.
Elena Vance · Jan 23, 2026
Stories
Bella Lost Half Her Body Weight: A Chihuahua Glow-Up
A twelve-pound chihuahua, a Hayward rescue, eighteen months of slow loss, and the protocol that took her to six pounds.
Danielle Ruiz · Jan 22, 2026
Training
Top Five Toys for Chihuahuas That Actually Work
The five toy categories with documented benefit in toy breeds. Squeaky, puzzle, chew, plush, snuffle. With the caveats.
Jessica Caldwell · Jan 22, 2026
Stories
Spike Carries Luna: A Pit Bull and a Paralyzed Chihuahua
A pit bull and a paralyzed chihuahua in a household twenty miles east of Albuquerque, and the work nobody asked Spike to do.
Danielle Ruiz · Jan 21, 2026
Training
Walking a Chihuahua: What to Do, What to Avoid
Y-front harness, sniff-permitted walking, no retractable leads. The evidence-led short list for chihuahua training on lead.
Jessica Caldwell · Jan 20, 2026
Breed
When a Chihuahua Barks, Is She Using Words?
A breeder-exhibitor on the chihuahua's vocal repertoire, what the cognition research actually says, and why it matters at home.
Nathan Cross · Jan 19, 2026
Breed
The Chipin: Chihuahua Miniature Pinscher Mix at a Glance
A breed-history field guide to the chipin: temperament, health profile, and what kind of home actually fits the cross.
Nathan Cross · Jan 18, 2026