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Chihuahua Daycare Nap Time

Is Doggie Daycare Right for Your Chihuahua?

The brochure showed dogs playing happily in an open room. Fetch. Tug-of-war. Group nap time on colorful mats. It looked like dog preschool, and it seemed like the perfect solution for my twelve-hour work days. My chihuahua, Pickles, was going…
  • March 24, 2026
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Why Your Chihuahua Barks at Everything and What to Do About It

My chihuahua, Nacho, barked at the mailman this morning. He barked at the neighbor’s cat. He barked at a plastic bag blowing across the sidewalk. He once barked at a shadow on the wall for eleven minutes straight — I…
  • March 20, 2026
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Maybe the Chihuahua Is Not the One Who Needs Training

I have spent roughly four hundred dollars on chihuahua training books. I have watched approximately two hundred YouTube videos about dog behavior. I attended a six-week obedience class with my chihuahua, Churro, who graduated with a certificate that now lives…
  • March 19, 2026
Chihuahua Pet Sitter Playing

How to Find the Right Pet Sitter for Your Chihuahua

The First Time I Left Her I stood in the driveway for eleven minutes. Sat in the car. Got back out. Checked the lock twice. My chihuahua, Pepper, watched me through the window with those enormous eyes that say everything…
  • March 16, 2026
Two Chihuahuas Separate Feeding

I Tried to Choose the Alpha Between My Two Chihuahuas

When I got my second chihuahua, a rescue named Penny, I thought the biggest challenge would be housebreaking and basic training. My first chihuahua, Max, was two years old, well-trained, and solidly bonded with me. I figured he would help…
  • March 13, 2026
Chihuahua Positive Training Session

My Chihuahua Bites and I Stopped

If you want to know about chihuahua biting problem, you are in the right place. There is a moment that sticks with me from about a year into owning my chihuahua Taco. A friend came over, bent down to pet…
  • March 11, 2026
Chihuahua Meeting Friendly Dog

I Skipped Socializing My Chihuahua and Regret It

  • March 11, 2026
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Your Chihuahua Has Separation Anxiety and Here Is What Actually Helps

The first time I left my chihuahua alone for more than an hour, I came home to a shredded pillow, a puddle by the door, and a dog who acted like I had been gone for three years. She was…
  • February 26, 2026
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Why So Many End Up There Every Year

I have been writing about chihuahuas in shelters for a while now, and the numbers still shock me every time I look at them. Walk into almost any municipal shelter in the US and you will see it for yourself.…
  • February 21, 2026
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Chihuahua Sounds Explained by an Owner Who Has Heard Them All at 3 AM

If you have ever wanted chihuahua sounds explained in plain language, congratulations on finding someone who has spent literal years decoding every noise these chihuahuas make. My chihuahua produces sounds I genuinely did not know chihuahuas were capable of making.…
  • February 19, 2026