Chihuahua Separation Anxiety: The Full Picture

The First Time I Left the House I adopted Gigi on a Saturday. By Monday I had to go to work. I left her in her crate with a chew toy, a blanket, and a radio playing soft music because…

Is a Chihuahua Right for Your Family?

The Heart Says Yes. The Brain Should Weigh In. Every chihuahua puppy is a weapon of mass persuasion. The eyes. The ears. The way they fit in your palm like they were designed to be held. Your heart makes the…

How I Got My Chihuahua Puppy Home Safely

The day I picked up my chihuahua puppy Waffles from the breeder, I drove forty-five minutes on the highway with her on my lap, unsecured. I thought she would be calmer if she could feel me. She trembled the entire…

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…

How to Care for a Sick Chihuahua at Home

The first time my chihuahua got sick, really sick, I called the emergency vet three times in one hour. I Googled symptoms until two in the morning. I slept on the floor next to her bed because I was afraid…

How One Chihuahua Therapy Dog Changed an Entire Nursing Home

When someone told me about a chihuahua therapy dog working at a nursing home, I thought they were joking. Chihuahuas? The chihuahuas known for shaking and barking at everything? Turns out, I was completely wrong, and this tiny chihuahua proved…

Chihuahua Anxiety: Recognizing

I noticed the shaking first. Not the cold kind of shaking, which every chihuahua owner knows on sight, but a different frequency altogether. My chihuahua, Rosie, was standing in the middle of the living room trembling like something terrible was…

Chihuahua with a Stomach Ache: Care Tips

If you want to know about chihuahua stomach ache, you are in the right place. It started with a sound. A wet, gurgling noise from the corner of the bedroom at two in the morning, followed by the unmistakable smell…

How Do I Know When My Female Chihuahua Is in Heat?

Nobody warned me about the first time my female chihuahua went into heat. I woke up one morning, found blood spots on her blanket, and immediately assumed something was horribly wrong. I called the vet in a panic, described the…

Entertaining Your Chihuahua

Entertaining Your Chihuahua: Because a Bored Chihuahua Is Everyone’s Problem Entertaining your chihuahua might seem unnecessary if you have never owned one, because from the outside they look like dogs who are content to sit on a lap and look…