Walking Your Chihuahua: A Guide Beyond the Basics

It Is Not Just a Bathroom Trip for Your Chihuahua I used to open the back door, let my chihuahua, Banjo, do his business in the yard, and call it done. Exercise accomplished. Walk complete. Checked that box. Except it…

Not All Dog Food Is Created Equal: Feeding Your Chihuahua Right

The Kibble Wake-Up Call For the first three months after I got Luna, I fed her whatever was cheapest at the grocery store. Bright colored bag. Cartoon dog on the front. She ate it. I assumed that meant it was…

The Chihuahua Grooming Kit I Built After

If you want to know about chihuahua grooming tools, you are in the right place. I have spent more money on grooming tools that did not work for my chihuahua than I care to admit. Brushes that were too harsh…

Why My Chihuahua Would Not Stop Licking and What It Took to Figure It Out

If you want to know about chihuahua licking, you are in the right place. There was a period of about three months where my chihuahua Maple licked herself so relentlessly that I genuinely worried she was going to lick a…

The Anti-Anxiety Medication I Gave My Chihuahua Almost Made Everything Worse

My chihuahua Pixie was what you might politely call high-strung. She barked when the mailman came. She barked when the mailman left. She barked at sounds only she could hear, at shadows that moved wrong, and at the particular way…

Everything I Learned About Chihuahua

My chihuahua Pepper spent the better part of two years scratching, licking her paws, shaking her head, and generally being miserable before we finally figured out what was wrong. I want to share what I learned during those two years…

I Switched My Chihuahua to a Natural Diet

Six months ago I looked at my chihuahua’s kibble and thought: I would not eat this. I do not even know what half of these ingredients are. That thought sent me down a rabbit hole that ended with me standing…

A Beginner’s Guide to Grooming Your Chihuahua

The first time I tried to trim my chihuahua Pickle’s nails, she acted like I was performing unauthorized surgery. There was screaming. There was thrashing. There was a small amount of blood – mine, not hers. I had watched a…

Cooling Beds for Chihuahuas: Why Your Hot Dog Needs One This Summer

Last July I watched my chihuahua Scout spend an entire afternoon relocating from one tile floor spot to another. Understanding how to cooling beds for chihuahuas starts with what actually happens in real life. She would lie down, splay out…

Simple Health Fixes You Can Do at Home Before Rushing Your Chihuahua to the Vet

The first time my chihuahua Peanut had a tick, I drove to the emergency vet at 9 PM on a Sunday. They removed the tick with tweezers and petroleum jelly. They charged me two hundred and forty dollars. The vet…