Road Tripping With a Chihuahua: What Nobody Tells You

The first road trip I took with my chihuahua Gizmo was a disaster. Four hours to my parents’ house. He threw up twice. He trembled for the first ninety minutes. He barked at every truck that passed. He somehow managed…

She Paid $700 for a Teacup Chihuahua on Craigslist and Got a Surprise

I have seen a lot of chihuahua stories in my time, but this teacup chihuahua Craigslist scam made me laugh so hard I almost woke up my own dog. A woman recently went viral on TikTok after revealing that she…

More Dog Parks Are Finally Adding Small Dog Sections

I took my chihuahua to a dog park exactly once. She spent thirty seconds on the ground before a labrador came barreling toward her at full speed, and I scooped her up so fast I pulled a muscle in my…

Pet Insurance for Chihuahuas Is Getting the Attention It Deserves

I put off getting chihuahua pet insurance for years. My chihuahuas were healthy. Vet visits were just checkups and vaccines. I figured I would set aside money each month and self insure. Then Pepper needed a dental cleaning that turned…

Flying with a Chihuahua: New Airline Rules You Need to Know

If you have been flying with chihuahua in the cabin, you probably thought you had a pretty good system going. I did too. My girl Rosie and I have done maybe a dozen flights together over the last few years…

What the Latest Aggression Study Means

A study came out recently that got a lot of attention in the chihuahua world, and I think every chihuahua aggression study deserves a closer look from people like us who actually live with these chihuahuas. Researchers tracked over two…

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.…