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…

The Crate Training Breakthrough That Made My Chihuahua Puppy Livable

There was a two-week period when I genuinely considered returning my chihuahua puppy. I am not proud of that thought, but I am being honest about it. Pickle screamed in his crate like something was actively killing him. Every single…

My Chihuahua Was Diagnosed With Hip Dysplasia

When the vet told me that my chihuahua Biscuit had hip dysplasia, I genuinely thought she was talking about the wrong dog. Hip dysplasia is a big dog problem, right? Something that happens to German Shepherds and Golden Retrievers and…

Fleas Ticks and Worms: The Parasite

, Iif you want to know about chihuahua flea treatment, you are in the right place. Nobody tells you about the worms when you get a chihuahua. They tell you about the cuteness. They tell you about the big personality…

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…

How Often Should You Feed Your Chihuahua and Why the Answer Changes as They Grow

When I brought home my chihuahua Dolly as a nine-week-old puppy, the breeder handed me a ziplock bag of kibble and said feed her three times a day. That was the entire instruction. Three times a day. No mention of…

Can Your Chihuahua Catch the Flu From You and Should You Actually Worry?

My chihuahua sneezed seven times in a row last winter and I immediately convinced myself she had the flu. Not a mild sniffle. The flu. I called my vet in what I can only describe as a state of informed…

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.…