Can You Really Train an Older Chihuahua?

The Myth That Will Not Die People love saying it. You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. They say it about dogs. They say it about themselves. They say it like it is carved into stone somewhere and the…

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…

How to Find the Right Pet Sitter for Your Chihuahua

I left Pepper with a friend once. Just for a weekend. When I came back she would not look at me for two hours. Sat on the far end of the couch with her back turned, ears flat, doing that…

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…

I Had to Say Goodbye to My Chihuahua Today

If you want to know about chihuahua goodbye, you are in the right place. This matters for every chihuahua grief. I am going to write about something that most chihuahua owners do not want to think about until they have…

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…

Three Chihuahua Emergencies I Lived Through and What I Did Right

I have been through three genuine emergencies with my chihuahuas over the past five years, and each one taught me something I should have already known. The first time, I froze. The second time, I reacted but made mistakes. The…

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…

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…

Everything I Bought Before Bringing My Chihuahua Puppy Home

If you want to know about chihuahua home, you are in the right place. Understanding how to chihuahua puppy supplies starts with what actually happens in real life. In the two weeks before I picked up my chihuahua puppy Clover,…