Showing posts with label Chihuahuas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chihuahuas. Show all posts

Ten (Or So) Famous Chihuahuas

In This Chapter
  • Meeting Chihuahua actors, performers, and “authors”
  • Catching up with an inspiring Chihuahua
  • Discovering dog stars and stars’ dogs

Ten Web Sites Where Chihuahua Lovers Gather

In This Chapter
  • Finding clubs for Chihuahua lovers
  • Gathering info on Chis and Chi breeders
  • Adopting a homeless Chi
  • Enjoying just-for-fun stuff for people and their dogs

Ten Questions to Ask Chihuahua Breeders

In This Chapter
  • Researching the puppy’s family and history
  • Making sure your puppy is healthy
  • Getting everything in writing

Dealing with Sickness, Injury, and Other Considerations

In This Chapter
  • Watching for signs of sickness or injury
  • Dealing with emergencies and transportation
  • Popping your Chi’s pills
  • Understanding ailments specific to Chihuahuas
  • Maintaining your old dog’s comfort
  • Facing the facts of life and death

Debugging de Dog

In This Chapter
  • Battling internal worms
  • Banning bugs and other external thugs

Visiting the Vet

In This Chapter
  • Selecting your Chihuahua’s veterinarian
  • Fostering a healthy pet-patient relationship
  • Covering all the essentials during the initial checkup
  • Preventing problems through vaccinations and altering
  • Giving medicine to your Chi
  • Implanting permanent identification

Training Your Chi for Canine Events, Tricks, and for Show

In This Chapter
  • Enhancing your dog’s natural ability with obedience
  • Earning the Canine Good Citizen certificate
  • Introducing agility and therapy training
  • Turning your Chihuahua into a trickster
  • Reviewing the ins and outs of showing your Chihuahua

Keeping Your Place as Head of Household

In This Chapter
  • Curbing your Chi’s crying and barking
  • Continuing or correcting your housetraining
  • Addressing behaviors such as humping and possessiveness
  • Understanding and combating separation anxiety

Establishing Good Behavior and Manners

In This Chapter
  • Turning your Chi’s crate into a home
  • Housetraining without havoc
  • Teaching a few essential words
  • Eliminating barking, nipping, and other little problems

Socializing Your Chihuahua

In This Chapter
  • Bonding with your Chihuahua
  • Reading your dog’s body language
  • Socializing your Chi at home
  • Opening the door to an outdoor social life
  • Teaching basic lead manners
  • Working with an older Chi

Chirobics: For Fitness and Fun

In This Chapter
  • Exercising and bonding with your Chi
  • Teaching your petite player new games
  • Seniorcizing with your mature dog

Grooming the Body Beautiful

In This Chapter
  • Reviewing Chihuahua coat care
  • Checking your Chi’s ears
  • Brushing up on teeth, toenail, and eye care
  • Executing bathtime with a Chi

What’s on the Chi Menu?

In This Chapter
  • Arranging the nuts and bolts of nutrition
  • Giving food when you first get your Chihuahua
  • Choosing between all those bags, boxes, and cans of dog food
  • Feeding at different ages and stages of life
  • Steering clear of the nutritional no-nos

Welcome Home, Little Amigo

In This Chapter
  • Scheduling an appropriate arrival
  • Protecting your puppy (and your belongings)
  • Going shopping for Pepe
  • Sailing through the first 48 hours
  • Resisting the freedom fantasy

Choosing Your Ideal Chihuahua

In This Chapter
  • Shopping for a Chihuahua breeder
  • Checking out pet shops and classified ads
  • Selecting a mature dog
  • Exploring the meaning of pedigree

Perusing the Particulars of Chihuahua Charm

In This Chapter
  • Examining Chihuahua traits and trademarks
  • Exploring a Chihuahua’s relationship with other people and dogs
  • Comparing dogs with different coat lengths
  • Focusing on male and female personalities
  • Dealing with problem personalities

What’s Behind That Unique Chihuahua Look?

In This Chapter
  • Picturing the perfect Chihuahua
  • Examining heads, tails, and other body parts
  • Keeping perspective — nobody’s perfect!

Sharing Your Digs with a Dog: A Big Decision

In This Chapter
  • Examining your motives for acquiring a Chihuahua
  • Caring for a Chihuahua
  • Focusing on the Toy breed
  • Making a match with a Chihuahua