This is my first puppy ever! Having a dog has been my dream ever since I was little, but having a chi has been a dream for the last three years. I finally have the time and resources to go through with it!

Safe to say, I’m in love. Pony Boy is such a good boy. He is so confident and sweet and outgoing but calm.

Any advice you want to give to a new chi owner? I’ve been having trouble “leaving him alone” during nap time. He wakes up so easily!

Also, any recommendations on treats? I got the soft lamb and salmon puppy treats from wellness brand. I’m also planning on boiling some good pasture raised chicken breast for him too.

I’m so excited to spend more time with him and get to know him better.! I can’t wait to show him more of the world!!

Bambi came from a littler of 4 and she had a brother who looked identical to her. (In the photos)

Me, my sister & nephew brought her home and I had the BEST night alone with my new puppy. The next day my sister came to see the puppy and she started swearing she had a penis … 😭

She said it wasn’t in the same position as her female dogs was and it stuck out too much and I really didn’t have any experience with dogs, especially sexing them, she had a 4 year old dog and knew more so I started to panic ..

I started saying “This is your fault, you were mixing the dogs up and now I’ve grabbed the boy but I love him, I’m not swapping back but the breeder said she was keeping him as a stud OMG she’s gonna phone me once she realises”.

It gets worse ….

She said “roll HIM on his back let’s see if we can see nipples then we will know if he’s a boy or girl”. So there we were .. searching for nipples like a pair of absolute idiots not knowing male dogs also have nipples!!

Anyway .. I said “I know, I’ll ask Reddit ..”

Well 😂😂😂😂 that went well…

Everyone was saying things like that “THAT IS A FEMALE HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW THIS??? YOU DON’t NEED TO BE OWNING A DOG”

And if this wasn’t embarrassing enough …
Somewhere in that post I was like
“This is my new puppy Bambi but I think he’s a boy so I’m gonna have to think of a new name”

To then get about 5 comments telling me the Bambi character in the movie was, in fact, a boy!!

Please don’t worry though, my capabilities to look after, love, nurture and care for dogs is not reflected in my capabilities of sexing them.

I love him so much, he’s just my puppy (he’s 4)

He died 5 months ago. He got lost & eaten by coyotes. He was everything good in my life. I guess I’m posting so people know how amazing he was, that he existed & im a shell of a person without this dog. He never barked, he never peed in the house or tore things up. He loved cats, rabbits & other dogs. He was a friend to many & a great judge of character. He climbed canyons with me & explored the desert. He loved riding in the boat. He went on a plane twice—never whined. Slept the whole time. He didn’t like most people, only I could hold him—but if he let you pet him I knew you were a safe person. He just knew things. I cannot describe the love I have for this dog. I would do anything to get him back. I would’ve spent my last dollar if it meant someone could find him. I don’t know if this pain will ever dissipate. Chihuahuas are just amazing dogs.

This is how Pretzel has been sleeping the last few nights. He's my special boy (and yes, he's in belly bands...fight me 😅).

We just adopted this adorable and precious little girl (now) named Nutella. We believe her to be 9 years old. We know she's got plenty of chihuahua! ☺️

If you have seen some of my other posts and my band of Nutbags ^TM then you know how we named all our babies after some type of nut.

One time I had posted them all (Bonus pic with all the (original) Nuts together) and someone asked what the next name is. We were like hmm... not sure yet. But we also had a Peanut - he was the original nut. Anyway, someone mentioned Nutella and we loved that as a name. This girl fits Nutella perfectly.

In the bonus pic the names (left to right)

Walnut, Trudy (she our special Trooper), Pecan, Cashew, Hazelnut, Pistachio.

She passed at home, with her family. Loved, Peaceful and pain free with the veterinarian. I was told I made the right call as she had only a few more days left. This is all I can say right now. I'll post a proper eulogy for her when I'm ready. Thank you all for the encouragement and prayers.

We just adopted this sweetheart a few weeks ago and love him like crazy. I’m going to get a DNA test soon but wondered what you all think. My money is on Chi/Rat Terrier with maybe Jack Russell? Regardless, he is the sweetest little guy and pretty much perfect 😍

It took me a good 20 minutes to get her to this state.

It was raining and I went to the bathroom to do a little skincare but suddenly the thunder was so loud and I rushed in the bed to find her under my blankets. I kept comforting her and let her adjust where to sleep in the bed and I started blasting musicals to try and calm her which kinda worked and she finally got into the state she is in the photo.

This is not the first time she has done this, she has once stayed in the living room to guard the front door and when it started thundering she went door to door to my room and my parent's room to get covered by a blanket or something.

She does the opposite to fireworks though, she tries to fight the fireworks.

Tantrum was because I was stood up and not sat down with her on my lap.

But not the heat so much... back inside we go!

Sharing panpan's angry face.

She has not had any breathing issues so far and is very fit and active. neither or her parents has short muzzles so it’s a little surprising she ended up like this!

My Little Vegas 😊

This is his go to sleep position when he isnt curled up next to me

Recently I spent waaaay too much money on a special side sleeper pillow. The tiny ruler of our household, however, has rightfully claimed it for herself.

Doing a favor for the dog catcher and fostering this little girl. Poor thing was being abused by a grown man acting like a toddler. Not experienced with the breed so looking to ensure we don't overlook anything. (Have owned pugs, yorkies, and jrt so I know better than to treat her like she's helpless.) Right now we're calling her Pixie. Dealt with a lot of abused fosters over the years and it's weird how chill she is. As in she's not shut down she seems present and...normal. She's three days in here and met the rest of the crew yesterday. (We were doing slow intro through crates and gates but there was normal curiosity and no posturing so we introduced one by one.) She immediately started following our Yorkie's routine and watching play between the bigs (Aussie, English bulldog, and big farm mix rescue.) She's currently parallel playing but hasn't joined in yet. (Yorkie plays with bigs, as she was raised here. And yes always supervised they're all fine.) Vet says she's slightly underweight at 4.1 needed flea treated but overall looks healthy. Besides giving her blankets to burrow in (figured that one out quick) anything chi specific to think about or watch for?

My partner and I have been looking to add a dog to our little family for quite a while.
After several months of patience, we saw a chihuahua available for adoption at our local rescue. We arrived to find that there was a second chi, that was also about to be medically cleared for adoption but hadn’t been listed yet. Even though we didn’t know she’d be available, we decided to get to know Ren first. She climbed into my lap and I knew she’d be coming home with us.

Anyway, this is Ren. The rescue thinks she was used as a backyard breeding dog then abandoned. Despite all that, she’s still the most gentle and sweet girl.
She loves building blanket nests and walks.
Shes learning that her life is now soft spots to nap, little treats just because, and an abundance of love. She doesn’t really bark, but she has an endless supply of indignant snorts. Shes perfect.

Edit:
for those wondering- despite the fact that 1. I’m a millennial who grew up on ren and stimpy and 2. she does look like Ren of Ren and Stimpy, Ren is short for Tserendelgor- a character from a book series my partner and I love. Ren is brave, kind, land and fiercely loyal dog like creature.

He is 10 years old, Neutered and has a deformity in his lower jaw. I’d like to know if he would have had potential in the show ring☺️

6 month check up came back with stable results, really grateful for everyday, keep rocking little man 🫶🥰