Just Sharing My Puppy!

rainbowsmiles · Post by **rainbowsmiles** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:30 am

He's a long coat male chihuahua

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:34 am

How adorable!

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:41 am

what a cutie

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:49 am

Ahhh.......I want one x

rainbowsmiles · Post by **rainbowsmiles** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:34 pm

Thanks! ^ I love the animation!

babygirl · Post by **babygirl** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:15 pm

awww so cute thanks for sharing your pic so have you got a name yet????:-6

rainbowsmiles · Post by **rainbowsmiles** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:01 pm

Yeah, we named him Techichi! Everyone thinks it is odd but we do have a point to it! The Aztecs use to call the chihuahuas (or what we believe were chihuahuas today) Techichis. So we named him that cause they are suppose to originate in Mexico! We call him techi for short!

dogmom · Post by **dogmom** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:27 pm

That is a fantastic name! I have heard many new and different pet names before, but never have I heard one so fitting of the breed! Congrats on your newest family member!

rainbowsmiles · Post by **rainbowsmiles** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:53 pm

Thanks so much dogmom. That is the first positive thing anyone has said about the name we picked and it makes me happy

dogmom · Post by **dogmom** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:13 pm

Tell me more. What does he weigh? How old is he? How long have you had him? Have you picked out a puppy kindergarten yet? How is potty training going, are you using a crate? Remember, toy breeds tend to be a tad stubborn when it comes to housetraining so be patient! Consistency breeds reliability! Is he a teacup? If so, 3 to 5 smaller meals a day will help to prevent blood sugar issues.

rainbowsmiles · Post by **rainbowsmiles** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:45 pm

Tell me more. What does he weigh? How old is he? How long have you had him? Have you picked out a puppy kindergarten yet? How is potty training going, are you using a crate? Remember, toy breeds tend to be a tad stubborn when it comes to housetraining so be patient! Consistency breeds reliability! Is he a teacup? If so, 3 to 5 smaller meals a day will help to prevent blood sugar issues.

Right now he weighs about 2 lbs if not less. He is only going to be 5 months and we've owned him I think for 1.5 months now. We aren't doing puppy kindergarten, I will train him myself. Yes, we are using a crate and he is super smart and is nearly potty trained already. He isn't considered a teacup and once he's full grown he should be between 3 - 4 lbs (according to the breeder). He was the runt of his litter. She gave us some liquid stuff in a tube (can't think of the name) to give him if his blood sugar drops too low but he hasn't had any trouble with that. He's a trooper!