Re: Anyone have a chihuahua?

From: Jeannie Wilson (jwilson421_at_comcastspamkills.net)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 06:18:44 -0600

haggis <haggis58@comcast.netnospam> wrote here for all to
seenews:423A3E6E.9020509@comcast.netnospam:

> Michelle wrote:
>> I don't have a chihuahua, but I know they can be very tempermental and
>> downright mean with little ones.
>
> LOL--that's what I was thinking. . . All the ones I've known were like
> rats with an especially bad attitude. Of course, I think pets develop a
> majority of their personality from the people who bring them up. All
> mine have had the same basic neuroses, anyway.
>
> I have to vote for a terrier as a family dog--have a Westie who's great
> with kids and yet makes a terrific watch dog. HUGE dog in a little body,
> and willing to tackle all comers who threaten our space (they've been
> known to beat a badger in its own den, and having seen her terrorize
> everything from possums to armadillos to the Rottie next door, I believe
> it).
>
> But. . . you don't need the sales pitch at this point, do you? My only
> potentially useful advice is to establish yourself as the boss from day
> 1--and don't waver; easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
> Sounds like you'd do well to consider letting the little bugger to work
> for his keep, too--wouldn't stud fees be as high as what those people
> were willing to pay for the dog?
>
> jeanne
>
>

I am not sure about breeding him yet. We are still on the fence about
that. However, I have looked into stud fees versus pick of the litter
versus the fee being the cost of one puppy. I have looked on the internet
and people are buying the blue and tan ones with the blue eyes for up to
2500 dollars. He will be registered CKC as that his what his mother and
father are registered as. Some of the pups with AKC registration have gone
over 3000. I just cannot imagine paying that much for a dog but if people
are that interested...LOL. Of course, I seriously doubt anyone I would
breed him with would sell the pups over the internet - we are treat our
pets like kids and wouldn't just ship one of without knowing who he/she was
going to.

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