I am going on vacation without my long hair chi. He will be staying at the doggie hotel back home. I am really unsure about leaving him and how he is going to react. I can’t bring him with me and he is so attached to me, as I am to him to. I’m sure he will be fine, but! Any suggestions? More on Dealing with leaving your pet behind on vacation

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Santino is doing great but, he has a biting problem right now. With strangers in the park or other people he doesn’t bite at all. But with me, he incessantly bites my hands and arms. I understand that he’s teething and I try to have him bite on his toy. But he prefers biting my hands. Any advice? More on My Chi is biting me all the time, what can I do?

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My 6 month Chi likes to chew up anything paper. I try to put up everything I can to prevent him from doing this, but somehow he always finds something to get into. We’ve caught him in the act and told him “NO” and even put him in his kennel for a while, but nothing seems to work. What can I do to prevent this? More on Can I stop my chi from chewing on everything?

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I have a chihuahua that is about ten weeks old now. When i bought him he was fawn and white. Within a couple of weeks since i had bought him he started to develop brown spots on his body. Is this normal, is he changing his color. Should i be concerned about the spots? More on Are the brown spots on my chihuahua normal?

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I just picked up a little girl chi last night. She’s gorgeous at 6 months. However, she is new to me and she is really having a lot of difficulties with adjusting. She is hiding and won’t let me near her to even pet her. She seems scared to death right now. She had already bonded to her original owner, and I’m scared that she won’t adjust at all. Do you know any tricks of the trade in helping her to adjust to our home? More on My new puppy is scared. How can I help her adjust?

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I have a male 1 year old chihuahua named Beast. I also have a female Dashound, soon to be a year old. I have always fed them the same food, at the same time everyday, and right next to each other. However Within the last month I switched from puppy food to adult food, and Beast has been aggressive to my Dashound Leia, 3 days in a row. More on What should I do if one dog starts bullying the other?

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I am picking up a new chi pup from a friend of mine. i have been able to see the pup weekly since she was born. As far as feeding i was told to keep the chi on puppy food for life? they are crunching on puppy food now but I have always thought that the pups should be changed over to adult food. This is my first chi but not my first toy breed ( i grew up with a mini dachsund) anyway any hints of tips would be greatly appreciated! More on When is my chihuahua ready for adult food?

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I just had a 10 week old chihuahua puppy given to me, but there is something that concerns me. He sleeps alot and when he shakes his head he falls. Also he doesn’t really walk around well at all and whimpers sometimes. There is a big soft spot on top of his head too. Any help would be appreciated. More on My chihuahua has not started walking or playing yet. Is this normal?

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I just picked up by 8 week old female chihuahua. She cries if she is in her crate and cries when you put her down. When I went out yesterday she cried, cried and cried. What should I do to help her? It breaks my heart to hear her cry and my downstairs tenants say they can here her. Please help me with suggestions. More on How can I stop my chihuahua from crying when I leave?

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How old are chihuahuas when they stop growing? More on How old are chihuahuas when they stop growing?

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