When you bring your new Chihuahua pup home for the first time you feel like you are ready to bond with your little dog and get started on a life full of love and happiness. That is great but you need to also be constantly learning about their behavior and the things you should be doing to help your dog get used to you and your house and also what you can do to help your dog learn to interact better with people. It is a long road you have ahead of you, but if you keep learning about your dog then the possibilities are endless.
Right off the bat let's just get this one out of the way and say that Chihuahuas and kids do not mix. Chihuahuas do not like loud noise, a lot of commotion, and also the kind of running around that kids do. That kind of activity will stress your dog out and possibly cause it to rely on a bite reaction where it will bite everyone it sees and it will also start barking uncontrollably. So if you have kids you will probably want to avoid purchasing a Chihuahua pup.
A Chihuahua pup's personality naturally tends to be very possessive and take protecting it's own area and possessions very seriously. It is cute to watch a little puppy snarl and bark to protect what it considers to be its property but that kind of behavior can grow into something not so cute anymore. Always let the Chihuahua know that it has no reason to be defensive and when it decides that something belongs to it then you may want to leave it at that depending, of course, on what the object is.
Chihuahuas are very small and fragile dogs and cannot be as active as other breeds of dogs are and for that reason you will want to avoid things like picking your dog up a lot or letting it get on to high places. Something a simple as a leap from the couch to the floor could cause the dog's bones to break so be certain that you keep your Chihuahua from climbing too much and also be careful where you sit because they love to curl up under blankets for warmth.
The Chihuahua has a mind of its own so when it comes to housebreaking a
Chihuahua pup will give you quite a battle. You will need a lot of patience and a lot of advice, so be sure to do a lot of research on Chihuahua housebreaking before you get started. The biggest thing you will have to contend with is the fact that the Chihuahua hates the elements like rain and wind so getting them to go outside for anything can be a challenge. Exercise patience and be ready for a long fight.
There is a lot to know about such a little dog and the Chihuahua is the smallest of the toy breeds. You need to be well informed in order to properly deal with all of the issues that will come up when training your pup so be sure you do a lot of reading and if you bought your dog from a breeder then be sure to ask them a lot of questions too because you will need all the help you can get.
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