How to raise a Chihuahua

Chihuahua is a small dog with a lively and cute personality, full of exercise, likes to be cared for, and is somewhat jealous. The growth of each dog can be divided into puppies and adult dogs from a global perspective, and these two stages can be subdivided into multiple stages, such as puppies that cannot take care of themselves, pregnant female dogs, elderly dogs, etc., each of which Each stage requires different nutrients. Therefore, if you pay attention to the nutritional needs of your dog at each stage and prepare a suitable diet, your dog will grow up healthily.
For puppies that have just entered a new environment, the breeder should understand the type, amount and feeding time of the food given to the puppy by the original owner, and keep it the same as the original owner as much as possible. After the puppy has adapted enough to the outside environment, Basically, slowly adjust the dog’s diet. Otherwise, if you change the dog's eating habits, change the dog's original living environment, or undergo a series of drastic changes such as long-distance transportation at the same time, the puppy's body functions will have a strong stress response, causing the puppy to Decreased resistance, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and endocrine system disorders can easily cause dog diseases at this time. For puppies and dogs, they should eat some soft food, such as soft dog food. The intestines of dogs are different from humans and cannot meet the nutritional, health and taste needs of humans. This will not only prevent them from tasting delicious food, but also affect their life and health. As the dog grows, you can perform some grooming care on the dog when it reaches 4-5 months old. At this time, the nutritional needs should not only meet the needs of the dog’s growth, but also add additional nutrition to ensure that the dog The dog's coat is healthy and shiny. Timely adjustment of the balance of calcium and phosphorus, frequent sun exposure, and supplementation of vitamin A, D, and E deficiencies can keep dogs healthy.

Daily life of Chihuahuas

Chihuahuas are small in stature and do not have high requirements for living space. Basically, the space of a normal residence is enough for them to play. They don't get much exercise every day, and they don't have to spend time taking them out to play. It is very suitable to be kept by people living in apartments. Chihuahuas can stay at home every day. Chihuahuas are not suitable for outdoor breeding because they are susceptible to illness in hot or cold environments. As a master, it is best to take them out to play, take a walk, and enjoy sunbathing and sunshine when the weather is good. Chihuahuas are afraid of cold weather. People are susceptible to pneumonia and rheumatoid arthritis after catching a cold. When winter comes, we must pay attention to keeping warm.

Open defecation

When a dog has behavioral problems of defecating indoors, it is first necessary to determine whether the dog has received complete fixed toilet training. If not, the owner will have to retrain it. Sometimes dogs with fixed defecation habits will have to "solve it on the spot" due to diarrhea, but then start to defecate in the same place. At this time, the owner should restrict the dog from coming to this area again. Then give regular urination and defecation habit training.

Chihuahua training

Call the baby’s name before giving the order: let the dog understand that this is his own name.And focus more on the instructions. The instructions should be as short as possible and better matched with gestures: the dog cannot understand human language, but it can distinguish the pitch and the loudness of the sound. If combined with gestures, it can easily understand what we want it to do. Dogs sometimes recognize gestures faster than commands. The two most important words, "do good" and "do wrong," "do well" and "do wrong," are two extremely important and necessary instructions. Why is it important? Because when a dog is young, he must distinguish right from wrong. If he's asked to sit but he doesn't or jumps up and down, you can call his name and say "so" to him. This is not right. "Lower your voice and be loud enough for your dog to notice. When the dog's command is correct, you should say "good job" to it in a soft voice and then touch its head. It can induce If the dog thinks about itself and cooperates with the temptation of food, it will get twice the result with half the effort! Always let it know that you are the master: no matter how you love the dog or love the dog, you must be above it. Food is a way to distinguish between classes, give The one who feeds is the boss. The dog's class concept should be cultivated from an early age. When the baby does something wrong, let it know the majesty of the owner. When the baby does something right, reward it. You will always be the owner.

Precautions for Chihuahua Puppies

Newborn Puppies Almost 80% of newly purchased Chihuahuas die of dehydration caused by diarrhea. People can’t help but think that it is simply because they are not wearing clothes. Caused by cold. However, cold is only a catalyst for diarrhea. The most fundamental cause of the fatal disease is dry dog ​​food that people tend to ignore.
Often many owners take what seems to be a very small amount of dry dog ​​food When I feed my dog, I find that it is always hungry and has a strong appetite. My loving heart always thinks: Let it eat well, and then it will be full. I have to go to work and come back for dinner in the evening. I can’t eat when I am hungry. Full.” But I didn’t know this was the doll dog’s fatal first step! This is the illusion brought about by dry dog ​​food, and dog owners often don’t know that they have been deceived by this illusion.
The tragedy will unfold step by step: after eating, some dogs know how to drink cold water, and some do not drink water at all. Rest when not active. After falling asleep, the pores of the skin are completely opened and air-conditioning invades. Chihuahuas are even more intolerant of cold. The stomach stopped moving due to the cold.
Dry dog ​​food needs to be bulked up. The puppy's stomach is beginning to fully absorb water and digestive juices. After a while, the puppy's belly begins to gradually bulge, and even the blood vessels and veins on it are visible. At this time, the puppy was still naked and sleeping soundly. For the past few hours, the stomach is still too full for digestion, because the small intestine cannot bear the excess and begins to produce diarrhea, dilute - shapeless, watery stools. A stomach cold can produce a lot of gas. In this way, the gastrointestinal mucosa is destroyed and intestinal pathogenic bacteria invade. It forms a habit of repeated thinning or even vomiting, falling down two or three times, a large amount of fluid loss, and severe black stools and bleeding. If no measures are taken at this time, salt water should be hung in time to reduce inflammation, relieve diarrhea, stop vomiting, and stop bleeding. So the puppy will most likely die quickly. No intervention is required for canine distemper virus infection. It's easy to kill a puppy after one night. Dry Dog Food – This is a scary and easy to ignore stomach distension! Veterinarians found that almost all Chihuahua puppies who came to the hospital with diarrhea were fed dry food. Dogs often chew briefly and then swallow, allowing food to be digested completely by gastric juice. However, the digestive glands of puppies are not fully developed, especially soon after weaning, and puppies are not sure how full the food is.
[Editor’s Comment]
The lifespan of a Chihuahua is the same as that of a human being. Under normal circumstances, there are certain differences in the length of its lifespan when no sudden accidents occur. Because it is affected by daily nutritional status, living environment, disease prevention and control status and other conditions.
Chihuahuas are not only cute little toy dogs, they also have the hunting and defensive nature of large dogs, and have a temperament similar to that of a terrier. This dog is divided into long-haired and short-haired varieties. This type of dog is petite, not timid towards other dogs, and extremely possessive of its owner. The difference between the short-haired breed and the long-haired breed is the shiny, close-fitting, and soft short hair. In addition to having rich back hair, long-haired Chihuahuas have a tendency to tremble like short-haired ones.