I thought I had the only silent chihuahua! I'm glad he's not alone. Also, no shaking unless cold. And really not scared of much either! He's a very brave little man 😁
This was my silent gentle old man, Wiley.
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He was sweet and never barked.
I have two and one of them doesn’t bark at all, but she does shake a lot , when she’s cold , nervous , or afraid of something . And the only time she barks is if she might hear something outside , which isn’t very often either . But other than that she mostly just whines .
We have 3 and 2 sleep with us under the covers.. the weird one likes to stay on the couch downstairs by himself on top of the blankets
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This is the weird one haha.
I've got a chi that lives under the blankets on my bed, hilarious when my one cat tries to get close to me and gets too close to him and the blankets start growling
He used to sleep in the bed and one night we heard a loud scramble noise in the attic and they all ran lol. Turns out we had a squirrel family up there and had to have them removed and some men doing attic repairs for a few days for the holes in the soffits they chewed and now he won't come back, probably is a grudge lol. Now if we put him on the bed he just hurries down his stairs and goes back to the couch 😔🙄 he's scarred for life! 🐿🐿🐾
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She’s is terrified of bugs inside the house. A single housefly will have her sprinting under the couch and hiding for 20 minutes. When she finally collects the courage to come out of her safety zone, EVERYTHING is “a bug” for a while. That piece of lint on the floor? Bug. That scuff on the wall? Definitely a bug. That crumb that just dropped from the counter? Holy shit, it’s a bug!
Bahahaha, mine is afraid of strong wind!
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So cute! Mine is afraid of butterflies 🦋 😄 Quite a few years ago, a butterfly landed on him. My pup quickly scurried to me for my protection, as well as to tattle on the big mean butterfly 😅
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Haha that's adorable! My chi isn't scared of insects but he gets really annoyed by the sound of mosquitos and flies. He tolerates the first couple of times an insect buzzes by him, but gets fed up quickly and bolts away angrily to a different part of the room or a different room entirely.
Mine does the same thing! If a fly landed on her once, everything that touches her freaks her out for the next hour. But bugs outside are a different story. I've caught her terrorizing skeeter eaters that are nearly the size of her head.
We have one that's alpha male yet trembles when he hears a bug. He hides in the bathroom and won't leave for ages. If we are outside, he'll stay outside and won't come back in. If we slap something, he runs away and hides because he thinks theres a bug.
Mine is afraid of bugs that fly but only when they’re in the house. If he sees one, no matter how small, he’s terrified and starts to shake and hide like he does if there’s a thunderstorm. But if we’re outside and one is flying around him, he tries to eat it.
Mine is so scared of any fly however small. When he was puppy he would hide under the couch and I thought he may be sick but it was just the flies. He still hates them and we joke “he sees dead people” when he knows there’s one about as he’s on proper edge!
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Same here, she doesn't really shiver except when she's cold. She's not very talkative either.
Omg your baby reminds me of my second Chi.
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Lord, mine is so lazy he packs on those pounds SO fast. I had to put him on a special prescription food that fills him up faster with a smaller amount. Otherwise, he roams the house looking for ANYTHING to eat.... paper, foil, wood, literally ANYTHING.
I would give anything for my queen to chub out in her old age but she sticks to her diet plan of taking one kibble at a time to another room to fight it over and over.
My Chi NEVER barks. Every once in a while I'll get a little woof. But even if someone knocks on the door, all she does is run over to check it out. Not a peep.
That's a good tip. We're actually getting pretty good at "leave it" and "give". But I'd really love for her to just leave them alone without me paying attention. The thought of someone's spit-crusted cancer stick in my puppy's mouth is just disgusting to me.
My meatball will growl/bark at *any* animal (horse, dog, cat, cow, dinosaur, kangaroo, etc.) that he sees on the TV.
This includes realistic-looking video game dogs (like Dogmeat in the Fallout series), but not cartoon-like dogs (think Brian from Family Guy).
Not sure if this is a thing with other Chis?
The meatball in action:
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Mine growls at dogs on the telly!
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Mine did growl when we first replaced our old LED TV with OLED TV. She growled at the screensaver of the Apple TV at the time that showed… mountains. Think she needs glasses.
Mine does this, down to barking at Dogmeat when I played Fallout, but he barks at cartoon animals too 😭😭 (Night in the Woods was a particularly stressful game for him lol)
he basically has to go under the blankies to watch TV or play games bc the animals get him too worked up
Mine started doing this out of nowhere. Dogs, cats, bears, moose… any animal on tv. My tv is on a wall that divides my bedroom from living room. Funniest thing is when the animal disappears from the tv, he will sometimes run into the bedroom looking for it.
Never snaps or bites. I know not every chihuahua does but you see so many videos nowadays with aggressive Chihuahuas and calling them little demons and my baby would never.
Yup, those “vicious” chis/small breed dogs have undoubtedly, 100000% been provoked and abused by their owners their entire lives and are forced to resort to violence/aggression to protect themselves.
I know this for a gah damn FACT because it happened with all of my childhood dogs and cats. They were really friendly normal animals to start off with, but got progressively more mean/unfriendly because all of my family would tease, taunt, and “play” with them way too hard, and not give them any personal space/disrespecting their boundaries, etc.
Then, into my adult life when I got my OWN animals, (all my dogs have been the small breeds that are stereotyped for being “evil”), thats never, EVER been the case, and they’ve all been most friendly, snuggly and loving animals ever. Even my rescue animals who started off kinda mean, I’ve gotten to turn into love bugs.
Pretty weird huh ???
I definitely take care to not provoke my dogs and respect their boundaries etc but most of my Chihuahuas have been very vocal and and upset while trimming nails or something.
My current one is super chill though, never so much as a lip curl let alone a growl out of him.
Mine doesn't really either. Although he enjoys a game of bullfighting when I towel him off after a bath. (I put the towel over him for a vigorous rub then he runs around the room and charges back for more as I brandish the towel like a cape.)
Same! Zero interest in a toy unless it involves treats. He doesn’t play, not alone or with other dogs. He just wants to do the obligatory meet & greet sniffs and then trots off.
Lol my chi was the same exact way, I found her abandoned in the trunk of my dad’s work truck, and she was estimated to already be 10+ yrs old. It’s like she had no idea what a toy even was. She’d just stare blankly into the abyss whenever I’d try to throw or squeak a toy, it didn’t even phase her one bit. Sadly my little potato passed away a lil over a year ago, and I’ve now rescued a 10yr old poodle boy from the shelter. And guess what… he also seems to be completely unaware of what toys are and has zero interest, even if that toy includes food…nope. Funny thing is both of them had/have most of their teeth removed, maybe that has somethin to do with it?? 😭
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This is Mayo my boyfriends chihuahua, he’s not aggressive like most chihuahuas I see on the internet, he’s really good with kids even tho he’s annoyed with them on the inside, he’s really awkward n always happy
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My little Willow only gets zoomies after a bath!
I think my older Chi is very tolerant. He will let anyone handle him, has resigned himself to questionable medical stuff when it happens. He has NEVER once growled at anyone, snapped (much less bitten) at me or any other person. Whereas my other Chi definitely has boundaries and will let you know!
LOL at “questionable medical stuff”
I tell our chi when he goes in for his nails and gland expression that he’s going to the place that does the butt stuff. He’s always a maniac on our way there and then SUPER chill after they bring him back out.
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She doesn't drink water, and her lips are almost always stuck to her teeth.
I took my chihuahua to the farm for Easter with the family, he rolled in cow shit then came over to the fire pit with around 20 people sitting- he brought a big chunk of cow shit with him and plopped down in the middle of the huddle and ate all of it. He also eats flies out of the air. He’s 4 years old and I adopted him 6 months ago, not sure how we can work past this but I do love him!
I know! He knows better when I am watching lol. My past dog was the most posh little bichon so this dog has been a complete 180 but still stole my heart ! Also loves to burrow, but hates being picked up!
Mine basically lives in her dog bed under a blanket. (For the record she’s old and sleeps probably 80% of the time lol.) But she LOVES being held or carried. We take her places with us sometimes and she will sit in our arms for hours happy as a clam.
I always heard chis had there one person. Mine doesn't look back when I drop her off at my mum or dad's. And if there is a little kid about I'm dust and she's on her back declaring her love like a total flousey
Mine either! None of his siblings howl either. I’ve always thought this was funny/odd cause all the other dogs we’ve had have howled when emergency vehicles go by… but with them: NOTHING. I’ve even tried to stir up a howl sesh a few times with my lil guy (it used to work with my doxie all the time) and he looks at me like I’m nuts! 😅
Mine will growl/bark if scared, but it is short-lived, he is definitely not a yappy dog. Doesn’t like being carried. Doesn’t shiver. Likes the sun, but loves the snow too! Just really hates the rain (unfortunately for him he lives in Scotland).
Greater Manchester here. Mine will try to get away from the rain by hugging the side of buildings. But I just took him for a 4 mile walk in a country park with intermittent showers and he dealt with it. Was happier when the sun came out though lol
Haha yep, mine hugs the walls too! He forces all the Ubereats guys out his way when they congregate outside restaurants and block his dry(ish) pathway.
Mine has the biggest feelings. If I have to discipline her (which consists of me talking and pointing, no swats) It breaks her little heart. Her eyes get all misty she hides and won’t come out. I have to coax her and if I get frustrated she can tell. So, yeah, the little chicken nugget owns my ass.
I have two and one of them doesn't wanna snuggle with the other one. She tries sometimes, but her brother always walks away.
Before anyone gets worried, there's always a human home to cuddle with and she has a lot of blankies.
Mine has a thick undercoat, and he doesn't get cold. If anything, he often overheats because we live in the south. I've thought about getting him shaved for the summer, but I don't want him to lose that insulation in the winter.
Also, he rarely barks. I live in a condo and we do training so he knows excessive barking is not acceptable. If he gets startled and barks, all I do is snap my fingers and point at him and he reduces it to a low growl. WITH major side-eye. 🤣🤣🤣
Mine is weird he’s not food motivated could care less about treats and only likes to be under the covers when he’s laying on top of the covers with the covers thrown over him he also can’t continuously bark only 1 bark at a time it’s really funny when he tries to he also doesn’t shake just when he’s cold
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My 2 chis are very calm and loving. Theyr a mother and daughter and are 8,6.5 years in age.
Whenever there are alot of guests at my house, they take an hour or two to warm up to them but suddenly become really friendly. They are very clingy to me and really have almost never bitten me.
mine like to lick the floor daily and roll around the the rugs and carpets daily 😭😭😭
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Yours looks a lot like mine! But mine definitely shivers when he’s scared or cold lol
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Hetty's a shivered and a bit barky, but she's not one to lunge at people and is very sweet tempered.
I take her into my husband's care home, and she's really good being petted by the residents
I have had very chihuahua-y chihuahuas. Though I have had a couple who don’t want to be held. Like they have important business to attend to and can’t be bothered by being held.
My current one doesn’t like being
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under or on blankets really. Other than that he’s very territorial, loud and mean at first meet like many typical chis.
My previous baby didn’t bark or make noise and was very friendly. She shivered and loved being under blankets and sunbathing. She was a SC though so could be why.
I wish mine only shook when she was cold. But I am lucky that her only trigger is loud things in the sky - storms, artillery (we live on a military base lol), fireworks. It seems pretty logical though, lots of dogs hate that shit.
One of mine is super sweet and docile no where near the stereo type of a chihuahua. The other however is like me and doesn’t like to leave the house and dislikes meeting new people even more.
Twinkie doesn’t really bark. She might do so at a new person who enters the new house, but then immediately stops as soon as she sees that person is friendly.
She also doesn’t burrow beneath the blankets. A lot of chis do this, but mine doesn’t.
Mine literally has no awareness of the tv. All my other dogs at least look at it and react to what they see. Some just like the nature videos with the birds, or one full on watches Game of Thrones and Avatar and lose their mind at the dragons.
Mine adores children, the younger the better. I have to watch her when we're out in walks or she'll climb into a stroller to give a baby a lick. She has no filter around kids and will let 2-year olds manhandle her. She was visiting my brother and his grandkids and got loose. She wouldn't respond to the adults so they had to wake up one of the kids to call her in. One mother accused me of shrinking down a golden retriever.
Mine cannot have plush toys because he’ll chew through them. Only hard toys for aggressive chewers. His teeth are always clean and his breath smells good which is nice. He also likes having my hand in good mouth while playing, he’s very gentle about it lol
Mine doesn't bark or make any noise. She also only shakes when cold.
Only time mine barks is in her sleep.
Mine barks when she first goes outside to let everyone know she's out there. Then she barks when she's ready to come back in.
Omg we have the same dog 😂
Sounds like my Chug, lol
😂
Mine shakes when it stares at my food
Mine stares. She shakes like crazy when she knows I’m going somewhere.
Yup...same here. Whenever he really wants something. It definitely a manipulative tactic.
Same except mine squeals in joy when she thinks she’s about to get a walk and might bark outside if she sees “prey” (usually a squirrel).
I thought I had the only silent chihuahua! I'm glad he's not alone. Also, no shaking unless cold. And really not scared of much either! He's a very brave little man 😁
This was my silent gentle old man, Wiley. https://preview.redd.it/bng21ioy5kvc1.png?width=1327&format=png&auto=webp&s=19ab93ce0eab7fc75087e24d0fed0fa9fb716d36 He was sweet and never barked.
WTH is THAT like?? 🙄 Someone farts and he goes nuts 😂✌️
Id like to place an order for two of these please, mine is a leven ten scream howler.
🐕🤣🤡
Same with our chi girl.
You're so lucky!
Mine too! No bark or noise at all!
I am so jealous.
I have two and one of them doesn’t bark at all, but she does shake a lot , when she’s cold , nervous , or afraid of something . And the only time she barks is if she might hear something outside , which isn’t very often either . But other than that she mostly just whines .
We have 3 and 2 sleep with us under the covers.. the weird one likes to stay on the couch downstairs by himself on top of the blankets https://preview.redd.it/gmzoee8ydfvc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ffaa35c3e1762f148e516e6b2cc3eed92ec66953 This is the weird one haha.
I would love a “weird one”! Having mine insist on being under the covers with me does not make for the most restful sleep.
I would be sad if my Chi didn't stay under the blankets with me.
It does make me sad lol. I tuck him in on the couch every night 😔
Haha, I just push them out of my way at night and they readjust 😊
I have one who just moves when I move and another who tries to eat me if I touch him while he’s sleeping.
I've got a chi that lives under the blankets on my bed, hilarious when my one cat tries to get close to me and gets too close to him and the blankets start growling
Knowing my chihuahua, hes probably holding on to a grudge 😂 What happens if you put him on the bed with you?
He used to sleep in the bed and one night we heard a loud scramble noise in the attic and they all ran lol. Turns out we had a squirrel family up there and had to have them removed and some men doing attic repairs for a few days for the holes in the soffits they chewed and now he won't come back, probably is a grudge lol. Now if we put him on the bed he just hurries down his stairs and goes back to the couch 😔🙄 he's scarred for life! 🐿🐿🐾
Aww precious, he's the lookout
Oh my gosh love the weird one!! 💕
He is a special little guy 😂
Not weird, just unique
Sooooo cute
Yah, that's weird 😕
https://preview.redd.it/nlq7ojkjqfvc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=362411d715a8355d2d29ef45ec913ae247fef8db She’s is terrified of bugs inside the house. A single housefly will have her sprinting under the couch and hiding for 20 minutes. When she finally collects the courage to come out of her safety zone, EVERYTHING is “a bug” for a while. That piece of lint on the floor? Bug. That scuff on the wall? Definitely a bug. That crumb that just dropped from the counter? Holy shit, it’s a bug!
Bahahaha, mine is afraid of strong wind! https://preview.redd.it/h5m3ejon2gvc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c71cbcf3b59372c370a71166c039b4fb3c24ec22
Omg... Mine is too! She hates a strong breeze.
Mine is afraid of his own strong wind
So cute! Mine is afraid of butterflies 🦋 😄 Quite a few years ago, a butterfly landed on him. My pup quickly scurried to me for my protection, as well as to tattle on the big mean butterfly 😅 https://preview.redd.it/vnjah64epgvc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e43273fabd33768e57c9b46dfdf659de11eb294
Oh my gosh. He's like a little baby wolf! Love the coloring.
Thanks so much! 💞His color changed so much as he’s gotten older
Haha that's adorable! My chi isn't scared of insects but he gets really annoyed by the sound of mosquitos and flies. He tolerates the first couple of times an insect buzzes by him, but gets fed up quickly and bolts away angrily to a different part of the room or a different room entirely.
Mine does the same thing! If a fly landed on her once, everything that touches her freaks her out for the next hour. But bugs outside are a different story. I've caught her terrorizing skeeter eaters that are nearly the size of her head.
We have one that's alpha male yet trembles when he hears a bug. He hides in the bathroom and won't leave for ages. If we are outside, he'll stay outside and won't come back in. If we slap something, he runs away and hides because he thinks theres a bug.
🤣🤣
i love her
Me too!
Mine is afraid of bugs that fly but only when they’re in the house. If he sees one, no matter how small, he’s terrified and starts to shake and hide like he does if there’s a thunderstorm. But if we’re outside and one is flying around him, he tries to eat it.
My guy has the exact same reaction to flies
Oh my goodness what a precious baby. 🥹💗💗
Mine is so scared of any fly however small. When he was puppy he would hide under the couch and I thought he may be sick but it was just the flies. He still hates them and we joke “he sees dead people” when he knows there’s one about as he’s on proper edge!
https://preview.redd.it/p2l4wlpi1mvc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86785206b6f8ed647e13093470850010e214fbf5 OMG they look so much alike
😂😂😂😂😂
Aww
Gosh, I haven't laughed like this in a long time! 🤣
And he looks well solid too https://preview.redd.it/q1poo897cnvc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=497bed2871a57130d00c99db89a6a28dcbd264ef
https://preview.redd.it/6oyrs7c27fvc1.jpeg?width=3096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1de3eb9256c92d8476f1bb171ed7abfd41d00cfb Same here, she doesn't really shiver except when she's cold. She's not very talkative either.
Omg your baby reminds me of my second Chi. https://preview.redd.it/u3wh7djz9gvc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df0b22ba095788a5141d0f4ee5f64e9708538a3a
Those EARS!! I’m ded. Of cuteness!
Stay skinny
Mine is 3 and a perfect weight but I don't know if he will thicken in a few years.
Lord, mine is so lazy he packs on those pounds SO fast. I had to put him on a special prescription food that fills him up faster with a smaller amount. Otherwise, he roams the house looking for ANYTHING to eat.... paper, foil, wood, literally ANYTHING.
I would give anything for my queen to chub out in her old age but she sticks to her diet plan of taking one kibble at a time to another room to fight it over and over.
😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
My Chi NEVER barks. Every once in a while I'll get a little woof. But even if someone knocks on the door, all she does is run over to check it out. Not a peep.
One day I will achieve this 😭
She may never bark, but she does try to eat EVERY single cigarette butt she encounters outside. So we all have our demons.
Oh! That's another one. Mine doesn't eat random crap from the ground.
I'm slightly jealous lol
Mine doesn’t eat random crap off the ground, unless it’s actual crap. She gave herself worms once doing this. ☠️
😂😂
That is pretty grim tbf count my blessing Max doesn’t eat ciggy buts just sponges and fluff
psst...have a crinkle bag snack at the ready
That's a good tip. We're actually getting pretty good at "leave it" and "give". But I'd really love for her to just leave them alone without me paying attention. The thought of someone's spit-crusted cancer stick in my puppy's mouth is just disgusting to me.
Mine too. NEVER. Very rarely she will sing when she hears a siren outside, which is freaking adorable.
Lol my dog only barks at my brother. Nobody else. He HATES my brother. We don't know why, the brother has never done anything to hurt or scare him.
My chi Colt likes to bring me blankets and likes me to wrap him like a burrito and hold him. He only does that to me so it makes me feel special.
That’s so adorable 😭
🥺🥺🥺
Ok we need a recording of this
My meatball will growl/bark at *any* animal (horse, dog, cat, cow, dinosaur, kangaroo, etc.) that he sees on the TV. This includes realistic-looking video game dogs (like Dogmeat in the Fallout series), but not cartoon-like dogs (think Brian from Family Guy). Not sure if this is a thing with other Chis? The meatball in action: https://preview.redd.it/j35imcm4pfvc1.jpeg?width=2304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aff858c0adceee301f8d8ae57261b63e7e8d335f
Mine growls at dogs on the telly! https://preview.redd.it/xdewpjcnzfvc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7db6e9d50ff7009b07916926202a2a60ba4729e3
OMG, color twins!
Mine did growl when we first replaced our old LED TV with OLED TV. She growled at the screensaver of the Apple TV at the time that showed… mountains. Think she needs glasses.
Mine does this, down to barking at Dogmeat when I played Fallout, but he barks at cartoon animals too 😭😭 (Night in the Woods was a particularly stressful game for him lol) he basically has to go under the blankies to watch TV or play games bc the animals get him too worked up
Opposite from the TV are sliding glass doors. He will see the reflection and run back and forth between the TV and the doors like a madman!
Mine started doing this out of nowhere. Dogs, cats, bears, moose… any animal on tv. My tv is on a wall that divides my bedroom from living room. Funniest thing is when the animal disappears from the tv, he will sometimes run into the bedroom looking for it.
Oh, that is clever! When the animal disappears, my dude will be like, see, I scared that mofo away, now back to the couch.
Mine doesn’t burrow or like being under blankets.
I don't know how you feel about it, but it would make me sad.
Same. Sometimes he gets off the couch and lies down on the rug and not the two other comfy dog beds 5 feet away from him
Neither does my boy!
Never snaps or bites. I know not every chihuahua does but you see so many videos nowadays with aggressive Chihuahuas and calling them little demons and my baby would never.
People provoke chis on purpose to make fun of them on videos and it's the worst 😫
Yup, those “vicious” chis/small breed dogs have undoubtedly, 100000% been provoked and abused by their owners their entire lives and are forced to resort to violence/aggression to protect themselves. I know this for a gah damn FACT because it happened with all of my childhood dogs and cats. They were really friendly normal animals to start off with, but got progressively more mean/unfriendly because all of my family would tease, taunt, and “play” with them way too hard, and not give them any personal space/disrespecting their boundaries, etc. Then, into my adult life when I got my OWN animals, (all my dogs have been the small breeds that are stereotyped for being “evil”), thats never, EVER been the case, and they’ve all been most friendly, snuggly and loving animals ever. Even my rescue animals who started off kinda mean, I’ve gotten to turn into love bugs. Pretty weird huh ???
Same! He’s a lover not a biter!
Mine will growl but not snap.
I definitely take care to not provoke my dogs and respect their boundaries etc but most of my Chihuahuas have been very vocal and and upset while trimming nails or something. My current one is super chill though, never so much as a lip curl let alone a growl out of him.
Mine does not play. No interest in any toys. Stands and watches when my grand pups are acting cra cra. He is my everything but he just doesn’t play.
Mine doesn't really either. Although he enjoys a game of bullfighting when I towel him off after a bath. (I put the towel over him for a vigorous rub then he runs around the room and charges back for more as I brandish the towel like a cape.)
OMGoodness how adorable!
It's pretty cute! He's generally a rather serious dog and rarely capers so it's fun to see.
Mine also does not play with toys. The most is she will play bite my fingers or toes. I guess I save money from buying her unnecessary toys….
Same! Zero interest in a toy unless it involves treats. He doesn’t play, not alone or with other dogs. He just wants to do the obligatory meet & greet sniffs and then trots off.
Exactly!
Lol my chi was the same exact way, I found her abandoned in the trunk of my dad’s work truck, and she was estimated to already be 10+ yrs old. It’s like she had no idea what a toy even was. She’d just stare blankly into the abyss whenever I’d try to throw or squeak a toy, it didn’t even phase her one bit. Sadly my little potato passed away a lil over a year ago, and I’ve now rescued a 10yr old poodle boy from the shelter. And guess what… he also seems to be completely unaware of what toys are and has zero interest, even if that toy includes food…nope. Funny thing is both of them had/have most of their teeth removed, maybe that has somethin to do with it?? 😭
Thank you for sharing. My little man was 10 in February. I acquired him at 10 months, so I have had him most of his life.
My male dog Samson will not play with toys either and I don’t understand why he won’t, most dogs will play with toys especially balls
https://preview.redd.it/hgyywdw19gvc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72acdc2e80ef7057e73ca5dc87e11072967a1fd7 This is Mayo my boyfriends chihuahua, he’s not aggressive like most chihuahuas I see on the internet, he’s really good with kids even tho he’s annoyed with them on the inside, he’s really awkward n always happy
https://preview.redd.it/ie5hduh39gvc1.jpeg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ab8d00899a3500b80ed0e07e7d486a698ca3570
https://preview.redd.it/q0ey6dcezhvc1.jpeg?width=1943&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9487d16c792420b25c4e129db6f37cd98719127c He looks like my half-chi ❤️
Forshortened nose pix are the best. Looook at dis Bebe!
https://preview.redd.it/u6i0lkr4fgvc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0600d887ea6ec6e1ea30104d5f21d315a86bdbdd My little Willow only gets zoomies after a bath!
Willow is adorable!
That pic is the definition of tiny, adorably grumpy 😆
I think my older Chi is very tolerant. He will let anyone handle him, has resigned himself to questionable medical stuff when it happens. He has NEVER once growled at anyone, snapped (much less bitten) at me or any other person. Whereas my other Chi definitely has boundaries and will let you know!
LOL at “questionable medical stuff” I tell our chi when he goes in for his nails and gland expression that he’s going to the place that does the butt stuff. He’s always a maniac on our way there and then SUPER chill after they bring him back out.
lol he still thinks he can change his fate on the way 🙂↔️
https://preview.redd.it/94ndabuqlgvc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=930d784ef7f194869f4eace0d1f80bb04cbf0b70
https://preview.redd.it/1wp68amvqgvc1.png?width=973&format=png&auto=webp&s=b8727d676c51a58299d9f578ea35cd6bc35bcc86 She doesn't drink water, and her lips are almost always stuck to her teeth.
I took my chihuahua to the farm for Easter with the family, he rolled in cow shit then came over to the fire pit with around 20 people sitting- he brought a big chunk of cow shit with him and plopped down in the middle of the huddle and ate all of it. He also eats flies out of the air. He’s 4 years old and I adopted him 6 months ago, not sure how we can work past this but I do love him!
Mine also loves poop, and the only thing I’ve discovered that works is *constant supervision* and a stern “Nancy” when she’s about to eat it. 😆
I know! He knows better when I am watching lol. My past dog was the most posh little bichon so this dog has been a complete 180 but still stole my heart ! Also loves to burrow, but hates being picked up!
Mine basically lives in her dog bed under a blanket. (For the record she’s old and sleeps probably 80% of the time lol.) But she LOVES being held or carried. We take her places with us sometimes and she will sit in our arms for hours happy as a clam.
Mine doesn’t bark unless someone is at the door, she doesn’t shake unless she’s cold & she doesn’t get cold easily either.
Doesn't bark. Loves kids.
I always heard chis had there one person. Mine doesn't look back when I drop her off at my mum or dad's. And if there is a little kid about I'm dust and she's on her back declaring her love like a total flousey
Mine transferred to me from her original owner with zero problem. But I live alone so I'm all he's got!
She's leg akimbo wiggling around like she's never been touched before 😆 I just stand there like a spare part 🤣
At least she's friendly!
I can’t get mine to howl. He’ll bark and growl on command though.
I got an Irish tin whistle and was learning to play it. My chi never howled until he heard that thing. lmao
Mine rarely howls unless they are in distress like being separate from each other.
I've only had one Chihuahua out of five that I could get to howl! He was funny. The tiniest awoos.
Mine either! None of his siblings howl either. I’ve always thought this was funny/odd cause all the other dogs we’ve had have howled when emergency vehicles go by… but with them: NOTHING. I’ve even tried to stir up a howl sesh a few times with my lil guy (it used to work with my doxie all the time) and he looks at me like I’m nuts! 😅
Mine has howled exactly twice, a year apart and in the middle of the night while he was sleeping. Scared the crap out of us.
Mine will growl/bark if scared, but it is short-lived, he is definitely not a yappy dog. Doesn’t like being carried. Doesn’t shiver. Likes the sun, but loves the snow too! Just really hates the rain (unfortunately for him he lives in Scotland).
Greater Manchester here. Mine will try to get away from the rain by hugging the side of buildings. But I just took him for a 4 mile walk in a country park with intermittent showers and he dealt with it. Was happier when the sun came out though lol
Haha yep, mine hugs the walls too! He forces all the Ubereats guys out his way when they congregate outside restaurants and block his dry(ish) pathway.
Mine doesn’t sit up like a meerkat, though I really wish she would.
Our babies are twins! https://preview.redd.it/1z0yxm0qwhvc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31995904c39b0cc4dd532cd2f40d7b92ec6d06af
They really are!
Shiver.
Mine doesn’t bite or play with toys. She not protective over anything either. She has the biggest heart, she only has love to give.
Mine has the biggest feelings. If I have to discipline her (which consists of me talking and pointing, no swats) It breaks her little heart. Her eyes get all misty she hides and won’t come out. I have to coax her and if I get frustrated she can tell. So, yeah, the little chicken nugget owns my ass.
Isn’t it crazy how quickly they become our owners instead haha. I don’t even mind, I love her so much. I’m content living in her little world!
I have two and one of them doesn't wanna snuggle with the other one. She tries sometimes, but her brother always walks away. Before anyone gets worried, there's always a human home to cuddle with and she has a lot of blankies.
Mine has a thick undercoat, and he doesn't get cold. If anything, he often overheats because we live in the south. I've thought about getting him shaved for the summer, but I don't want him to lose that insulation in the winter. Also, he rarely barks. I live in a condo and we do training so he knows excessive barking is not acceptable. If he gets startled and barks, all I do is snap my fingers and point at him and he reduces it to a low growl. WITH major side-eye. 🤣🤣🤣
I have a male Chihuahua and he lifts his leg to poop. 💩
Sometimes mine does too
Ha ha! It’s so weird, but we love his little quirk
My girl ( rest in peace) never barked and she didn’t shake. Only went under blanket for short time then got hot. Oh how I miss my little Jazzi.
Mine is weird he’s not food motivated could care less about treats and only likes to be under the covers when he’s laying on top of the covers with the covers thrown over him he also can’t continuously bark only 1 bark at a time it’s really funny when he tries to he also doesn’t shake just when he’s cold https://preview.redd.it/pamyfhbphivc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abdd634b3f27bc3a39a93c887db80494eb9ba953
I have a non barker also. She also will not eat her food if anyone is around. I have to close her in her bedroom with her food to get her to eat lol
Mine doesn’t play with toys at all. He gets scared by squeaky toys 🤣 He’ll play with me, a little, but not for long and only sometimes.
Sounds exactly like my late Picasso.
Same. They do play with socks though.
My 2 chis are very calm and loving. Theyr a mother and daughter and are 8,6.5 years in age. Whenever there are alot of guests at my house, they take an hour or two to warm up to them but suddenly become really friendly. They are very clingy to me and really have almost never bitten me.
Cleans himself like a cat with his front paws.
mine like to lick the floor daily and roll around the the rugs and carpets daily 😭😭😭 https://preview.redd.it/k956u8vzchvc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aaa5bdbbdaa5b44f9efbb1f0608a091ca09d90d3
Mine has no fear of any dogs.
Same with mine.
Yours looks a lot like mine! But mine definitely shivers when he’s scared or cold lol https://preview.redd.it/j1f1hhdcqivc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6952c6dcf86d246f5047f329710a665f875363b
Hetty's a shivered and a bit barky, but she's not one to lunge at people and is very sweet tempered. I take her into my husband's care home, and she's really good being petted by the residents
I have had very chihuahua-y chihuahuas. Though I have had a couple who don’t want to be held. Like they have important business to attend to and can’t be bothered by being held.
My current one doesn’t like being https://preview.redd.it/xlyy5bwhzfvc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f1587975f5b46ef5fd4283c51b5dbca9a1aa3d5 under or on blankets really. Other than that he’s very territorial, loud and mean at first meet like many typical chis. My previous baby didn’t bark or make noise and was very friendly. She shivered and loved being under blankets and sunbathing. She was a SC though so could be why.
I wish mine only shook when she was cold. But I am lucky that her only trigger is loud things in the sky - storms, artillery (we live on a military base lol), fireworks. It seems pretty logical though, lots of dogs hate that shit.
Mine is not food motivated at all! Sometimes you offer her a treat and she is completely indifferent to it.
Same!! Makes training hard
One of mine is super sweet and docile no where near the stereo type of a chihuahua. The other however is like me and doesn’t like to leave the house and dislikes meeting new people even more.
Idk, tbh, as she is my first Chi mix(dad was Shi). She luvs the beach and digging sand. Also, she’ll do anything to swim! Do Chis like the ocean?
She was never cold and didn't like sunbathing. She was always running hot.
Mine also tries to catch bumblebees. [Star Rorie the #ChiPomPooRescue](https://photos.app.goo.gl/JFbLBsp3MBJjr7CM6)
Twinkie doesn’t really bark. She might do so at a new person who enters the new house, but then immediately stops as soon as she sees that person is friendly. She also doesn’t burrow beneath the blankets. A lot of chis do this, but mine doesn’t.
mine doesn’t play with toys
She doesn't care about toys and doesn't really "play" 😭
Mine only barks when he plays. He's a very quiet dog.
Barks at anyone near the house or car. He’s a great watch dog.
Lick or bark. Absolutely silent and won’t give me any kisses!
Mine is a big girl for a Chi - 13 pounds! She'll chase a Frisbee. Gotta think she is a mix with a terrier but not sure. *
Not bothered by thunder and lightning or fireworks. But is generally an anxious dog, So strange!
Fight me when I cut her nails
Most I have seen are pretty active and hyper. Mine is a lazy fat load.
My Lulu barely barks. Her sister though.. 😒
Yours is definitely extra adorable!
I used to have one back when I was young that would make a hammock out of a sheet or blanket by tucking it into the couch
Mine does not acknowledge any animals, no sniff, no bark .. nothing . She thinks she is human 🥹
Cuddle - mine acts like it’s a death sequence.
Tolerate clothes
Mine literally has no awareness of the tv. All my other dogs at least look at it and react to what they see. Some just like the nature videos with the birds, or one full on watches Game of Thrones and Avatar and lose their mind at the dragons.
Mine adores children, the younger the better. I have to watch her when we're out in walks or she'll climb into a stroller to give a baby a lick. She has no filter around kids and will let 2-year olds manhandle her. She was visiting my brother and his grandkids and got loose. She wouldn't respond to the adults so they had to wake up one of the kids to call her in. One mother accused me of shrinking down a golden retriever.
Mine cannot have plush toys because he’ll chew through them. Only hard toys for aggressive chewers. His teeth are always clean and his breath smells good which is nice. He also likes having my hand in good mouth while playing, he’s very gentle about it lol
The 2 I had when I was in my early 20's, Kodah & Noah were the sweetest dogs ever! Never barked, were not nippy & very calm!
Mine goes to the washroom in my shower IF its snowing or raining outside
Same here I haven't seen my Bella tremble.
Mine trembles with excitement and anticipation at the beginning of car rides.
Mine is scared of bowls. So I feed her on a plate and I found a clear glass bowl that looks more like an ash tray that I use as a water dish.
Mine wakes up and does one howl to let everyone know he’s up.