Lets talk about a few dangers that might lurk in and around your home, and some other ideas and tip to help keep your new furbaby Chihuahua safe and out of harms way!
There are numerous risks to the Chihuahua that pet house owners simply don't seem to be conscious of, and which are far more of a crisis as in comparison with bigger puppies. A Chihuahua is an extraordinarily small canine and as a consequence faces many extra problems than you may think.
For instance, outdoors, a Chihuahua can quite simply end up a meal for a large bird of prey equivalent to a hawk, owl, or raven. They are able to also be carried off with no trouble by means of a wild animal like a coyote fox or bobcat. If you are living in a city, there are larger dogs that can wish to assault your dog effectively because of their size, certainly if there are dogs that view the Chihuahua as one more prey animal the same they might a rabbit or mole. It is easier and much wiser to hold the Chihuahua with you above the ground if there are larger animals around or when you see animal of prey. That you may also use a harness to drag your furbaby from danger! The unintended Chihuahua's could in get danger when a greater canine attacks them. Despite the fact that you may have a good behaved furbaby yourself, you can't necessarily believe it will not react to a bigger dog, in particular if your furbaby or the other dog is in heat.
When outside in your yard, have a good look at your fence to make certain it's suitable to your Chihuahua. Sometimes there could be a gap between the posts or between the gate and the gate post. Irrespective of how small it looks to you, they can effectively squeeze through. They are relatively oblivious to cars, so it could imply terrible issues if your furbaby gets out of the fence or gated area. They don't appear to recognise what happens to them in the event that they get in front of a automobile, or maybe they don't understand the risk of a automobile.
Different risks that the Chihuahua faces is the wintry weather weather. Chihuahua's have such soft paws, and when the ground is wet, cold or frozen, the Chihuahua can get frostbitten toes. Additionally, this style of canine must continuously put on a sweater or coat when outside, and must not spend colossal time outside within the winter even when wearing a protecting coat. Most Chihuahuas don't like the cold or rain so it is fairly handy to bring them in. Summer time also brings its own host of issues for the reason that they have an inclination to like the sun and will spend many hours lying out if allowed. They are going to overheat and most likely get heat stroke.
Keep them out of the sun as much as possible.
Once you take them inside there are nonetheless risks that still lurk. When you consider that they're small puppies that wish to be on top of furnishings they may be able to fall so far down that they are able to harm themselves. Slipping and falling from larger heights indoors is a recipe for fractures, inside accidents, and bruises with Chihuahuas. These puppies are quite curious and frequently try to investigate things which will lead to pulling things down on top of itself, which will also be a hazard.
Finally, Chihuahuas also are inclined to eat things that they mustn't like houseplants which can be toxic and other small things that they would choke on. They have very small mouths and equally small respiratory pipes, and swallowing even a marble can choke them. You must keep small items off of the ground due to the fact that they don't seem to mind what they put of their mouths. In some ways they're rather a lot like toddlers so we need to keep or eyes on our furbabys.
Miss Mildred was never a puppy that wanted to chew on things around the house I believe this is because I was very hands on with her and played with toys and started training her as soon as we got her home also she had many other dogs in her pack to play with and her best friend Odin the King Charles was just a few months older then her so they would play together all the time, yet Odin loves to chew on just about everything, he is my little brothers puppy, But he is with us when my brother works away on the mines so we have him three weeks out of the month! Yet I believe when he was first brought home he should have been trained straight away like I did with Miss Mildred, But we love him anyway even if he likes to eat your shoes and pillows if your not watching him and he gets bored. So yes they are just like toddlers as they can't be left alone and when they are quite and you can't see them be worried!
Miss Mildred and I Miss Squeak hope this was an enjoyable read for you all, as it was for myself to write.
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