So the parents are pretty much talked into letting me get a chihuahua! The only down side to this, is that my mom's making me get rid of Tessa, my tegu lizard. My mom's afraid of her (she's aggressive and big, close to 30 inches and still growing) and said she does not want an animal in the house she doesn't trust. Tessa's one of those lizards that just won't tame down no matter how much you work with them. (I spend minimum 1 hour a day with my lizards, even more with Tessa trying to calm her down and make her friendly).
Anyways ( I seem to get off topic so easily
lol) my mom and I have been on the chi hunt for about 4-5 days now! We are having absolutely no luck at all and it's making me start to wonder... were considering buying online, but with the shipping prices and everything it seems like too much money. After calling about 7 different breeders from adds in the paper, our results are not the best. First off, there were a few rude people who just said "they're sold" and hung up the phone on us! Then a few more only had males. One woman had 2 females and we went to look at them on monday. First off it took us 20 minutes standing in line at the bank, then it took us over an hour to get to her house and we got lost! Then when we get there, 2 women and a kid got there literally 2 minutes before us and right when we walked up they shoved the money at the woman and took off with one of the only female puppies! However, the neighborhood the woman lived in was not very good at all (my mom was afraid to get out of the car because she thought people would come rob it and take parts...) and when we saw the adult breeders, they didnt look to pampered at all. Kind of just looked like worn out breeders. Also, the puppies were NOT vet checked, NO shots, or wormed, and they wanted $325 each... not quite the best experience lol
One breeder woman was out of females, however she said she knew other breeders and would call around and try to find 2 female puppies for us by the end of the week. this was back on monday so we're calling her tomorrow to see what's up. She seems very nice, but we're wondering if she's going to find the puppies and then try to sell them to us for more money, who knows but it's still a nice gesture.
Now for the questions! (lol I know it didnt seem like they were ever coming the way I go on and on)
One woman talked about the chihuahua puppies being 7 weeks old and you have to feed them out of an eye dropper every few hours. At 7 weeks, shouldnt they be able to eat actual dog food? This sounded somewhat fishy to me, is this normal? I never heard of puppies at that age having to be fed every 2 hours, formula stuff with an eye dropper! I know they are small and fragile, but still. Also, she mentioned about putting honey in the water to keep the blood sugar level up...is this even good for them? Anyone else think this is weird, or is it normal stuff you have to do for chi puppies? Any input is appreciated!
Anyways ( I seem to get off topic so easily
One breeder woman was out of females, however she said she knew other breeders and would call around and try to find 2 female puppies for us by the end of the week. this was back on monday so we're calling her tomorrow to see what's up. She seems very nice, but we're wondering if she's going to find the puppies and then try to sell them to us for more money, who knows but it's still a nice gesture.
Now for the questions! (lol I know it didnt seem like they were ever coming the way I go on and on)
One woman talked about the chihuahua puppies being 7 weeks old and you have to feed them out of an eye dropper every few hours. At 7 weeks, shouldnt they be able to eat actual dog food? This sounded somewhat fishy to me, is this normal? I never heard of puppies at that age having to be fed every 2 hours, formula stuff with an eye dropper! I know they are small and fragile, but still. Also, she mentioned about putting honey in the water to keep the blood sugar level up...is this even good for them? Anyone else think this is weird, or is it normal stuff you have to do for chi puppies? Any input is appreciated!