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Caryn - 2013-03-11
Lilly is still a very active and smart chichi. I think that she thinks that we are her pets. LOL She loves people, but hates dogs. Her first pet cat has since passed away and her Lovebird, but she now plays with her Siamese Angora cat named Summer Sugar. Lilly barks at her when I scold the cat, and is like her older sister. She loves to try and catch Anoles and barks at squirrels and birds. Loves her toys, small and big. Even plays hide and go seek. Great little dog, big heart.

michelle - 2009-12-31
Oooh, he is so cute...... But my maltese is cuter then all malteses in the world!

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Desmari - 2011-02-19
Pom Pom is the best.
Sapphire - 2011-06-09
Yours may be cute,but my Aunts has got to be the bomb!

Sal - 2012-09-06
The dog in this pic looks EXACTLY like mine must have as a pup, floppy ears and all. Does anyone know if that is a full PowderPuff or not? I rescued my pup at 2.5 yrs old so we don't know if he's pure. Any input is appreciated!

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Clarice Brough - 2012-09-17
Not sure, the contributor said it was a full Powder Puff.

Deena - 2013-02-15
I just got a 3 month old applehead chihuahua and the lady i got it from said she eats puppy chow... is this ok for her to eat?

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-02-16
I would use a higher quality food. Look at ingrdients, you do not want the first ingredient to be a filler like corn.

patti casey - 2013-04-28
Any one know how keep short haired Chihuahua from Shedding so much?

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Clarice Brough - 2013-04-28
Shedding can be caused by stress, a food alergy, and Warm weather can contribute to shedding too, as they go through a coat change. A bath as well as daily brushing will help. A high qualtity dog food can also help reduce the shedding some.

Peter - 2013-04-23
my powder puff has been itching his eye alot but when ever we try to make him stop he will try to bite me? and under his eye is a penny sized red soar...PLEASE help i dont want my baby to go blind!

Jonathan Seer - 2009-09-18
A Chin's diet should ideally consist of foods that contain fish, poultry, white rice, corn, and soy. WHAT, this is NONSENSE - and straight from a Dog Food product!

Gee no wonder Chins don't live very long!!!

Soy is a huge reason why dogs in general have so many skin conditions and infections 0 and Japanese Chins are particularly susceptible.

Soy isoflavins are "estrogen precursors" and dog food companies KNOW this, but don't care, because it's a super cheap way to bulk up dog food.

Isoflavens, being estrogen related compounds, play havoc with a Japanese Chin's reproductive system, and help make them far more suseptable to reproductive illnesses, because they're hormones are always way out of balance thanks to SOY!

Corn, gluten? Gee if millions of humans suffer from the horrible condition known as ciliac disease from eating this, what do you think it does to a Japanese Chin? I mean we're omnivores and eat plant and animals. Japanese Chins no matter what they eat have a digestive tract designed to process animal products ONLY. If Corn and the often included gluten are so bad for us humans, it's can be toxic, life-threatening to Japanese Chins - thus they're much shorter than usual lifespan.

IDEALLY, being a carnivore, Japanese Chins should have a diet consisting of meat by products, bone by products, bones, meat, animal organs. They'll eat lots of other things, but unless it's animal based, they won't be able to digest it, and quite often be hypersensative to plant compounds that are perfectly fine for humans.

I'm an owner of many chins for several years, and NONE of mine EVER get sick. The only reason they've ever gone to the vet is for shots. They do NOT have skin problems, NO breathing problems, NO knee problems and so on and so on - and it's because I feed them the way carnivores should be fed.

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Kelly - 2010-02-26
Your comments make a lot of sense. I have a japanese chin and dont want to feed him processed pet food. What do you recomend a good homemade "carnivores" diet should be?
Kiyo - 2010-11-26
So what do carnivores eat or what do you exactly feed them, I have a 6 years old
chin and I am trying to figure out what exactly to feed him.
raven - 2013-03-29
I have a chin mix, who will not eat dog food.When she was younger it was real hard to keep her sugar and weight up. But her vet said to feed her fish. She is thriving now. :) but she still will not touch dog food or store bought dog treats.
Helen - 2013-04-22
Can you tell me what you feed your chins we have a 5 month old pup and have been feeding him eukanuba small breed puppy food as recommended by the breeder but he has become bored of this so we have given him chicken ,salmon ,mackerel,sardines and turkey but feel he needs a high quality cibble to achieve a balanced diet and healthy coat please help

Anonymous - 2013-03-28
there is a comment on here about the Chins' diet containing corn. I was told when I purchased my Japanese chin that the breed is allergic to corn. After my dog accidently ate some cat food containing corn I found this to be true. DO NOT feed your Japanese chin anything containing corn if you value their health!

Jim - 2012-11-07
What's the best way to clip nails on a dog that....won't let you and/or hyper(without going to the vet)?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-11-07
A groomer? I don't know any other way except to place the pup in my lap and hold him still with my legs and just clip the toenails. I don't try and do 20 toenails at one time - just a few here and there as he is calm and sorta 1/2 asleep in my lap.
Jim - 2012-12-01
Well I tried to clip his nails but he won't let me. I tried to hold his paw and he backs off. He almost bit me and I think he senses that he will get hurt. I tried talking to him and my wife did too. we tried giving him a treat but still NO WAY BUDDY! I pray for the groomer.
Charlie Roche - 2012-12-01
Will he let you file them - all you really need to do is take the real points off so he doesn't scrath you when jumping up. Walking on the sidewalk will even do it.
Toni - 2012-12-03
It takes two for my Bonnie's claws to get clipped. The groomer does the work while I hold her paws so that she can just barely touch the table top. Doing that keeps her mind on getting her feet under her and takes her attention off the clippers, which the groomer uses very quickly. Then she clips the long bunny feet Bonnie gets in winter, big, fluffy snow shoes on her delicate little paws. She doesn't like having her bunny feet clipped any more than having her claws clipped.
Jim - 2012-12-04
All IS good now. My wife took him over to her sisters place (walked the dog there...less than a half a mile). She clipped them. It took both of them but it got the job done. My wife said he pulled her all the way going there, so he knew where he wanted to go. She has 5 dogs, 4 long haired chihushuas (our dogs mother,father, and his brothers so he has one heck of a time when he goes there. :) OH, the device we tried to use was 'Pedi-Paws.'
Mary Goodwill - 2013-03-24
This method works well for me...I wrap her in a small blanket all legs except the one I am clipping. It limits her squirming. If there is someone else around I have them hold her also which is a help.

Jim - 2012-12-22
Having this sweet dog is like another kid in the house. We have to 'spell' OUT, WALK, PLAY, FOOD, jeez I could swear he has learned our language better than someone using Rosetta Stone.

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Jim - 2012-12-30
Funny thing is my wife calles him 'a punk' when he gets into something. 'Get outa there you little punk' then seeing him running out of the room SHE had left open.
Mary Goodwill - 2013-03-24
That is so funny...just like my long haired. Sometimes it is like she even knows what I am thinking! I never mention going to the vet but when that day comes she hides when I say let's go BYE....usually she loves her rides in the car! These pets are smarter then we are!

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