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wee tommy bubbles - always at your ankles wee tommy arrived on 27th April 2008, aged
10 weeks and weighing under two and a half pounds. a tiny little bundle of dynamite and most certainly all dog.
he is a fantastic specimen with a perfect domed head, excellent ear placement and again a perfect scissor bite. his colouring
is a most unusual blue/black and tan and he has the most fantastic paces and natural tail carriage.
great care is taken with the chi's around our younger children and other dogs because
they are so small. they are never allowed to run freely with all our bigger dogs and are never with
the smaller of our children without an adult supervising. we have several small crates placed around the house
so they has somewhere to go if they are feeling overwhelmed. this can be quite demanding so i would never recommend
that anyone with small children take on such a small pet unless they can be on hand 24/7.
we are being contacted on a regular basis by people who have bought an
unhealthy puppy without realising. in almost every case they have bought an extremely small expensive chihuahua puppy, tiny,
cute and adorable but often sadly, with a very limited life span.
good practice and experience suggest that
you do not buy from someone who has limited experience in the breed. most repuable breeders will stand over their puppies,
the very least is a replacement puppy from the next litter is the puppy dies at an early age from a congenital defect such
as hydrocephalus (water-on-the-brain), tracheal collapse, and seizures.
Puppies can suffer health problems even
when the breeder has done the best they can to ensure they have produced the healthiest puppies they can, sometimes things
just happen. one Kennel describes the 'tea cup myth' very well and we would advise everyone to follow the link
and be aware. http://www.kenneldrumadowney.co.uk/chihuahuas1.htm
know what you are getting into - google the
'chihuahua' to get as much information as you can. as we always advise, buy from reputable breeders who will stand
over their puppies. there is less chance of spending a fortune of hard earned cash at your vet and less chance of the
heartache of loosing a much loved new puppy.
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