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staceyv · 06-27-2005, 09:48 PM

A puppy mill is a facility where purebred dogs are bred in bulk for money. Most of these dogs end up at petstores or sold through the internet. Never, ever buy a dog from a petstore!!! They breed without thought to the health, disposition or temperament of the dogs. They are crammed into small spaces and don't receive any human socialization.

These two cuties are going to take a lot of work just to have them get used to us. It might take a whole year before they're housebroken. Luckily, chihuahuas don't have too many breed-specific disorders, but it's very possible I'll be dealing with heart and/or knee problems in a few years. I don't mind. I need a project and I seem to have a lot of maternal instinct lately- but I don't want a kid! Chihuahuas are the perfect baby substitute!

My 10 year old only chi might be very, very jealous for awhile. I'll have to make sure to give him extra attention so he doesn't resent the newcomers. It should work out, though, because the girls are smaller than him and female...

Okay, okay, I'll shut up already! If everything goes as planned, I'll have to post some pictures next week!

Here's the dog I have now:

06-27-2005, 09:48 PM	#20
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	A puppy mill is a facility where purebred dogs are bred in bulk for money. Most of these dogs end up at petstores or sold through the internet. Never, ever buy a dog from a petstore!!! They breed without thought to the health, disposition or temperament of the dogs. They are crammed into small spaces and don't receive any human socialization. These two cuties are going to take a lot of work just to have them get used to us. It might take a whole year before they're housebroken. Luckily, chihuahuas don't have too many breed-specific disorders, but it's very possible I'll be dealing with heart and/or knee problems in a few years. I don't mind. I need a project and I seem to have a lot of maternal instinct lately- but I don't want a kid! Chihuahuas are the perfect baby substitute! My 10 year old only chi might be very, very jealous for awhile. I'll have to make sure to give him extra attention so he doesn't resent the newcomers. It should work out, though, because the girls are smaller than him and female... Okay, okay, I'll shut up already! If everything goes as planned, I'll have to post some pictures next week! Here's the dog I have now: Attached Images Last edited by staceyv; 06-27-2005 at 10:01 PM.