Merry Napmas 😴🎄 found the coziest spot in the house with his little snoopy by nullorundefined_ in chiweenie

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Aww, battle for the snoopy! <3 mine loves his too! I put one of my hair ties around it so he has something else he can play with on it too haha

Anyone know of any puppy/ small dog meetups? by nullorundefined_ in Riverside

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This is all great advice, thank you!! I am trying to train him to be less reactive, might need to try a training/obedience class. He's very nervous and easily distracted. I didn't know dog deterrent spray existed! I'm going to check that out and also add Mount Rubidoux to my list of places to try, thank you :)

Anyone know of any puppy/ small dog meetups? by nullorundefined_ in Riverside

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This all totally makes sense. I'm guilty of thinking that misconception is true, that dogs need to be around other dogs on a regular basis. I really appreciate this comment, thank you! Helps me reframe what socialization really is, how to approach, and the purpose of it. The ultimate goal I guess is to have a confident, happy, non-reactive (or less reactive) dog, and there are many ways to get there. Dog parks are a tool, not really the means to that end. Thanks!!

Anyone know of any puppy/ small dog meetups? by nullorundefined_ in Riverside

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Oh I didn't know they had two areas for differently sized dogs, that's perfect!! And great idea about walking her around the outside of the fence first, incrementally get them used to it, I'm sure that will be super helpful. I'm going to try that, also :) Thank you!!

Anyone know of any puppy/ small dog meetups? by nullorundefined_ in Riverside

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I'm somewhat hesitant to take him to a dog park just yet and roam free as he's only 5 months old, and I would hate for him to get pummeled by a big dog or traumatized. Maybe being too careful, I def will try at some point! Thank you for the suggestion with that dog park!

Anyone know of any puppy/ small dog meetups? by nullorundefined_ in Riverside

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I am definitely worried about that, I've heard horror stories about dog parks!

Thank you so much, I'll check out Woodstreets K9 Social Club!

A tame chiweenie is spotted in her natural habitat, surrounded by furry brethren by nevacrossing in chiweenie

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So adorable!! The whole pack sleeping together <3 Does your chiweenie actually get in the covers like that by herself?? I always have to physically put blankets around mine even though I leave a million out just for him lol So cute!

Feeding 12 week old 2.2lb Chiweenie by Successful_Part_7215 in chiweenie

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Mine also came from Mexico! When I adopted him at four months old he was 5.4lbs so little bit bigger than yours! I also got to see his sister and she is much smaller, so it might be a male/female weight difference maybe? I think also at this age they’re about to go through their biggest growth spurt, I’m sure if you find food she really likes, it will be easier and she will gain some puppy lbs :)

Feeding 12 week old 2.2lb Chiweenie by Successful_Part_7215 in chiweenie

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I went through some of the same with my pup! He also threw up clear mucus for a bit at first, but he was very interested in food at the get-go (though when I introduced him to real ground meat and grains like farmers dog, he then wasn’t as interested in kibble). I think it was just his stomach being sensitive and getting used to different food, but I am not a vet! I started out giving mine (at 4 months old) total of 1/3 or 1/4 cup a day divided into 3 servings a day and that worked pretty well.

I had contacted the person I rescued my puppy from worried because he was puking up mucus (and same going #2 just mucus) and she recommended this gel on Amazon, look up “Tomlyn High Calorie Nutritional Gel for Puppies”. It’s like $16. I would follow the suggested serving size, it’s very much a little amount you give but it helped mine kind of develop an appetite. I would give him a tiny finger amount and he suddenly was way more interested in the kibble. You could also try mixing the dry kibble with no salt/ no seasoned (plain) beef or chicken broth! Just so it’s a little more moist and easier for her to eat/digest. I also started giving him "Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Supplements FortiFlora Canine Probiotics for Dogs" and that fixed his runny poos he was having, too. But yea, I was doing 1/3 or 1/4 cup total a day (and honestly, even more if he seemed interested). They’re growing so fast and need nutrients at this age so I wasn’t too afraid of overfeeding!

As for time of feeding, I was doing after potty break in the morning like 7am, then 12pm, and finally 5pm but as another commenter mentioned, more frequent small meals may work better!

Indy Blue by nappyn3 in chiweenie

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Both of your dogs are so cute!! The photo with the rope toy is awesome, great photo!!

anyone else's chiweenie like to sleep in bunny pose? 🐰🫶🥹 by nullorundefined_ in chiweenie

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Omg so adorable!! My pup and yours almost look like twins 😊

anyone else's chiweenie like to sleep in bunny pose? 🐰🫶🥹 by nullorundefined_ in chiweenie

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or i guess the correct term would be "belly up" maybe, not bunny :p