Teacup Chihuahua: A Friendly Personality

Teacup Chihuahuas are adored for their physical fitness. Although they are very small in size, it does not really inhibit their spirit of being a healthier dog than all other breeds of same size. Teacup Chihuahuas can easily become your best companion with its sweet and loving personality. If an unfamiliar person comes into your home, usually a Teacup Chihuahua will bark a lot. However, they can turn out to be a friend once the person becomes familiar to the dog.

The body of Teacup Chihuahuas can be covered with either long or short coat. Most commonly, people do not have allergic reactions to the hair of a Teacup Chihuahua even if the same people are allergic to other dog or cat hair. A thorough and customary grooming is important for healthy management of the hair of Teacup Chihuahuas. It is highly recommended to take the dog to the professional groomer in order to keep the hair in proper shape.

Exposure to soft daylight and fresh air can keep your Teacup Chihuahuas lively. All Teacup Chihuahuas need a walk in the sunshine and they also need to do regular exercise. However, if you take your Teacup Chihuahuas for a walk, you should pay close attention due to the friendly nature of these dogs. Most commonly, the Teacup Chihuahua loves to greet other dog while they are walking, which is potentially dangerous as there is always a chance for harm by a less friendly dog.

Due to their sweet and friendly nature Teacup Chihuahuas can make friends with other household animals such as other dogs or cats. Even in a strange environment, Teacup Chihuahuas show their friendliness to other bigger dogs without any apparent fear. However, you should be careful because not all dogs are as friendly as your Teacup Chihuahua. Teacup Chihuahuas become very friendly to pet cats, however you should take care in this case as well. The cats may use their claws while playing with your Teacup Chihuahuas, which may hurt the little dog, especially the eye areas.

While you consider buying a Teacup Chihuahua, you must be concerned about three essential needs. These are good nutrition, warmth and affection. Teacup Chihuahuas need to be fed three to four times a day until they become six months old. After that time twice daily will do. You must read the labels when buying the food for your dog so that you can be sure about your dog's nutrition because a balanced nutrition is crucially important. Otherwise, the dog may become overweight and become susceptible to developing crippling bone diseases.

In order to stay fit and healthy, the Teacup Chihuahua needs a warm and quiet place to sleep. Usually, you can see them playing energetically and then all of a sudden they fall asleep. The sleeping hours usually decrease as they age. Another important aspect is of course exercise. In order to retain good health and sound temperament, all Teacup Chihuahuas need regular exercise. Lack of exercise may impose improper behavioral patterns in Teacup Chihuahuas. Affection and a sense of being an integral part of a family makes them happiest. As they can be your best friend they also crave your companionship for life.

Sandra Dean is an experienced breeder, raiser and owner of dogs. Particularly there are two Chihuahua types, long haired and short haired Chihuahuas, however Teacup, "tiny toy" and other names are used to denote different sizes of Chihuahuas. Chihuahua information can be found in this article.