I have a chihuahua she turned 6 1/31 and we recently added a toy poodle in November. The chi was our first and she wishes she was the only one still, she would rather all the dogs leave her alone, but I love her to pieces. She just needs her own space. The poodle is a ball of energy now and super sweet. The chi has hardly any maintanence, bath and a little brush every couple weeks. The poodle requires clipping(I do it every couple of weeks myself), bathing and drying and ear plucking. I would probably suggest the poodle, although my yorkie gets along with the chi and poodle. I think it just depends on your dog as to which would get along better, I think a chi would do better if it isn't the first dog and you introduce it to other dogs as a puppy. My chi was an only dog for about 2 years, so not use to other dogs much at all until we brought a pom then a yorkie then a poodle. Godd luck in your search and decision. |