[Ashley V]

My biggest problems have been with children. Chip doesn't like kids and I'm finding all too often that parents don't watch their kids and they come over and surround him and then he gets defensive. One time we were at the pet store look at the hamsters and this group of 5 kids came over and cornered him by the cages and started pulling at his hair. He was so scared and he was still a puppy then! I picked him up so fast and told those kids they need to learn how to treat a dog. Another time this little kid came up and actually asked if he could pet my dogs. I told him he could pet "the big one" and "not the little one" so I was trying to hold Smokey still so the kid could pet him. Smokey is just overbearing and the kid was only about 4 (and the mother wasn't even in sight). So as I was trying to settle Smokey down, the kid starts chasing Chip around me. Chip is trying to hide from him and get away and I keep telling the kid "no you can pet this one". Finally Chip stops, turns around, and shows his teeth. The kid stops and backs away then runs to his mom (who finally showed up) and said Chip was mean! He's not mean, he just doesn't like kids and I tried to tell him! Another time I was at the mall and standing outside one of the stores. Chip was maybe about 5 months old and still looked very much like a puppy. This little kid ran (literally) up to me screaming "PUPPPPPPPPPPPPPY!" Chip was so scared he hid behind my legs. The kid started trying to pet Chip. Thankfully, the mother took her kid away.

Here is a cute story though! We took the pups to the river to swim and play... well we were walking back to the car and walked past this family... this little kid (probably like 3) says loudly "Look Mommy! It's a CHIHUAHUA!"