I have 3 chis in my house, and they are one of the most amazing breed of dogs ever. Like with any breed, yorkie, great dane, chihuahua, whatever, it depends on their enviroment from day one, how they were raised, and the people and dogs they were around. ALL of my chis are people and dog friendly. They love going to dog parks and love having guests over. People have such bad ideas about chihuahuas, that they are aggressive, mean to people and dogs, that they are "ankle biters", so on... I have never experienced this in my life. I have owned chihuahuas since I was 5 years old. YES, chihuahuas are VERY one person oriented, BUT, I would like to know of a dog of any breed that isnt. ALL animals click with one person on a deeper level, but it doesnt mean that they don't like other people too. I am very close to one of my male chi's. We have a very special bond, I hand raised him and litterally never put him down since he was a few weeks old. But, he loves everyone else in my family as well, and I have yet to meet a person and dog, that he doesnt like. It really just depends on the dog, and their owner as well. I really learned this from the DOG Whisperer, Cesar Milan. Did anyone else see the "crazy chihuahuas" on his show (yes, there was more than one!) Throughout most of his time with them, the reason these chihuahuas were so "crazy", was because of the owners, and the behavior that the owners ALLOWED them to get away with!! It was the owners who needed some coaching too, but not on how to deal with the dog, on how to stop their "behavior"!! |