| I got Lil Bit when she was 3 months old...i kept her in a pen in the "other bedroom" for a while. I also have a year old Chihuahua who is the greatest little doggie ...she uses the pee pee pads 100% of the time and doesn't chew up anything!!! I think she learned her "laziness" from living with the "aging greyhound" who sleeps ALL THE TIME!!! (she also RARELY barks..if you can believe that!!) I kept Lil Bit in the pen for about a month....but eventually started letting her stay out while I was gone for a "few minutes"...then gradually worked up to a couple hours . Now she is loose with the others.....but I know they just lay around and sleep most of the time. They are curled up on the couch. The chi sleeps under a heating pad and Lil Bit just stays up there with her.
I did have the one problem when "they" (can't decide if it was the chi or Lil Bit) who discovered the tiny little worn place on the couch seat...but "someone" decided to chew on that and remove a good portion of stuffing!!!
Otherwise I have been sooooooo lucky....everybody seems to be laid back and not too much trouble.
BUT.....my former yorkie....WOW...that is a different story (God rest his soul).....till the day he died at age 13 I had to keep everything out of his reach....!!!! And would even jump up onto the chair and table if the chairs weren't pushed in! |