1-18-10

Happy New year everyone! Its been a rough one for me. Almost lost a puppy, almost lost Max and almost lost a new born pup! When you read these words, please excuse the frustration! People, please, please, please don’t feed your puppy or dog anything other than dog/puppy food. It makes baby sitting a living hell! We almost lost a pup, because she was addicted to chicken!! She refused to eat regular dog food and nearly starved herself to death!!!!! This was a very frightening time. I have never had a pup simply refuse to eat, even when starving. Long story short, I had to boil chicken and feed the pup chicken for weeks, then I eventually/slowly mixed dry puppy food (iams puppy). After a while she became accustom to the smell (I guess) and began to eat some dry food. A few weeks later she was completely transitioned over to just dry food. I know what some of you are thinking, well did you try science diet, royal canine, ad, kd, id, you name it, Yes, yes, YES! I tried them all. I can only hope that none of you ever have to go through this, but if you do. I hope this helps! Happy new year!

11-2-09

Well the strangest thing occured this summer and I definitely need to share it. We had a record 100+ number of days here. I don’t remember the final number, but I know it was around 50 days of ridiculous heat! I’m sure it’s a nature thing that God has put into Dogs or something but, here’s what happened! We had 4 females either skip a heat or their heat came months late. Then of the females that were bred, the litters were 1 and 2 pups. Only Lita had 4 and that’s cause Thunder is a Super stud! Ok, enough joking, the point of this story is, as a breeder give your Dam’s a chance. Don’t assume a female is never going to have a large litter and place her. Analize the situation, look into her surroundings, influences, stresses, weather, etc.... We’ve had litters of 1 pup from a Dam one heat and then 5 another! So, you just never know!?!

8-23-09
sorry for the delay, but it was a rough summer! Something, I’d like to share along the lines of breeding females. I realize the general rule of thumb is if the females pelvis is wide enough and she’s at least 4 1/2 lbs. It’s ok to breed. My opinion is its totally incorrect! My experience has show me that even 6 lb females with nice size hips can have problems. So what do we do? A few things: First, make sure your female comes from a free whelping line, that’s always helpful. Second if she’s 4 1/2 or 6 lbs make sure she has wide hips! Third, Monitor her closely the last 2 weeks before birth, watch for discolored dark or green discharge. Get x-rays 5-7 days before day 63. If there’s even one big pup in there and this is her first litter, DO NOT HESITATE TO GET THE C-SECTION!!! no matter the cost!! It could be the difference between saving the pups or losing the pups and possibly your dam!

3-7-09
A common belief that many people share is that the smaller the stud, the smaller the puppies. Totally untrue!! Two very important things : First, the more pups in the litter, the smaller they’ll be usually and second genetics plays a big part! How a sire and dam’s genetic sequences combine determines alot! I’ve had a large male sire two litters from two different females. Both females were the same size, however one litter was below 4 lbs full grown all of them! And the other litter finished up over 5lbs each!! So, remember this when searching for a male/stud choose quality over size!!

1-15-09
Here’s another oldie but goodie, a close friend said she didn’t want to get a chihuahua because they only bond to one person, then they become snappy or even violent to the rest of the world! This totally UNtrue! A chihuahua or any dog will adapt to his/her environment and how they are raised. If you spoil a dog and treat them better than people, they’re going to reflect that. Dogs need boundaries and rules just like we do. The absolute best thing for any dog is socialization from the time their pups until they’re adults! Have friends pet/play with them, kids, strangers, etc…

I will be updating the Gallery before years end. I made some minor changes to the front page, hope everyone likes!

Update : I’m going to start off slow by updating the gallery 1st, then we’ll add a past pups and their owners section. 1-18-10, Thanks!
Still working and organizing this 03-07-09.
We we’ll be adding a new section: Past Pups and their Owners. I’ve been wanting to do this forever now. So, if you have purchased a pup from us, pleaseeeeeeee, send updated pictures of you/your family and your new family all together. Thank You!

Nursery:

See our nursery page and puppies for sale page, we have 5 new litters!!!

Of course, we never know what we’ll get from stud services we provide year round, so check in regularly!

Have a Great Week and Weekend and God Bless You All!

Thomas Parker
Illiana’s Chihuahuas

A little background on Carmie and Thunder, Carmie comes from a Blue Tri color father and a Chocolate Tri color Mom, Carmie is Fawn with white markings and overall a very nice Chi. Thunder is a Tri and comes from a Blue Tri mom and a Red/White Dad, Thunder is our Champion and that says it all (click on his awards history, if there are any questions =) So, I’m expecting AMAZING things from this litter!

Once I have confirmed, that Carmie is pregnant I will send out an updated email notifiying everyone. For those of you interested I will be accepting deposits on the pups at that point in time.

Current Females: as most of you know, we have decided to keep Ruby. She’s going thru the uglies right now...BUT! somehow or another, she’s still really cute! We’re hoping to show her spring/summer of ‘08!

Current Males: Bolder and Thunder are available for Stud service, just give me a ring or shoot me an email!

Puppy’s for sale: We have two gorgeous males ready for homes now! The fawn and white male is show quality and the Black and tan male is very high pet quality to low show quality. We would prefer show homes for these guys, but its not required.

We are adding something new to our Blog, its called Ask a Vet! Every Month we will be asking our local Expert Veterinarian important questions that effect the well being of our little loved ones. Read the first Ask a Vet post now!