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Chihuahua

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Home:Tallahassee, FL, GA

Age: 9 Years Sex: Male Weight: 1-10 lbs

Dogster stats for Puck


Stars:

Leave a bone for Puck

Nicknames:
Puckster, Pocky Puck, Puckaroo, Pucker Ducky, Boo Boo, Poo Head

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

Likes:
Playing with his squeaky toys, sucking on his squeaky toys, running, sleeping, having his belly rubbed (especially in the morning)

Pet-Peeves:
People blowing on him, having his nails clipped, baths!, people not playing with him, being touched when he is sleeping (he has a grumpy growl)

Favorite Toy:
Anything he can get his paws on, especially squeaky toys (and underwear).

Favorite Food:
Training treats, people food (especially Ice Cream!)

Favorite Walk:
Anywhere outside, he adores running.

Best Tricks:
His absolute best trick is ... sit. Sometimes he lays down. He also knows "hide under the bed when mommy looks like she's leaving," and "sneak food off the plate while their backs are turned."

Arrival Story:
My Aunt got a Chi that I loved so much, I couldn't help myself, even though I'd planned to get a breed that didn't shed. After looking for a while, I saw a girl at the mall with a cute Chihuahua and she gave me the number of the breeder. I wanted a black and tan shorthair with a longer nose. The breeder said usually hers didn't look like that, but she had one. So we met and I picked Puck up. He gave me one of his "puppy hugs", and I bought him.

Bio:
Poor Puck has a luxating patella; and when we went to get surgury we found out he had broken his hip! So instead of getting his knee fixed, we had to have hip surgury. He doesn't let it bother him.

I've Been On Dogster Since:

April 18th 2004