I have a chihuahua. I got him from a RESPONSIBLE breeder, who does health tests and raises her own puppies and breeds her dogs to STANDARD
not to mention agrees to take ANY DOG back at ANY AGE if you can't keep him/her because thats what a responsible breeder does to make SURE they aren't adding to the OVERWHELMING overpopulation problem
CHIHUAHUAS ARE VERY POPULAR AND THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY "PET DOGS" BEING BRED AS IT IS.
MY DOG IS
certainly not fragile or breakable just because he is small and within standard, with quality breeding you don't have to sacrifice the small size for anything else.
and I'm sorry but there is NO EXCUSE for breeding huge chis. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE, I live in a CITY and the shelter is PACKED FULL of big BYB chihuahuas.
My 4 pound chihuahua is healthy, sturdy, active and has a great temperament
His breeder breeds show dogs, but that doesn't mean she doesn't produce EXCELLENT pets.
Breeders who breed to IMPROVE THE BREED are the only ones who should be breeding.
Breeders breeding just for "supply and demand" are in it for the wrong reasons.
If you are going to keep doing what you are doing against all advice.. ATLEAST RAISE YOUR OWN PUPPIES. This brings easy money making to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL... You can't even be bothered to raise the lives YOU HAVE CREATED?