I am beginning to think that if I don't bother feeding Chico, he will quite happily be able to fend for himself. I wouldn't be surprised if David Attenborough and a film crew turn up and make a programme about the mysterious decline in insects in Lincolnshire. I try and rush to the rescue when I see him about to pounce, but I was too late to save the butterfly a few minutes ago. Dragonflies, butterflies, beetles - anything is fair game to him. He's come frightening close to catching birds several times, but so far has had to make do with eating their mealworms. One day no doubt he will come unstuck when he comes across a bee or wasp!
Very true - all the pugs I've know have been great characters too. I think we gave him the wrong name. Instead of Chico, we should have called him The Artful Dodger - he is an expert pickpocket!
When we had a Chihuahua pup in The Rescue Home he got nicknamed Mr Attitude as he was very independent & would go for you if you tried to help him.
My son once had a Boerboel called Chico ... an inappropriate name considering he was 28 inches tall and weighed all of 90 kgs. He did however try to live up to his name by trying to squeeze into the smallest space he could find which meant he often got stuck halfway and had to suffer the indignity of being hauled out bottom first! My neighbour who lived in the house opposite to mine had the tiniest chi I've ever seen, called Tiny! He was a feisty little fella who seemed to be convinced he was twice the size of my son's Boerboel. Tiny took great delight in hiding in my flower bed and barking at Chico who being the brave fellow he was(n't) was absolutely terrified.
Poor Chico the Boerboel! I can understand him being scared of Tiny - Chihuahuas can be quite intimidating! Last week Chico had his very first 'real' bone - I gave them all a raw beef rib bone (his was nearly as big as him!) Next time I looked he had two, and Pepe the great big poodle was looking sadly on.
Its called IPO which is a sport originally for the GSD, The origins of all training, such as Schutzhund or IPO, are based in Germany. These training tests were developed as a primary method of producing top level German Shepherd Dogs. They were geared to identify suitability of individual dogs for work in several formats: such as Stamina and endurance Agility Temperament and nerves (how well the dog handles stress) Courage Intelligence Handler Loyalty Desire to Work http://www.k9matters.co.uk/ipo.php
Thanks Vee - a great clip. Actually I can imagine him doing that - he's very feisty and won't give up, like a terrier! And he's often carried around off his feet by Pepe when he jumps up to try and take a toy off Pepe and neither will let go! (Though I sometimes think Pepe hasn't even noticed that there's a Chihuahua attached to his toy.)
