Lulubelle Chihuahua Facts

• I love to watch the Cesar Millan dog show on cable and feel that he's the best thing that has happened to television.
• As I love water, I enjoy taking a bath.  One of my happiest times is when it's raining.  Mommy takes me in the backyard and let's me do the "Chihuahua running around circle" -- she says it's hilarious.
• Chihuahuas wheeze and grunt at times, especially after or during a bath.  Mom thought I had asthma, but the veterinarian stated it was just normal "Chihuahua wheezing and grunting."  Just be careful not get too much water in my ear canal.
• I love spaghetti, especially with tiny bits of ham added to the sauce.  I have a terrific appetite for human food, but mostly I eat commercially prepared dog food.
• If you rub my belly, oftentimes it puts me sleep.  Somehow it transports me into another world of wonderful sensations and knocks me out.  Sometimes when I'm too hyper and just want to play, Dad starts rubbing my belling and pretty soon I'm taking a nap!
• I cannot stand cold weather.  I shake and shiver if it's below 50 degrees, so Mommy always bundles me up with my favorite sweaters.  I also have my warm Martha Stewart blankie to keep me in comfort while I sleep.
• I have a sociable temperament.  Persons that say Chihuahuas are problematic and snappy have not met Tobi and I.   We get along with everyone, even babies and children.  Then again, children in our family have been taught that they must not pull our ears or pull our tails, so we get along just fine.  They have also been taught to leave us alone when we're eating our food.  This helps.
• When Grandpa plays the piano, I howl like a wolf as he plays.  Don't ask me why, but it brings out the "wild" side of me.
• Of all my favorite people food, I would have to say that pure white chicken breast is my favorite.  Mommy boils a few pieces and hand-feeds them to me.  Hmmmmm......yummy!
• My next door neighbor has 6 Chihuahuas that are truly happy and playful.  I watch them from the sliding glass door or the kitchen window and we have real bark-to-bark conversations.  A few of her Chihuahua dogs are Long Coated Chihuahuas (like me), but the others are Short Coated Chihuahuas (like the Taco Bell dog).
• There is a Great Dane Harlequin dog named "Jet" in my neighborhood that is as large as a horse.  I feel invisible when I'm next to him.  Jet thinks I'm cute.  He's not so bad himself, but he's too tall for us to date (I'm the size of his ear!).
• I'm going to the beach in a few weeks and Mom will take new photos.  I like running around on the sand, but I dislike the waves (they scare me!).
• I once got stung by a red ant and had to be rushed to the vet.  I swelled like a balloon and couldn't breathe.  The vet stated the red ant's poison was very toxic on my tiny body.
• Two weeks ago I was taken to the Vet.  You see, I kept thinking I was pregnant (which is impossible because my owners are not dog breeders).  The vet said I was going through "false labor" and the symptoms would last 2-3 weeks.  Mom & Dad first freaked out but then took it in stride.  They pampered me a little more than usual (which is a lot), fed me a little extra (yummy!) and bought me more squeaky toys that I could hide under my bed (I kept thinking they were my babies).
• Today I almost got bitten by a large, unruly Rottweiler dog.  Mom almost got bitten as well, but the Rottie's owner had a quick pull on the neck collar.  I wish owners would keep their bully-dogs on a tight leash.  It's annoying that Mom always has to be on the lookout for those types of dog personalities as they love to attack little dogs like me.
• The Internet is a wonderful place.  I have doggie pen-pals from as far away as Greece.  It's a good thing they speak English so we can communicate.  Where are you from?  I love having pen pals.  Write to me, okay?
• In case I forgot to mention it again... I'm glad you're visiting my website.  How did you find us? Was it through Google?  Woof!