Im having a moment where I have decided I want a Chi (dont worry I cant get one at the min ) so im not a impulse buyer as my girls are big n bouncy so It'll be in a few years time but I have the colour I want and everything in mind. I would be looking at buying a longhaired chocolate bitch, I recently met 2 chi's and they were brill proper tiny dogs but with the attitude of big dogs Now I would be looking at breed clubs and kennel club breeders but with the colour I want is it hard to come by? What health tests should i be looking at? In a breeder what should I be looking for? Im asking this as I have heard chi's struggle with birth I dont know how true it is or not though. Do they have little litters? Are teacup chi's just runts? and any other info would be great. Oh and pictures I need pictures
Hi, I have a longhaired chocolate bitch. I looked out for her for a long time and had to travel to Derbyshire to get her. You won't find one easily, unless you are very lucky. Litters, can be anything from 1 to 7 pups (more usually between 2 and 4 pups). Both litters I have had were 2 pups. Apparently C-sections are not rare with Chis. Both my girls had no trouble whelping though. There is no such thing as a teacup. They are runts or sickly pups. I have never bought with size in mind. I've always been more interested in health, the parents, the pups breeding, etc. Teacup is usually referred to as the "t" word with a lot of Chi people. If anyone enquired with me for a "teacup" Chi, I'd never put them on a waiting list for a pup. You can look for breeders on the KC website. There is usually a list of breeders with puppies on there. With regard to your dogs with a Chi, I am not sure whether this would work. It has crossed my mind many times to get a large breed dog, as I live in a detached house next to a field and worry about my house getting broken into for my Chis but I am not sure what large breeds are good with Chis. Obviously, because of the size difference, one small accident and the Chi could be dead. Dramatic but I know someone on a Chi forum that this happened to. The Chi and her large breed (can't remember what it was now but have a feeling it was a lab or something like that) dog both ran for a ball and in the excitement the large breed landed on the Chis back, snapping his spine. Heartbreaking. Every time I think of looking at a large breed I remember that and think that I can't chance it. Probably a freak accident but once you've heard of that, it does worry you. If you decide you do want a chocolate longcoat Chi, you had better seek out a breeder and get on their list, as chocolates are very rare in Chis. From my experience, most Breeders keep any chocolate pups they breed. I certainly would never part with a chocolate Don't tell the Hubby though, he thinks I won't be keeping any more pups I may breed in the future but a blue or a chocolate has no chance of getting out of my grips Oh and Luxating Patella can be a problem in Chis (as well as many other toy breeds) so make sure that the parents of any pup is LP free. Any reputable breeder would not breed dogs with LP.
My friend breeds chis - she has chocolates crop quite often in litters (only a litter a year) I don't see them as a rarity at all - they are stunning - hers are long coats. They get on great with my Malamute and play off lead often so size doesn't need to be an issue, but if they shared a house I would be careful in case of accidental squishing!
I can assure you they are rare! Ask any Chi breeder. They most definitely are rare and you have to pay the price for them too
So do you think the facts that I have 2 large dogs would put off breeders? It's not something that would be happening in the near future so im just looking at the moment but if the fact that i have my 2 would put off breeders off I may aswell give up now as i'd hate to waste breeders time on this x
Jem, I am sure you would get breeders that would not have a problem with a potential owner having large breed dogs but, personally, I wouldn't let one of my pups go to someone with a large breed dog/very young children or someone that worked more than 4 hours a day. That's just me though. Don't be put off by anything I have said. Actually, everything I did say Muddiwarx disagreed with, so maybe the answers lie with Muddiwarx Seriously though, despite what you have been told in an earlier post, Chocolates in the Chi breed, that are KC registered, good breeding, to breed standard, all the stuff you are seeking, you will have to either wait a long time or be very lucky indeed.
Thanks hun, I understand the concerns with big dogs I just didn't know if it would be a big problem or not. I'll be taking everyone's opinions on this matter as i dont want to go into it lightly when i decide to get one. But like i said it wont be happening anytime soon as my 2 are very immature at the min and i wouldn't want to risk a small pup with them x
There is just smooth and longcoat, as you cannot register long x smooth with the KC (believe this is not so in other countries like US, Canada, so on). Of course there are long x smooths out there (you will see lots on the E***z site) but they obviously won't be registered and often referred to as "semi" coats but basically Chis are long or smooth coated. As for colours, there is a vast variety of colours that Chis come in. I have 2 white, 1 cream, 1 black/tan, 1 red/white, 1 sable/white, 1 chocolate longcoat and 1 fawn/white. I have yet to get a blue. My Krystal's Daddy is a blue though, so I'm hoping she produces me a blue one day shhhhhhh.....don't tell the OH Also was thinking, there is a Chi Forum - won't put the link or it will just get deleted but put Chihuahua-People in the search engine and that should lead you to the Chi People Forum. I am not a member on there. It is a site you can view without joining, so I tend to go on and look at all the gorgeous Chi pics. I do remember reading on there that alot of Chi Owners also have Great Danes and Pitbulls (quite a few American Owners on there) so you might see how they manage with Chis and large breeds.
I only know one breeder and she has them a fair bit but maybe she just has the lines - most of her girls are fawn/ golden/ yellow - lol whatever it is called in Chis I do however think it is wrong to charge more for a dog based on colour ...
We all reply based on our own experiences - I replied based on mine - you with yours I don't have this breed, and just have the one friend who has 11 I think at the moment and have trained with her for many years so shared in the fun of her litters and been at a few shows together - was not claiming to be an expert on chis - but answering with my experience. LOL no - she has only just learned to send a text so will be a long long time before she ever has a website - she has waitng lists for her pups so doesn't generally advertise them so probably doesn't see the need (plus I bet she doesn't really know what a website is LOL)
I do too but, trouble is, if a Chi Breeder sells a chocolate at the normal Chi price (say £1200 at the moment for a well bred Chi bitch) then some scumbag out there will buy it and re-sell the pup, adding another £500 or more to the price. It's sad but true, unfortunately
What would I be looking at paying for a good pup from a spot on breeder? A quick google search on them a lot seem to be between £200 upwards x
If you see an ad for a Chi for £200 run, screaming. It's a scam. An unregistered Chi bitch would be in the region of £800. Registered £1200, maybe more. I have rarely seen chocolates advertised but a reg longcoat, breed standard, all the trimmings, so to speak, more in the region of £1700 I would say ETA, I haven't seen a chocolate advertised for a long time. A lot of breeders don't advertise but have waiting lists but, when I was looking for a choc longcoat a year ago, none of them had any litters and had long waiting lists. I got my girl by chance. For once I was in the right place at the right time.
Would you recommend a registered chi for someone like me who has no interest in showing or breeding?x Is there a big risk with unregistered Chi's?
She sells a registered, good quality chocolate Chi bitch at £700, wish I'd known about her last year before I got my Fluffles. Mind you, wouldn't change Fluffs for the world, she was worth every penny
