[Gwenie&Pepe]

Hi everyone im new....i have 2 wonderful dogs...one Mr Pepe he is 6 years old and then i have my new puppy and she is 6 weeks...now my question, i got my new puppy from a family friend and they told me she is a terrier/chiuaua mix ..her mother looked like a terrier/chiuaua mix (her father is a chiuaua , well thats what they think..their not sure) and well she looks like she has some boxer in her! so can anyone tell me their thoughts on what her breeds are?

[suebgone]

altho her markings do resemble a boxer, it is doubtful that is what the father was. had the father been that much larger than the mother she would most surely have died during the pregnancy or giving birth.

puppies should not be taken away from their mothers & siblings until they are 12 weeks old, many reputable breeders keep them longer.

you need to keep her warm & she should be getting puppy gruel at least 4 meals per day & a late nite snack. if puppies go to long between meals, especially during the nite, their glucose levels can drop low enough to cause seizures or even death.

also, be aware you should not take her anywhere nor allow visitors until after her last series of shots, which should be at 16 weeks. do not walk your other dog anywhere either until this puppy is older.

[Gwenie&Pepe]

Originally Posted by suebgone

altho her markings do resemble a boxer, it is doubtful that is what the father was. had the father been that much larger than the mother she would most surely have died during the pregnancy or giving birth.

puppies should not be taken away from their mothers & siblings until they are 12 weeks old, many reputable breeders keep them longer.

you need to keep her warm & she should be getting puppy gruel at least 4 meals per day & a late nite snack. if puppies go to long between meals, especially during the nite, their glucose levels can drop low enough to cause seizures or even death.

also, be aware you should not take her anywhere nor allow visitors until after her last series of shots, which should be at 16 weeks. do not walk your other dog anywhere either until this puppy is older.

Thank you for your advice...yeah im feeding her like crazy and we have a 4am morning snack and i was thinking the same thing about the boxer being too big to breed with her mother and she is really really tiny so i doubt there is a big/medium dog as her father! and im keeping her really warm ...my boyfriend wanted me to put her outside at 1st until he saw how tiny she was and then he finally came around! Well i hope that you guys can help me figure out all the breeds she could possibly have in her! THANKS SO MUCH

[suebgone]

I would say that mixed chihuahua is as close as you're going to get & really what difference does it make. what else may be going on there you will never know for sure.

[BobSD]

We Got our female when she was six weeks old, it was a poor area where they kept the pups so we felt it was better to take her that young. You can call it rags to riches. I did take her the same day to the vet for a quick check up and all was great but they did give her the puppy shots at six at the proper dosage and all went very well. You have a nice looking pup, hope you give it a good whole life to enjoy.