How To Give Your Dog A Medicated Bath
If only bathing a dog was always as simple as pouring some soap on and then rinsing it off. Although this is, of course, the basis of all baths, there…
5 Benefits of Shampoo Bars for Chihuahuas
It’s easy to become overwhelmed by the number of choices out there. Walk down the shampoo aisle at your local pet store, and you’ll see anti-itch shampoo, moisturizing shampoo, degreasing…
Alfie and the Clippers of Doom
Chihuahuas can be a little dramatic about nail trims. At best, a fearful dog screaming and crying as it’s carried off for a nail cut is embarrassing. At worst, the…
Best Nail Trimming Tools for Chihuahuas
We’ve talked extensively about nail trimming on our blog. Nail trims are the most common type of grooming out there, especially for short hairs. If you plan to groom your…
How to Teach Your Dog To Scratch with the Rear Legs
This article is part of an ongoing series for our blog on how to teach a chihuahua to use a scratch board. If you have never worked with a scratch…
How To Make Your Dog Like Nail Trims
When it’s nail trim time at my house, there’s a flurry of excitement. Tank starts whining and running around in circles, Leia squirms out of blankets as quick as she…
What is the Alternative Cut Line?
In one of our earliest posts, we taught readers how to cut dog nails safely. The article goes over where the quick is, and how to know when it’s time…
How to Express Your Chihuahua’s Anal Glands
Before we begin this article, please be aware that learning how to express your chihuahua’s anal glands will involve close up looks at a dog’s anus. This article contains pictures…
How to Clean Your Chihuahua’s Ears
Ear cleaning is a common grooming procedure that is essential to some breeds of dog. The great news is, since chihuahuas typically have upright ears free of ear hair, frequent…
