Ch. Char's Jamaka Mistake
The Christmas Present: Chi Chi's Story...
In 2004 I purchased a 2 year old spayed female champion Chihuahua for my mother's Christmas gift that year.
Chi Chi, formerly know as Jamaka, had finished her American AKC championship in stiff competition with three 5 point majors.
After completing her championship her breeder bred Chi Chi, and she became the mother of two lovely male puppies, but unfortunately soon after the delivery she developed complications and had to be spayed.
Surely losing such a pretty bitch in a breeding program is every breeder's worst nightmare, and certainly not one to gloat, I felt very fortunate to be getting such a lovely representation of the Chihuahua breed.
Feeling so "accomplished" in finding such a nice female for my mother who has absolutely loved and adored the breed for 45 years, I made the long "secret" trip to Missoula MT to meet with Chi Chi's breeder and to bring her home. I could just invision the delight on my mother's face Christmas morning.
After seeing her in person I was actually surprised at how lovely Chi Chi truly was for being a CHIHUAHUA!!! YUK! As the story goes, somewhere between the hand off and the 6 hour return trip back to Billings, MT Chi Chi's got in her little apple shaped head that I was the only connection to her old mom, and I was her only way back to her real mom, so she literally clung to me for dear life!
Needless to say I wasn't impressed with the breed's temperament and figured she just needed to have a period of time to "adjust".
Boy was that an understatement! To my shock and dismay I found that for the next year NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE, could catch or even touch her but me! Needless to say, being a breeder of a lovely breed that has stable, happy, flexible temperaments, I wasn't overly impressed with the Chihuahua breed to say the very least!
Chi Chi is a skilled "manipulator" in every sense of the word, all 9", 4#'s of her! If you have food she will come into your space and then "allows" you to feed her, BUT if you think the trade off is an attempt to get to touch her for a piece of your food treat...oh you are sorely mistaken...oh no that is NOT part of the Chi Chi plan and the deal is quickly off!!
After a full year she has finally warmed to my husband and other family members due to their patience and gentleness. She will now come when called, minds when spoken to, and when she cuddles next to my husband I call her a two timing Mexican...she who clung so desperately to me for a year! Ohhhhhhh the shame of it all Chi Chi!
Since having this little "God forbid it isn't a Papillon" dog forced upon me by default, I have found the breed to be delightful, dedicated, intelligent, and most of all loving.
I quickly learned that Chihuahuas are not dumb dogs, in fact they are quite intelligent. They are skilled, crafty, calculating, and more powerful than any Papillon that I know because what Papillon would have it in them to thumb their nose at you, still get you to do things their way, all the while getting you to act like a complete fool by buying them Christmas dresses,shawls, fur coats,and hats!! No Papillon I have. It's like bad parenting! You tell everyone just how adorable they are as they thumb their nose at you!So who's the dumb one here?
My little partner is a wonderful midwife when I am whelping puppies, she's as agile as a whippet, as comical as a clown, a good friend to my Papillons,an avid chicken chaser and a very loyal and loving companion! This little girl faithfully greets me each day with a zest that melts my heart.
Consequently, to make this very long story a bit shorter, I ended up with another bed dog and it isn't a Papillon, and this little dog has since stolen my heart.
My mother, or anyone else for that matter, would be hard pressed to pry her from my arms now!
As an end result my mother says she is the best kind of dog to own; one that someone else takes care of and cleans up after! So much for purchasing live Christmas presents!
Lesson learned!
Merry Christmas Mother. It was the best Christmas gift I could have ever bought for you!
If my husband still looks at me like this after 25 years of marriage I have it made!
Who says money talks...
Paris Hilton's Tinkerbell has nothing on Chi Chi!
George in one of his many " Chi Chi" training sessions.
His patience and gentleness paid off...it only took a year!
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