(07-12-2013, 05:21 AM)nafretiti Wrote: Picking up my dog is a bad habit, but she loves it. She is a chihuahua and corgi mix, but looks more like the chihuahua. She is the most spoiled thing ever and will even run and jump by me when I'm on the couch and make me hold her and kiss on her, she loves the side of her head kissed and when I stop she'll lean into me for more,it's cute. She never claws to get away from me at all, she just likes being close and held.One of the princess spoiled dogs is what she is and she knows it.
nafretiti, that is adorable! I'm happy you confessed to spoiling your dog, so I can now make my confession too My chihuahua turns the side of his head toward me and puts up his cheek as though asking for kisses. I figure he's probably showing some sort of deferential behaviour.
My chihuahua loves being carried. I know many people get annoyed at seeing a dog being carried, saying they have legs and can walk, but I honestly care more about what my dog wants vs what other people think he should want. When he wants to be picked up, he will stand on his hind legs and raise his arms, just like a little kid asking to be held. When I carry him, I have to carry him specifically in a certain way and in a certain arm, or else he will squirm into position. When he wants to get down, he lets me know.
I mostly carry him when we go out. There are a lot of street dogs, and I hate the idea of one of them suddenly jumping out at us. I always carry him when crossing the road and if there are a lot of people on the sidewalk. He could be stepped on, or worse, hit by a bicycle or car. He's perfectly free to walk on calm streets, but he seems to enjoy a mix of walking and being carried most. It also allows me to go into stores with him—most of them have the same policy: he's welcome inside as long as I keep him off their floor and out of trouble.
A slight tangent with a funny story—I was going into the swap meet one day, after they had established a new policy: no dogs allowed, unless they were carried. A couple was walking in with two medium-sized dogs; they looked like bulldog mixes or were at least around that size and with that same heavy build. The guard stopped them and pointed to the sign. So the couple just picked up their dogs and walked right in. The guard didn't complain, but it was clear they wouldn't be able to carry those dogs for long!
My chihuahua turns the side of his head toward me and puts up his cheek as though asking for kisses. I figure he's probably showing some sort of deferential behaviour.
