These 3.5 inch Christmas Dog Ornaments
have golden red fur with a white belly and wide black eyes. The Christmas Dog Ornaments are sitting attentively with its pointy ears perked and the end of its tail up. The smiling dog Christmas gift is facing to the right. These Unique Christmas Ornaments pensive pups hang by a gold lame cord or they can stand on a level surface. The Christmas dog ornament comes with a pewter pet medal for the collar of your pet. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

History of the Chihuahua:
The Chihuahua is a well-known, small breed dog, whose more recent familiarity is the by-product of celebrities such as Paris Hilton, commercials such as the “Taco Bell dog” and has earned the breed the nickname ‘accessory dog’. However, the diminutive pet has ancient ancestry, dating back to Aztec civilization, where the dog was revered. Although there are a few theories as to the origins of this tiny dog ranging from Spanish roots to Chinese miniature breeding, its reputation for being spunky, fiercely loyal and full of personality has remained in the forefront. AKC ratings require that the Chihuahua weigh no more than six pounds and some are so tiny (teacup) that they can stand in the palm of your hand! They come in a variety of colors, and in both short and long-haired breed types. The Chihuahua tends to find a ‘favorite’ in the family, and don’t usually work well for families with small children, as they’re somewhat jealous and tend to bite when frightened. Check out our Animal Ornaments Christmas for the holidays.

Life of a Dog:
Dogs live on average between 10 to 15 years, depending upon their size; the larger the size the shorter the lifespan, in general. After a little more than one year your puppy will be finished growing and then be considered a dog, although “puppyhood” can last longer with some breeds. It takes a few weeks for the puppies eyes to open and for it to grow its first sets of teeth, called milk teeth, and after a few months the adult teeth begin to come in. It is recommended that you ensure your puppy stops weaning by its 7th week and is eating hard food. Contact with people and other dogs while your puppy is still young, and growing is very important. It will help to ensure that your dog can socially interact in the future with humans and other dogs in a more positive and healthy manner!
To keep your dog physically fit, make sure he has a balanced diet with limitations on the amount of food and the amount of time that he has to eat his food to prevent him from simply eating too much or too little. Along with proper nutrition, plenty of exercise and regular visits to the vet, your pet will stay healthy and happy, emotionally stable, disciplined, and will be more able to interact socially with humans and dogs that he is not familiar with. It will also offer the best chance of having a healthy dog in his later years that is less prone to arthritis and other common ailments.
If you keep in mind that a dogs mind, when not actively being stimulated, will revert to its carnal instincts, then it is easier to understand why you must take the time to keep him occupied with things you want him to be doing until he is exhausted. This will give him less time to get ‘bored’ and less prone to deviate from the behavior you have been trying to instill in him. Take him for walks when he is young and use direct words like “Come,” “Sit,” “Stay,” “Slow down,” and “Heel” to get him familiar with them. If he is hearing these same words regularly, for the same things, he will learn their meaning and will learn to obey you much more quickly and consistently.
Remember that you are the dog’s master. You should know what is best for him. Although he may beg for things, such as scraps from the table, it should be made known to him at a very young age that such actions will not be tolerated. Although as a puppy it may seem cute, if you do not discipline him for it early he will not understand why you punish him for the same actions later in his life! Keep in mind that humans reach their adulthood after approximately 18-20 years, so we gradually learn what acceptable behavior is and what is not. Dogs reach theirs in around one year, so what you teach your puppy in his first year will be what he draws on for the remainder of his life. It is much harder to train a two year-old dog to stop jumping on guests than it is to train a puppy to not jump on you!