Loosy was born December 9, 2010. She was so small I knew she would need help to survive. Sense I had
raised many of these little puppies before, I knew I was up to the task. I also know that some of them can
not be saved and by feeding them when they wont nurse will only cause them more pain when they do
eventually die a few days later. It is better in these cases to just let nature take its course and let them
simply fall asleep. So before Lucy ever took her first drink, I took her to the veterinarian to make sure
there were no evident problems like a cleft pallet or a faulty heart, that made her smaller. Found out she
weighed 2 ounces. She was fiesty even then. The only thing wrong other then her small size was that
she was dehydrated. Dr Tammy gave her some fluid solution placed underneath her skin on her back.
She looked like a little hunchback. She said she thought it was worth a try to save her. I am using
Esbilac puppy formula as I found this to work the best of any I tried.  As of December 13 Lucy is doing
well. In fact Ive never had one progress this easily. She is still a bit thin. But she's strong and has
learned to adapt to being hand fed already.  
December 16, 2010
Lucy is doing very well. Shes gaining weight. I have found a
new trick that helps with this. I noticed that she was starting
to get dehydrated again. In the past I gave them pedialite to
help with this but this also has its problems as they get
constipated. So before getting out the pedialite, I tried this
simple solution. I gave her 1 cc of plain water one half hour
before each feeding. This really helped. Not only did she lose
that skinny dehydrated look, she actually started eating more.
Another plus is clean up time (when you must assist them to
poop). It goes a lot faster with more manageable stool.. This
morning I notice a slightly plumper Lucy. Sometimes we look
to hard for an answer when the answer is really something
simple. In the past I assumed sense her formula is liquid, that
she was getting enough water from that. Not so.  How many
tinys suffered because I couldn't see this simple answer
before. Well I know now and maybe anyone else reading this
will follow this advice and help keep their tiny puppy from
needless suffering. If you have well water however, be sure
to use bottled water for their formula and extra water. I am
thinking I may not need pedialite. I may not even need
another trip to the vet for a water treatment. We will see.
Theres my dog Sandy (upper left
hand corner) watching patiently for
me to get done with this baby so I
can pay some attention to her. I know
she remembers me feeding these
puppies in the past. I hate it when
people say chihuahuas are not smart.
Chihuahua Puppies page
10 days old and still doing well.
2 weeks old. Eyes are open. Shes
alert and there is no signs of
stress. Looking good.
December 25, 2010. Shes
gained a little now. Looks like
almost 5 ounces.
December 27th. What a difference in
awareness and abilities. She is actually
progressing ahead of the rest of her litter.
I'm impressed. I am beginning to think there
is something special about this puppy.
4 weeks old
Lucy at 5 weeks old. She can now
drink from a premie infant bottle.
This has been such a success story. Lucy is 7 weeks old. She
is normal in most every way . Slight difference is in the size of
her head compared to her body which is normal for this type of
dwarf in my very humble study of this. She is different also in
how she seems smarter then the other dwarfs I raised. She
kept right up with the development of the rest of the litter and
at times showing signs of being advanced in comparison to
her litter mates. For instance, She could climb at a very early
age. Her motor skills are advanced. I may keep this puppy for a
while to see if she continues in this way out of curiosity. Id like
to see what it is possible for her to learn.
Only thing else is that she dos not seem to like the other dogs.
Shes not frightened but prefers to not have them around. Sort
of like shes stuck up. Its possible I guess this is because she
never nursed on her mom. That her foster mom is a giant
human. Does she have some sort of emotional deficiency
because of this? Does she really not know that she is a dog
like them? She does know that she belongs to me and me to
her. She gets separation anxiety. My hands are a comfort to
her as they are as she sees it what fed her held her and
protected her even before her eyes were open. No one else's
hands will do.
It was funny when she could focus her eyes for the first time
to see my face. She had not made the connection between my
face and my hands. She would tuck her little head down in my
hand to try to hide from my face. She stares at me now almost
like shes trying hard to figure out what she is and how she fits
in this world. I don't know if dogs contemplate these things the
same way as we do. But it must be similar. The stare seems to
mean something .
Somewhere around 8 weeks old Loosy got sick. Just when I thought she was in the clear, she became
dehydrated and sickly. She didn't want to eat. Her weight dropped down to 12 ounces. On top of this she
had diaria and vomiting.  I thought she was going to die so I prepared myself for the worst. I took her
back to Dr Tammy Baron who gave her another subcutaneous fluid treatment. We put her on a highly
nutritious dog food which she kept down the first day but then started to throw this up too. She did not
keep down the nutracal or nutrastat so we had to use straight sugar syrup to keep her blood sugar up.
Finally I started feeding her baby food meat. You know the kind you buy in the tiny jars. She kept this
down. I added rice cereal. She kept this down. Then she actually became a bit constipated but she gained
some weight. I fixed the constipation problem by adding a little carrots to the mix. All this so far is baby
food. Then i added a boiled egg and the whole combination has made her bounce back to life. Her weight
is back up to 1 pound and 3 ounces at 11 weeks old. Now she keeps down the nutrastat but does not like
this. So I give her a little bit of DYNE each day to keep the vitamins going and keep her weight up to a
safe level. The biggest problem these tiny dogs have is not having anything to fall back on when they get
sick. She is actually the same amount of inches as when she became sick. Shes no longer or taller. Her
just her weight that has changed but now it is back to normal. I dont know what caused this but she has
won.     
Loosy is one sick puppy here. I
gave her a bath and made her
comfortable and prepared myself
for the worst. This picture was
taken right after I took her to see
Dr. Tammy. I thought it would be
the last picture I took of her.  She
is so thin. Only 12 ounces.
What a difference. Up to 1 pound and
3 ounces. She is playing with her toys.
Her eyes are bright and clear again.
We have our little Loosy back and
coming up with ways to make her a
safe play area. This is the first time we
had one so smart.
This is the sad truth about Loosy's life and the life of all these tiny puppies. They never get to live
life as dogs. The very bars that we put up for them to protect them are also the bars that form their
prison. They're destined to be put in a handbag to be someones fashion accessory or conversation
starter. For some owners when they find out the big responsibility a little dog like this is, the dogs
are sent to a rescue or the pound. Some are even neglected and die because they can not be
ignored and expected to survive. I am so afraid to place a tiny dog like Loosy in a home because she
is so bright and becomes bored so easily. She watches the other dogs play and I am sure some
instinct in her is telling her she is suppose to be in this game. But she can not. One careless move
can end her life. We keep her supplied with lots of toys and these she loves. Her cage is up high
where she can see whats going on. But I  sometimes think I see a sadness in her eyes as she
watches the other dogs. I am angered at both the breeders and the buyers of these tiny dogs as I
believe this to be animal cruelty to purposely breed dogs to end up in the life they do. They sell
these little dogs for thousands of dollars. I have to wonder what kind of person would be willing to
pay that much for a dog. Is it really the kind of person who should have one. Or is this the kind of
person who will throw them away once they get tired of them. I can see no good in this.
Loosy is an inspiration to me as I love stories where the hero is a hero of their own lives. This is how
I see these little dogs. Each one I raised has had to struggle to survive. I have found good homes for
most of them.
There was one who was given to a person who neglected him and he died. Then there was another
who I gave to a lady who deceived me. She sold the puppy for $1200 even though she didn't pay a
dime for this puppy.. The puppy died sense the new owners were not told how to care for a dog like
this, Sense my name was on the paper work the lady sent with the puppy, I was contacted by animal
control who wanted to charge me with animal cruelty. Fortunately I had the name of the women I gave
the puppy to and I was not liable. But it was a mess that I don't want to happen again. I also had my
heart broken about the puppy who I worked so hard to save and I trusted this person to do the right
thing. Not only did she sell the puppy but she didn't even tell the people who bought her how to take
care of her so she would survive probably because if people knew what a long term commitment this
is, they would not buy them and spend that much money to get one.  
Understand that to save a puppy like this means many sleepless nights, money paid to veterinarians,
and much stress. I can not be financially compensated for this. When someone does something like
this women did, it causes me much distress.  I am just not ready to take this risk again. So Loosy will
stay with me and I will give her the best life I can. I will get her father neutered and he will be
re-homed.  Recently Loosy went to the beach with me and my grandson. She drew attention for sure.
I would hear people say that they wish they had one. I just smiled and said, " no you don't"
Each day I wake up and  before I do anything else, Loosy get a cc full of Karo syrup. The  she gets a
dish full of some very expensive puppy food. Before I go anywhere I have to decide if Loosy is safe
or should I just take her with me. If she does go with me will a simple bug bite that most dogs will not
notice, put Loosy in a state of sickness that will cost me hundreds of dollars more in vet bills. Please
think. Tiny dog means tiny heart, liver ,lungs, stomach, and everything else. Her immune system was
not made to handle this world.  Every day she is alive depends on me her caretaker.
I love dogs. In spite of the way I was raised with Bible teachings. Dogs are depicted as lowly
creatures and not given much respect with verses saying things like, "like a dog returning to its
vomit" and "Better a live dog then a dead lion".  I cant help it. I love all animals but dogs are my
favorite. So her tiny life is so important to me. She was born because I allowed this to happen.
God made all things even dogs. He made the domestic dog to be our friend, I still believe that God
created 2 different creatures, a wild dog and a domestic dog even though they both share the same
genetic makeup as they can breed and produce breeding offspring. (In other words, not hybrids.)
There is just to much difference in the way a dog sees the world and a wild wolf or coyote sees it.  
Sense God made them he must have cared about them, so I feel its my duty to see to it Loosy has the
best life possible. I failed 2 of  the other tinnies I raised by not making absolute sure they were going
to a good home.  It will be super hard for me to trust anyone again with these tiny ones unless I know
them.   
Loosy watches the other dogs playing. She
doesn't move or bark at them. Just watches and
looks so sad. I don't think she has figured out
she is a dog like them yet. But she does know
something is not right. I can see this when she
watches them. The same thing I see from a bird
in a cage. I don't like this either.
March 1, 2011. Loosy knows she is a dog which I thought I wanted. But she thinks she should be with
them. She doesn't understand that they may kill her just playing with her. But shes found her bark, such
as it is, and she plays with them through her wire cage. Now I know that when she was peering through
her wires at the other dogs, she was still just trying to figure out what she was.  Better then before.  
March 5, 2011 Loosy gets a new
house. She loves it and quickly put
all her toys inside. I piled pillows
and bigger toys on the outside of
her house so she could climb them
to be able to sit on the top lookout
part of her home. Now she spends
a lot of her time rearranging her
house. How adorable is that!
Loosy's house has been expanded to give her more room and things to do.
Potty area
We made the ramp with a gutter
drain off base. We got it at Home
Depot for less the $7. It needed only
a few adjustments and the groves
give her feet something to hold onto
as she climbed up and down.
Of course there had to be a pillow
at the bottom in case she slipped.
Loosy
Loosy
gets a
visitor.
Loosy is 5 months old now and weighs 2 and
1/2 pounds. Shes lost most of her long hair
and has some fringes around her neck and
quite a bit on her ears. I may take her to my
sister in about a month and get her groomed
to look neater. (Shes one of the best
groomers in Citrus county and works in
Crystal river.) Loosys body is definitely
chihuahua looking with longer legs .Her face
is more pekingese with a large lower jaw and
short nose. I no longer have to give her
syrup or nutracal and her main food is now
BilJac puppy. Here she has climbed into the
older dogs food bag and tried to eat theirs.
Her jaws are still not strong enough for that.
She has turned out to be a healthy happy
little dog and not so small we cant let her out
to play. I am hoping for a long life for her but
being realistic as I know these dwarfs don't
always live long. I can still hope.  While she
here she is a joy to have around.