JACK Smooth Fox Terrier & Chihuahua Mix El Paso, TX

Jack is a mixed Chihuahua and terrier-dashund, is just barely a year old and weight is 16.5 lbs is white and beige with erect ears. He is a neutered male has inserted microchip. He is extremely playful and a great dog. Owners divorced and no one could take the dog. He has an idea about house training but is still learning and on a scale of one thru 10 he ranks about a 8 if you work with himtake him out at regular intervals walk with him saying' go potty' you cannot be anxious or frustrated the dog will sense it and be ashamed because he does not want to make you angry you should never punish a dog because of mistake of mother nature. He is accustomed to being crated over night and here we let our dogs play outside and then be brought inside to sleep the night they get a kong as a reward at night. The crate should be his own safe place never use crate to punish a dog. He is eating Pedigree Adult Small Breed and moist twice a day the dog should not lose weight so keep a weight diary. If loosing you are not feeding adequate. He is considered an inside dog. The people who brought him in said he always went outside to potty but here he did not do as well. Cost of adoption is $100.00 he is a year old cash or card no checks. ready to go has 90 day health guarantee and 30 day one time exchange for dog in same or higher price category. From here on the information is basically the same for all dogs posting this in this manner helps us to save time typing while delivering much needed information In the wolf pack, where dogs evolved from, a wolf that offends the pack leader is expelled from the pack and has to wander alone on its own it usually dies without the pack's help. It is shamed and bewildered. With dogs if a dog is brought home and put in the back yard, basement, garage or store room, alone it will be psychologically damaged beyond being a good pet. It is bewildered it has always had a mom, or siblings or doggie and human friends. Without them the dog feels it has failed. It will cry, whine, bark, howl, dig excessively finally it will try to dig out or jump the fence and Craig's list is full of these 'free to good home too busy to have a dog' the dog will have separation anxiety syndrome and go from home to home until someone turns it over to the pound to put down. Your specific dog.If a dog is under a year old it would be eating Pedigree Puppy Chow with a dollop of canned food this can be any brand but we urge you to stick with Pedigree kibble. Do this feeding 3x a day until the dog is a year old then taper slowly until dog is eating once a day, Pedigree adult kibble dog should not lose weight keep a weight diary . Owners have a 90 day health guarantee loss of weight could mean not getting enough food. Eating Pedigree Adult small kibble with a little moist once a day. Dogs should eat in some degree of solitude so they do not have to fight for their food. Dogs are pack animals and as such should spend as much time inside not outside. Outside dogs live shortened life spans and have eye infections and ear trouble. (ear mites) We urge you to get a crate as large as possible and incorporate it into your home where the dog can at least sleep in it or spend time in intervals in it it should never be used for punishment it should be the dog's own safe place. It is humane to crate over night and for intervals of 3 hours. Always crate with a kong. Never punish for mistakes of mother nature. Smaller dogs should wear a harness not a collar this protects the trachea better. Keep ears clean, using a small plastic bottle put dash of white vinegar and fill with clean water, shake then using cotton ball swipe inside of ears do this once a week minimum. Because the Chihuahuas cannot escape the loving fingers of an eager child. Start Heart Guard plus. dog was tested recently for heart worms and ehrlicia and Limes and found negative tested March 30,2018 The two adult diseases which are so wicked are Ehrlicia which is caused from a tick that is infected and Heart Worms which is caused by a mosquitos for outside parasites like ticks use Pet Armor for Dogs available almost anywhere. Walmart has a very good pet dept selling cages, carriers and all kinds of pet food at a discounted price.l With small breed dogs be sure to get a harness. Pet Guardian Angel Welfare Asso Inc 14922 McCracken 79938 915-598-0411 nonprofit no kill shelter since 1985 Go out Montana past Zaragoza to O'shea.. turn left at 3 x intersection go past school and boarding kennel turn right on McCracken (cannot turn left, desecrt) 2nd from corner open 10-4 daily closed Mon. We appreciate donations especially cash tax deductible 501 3