Franco, the Chihuahua( short coat)

Franco, a Chihuahua short coat, is a confident, feisty, courageous, and loyal dog. He is loving, gentle and sweet-natured with our family. He likes to play games, and needs lots of attention, affection and petting. He usually becomes much attached to Ayessa my daughter and to the family in particular, and Ayessa, his chosen one, he always follows everywhere she go. He tends to get jealous when Ayessa pays attention to Seon Doek (an Aspin meaning Asong Pinoy) another pet of our family!

Franco loves to sit on her lap and keep close to her. He will burrow into any blankets he can find, including the ones on our bed. Because of his small size, we need to be careful not to step on him or to let him jump from high pieces of furniture or he could break a bone.

Franco is not sociable with strangers and makes an excellent watchdog because he is so alert and quick to bark when someone treads on his turf. We have trouble convincing our friends that this ferocious little beast is such an adorable, sweetheart when they aren't around. 

Franco can be yappy at times so I will have to let him know, early on, that I won't tolerate it. He doesn't need a great deal of exercise and tires easily, but he does like to go out exploring and needs short walks and romps outside every so often. He may shiver when he is nervous or cold.

We must keep firm control of him when we are out, because he has no fear of larger dogs and will ferociously challenge them even if they are ten times his size! He doesn't get along with dogs he doesn't know, although he will get along fine with other dogs in the household if he grows up with them as a puppy. He does prefer the companionship of another Chihuahua, however. He is not easy to train and we will need a lot of patience when teaching him commands. He is notoriously difficult to housebreak. He snap at, or even bite, a child if the child is rough with him or teases him, but he get along well with our child because she is gentle and respectful on him. He is a medium-shedder so he does not be a good pet for you if you are worried about dog-hair in the house.