Edie and Effie the Chihuahua and Chorkie

Today is two weeks since I first brought Effie home, a little half Yorkshire Terrier and half Chihuahua also known as a Chorkie, she was just so adorable that I had to have her. Edie my purebred Chihuahua is two years old, she is having tons of fun with our little Effie.

I was looking through the Sacramento Bee for a purebred Chihuahua when I noticed a very cute puppy in the Chihuahua section. I checked out her photo but she was to expensive, the breeder wanted $800.00 for her. I was not going to pay that much for a dog that did not have papers. But I was interested to call this woman and ask questions about the little pup. So I called her up and asked her some questions, she had bred the sire which was the Yorkshire Terrier with the Chihuahua (mommy) once before. This was the second time, she sold all the other pups for $800.00, but once summer came the phone calls stopped. I offered her $350.00 and said I would like to come look at the puppy if you would consider taking less? she said she would, so the next day which was Thursday the 9th of August I drove to Sacramento to see the puppy. She was darling just like the photograph in the newspaper and very spunky and funny. I asked to see the parents and they were right there, the little pup seemed very healthy so I told the lady I would take her. I paid for the puppy and she gave me some food and off I went for my hour drive back home to Placer County with my new puppy. I had my Chihuahua Edie with me during the whole trip, I let her out of her carrier to see the new puppy they both wagged their tales as they greeted each other. It was better then I thought, not one growl out of Edie. She normally does not growl at other dogs, but you never know what to expect with animals.

 Above is the photo of Effie from the Sac Bee

I stopped at the Petsmart and bought all kinds of things for the puppy, a crate, toys, leash, collar, harness, a nice fluffy Berber fitted pad to fit in the crate and a blanket, carrying case and maybe a few other things then off again, now just moments from home. We arrived home and the puppies were anxious to visit with each other smelling each other and playing with each other. The new puppy had a few more members to meet, one my cat Tabitha and my husband who was not home from work yet. Tabitha our cat excepted the new puppy right away no hissing at all. My husband came home and thought the puppy was darling, but did we have to name her Effie? yes I said, I did have to name her Effie, she looks like a Effie and I thought Edie and Effie was perfect. It’s not Eddie but Edie, pronounced Edee which is a girls name.  

Everything is going good with the new puppy she is a bit hard to potty train but we are getting there, I know it took Edie at least a good month to get the hang of it all and then she would have a few accidents now and then, but Edie is really good about going outside and letting me know by sitting at the door or whining very softly, sometimes if she has to go really bad she will scratch at the door.   

Above Edie with her Ty toy Pinkie

Once I had time to sit at the computer I started reading about the Chorkie and how people were really angry about people mixing these dogs and other purebreds. I thought it was ridiculous to get upset and write awful things in the comment boards and so forth about mixing breeds. Every breed of dog has had to come from somewhere one time or another, someone had to breed one type of dog with another to get the different breeds, they didn’t just fall out of the sky now did they? some even call it unethical and all sorts of bizarre statements. I don’t consider my Effie to be a Chorkie since she would be a first generation Chorkie, but I consider her to be a half breed. This provokes people to call her a mutt and say I should have got a dog at the shelter then. Well that could be said about everyone then and what would happen to all the dogs that were not at the shelter who would buy those dogs? the more I read the message boards the more I got angry with the stupidity of some people. If you want to buy a dog at the shelter because it makes you feel good to save a dog then go for it, I’m all for that, but me personally I like to get a puppy and one that I can train the way I like and I want a certain kind of dog, and I want a puppy, so I being the American Citizen that I am and as far as I know this is still a free country went and bought me a beautiful puppy that is a half breed and gorgeous and I love her just the way she is. Both my little doggies are so sweet and precious!

So it’s just two weeks into our life with Effie and she has adjusted quite well. You can peek above at our little photos of Edie first on the left and then in the middle is Effie, me and Edie, then in the the last photo on the right is Effie standing in the grass, this is someplace she goes to a lot right now.   ~Kat

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