Chia the Chihuahua

Chia the Chihuahua Rescue Advocate. Adopted from California, now living the island life in Spain. I got my start on Instagram, but I'll post behind the scenes info/photos here!

#1, #2, #3, or #4????This was Chia after being out and about all day and skipping her normal, nearly all-day nap. 🤣🙈...
09/04/2022

#1, #2, #3, or #4????

This was Chia after being out and about all day and skipping her normal, nearly all-day nap. 🤣🙈

Guys, I have no excuse. I have hundreds of photos to post. I promise I’ll try to be better. 😅

13/03/2022

Chia doesn’t love bath time but she’s such a good girl 🥰

This is what looks like in our home. What does it look like in yours?Chia has this collapsible bathtub which also serv...
13/03/2022

This is what looks like in our home. What does it look like in yours?
Chia has this collapsible bathtub which also serves as a laundry basket.

Anybody else still working down their frozen stash of Thanksgiving turkey and envisioning the next feast for Christmas?!...
12/12/2021

Anybody else still working down their frozen stash of Thanksgiving turkey and envisioning the next feast for Christmas?!
Chia gets my share of turkey since I don’t eat it. It was a turkey leg that was cooked separately without spices, just like her share of the Thanksgiving day veggies. ☺️

Somebody had a good Thanksgiving. 😉Can you find Chia in every photo?Who thinks Lolo, Chia’s boyfriend, needs his own IG?...
02/12/2021

Somebody had a good Thanksgiving. 😉
Can you find Chia in every photo?
Who thinks Lolo, Chia’s boyfriend, needs his own IG? 🐶😍

Thankful for many things, especially moments like this. 💕
25/11/2021

Thankful for many things, especially moments like this. 💕


Anybody else here a wannabe stay at home chihuahua mom? 😉☺️
23/11/2021

Anybody else here a wannabe stay at home chihuahua mom? 😉☺️

15/11/2021

Such a good little patient ❤️‍🩹
Poor baby has an a**l gland abscess and it ruptured 😖

The bug has had a bad week. A bad butt week. 🍑❤️‍🩹 She had her first ruptured a**l gland abscess and I don’t know if the...
15/11/2021

The bug has had a bad week. A bad butt week. 🍑❤️‍🩹 She had her first ruptured a**l gland abscess and I don’t know if the experience was worse for her or for me. Either way, her backside is now on the mend after applying warm compresses for 5 minutes, 3 times a day (that’s what’s going on here) and by applying her medicated ointment immediately after. I’m finally ready to report that she is much better now (the abscess has already healed over) and no longer wearing the cone of shame. If you think she looks scared and pathetic in this photo, just imagine her with the cone on also to keep her from licking at the abscess and making it worse. My poor bug. 😣
Chia’s never had her a**l glands expressed because she’s never shown signs of needing it (scooting, excessive licking/biting, discomfort, etc) in the 6 years she’s been with us, so I assumed she was one of the lucky ones who didn’t need it. I didn’t even notice any redness or swelling before it ruptured and I clean her bottom with a wet wipe after every walk. 😳 Now I’m wondering if she does need her glands expressed regularly to prevent a future abscess and if so, how often. 🤔 Don’t worry, this will def be a question for her vet, but I thought I’d bring it up here too if anybody else wants to share their baby’s bad butt experiences. 😬🍑
I’ll post a video next (annoying how FB doesn’t allow you to post photos and videos at the same time) to show you how good she was during her treatment. She’d eventually calm down. I think the warm compress relaxed her. 🥰
A huge thank you to her trusty vet who talked me through this even though he’s on leave (which I wasn’t aware of when I bothered him via whatsapp, but also which didn’t stop him from replying right away and giving me all the info I needed to nurse Chia back to health). We make a good team Thank you!!! ❤️
If you’ve read this far, another tidbit for ya: Chia is now scared of our electric kettle because I used it for the warm water when I treated her bum. Now when I pick it up for my hot water numerous times a day, she looks at me with the same face you’re seeing in the photo. 🤦🏻‍♀️

The face of someone whose nap has just been interrupted by a waiter. 🙄Servers are Chia’s insta-besties. She knows they a...
29/10/2021

The face of someone whose nap has just been interrupted by a waiter.
🙄
Servers are Chia’s insta-besties. She knows they always come bearing food so she kisses up to them from the very moment they arrive at our table. Then she stalks them, watching their every move until she senses the meal is finished and nothing else is coming (somehow she always knows). She then falls asleep in a bag or on my lap until they come back with the check. And that’s when they get this look. 😬


They should have named the “Lazy Boy” armchair, the “Lazy Dog”
25/09/2021

They should have named the “Lazy Boy” armchair, the “Lazy Dog”

My little hillbilly baby had all but one of her front bottom teeth pulled during her last cleaning, even though I regula...
22/09/2021

My little hillbilly baby had all but one of her front bottom teeth pulled during her last cleaning, even though I regularly brush her them. 😭 At least she doesn’t seem to mind and she’s still just as cute in my eyes…

Thank you, grazie, mil gracias por cuidar de mi niña y sus dientes 💕

You’ve seen the side sit, but have you seen the straddle sit? 😂🙈Look how white Chia’s getting on her underside. 😩 I just...
11/09/2021

You’ve seen the side sit, but have you seen the straddle sit? 😂🙈
Look how white Chia’s getting on her underside. 😩 I just keep reminding myself that small dogs could live 20+ years. I think I’m having a midlife crisis for the both of us. About to buy Chia a mini convertible. Future post? 🤔

Instagram vs reality (swipe) Did a little exploring on our island today and ended up at this cute little beach. Check ou...
14/08/2021

Instagram vs reality (swipe)

Did a little exploring on our island today and ended up at this cute little beach. Check out stories for a video from today. I still have to sort through and post our vacation photos from when we visited some of the other Canary Islands in July so stay tuned!

Are you guys having a good summer? Any traveling?

When Chia was still a wee spring chi. The white hairs have now spread down her neck and up her face, but at about 7 year...
30/05/2021

When Chia was still a wee spring chi. The white hairs have now spread down her neck and up her face, but at about 7 years old she still has plenty of pep in her step!

Chipmunk in a blanket!This is Chia on the regular. She burrows herself in alllll the blankets and then pops her little h...
26/05/2021

Chipmunk in a blanket!
This is Chia on the regular. She burrows herself in alllll the blankets and then pops her little head, sometimes just her little snout, out when she hears something interesting.

Extra OR necessary when you sleep 20+ hours a day?For those wondering what Chia’s been up to, this pretty much sums it u...
22/05/2021

Extra OR necessary when you sleep 20+ hours a day?
For those wondering what Chia’s been up to, this pretty much sums it up in a single photo. She goes from one (day)bed to the next, sleeping at some point in all 10 of them so we can’t get rid of any of them, yet she still sleeps on our bed, right between our heads, every night.
It’s cute because she puts herself to bed. She ditches us for the big bed by midnight every night, like clockwork. She’ll get up and sometimes give us a look over her shoulder to see if we’re coming before heading off to her spot on the big bed. In this photo you can see she fell sleep under the throw pillows while waiting for me to “make her bed.” 🤣🤷‍♀️

A Valentine’s Day spent with a dog is always a Valentine’s Day well spent. Happy Valentine’s Day, friends!! I hope ...
14/02/2021

A Valentine’s Day spent with a dog is always a Valentine’s Day well spent.



Happy Valentine’s Day, friends!! I hope everyone spent the day with someone special, even if it was someone really hairy and with 4 legs. They’re the best kind of people.m anyway.

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Chia doesn’t love bath time but she’s such a good girl 🥰

Such a good little patient ❤️‍🩹 . Poor baby has an anal gland abscess and it ruptured 😖

I’m mom’s birthday present, popping out of her shirt is much better than popping out of a cake, right? . Soy el regalo de cumple para mi mami, saliendo de su camisa es mejor que salir de su tarta de cumpleaños verdad?

Hel-chi-copter ready for take off! #lookatthattailgo . This is how they greet each other every time. 😍 While I’m her favorite to cuddle with dad’s definitely her favorite to play with. #whpplayful . Hel- chi-cóptero preparado para despegar!

Who wants to see this shake off in slow motion? 🤣

(🔊Volume up) Wearing a raincoat so let’s make it rain! #notusingslangrightsince1995 . It’s been unusually cold & rainy here lately. Roll call where’s everyone from, and insignificant small talk what’s your weather like? . Put together this little video to participate in this week’s whp just for funsies. Chia’s best “movement” is obviously her chipmunk zoomies, but I’d say her handstand pee is a close second. Chia handstand pees on every rock, and tree, and corner until the last drop comes out, then she continues to do the movement anyway. #whpmovement @instagram . (🔊👆) Si no llueve y ya llevo mi chubasquero puesto, voy a tener que hacer que llueva yo misma. . Chia tiene una manía con marcar cosas. Tiene que parar para marcar cada piedra, árbol, o esquina que pasamos. Lo hace hasta que la última gota salga y después sigue haciendo el gesto solo por hacerlo. Y es una hembra!!

💩🙊 somebody poops on the rug, and everyone automatically blames the dog. It could have been Dad. 🤷‍♀️

Caught on camera playing with my imaginary friend, a ghost pup, or something else? What do y’all think? 😬 . Had no idea Chia played while home alone until I got a Furbo! 😭😭😍😍

DOGS - the only ones who can ugly sleep cute af . Y’all wanted the teeth, you got the crooked little teefs! #nowgetthatcameraouttamygrill #letmeuglysleepinpeace 🔊👆 PERROS - los únicos que pueden dormir con la boca y los ojos abiertos y seguir siendo monísimos . . . . . . #cutevideo #dogvideo #animalvideo #9gagnoticeme #9gag @9gag #thedodo @thedodo #buzzfeed #buzzfeedanimals @buzzfeed @buzzfeedanimals #dog #dogsofinstagram #chihuahua #chihuahuasofinstagram #dogsbeingbasic @dogsbeingbasic #barkbox @barkbox #theellenshow @theellenshow #animalsco @animals.co @seamusobrien

It’s FriYAY mother puppers, let’s go out and play!!!!

Adventure pups come in all sizes!

Making new friends! 🐧

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