i live with a chihuahua. for the most part these dogs have always kind of bothered me, because they are always yapping and acting all tough. the so-called “napoleon complex” etc etc. this dog happens to be a very chill chihuahua that almost never barks and very rarely acts all tough. the one thing this dog does not have is a responsible owner. my roommate works long long hours, being that we live on the south side of LA and she works on the north side. and the traffic situation makes it hard to get home before 8pm. usually she takes the dog with her, but sometimes she can’t. when she can’t, it’s usually up to me to make sure the dog gets his walk in so that he doesn’t go all over the house.

case in point: i came home today about an hour ago (11pm) after being gone all day. i gave the dog a brief walk in the morning like i always do (because i’m not completely sure he gets let out unless i do it). anyway, i was gone from 9:30am until 11pm and i set my bag down on the floor like i always do and this dog runs up and pees ALL OVER it. i mean like a big ass puddle sitting under my bag. and the only reason i can think of is that he never went out at all from the time i left until i came home. it’s obvious my roommate cares very deeply about this dog, but she has admitted to me that she doesn’t like to pick up after him, and i know he doesn’t get walked nearly as often as he needs to. if only he could be trained to use the litter box…..