As most Chi owners can relate, the phrase “that’s not a real dog!” gets heard a lot. I encounter it the most at a pet-friendly store and a little kid will laugh and point and say “look daddy, that’s not a real dog!”. Well, I’m here to tell you they are! They are perpetually loyal, persistently playful, and love a good walk (that is when they’re not chasing squirrels).
They may be a little smaller in comparison to the greater population of the canine world, but what they lack in size they make up for in attitude. I don’t know how a heart can’t melt when you look into their wide eyes that say “you are the coolest person on the planet”. And really, no matter what breed or mix dog one might have, if you don’t get that feeling by looking in their face then maybe that’s not a “real” dog.
