The Chihuahua is a good companion dog. Courageous, extremely lively, proud and enterprising, it gives and demands affection.
Bold and saucy, it moves swiftly to avoid being stepped on.

Chihuahuas are strong willed, intensely loyal and become very attached to their owners, even to the point of jealousy. They like to lick their owner's faces.
It is undeniably suspicious of people, except for its owner. When strangers are present, it follows its owners ever move, keeping as close as possible.

For some, they may be slightly difficult to train, but they are intelligent, learn quickly, and respond well to proper, gentle (positive reinforcement) training.
This breed may snap at teasing children, after all its too tiny to get away. The Chihuahua must resort to his sharp teeth in self - defense.
It is not recommended for children.

He can be noisy and may require patience to house - break. Many owners simply paper train this breed.
Be sure to socialize your Chihuahua as a pup to avoid excessive aggressiveness with other dogs as well as reserve with strangers.
They tend to be fairly dog -aggressive. Chihuahuas generally recognize their own breed, but sometimes disapprove of other breeds. However, a "very" well socialized Chihuahua can be friendlier with strangers and other dogs.

Source: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/chihuahua.htm

**Note from webmystress: The author states: "It is not recommended for children", I do not believe this to be true in all situations!
Important factors to take in are:
*how well adjusted to animals are your children?
*can your children be trusted with animals out of your eyesight?
*does your breeder have children, and does the puppy interact well with them, if at all?
*does your breeder invite other children over to socialize the puppy with them? (I usually let my own children play with my puppies as well as my 2 nieces.)**