Tia was my very first chihuahua, when she was born I was living in Alaska but had been visiting my parents for Christmas.  She was the runt and her mother was letting her go by the wayside as the weakest, I spent hours putting her back on the tit and she grew stronger everyday and was able to keep up as time passed.  I had to return home but I was planning to move back to CA. in March.  My parents kept her for me and when I got back home she was here waiting for me.  We bonded instantly and have been together ever since, through the loss of my mother, the loss of my health and has always been a constant source of unconditional love in my life.  She will be missed by me and everyone that knew and loved her. She will always be deep in my heart as my first chihuahua and the main source of my love for the breed.