Chihuahua training: how to raise a confident companion. Chihuahuas belong to the Kennel Club's Toy breed group and need surprisingly little grooming, once a week is genuinely enough, even for the long-coated variety. They're affectionate, food-motivated lap dogs who tend to stick close to their owner, which makes them easy to take almost anywhere, but training still matters if you want a truly well-behaved dog. Common challenges include house-training difficulties due to small bladders, excessive barking at unfamiliar sounds, and nervousness around larger dogs and crowded situations. Building confidence around bigger dogs requires distance-based approaches and gradual exposure. Effective training techniques include nose-touch exercises, low agility obstacles, and flirt poles. Loose-lead walking is essential to protect their sensitive necks, and they benefit from deliberate practice being alone. A case study of Teddy, a Chihuahua trained at Royvon, demonstrates positive results with patient, force-free training methods.