Just wanted to give you an update on Pancho and let you know how well we all are doing. First of all, thank you for being open to meeting us, even though I know you had concerns regarding our Chihuahuas. Adopting Pancho has brought so much extra joy to our hearts, I can't even tell you. And he's such a HAPPY BOY!! He gets LOTS of love here and I can tell he feels secure here with his new world.
He has TONS of energy, but we've worked out a routine that he enjoys and one that doesn't knock us out ;) He goes for 2 long walks (every morning and evening) and has met plenty of neighborhood folks who have noted what a handsome and well behaved pooch he is (that's our boy, representing for the Pitties!), we made a jump line for him out back (like you all told us to) and HE LOVES IT!! He gets to jump out there throughout the day, whenever we notice he needs to burn some energy...doggie gets airborne, and he loves it when you tell him what a skilled jumper he is:)

Scott plays tug-of-war with him every day, and he loves this too. We were able to teach him to "give" his toys to us, which he does without any hesitation when we ask. Now I know there are 2 schools of thought on whether tug-of-war is a good idea or not, but with practice he's become very respectful of the boundary between his mouth and Scott's hand, and we have absolutely no problem playing this game with him. Scott makes sure HE wins most of the time, allowing Pancho to win only occasionally (which we read will keep Scott's status as pack leader intact).

He has a favorite treat-ball toy that he has been unable to destroy (YES!), and he gets to play with this each night after his walk. Our male Chi, Jackie, has warmed up to Pancho and follows him around while he's playing w/ his treatball, scavenging for the crumbs - it's hilarious. Pancho even rolls the ball towards Jackie every now and then, but the ball is half the size of Jackie and he has no idea what to do with it. He prefers to stick to his role as crumb-snatcher :) Our female Chi, Maria, still is not friendly to Pancho. She tolerates him, and he has pretty much learned not to bother her. Occasionally he'll want to sniff her, which invites her growling and we have to make sure to take him away from her right away so she won't nip at him. We faithfully keep our eyes on them all at all times, as we know the potential for trouble if someone did get too grouchy and decided to nip - we are committed to keeping EVERYONE safe and happy. Fortunately, Pancho no longer feels the need to charge at the little ones at full speed and then jump over them at the very last second before collision...that was a little stressful for everyone ;)