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Hi! I'm new to the forum and a new dog owner. I bought a chihuahua yesterday from a breeder who is questionable at best. There were probably 15 chihuahua puppies in the kitchen of her double wide trailer. He is 5 months old and is extremely submissive, which is why, she said, they had not been able to place him yet. Yesterday he sat on my lap on the hour long drive home, then sat in his bed for the hour we were at the pet store. When we got home, he moved to the baby gate blocking the door and stared at me. I went over, he ran back to his bed. We put him in our bed and he slept with us, loosening up a little this morning by letting me pet his belly. Today he has been up and moving around a little. We're packing, and at first he was freaking out about the loud noise the tape makes. He got over it after 10 minutes or so. When I try to call him to me, he just stares at me. He does wag his tail when I talk to him, but he never plays with us. I think he ate a little today, but I'm not sure. Right now he's just sitting in one spot, which is pretty much all he does. I know it could partly come from being with the litter for so long, but I don't think puppies are just born this way. Any thoughts or suggestions?