I don't think giving in is letting her be spoiled. She is scared and does not know what else to do but go to mommy for help. Her bad behavior is directly linked to the fact that she can't get to you. Maybe a doggie door is the answer......? I don't know how far you can go with this. If letting her out unsupervised is the problem then you might have to just watch her, if it is just loud noises then you could try making a lot of loud noise just to get her used to it. I am sorry if all this sounds crazy, it is just what I would try. :) You have to decide what is best for you. Poor Evita. Just love her even if she is neurotic. Signed, Shena.
Diane Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Diane Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
maybe i didn't explain my situation enough. evita is a house dog who goes with me everywhere, i even have one of those car seats for dogs in my truck. she is the one who wants to go outside and i let her in when she wants in BUT when she is outside and we can't let her in at the moment when she wants to get in, that's when she does all the damage. i guess my question to pose to all of you was.....do i give in to her bad behavior and just let her be a spoiled brat and get her way or should i make her understand she is not the boss and make her deal with her own demons?
Kershena Calongne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I agree with what everyone else is saying. My little guy would go nuts if I left him outside all the time. I know that Evita is used to it but I guess she has changed her mind about being an outside dog. If you do not do something about her fears soon she might be like this all her life. Maybe if you bring her in on a temporary basis and try slowly to show her the backyard is not something she has to be afraid of. I mean it's not a war zone, right? :) Just kidding, but you have to find some way of alaying her fears. Hope everything goes well. Good Luck! Signed, Shena.
nonnie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:i think the simplest solution and the one that would make Evita the happiest is to be a house dog all the time and then she would not be frantic and would be inside.. Why not let her be where she feels comfortable and being inside she wouldn't ruin your screen doors.and be in the house with her human companions. I have "The Punk" with me 24/7. When I'm not at home and IF he is not with me he stays home with Darla my dog... notice I didn't say my "other" dog because "The Punk" is not a dog, he's the "baby"Nonnie & The Punk & Darla-----Original Message-----hello everyone i'm new to the group so if this question has been
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of draksterd
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:34 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Chihuahuas] neurotic chihuahua
posted already, sorry, i don't have the time to read through a
gazillion posts. that said, here's my dilema....i have a year
old 10 pound chihuahua named evita. she was 'fixed' at 6 months
old. we live in a warm climate (low desert, so cal) so letting her
stay outside in our fenced very large back yard is not an unsafe
environment. she has a dog house and a cat who is her best friend
who sleeps with her during the day. she stays in a kennel in the
house at night so she is never cold or unconfortable. she gets just
as much attention as the other pets who live here.
nevertheless.....she has become a total psycho in the last couple of
years. it started with 4th of july fireworks (which start here
about a month in advance of the real thing and continue on) and now
has escalated
into going crazy at the sound of the high school band drums (we live
behind a high school), car backfire, the occasional gunshot or any
sound she preceives as a 'boom'. she has literally ripped off our
sliding screen door, clawed and chewed through wood and ripped up 3
screen doors. we finally found a way to keep her from pulling the
screen door off the track (by putting tension rods across the top)
and putting a metal dog screen over our screen (which she just uses
as a grip to pull the screen door open and which she has dug yet
another hole in the screen where she can get her paw through) and
put a nail through the frame and screen so she can't pull it open.
all this for a tiny ten pound dog who becomes superstrength dog when
she hears noises she thinks are threatening. if she can't get in
the house she runs in circles or goes back and forth from one end of
the house to the other panting and barking with this wild look in
her eyes. i have been trying this....i just make her stay out there
and deal with it. i'm hoping that eventually she will get over it
and deal with the noises. i feel that if i baby her and let her in
every tiime she freaks out then she will only get worse and find
other things to get paranoid about. am i doing the right thing?
i've had her since birth and she is the only dog and i am her
alpha. diane
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