Re: [Chihuahuas] Common Chihuahua problem?

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:58:59 -0800

Have you tried having the stranger sit on the floor and completely ignore the dog?  (not a good idea if your dog bites) When they are down at their level they don't seem as much as a threat to them.

elly johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This is very common specially if he's older than 7 months and possibly 5 months, if he's used to being only by you this is why he's acting this way. If your puppy was with you all the time and rarely saw or was petted by strangers when he was at a very small age, he is probably just used to being a dog that only sticks to eather himself or with only you.

Janine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a Chihuahua that is a very well behaved dog except for one
issue... he barks his head off at any strangers that come near him.
Any time anyone outside the small cirle of people he trusts approaches
him he goes nuts. The only way I can get him to calm down is to
increase the distance between him and the person he is barking at.
I've been working on this with him for a LONG time by having strangers
give him treats to try and gain his trust and reward him for coming
close (he usually takes the treat out of the stranger's hand and backs
away barking). I see SLOW progress. I've also tried scolding him when
he barks and forcing him to be near strangers even when he's upset.

Does anyone have any experience with this type of issue and have
advice on how to overcome it?





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