RE: [Chihuahuas] God Bless the Water Squirt Bottle!

[Tracey Shumaker]

Tico is gorgeous!!  I am still working on the squirt bottle, but I need to practice more on commands too.  When I say no, it doesn’t work LOL just like when I say that to my 5 year old and 7 year old—I need to practice like on the Nanny show -get down to their level and look them in the eye and say that is “Unacceptable Behavior”   Have a great day! Hugs Tracey   From: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:34 PM To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Chihuahuas] God Bless the Water Squirt Bottle!   In a message dated 1/18/2006 9:31:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Tracey,   Don't use a physical form of punishment as that just causes aggression. Someone one suggested spraying with water. I squirted Harvey recently, said "NO" in a firm deeper voice, and he got the message. Hope this helps! Vicki ============================ [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:   God Bless the Water Squirt Bottle!   I don't even have to use it, I just pick it up!   Another thing we do: is the command in Spanish: Tranquilo, which means calm down in English.   We thought we would give him some bi-lingual commands since we named our Chihuahua/miniature pinscher after Costa Ricans, "Tico" is what Costa Ricans call themselves, like folks in Texas call themselves Texan, or folks from the USA call themselves "Americans".   One funny note on that: In Latin America, Geography is taught a bit different, and America the entire continent from South, Central, and North America, LOL. So, in Costa Rica, they think it's an arrogant trait of the Gringos to call themselves Americans, LOL, but they always said that to me with a smile!   Bill (SFO) San Francisco CA   Tico's dogster profile: http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=235178 " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " SPONSORED LINKS Breed charm dog italian Dog breed gift Dog breed t shirt Dog breed charm Dog breed shirts Chihuahua YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "Chihuahuas" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.