Another thought....after re-reading and seeing that he is not aggressive toward others as he is you and your son, makes me think it likely he has simply gotten the upper hand of you all. He knows how to play you like a cheap fiddle. :-) He growls, so he no longer has to go in the kennel??? Not a good idea. This reinforced the behavior. He got what he wanted by being aggressive. Providing he gets a clean health check from the vet, maybe it is time to put your foot down and show him who the boss is, rather than trying to baby it out of him. Sounds like a manipulative little fellow, lol Best of luck! Marsha
----- Original Message ----- From: "anna_hartge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:46 PM Subject: {SPAMFILTER} [Chihuahuas] Re: Little Dog Big Problem > --- In [email protected], "gotpets101" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Hello I'm new to this board and I'm hoping some of you Chihuahua > > experts can help me. > > I have a 2 yr old long hair male chi. He is not fixed. I have had > > him since he was 8 wks old. He weighs about 5 lbs. We also have an > > American Bullnese, male, not fixed about 9 months old. > > My Chis behaviour has changed drastically. It started out slowly > > and has progressivly gotten worse. > > He has always growled at my 15yr old son and has never quite liked > > him. This I can live with because he is mostly my dog and is > always > > with me and sleeps in my bedroom. At first I thought that he was > > just jealous of my son. During the day while I'm at work he would > > be placed in his kennel. At first this was never a problem. > After > > a while he started to growl when he was told to get in his > kennel. > > Now it has evolved to downright loud growling and luning at the > cage > > door. > > So I decided not to put him in the kennel and give him free rein > of > > my bedroom. Well now he is growling at me and growling at me in a > > bad way. He use to love for me to pet him and rub his belly. Now > > he will not tolerate being petted. I mean he puts up with it but > > growls like crazy. You would think this dog must have been abused > > or something. > > His behavior is getting worse and now he is starting to pee all > over > > the house. Even if he has just been walked. He is also peeing > out > > of spite. If I walk out of the bedroom and come back I will find > > that he has gotten on the bed and peed on my pillow or my bed or > my > > clothes. > > I dont know if getting him fixed will correct his behavior. I've > > been giving him lots of affection and lots of treats. This has > only > > toned down his growling and will put up with being petted. > > Can anyone offer some advise. Please tell me what has gone wrong. > > I love this little dog. He is so cute to see him. His name is > > Chico and I feel like changing it Vicious. I dont want to give up > on > > him but I also do not want a dog that just the sound of my voice > > makes him growl. He seems to be fine health wise. Eats well and > is > > active. Its funny when he sees strange people he runs up to them > to > > be petted and doesnt mind them petting him. I'm not sure if > getting > > him neutred will help. Other Chi breeders told me it would not > > bring about a major change. They tell me they think its my other > > male dog that is irrating him and he is letting me know it. But > we > > try to keep them apart. They are hardly together in the same room. > > Please can someone tell me what happen to my wonderful little dog > > or where I can turn for some answers????? > > > > Yolanda > > > Hi I have just gotten my first chi so I might be off base here but > if chico tests out clear by the vet, I would bet my last dollar he > is JEALOUS. I know you say the two dogs are kept separate but scent > talks and you probably handle the other dog. > > Chico is probably an Alpha male. Your other dog (also intact) AND > your son are a threat to Chico's mama/mate - YOU. > > > > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > Join today! " > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
