Cee,
I have found that females are a bit more skittish
and territorial, probably why they make them the
mamas, so I might be inclined to allow the girl to
have a crate at this point where she can retreat.
It might work better than an open bed.
I have a young girl, she has been with me since
last December, is about 18 months old. She is
still very timid around my son and grandson who
visit very frequently (two or three times a week
and we often dine together, the wife/mother has
left for places unknown for playtime rather than
hometime). Anyway, it is the first time I have had
a dog that did not immediately warm up to the two
guys who love animals and most animals immediately
realize that. She approaches them but must be "run
down" if they want to pick her up and hold/pet
her. If she can she will take cover beneath my
chair so they can't reach her. The only time she
is totally relaxed in my home is when she is in
her own bed here in the computer room or in "our"
bed where she sleeps with me at night. In any
other spots in the house she is on total alert.
She is not a biter. But her timidity and
skittishness could probably be turned into biting
if she felt threatened.
Just give the new dog time. And consider a crate
that is hers alone. I am hoping the biting and
snarling incident will never be repeated. If it
is, you may have to reconsider the adoption. But
that is not something to be decided on the first
few days she is with you.
Elaine
It is never too late to become what you
might have been --George Elliott
Hello privatecee
On Wednesday, December 13, 2006, you wrote
> Hi Everyone -
> I am new to the group. My husband and I just adopted a male and
> female chihuaha yesterday. They were rescued
> from a kill shelter, she
> is 3, he is 4. Although they are both friendly with us, my parents,
> etc. The female tried to bite my 12 year old
> nephew last night. She
> let him pet her for about 20 seconds, then
> started showing her teeth
> and growling. Luckily he got his hand away in
> time but she jumped out
> of her bed trying to get at him. Even when she saw him walking by
> later she was growling at him from her bed. I am so upset because I
> don't want him to be afraid to come over or of dogs in general. Is
> there anything i can do to start letting her
> know he is not going to
> hurt her and to get her to respond OK with him? Thanks for any help
> you can give :-)
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