Hi Group,
Pixil, my little 16 month old female Chihuahua has a bit of an
issue. A few months back, after given a treat, she would crouch her
back and lower her head and look at us as if to say, "Don't come
near me". So, I thought that behavior was not good, so I called her
to come to me with the treat, and she would not. So, I went to her
and spoke calmly to her as I was going to take the treat from her.
She growled at me! That was enough out of her so I grabbed the
treat from her and she snapped at me, but I successfully got the
treat away from her. Anyway, this behavior has repeated itself a
few times since then. Now, when I give her a treat and she hunches
over and gets that "Panther" type look, I have demanded that she
return the treat to me. She now drops the treat and comes and sits
on my lap, but will not touch the treat, even when I try to give it
to her. So, I sat down on the couch with her in my lap and placed
the treat on a blanket on the couch for her to eat, she did not
move, and she growled at me while in my lap!!! Then, my husband
came to see what was up and she growled at him, no snapping or
anything, just a little soft "growling". I cannot figure what is up
with that behavior? We have never teased her with treats, nor does
she have any competition over treats (she is our only furbaby). It
is only with the types of treats that require a bit more than a bite
and a swallow! It is not with treats that she can swallow down
quickly, so I am thinking it has something to do with how big the
treat is. Anyone have any suggestions for us?
She is not an aggressive Chi, she is very sweet, but she does bark
at strangers and other dogs, but her tail is wagging while she does
that. She has never bitten anyone. We have had her since she was
12 weeks old.
Thank you for any help,
Mary
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