I may get slack for this, but Pita acted the same way when she was a puppy. She bit my hand over a pig ear. Anyway, I took the treat away from her and rolled her over. I made her submit to me anytime she would growl or try to bite me. I can now take anything away from her, but no one else can. She now recognizes me as Alpha, but she is second in command! She has been this way since 8 weeks when I got her. She has never been mistreated, she is my little queen, but she was very nasty. She would bite certain people if they approached her... She has mellowed in her old age (she is two)and now growl under her breath :) -- em
===================== From: Mary Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2006/12/18 Mon PM 01:45:26 CST To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Help, my Chihuahua is confusing me.... 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 " 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
