Hey Jen, I have a ten week old puppy and he was really clingy (ie. underfoot) when we first got him a six weeks of age. Now he knows that he must be out from under our feet. He is starting to understand "move" quite well. LOL. He isn't under our feet much anymore and sits about four feet away and stares holes in us. LOL. Next is to make him understand that a 250 man will sit down where he wants to and he will move. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 10:42 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: New Member...New Chi Mom
Hi Jen, This is extremely normal behavior for some chis. Two of my chis follow me everywhere I go in the house, yes they are very underfoot but I really don't mind. Thats the beauty of owning these lovely animals, they are so loving and caring. I really don't see the point of putting this young Chi through any training class.. what do you hope to accomplish? The way I see it, you have a perfectly normal loving pet! Be happy! Bw --- In [email protected], "reptile_momma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > First i would like to say HELLO. > Second I would like to say that as per my screen name yes, I like > reptiles, but I Love all animals. (spiders only if they are > outside) > > I recieved my lil gift (chi) 3 days ago and already I have a > problem. I am not sure if this is a normal behavior for a 6 month > old pup so i thought this may be one of the best places to come for > answers. > > Let me start by telling you a lil bit about me and mine. > > I am a mother of 2 boys ages 14 and 7, a wife of wonderful hubby. I > am a disabled (server panic disorder), domestic engineer. > I have wanted a lil chi for many years and finally got my wish. > > Now here's my problem: my chi is 6 months old and so clingy I can't > move without him right there under my feet. When I sit on couch he > tries to crawl up under me and doesnt want to move. The kids are > very gentle and try whenever they can to love on him, but all he > does is cower away from them and look at me as if to say "please > help me mommy." Even my hubby tries to hold him and all he does is > stare at me and want to come back to me. He even whimpers and > whines in my hubby's arms as he stares at me. He has growled at my > 7 year old a couple of times but as soon as I snap my fingers a > couple of times and say STOP he stops. He won't even go eat unless > I stand right next to the bowl. If I move one foot, he stops and is > under foot again. And on top of all this, his breath is so > sickining and he has gas that could clear a room. > He is a sweetheart and lover (toward me) and he has never gone > to the bathroom in my home. Which is a BIG plus for me. > > He has a vet appt. tomorrow for all his shots, worming and > checkup and we are signed up for puppy training classes to start > next week. > Until I get to training...How do I unhook him from my hip? > > Oh, his name is "Domino" > > Thank you in advance for any advice anyone can give. > > Jen > ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
