The "blockage" thing is rather specific to rawhide. If you watch them work on a big piece, you'll see them chew it until it can become a very soft, long, white gooey rope of rawhide. This string may be rather long, perhaps 6 or 8 inches, but even though it is soft and gooey, it is very very strong, try to tear it and you can't. If they swallow this long soft and delicious (to them) rope, it can bind in the intestines and cause very serious, possibly deadly, problems. It is similar to the problems with swallowing tinsel at Christmas.
--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Dear Mandatory, > First...for chewing...I give my dogs rawhide, hooves, ham bones (the kind > from petsmart), and bully sticks. I am sure that any of these things has the > potential to cause blockage just as with anything else they might ingest such > as dirt, paper, wood. My chihuahuas will chew on anything if they are not > provided with something. So I choose to give them something like cow hooves as > I feel they are safer than the wood from the corners of my furniture. > > Secondly, if your boy is pulling away from you...he is in control, not you. > I understand accidents happen but he needs to be taught that when he is on > the lead...you decide where he will go. Some are just more stubborn than > others. As far as having him neutered, that is the best possible thing you could > do for him. It will eliminate a lot if unwanted behavior and may even help > to decrease his aggressiveness. > > Lastly, this IMHO is the most difficult of all your problems. I do not have > much experience in this area but have listened to the advice form others in > similar situations. You boy is too attached to you (as you are aware). > Although I do not feel his attachment is the issue, I think dealing with that > aspect may help eliminate the problem. My suggestion (and anyone chime in here > if you like) is to distance yourself from him a little. Perhaps you should > stop sleeping with him for starters. You might also try letting him stay with > a friend or relative, say for the weekend. And a light scolding for > aggressive behavior never hurts. It sounds to me like he thinks he is the Alpha dog, > and he should know that you are the alpha dog. > > I am interested in hearing what others have to say on this topic... > > Amber All > ~***Soigné Chihuahuas***~ > " 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/
