She may have been dropped or wiggled out of someone's arms and fell at some time. The more she trusts you, the better she will be. This just takes time. I know this because my mutt Ginger was abused when we got her, she was even afraid to be brushed. Now she is the sweetest thing in the world, all it took was lots of time, and lots of love. Hang in there.
Barbara & Raul ----- Original Message ----- From: Stefanie Brannan To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:11 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Question About Picking Chis Up I have a question for all you Chi lovers. Do you have trouble with picking your Chihuahuas up? I have had Cricket only a few weeks. I got her at 5 months old and she is now almost 6 months old. I have no issues with her, so far, except when I try to pick her up, she runs away. She is very fast and it's almost impossible to pick her up. I have been trying not to chase her around to catch her but when I need to pick her up to put her in the kitchen or for any other reason, she is very skiddish about it and will not let me. I have tried just sitting there and waiting for her to come to me and that works, but takes forever. If I need to put her in her playpen because I have to leave for work, for instance, I really need to be able to get her in there quickly and not wait until it is convenient for her. I also tried calling her but she won't have it. If I am sitting down, she loves to come and sit on my lap. She loves to be held as long as I am not standing up. Besides the timidness when being picked up, she is very outgoing. I really want her to be okay with me handling her. How can I get her to trust me? Stef ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.
