Why don't you try taking her to Petsmart or Petco? There's usually a mixture
of men and women there, especially on weekends. You can bring a towel or
blanket and put it in a cart and put your Chi on it. That way, you can wheel
her through the store and she will get to be around men without being
"threatened" by them. If the cart doesn't work or scares her, I would hold her
and just walk around with her. I really wouldn't recommend letting her walk in
the store because Chis are so small and you never know when someone with a big,
aggressive dog will be there.
Anyway, this might be a start for her. Then, after she has been "around" men
in the store a few times and feels comfortable you can try this. You can start
getting a man you know to try to sit on the floor with a really good treat and
wait for your Chi to go to him. Don't force her or it will never work. Try
this over and over until she is comfortable. My Chi was scared of being picked
up (by me and anyone else) when I first got her. I worked with her slowly and
sat down with a good treat and eventually, she would come to me to get picked
up with no fear. Then, my husband did the same thing and now she is fine with
it. It took a while, and lots of patience!
Stef
and Cricket
pagli_ladkius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My female chi puppy (9 months old) hates men. She runs from them like
nobody's business. I was told by a couple of dog trainers that I need
to bring her around more men. However my question is how do I do
this? What kind of situations can I put her in where the men are just
around and she doesn't have to interact with them. Also how do you
properly socialize a chi?
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