It took forever for Bogie to warm up to my husband. He loves him to pieces now. But for a while he would not even let him pet him.
Sheila -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of marsha Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 8:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re:Chih hates men I don't know what it is, but you hear this alot...for some reason it seems most chis just do not like men. Of course there are always exceptions and I am sure there are some great males owned by chis and there are some chis that adore men, but my experience has been that the average chi doesn't like men. Also, chis are, by nature, very protective of their person. It really isn't unusual for a chi to not like strangers. Of course, regardless of their "nature" we can not allow them to bite people. I would work on establishing your own dominance then making sure he knows that YOU do not approve...because your opinion is the only one that matters to him. But first, he must learn that you are the one that makes the rules. I wish I could give a long step by step here, but my mind just isn't functioning properly right now with all that is going on....but hopefully someone else will take time to describes the steps needed to teach him you are alpha so you can begin working on teaching him what you approve of and what you don't. Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leslie Barton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 3:31 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re:Chih hates men > My 2l/2 yo male chi/doxie mix hates loud men. I rescued him 3 months > ago and it seems like he has become more fearful of them as time goes > by. He loves my husband, my sil and others who approach him quietly > and let him come to them. But our painter (who has been in the house > daily for two > weeks) almost received a huge bite with lots of extreme barking etc. > He is > also very bad on the street if he sees a man walking by; and actually > bit the trousers of an elderly man who stopped to talk (friend of mine). > > I realize he needs training and read somewhere that I should put him > in a sit/stay and reward for that whenever a man is present. Any > other advice appreciated. Leslie > > _________________________________________________________________ > i'm making a difference. Make every IM count for the cause of your choice. > Join Now. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0080000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://im. live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=hmtagline > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > Join today! " > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links " 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/
