You should come home to 3 dachshunds, they are nearly as bad. Barking, licking
and jumping. I run outside with all of them and pet them and such and then say
that's enough and everyone go pee pee and usually they settle down. Angel does
the backward sneezing thing if I don't get her settled pretty quickly so I try
to love them and speak to them all but not let it go on and on. I've found
ignoring her is the best way to stop the sneezing, wheezing noise and when she
calms down then I pet her and love her more when I get relaxed and change
clothes etc. And they are the same whether it's 10 minutes or hours. I think
it's just a doggy thing and the pack leader is home!! Jubilation time! :-)
Karen
jeanwasy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My Chi expresses her love for me with her licking, but she also gets
the salt off my skin. My Pom did the samething and that is what the
vet told me it was. He also said to be careful where they lick as
they can get the chemicles from our lotions and creams. I let Sissy
Girl have a few licks, then I tell her NO LICK and snap my fingers.
My little girl requires a LOT of attention..... 24/7.
But you gotta love em !!!!!!
Jean
--- In [email protected], Stefanie Brannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> I am new to owning a Chi too, but have been around them a long
time. I have fostered a couple of them and now I have my own. They
do seem to be different than other dogs! I agree that they have
very weird habits sometimes, too. My Chi, Cricket does the same
licking thing, only not as much. She also gets herself so excited
that she almost can't breath! I have noticed that Chis are VERY
senstive and VERY dramatic! I am getting used to it but they really
are drama kings and queens, LOL! They are bred to be pampered and
that's why lots of Chi lovers love them! I am not sure what you can
do about the licking but I would try to break her of the habit
before it gets out of hand.
>
> Stef
>
> liubluejeans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tootsie is my first Chihuahua and I'm noticing some
things about her
> that drive me insane! Is this normal behavior or is my dog
psychotic???
>
> First, she get too excited when I come home. I love her dearly and
> apparently, she loves me too. She is only home alone for about 2
hours
> a day, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon
because of
> my husband and son's schedules. But when I come home (I'm last) at
> 5:30 or so, she nearly wriggles herself apart!
>
> She runs in circles, wild circles, and when I pick her up, it's
like
> hugging a tornado. She scratches and licks me like I've been
missing
> for months...every day. How can I calm her down?
>
> Second, in the evening, when we are all winding down, she sits on
the
> couch and licks my ankles. I typically make her stop (because it
is
> annoying!) but last night, I wondered, just out of curiosity, how
long
> she would continue to lick if I didn't stop her...she licked one
spot
> on my foot for 29 minutes. Thank goodness she's not a cat! I'd
have a
> blister! She then stopped, got down, played with her toys for
about 20
> minutes then resumed her licking on my ankle. She went for another
20
> minutes and I just couldn't take any more.
>
> Why does she do this? She has plenty of fresh water all the time.
She
> gets plenty to eat and seems to enjoy her food. She get all
natural
> treat on occassion and has plenty of chew toys. I can't imagine
what
> deficiency she might have that she can fulfill by licking my ankle.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks
> Beth
>
>
>
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