I have had wonderful luck teaching "sit"!!! Even to a hydro dog I rescued 2 years ago. If soeone else has answered then I missed it so let me know. I dont want to repeat what others have said already
melanie Anne, > > Thanks, I'd love some tips on teaching her to sit. We have not been > very successful with training, I'm afraid. > > I didn't know a lot about Chi's when I got one and I know that I have > made some mistakes, possibly irreparable. Tootsie is 6 months old > and has very few manners. She comes when called (mostly because she > wants to, I'm sure) and she is relatively well house trained. She > goes where I want her to 99% of the time. That's pretty good in my > book. > > As for the ankle...I think she just adores it. I can't see anything > at all abnormal about that spot (although if she keeps licking, > something may develop!). > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com>, "AnneL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ..> wrote: > > > > Re the overenthusiastic greeting. Your chihuahua is new to your > house and she's insecure. Dogs have a very poor sense of time,, and > when you leave, she doesn't realize it's only been a little while. > Also, chihuahuas will commonly bond more strongly to one person > (sounds like you), so the presence of your husband and son doesn't > really affect how glad she is to see YOU come home. She'll probably > calm down with time. However, you can (and should) train her to > behave herself when greeting people. Teach her the "sit" command, > and train her to greet someone coming through the door by *sitting*, > not jumping on you. If you have any trouble teaching the "sit" > command, LMK and I'll pass on some excellent techniques my trainer > taught me. > > > > Re the licking. Some chihuahuas are just endless lickers. I have > two chihuahuas, Chiclet and Luna. Chiclet rarely licks, and when she > does, it's generally one or two kisses when she's settling down to > sleep. Luna, OTOH, will happily lick all day -- she'll wash > Chiclet's face until Chiclet FLEES from that inescapable tongue. > She'll also happily wash me all day -- my face, my chin, my hands and > wrists, but especially (believe it or not) the backs of my earlobes. > I think she likes the way it makes me squeal and shudder. I do > notice that she tends to lick places where sweat and skin oils would > be more predominant. > > > > Now, Luna used to also be very big on licking her own front paws, > enough to discolor them, and this kind of licking can be a sign of > food allergies. Since I've switched my chis to a homemade diet, the > paw licking has tapered down to normal grooming, but she'll still > happily lick Chiclet or me till we're actually sore. Some chihuahuas > just have a licking fixation. Draw some boundaries and don't let her > just continuously lick, but DO say "Thank you, baby, I'm so glad you > love me," and reassure her that the message is received. > > > > One final comment on the ankle licking, since your chi is picking > one particular place to lick. Have a look at your ankle and see if > there's anything unusual there, especially a mole or discolored patch > on your skin. If there is, *show it to a doctor*. It's well > documented that some dogs have the ability to detect the early > changes of cancer in a mole, and they will often demonstrate that by > licking persistently at the area. So if you have a mole, sore or > spot that she's continuously licking, please play it safe and have a > dermatologist take a look at it and maybe biopsy it. Your chi could > be delivering a lifesaving warning. > > > > Or she could just adore your ankles.<G> > > > > Anne > > ._,___ > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > *Text inserted by Platinum 2007:* > > This message has NOT been classified as spam. If it is unsolicited > mail (spam), click on the following link to reclassify it: It is spam! > <http://127.0.0.1:6083/Panda?ID=pav_11567&SPAM=true> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " 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/
