And a ps. to my earlier post about learning to be pack leader, WE need training on the dog pack temperment and how they think. When we understand we can handle them with calmness and correct assertiveness and they will calm down and fall in line a lot better. Again, as my long ago trainer told me, its not the dogs that need training so much as the handlers.
Phylis ----- Original Message ----- From: Sheila To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 12:36 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Bad Chihuahua... Hello, my name is Sheila and I have a very serious problem that I need some advice on.I have a 3 year old Chihuahua named Max, and I am very seriously thinking of giving him up today because he just bit a young girl at my apartment complex. I am sitting here shaking and trying not to cry because I can very easily see myself getting sued over this. Max can be loving with me sometimes, but he hates everyone else. He chases and bites at people where I live, for the simple crime of just walking by him. He does not listen to me when I call him and when I try pulling him back he just lunges after the person again. This is not the first time he has lunged at someone, barking and with teeth bared, and he has destroyed the vertical blinds in my apartment from jumping up and down barking at people passing by. I can't have visitors to my place because he is so awful. It's to the point where no one can understand why I keep him. I'm not sure if I can afford to get him trained. I live paycheck-to- paycheck, and I'm a part-time student. He is neutered, so that's been taken care of. I just don't know what to do, I'm at wit's-end with this dog. I jokingly asked my vet last year if they made doggie Prozac. My family had a Chihuahua when I was growing up, and she was the sweetest, most obedient dog. It's because of her that I accepted this dog when he was being given up by my brother. He can be loving at times and sweet with me, and it's for those brief flashes of sweetness that I continue to deal with the aggravation. I just don't understand his behavior, and I'm not sure how much more of this I can take. I would give him to someone if I felt sure they could correct his behavior problems and he would have a better home than the one I can give him. Can someone knowledgable about Chihuahas give me some advice on this? I realize there are not enough good homes for the dogs that are out there, let alone one with such aggression issues, and I'd rather not give him up. But I am fast seeing that I may have to for both of our benefits. Please help! Sheila ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.0/851 - Release Date: 6/16/2007 12:50 PM
