Hi... Sorry it's late in responding. Anyway...bring Kiko close to the treadmill - have her just get used to the motor noise. Then you get on it - showing her it's harmless - at this point it's not turned ON yet. Have her watch you as you turn it on LOW. Walk - continuing to show her it's OK!! I have had to do this DEMO for the pooches - lets say for Luna, 2 weeks - Jazz, just tolerates it and took months. Kendo will growl at first - but will just tolerate it on slow - sometimes he gets clumsy...then jumps off unless I stay with him on the side. This is our Akita. Faith our Dobe just will roll with it!! - she'll stay on for 20 minutes or longer on speed 3-4. Of course, the Chi's are always on LOW. Now Kiko - should be used to the motor noise and seeing you walk on it on LOW. - Place her on the treadmill with you, having her feel the belt under her paws - I walk with them on my left side - on LOW with her leash/harness on - walk and encourage (good girl!!!) her to stay with you on the mill....begin slowly with her. Once she gets comfortable, then she can be by herself - you can stand on the side, while holding the leash straight up, so she won't jump off. Believe me this takes patience - don't give up. Consistency works well, and with some dogs take a little coaxing, just don't give up! What fails is that folks put their dogs on right away, the dogs don't know this contraption...they need to be introduced to it - other dogs don't like the noise it makes - So gentle patience will get Kiko going this winter!! Gloria C "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to give you hope and a future". Jeremiah 29:11
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:40:01 -0700Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Doggie is overweight.. what can I do? Gloria Gloria, I had posted earlier asking how to go about doing this? Do I get on it and hold her at first so she can get used to the noise of the motor?? Do I start out with a leash (which she always wears on walks) so she thinks it is a walk. I would really appreciate your input. I feel so bad for Kiko when the winter comes and she just "sits around" when she is usually so energetic. Thanks a million. Diana--- On Tue, 10/14/08, G Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: G Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Doggie is overweight.. what can I do?To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 5:09 PM I am teaching our Chi's to walk on the treadmill... since Winter is coming upwalks outside will be nuts!! They don't like the rain, especially the one along withhigh winds...lololGloria C "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to give you hope and a future". Jeremiah 29:11 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.comFrom: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com.mxDate: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:58:30 -0700Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Doggie is overweight.. what can I do? EXERCISE, EVERY DAY, 30 MINS.--- El mar 14-oct-08, jane kuhbander <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> escribió: De:: jane kuhbander <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>Asunto: Re: [Chihuahuas] Doggie is overweight.. what can I do?A: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.comFecha: martes, 14 octubre, 2008, 9:20 am im amazed that other chi. can eat what we call 'people food" my dogs cant eat it and when i gave my grandpuppies away i recommended they not feed them "people food" because of mom and dad. they throw it back up but it never gets digested it comes out looking like poo and if you didnt watch them bring it back up you would have thought it was.....doesnt matter what it is they eat of "people food" -JANE --- On Sun, 10/12/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] org <[EMAIL PROTECTED] org> wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] org <[EMAIL PROTECTED] org>Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Doggie is overweight.. what can I do?To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.comDate: Sunday, October 12, 2008, 7:51 PM Rose, first a dry food is much better for them over all than a canned foodis. Definitely cut back on the table scraps, lol. As far as chicken,ect....a lot of people have good success on a the raw or barf diet.But, the best idea I have come accross for weight management.. .and thiswas told to me by the vet when we took mom's Chiffon in to do somethingabout her overweight.. .....is green beans. We were told to cut back on herdog food, but allow her all the green beans she wanted. Green beans haveno calories or anything..are mostly water...so they fill them up and makethem feel not hungry. Just make sure the cans are plain green beans inwater with no additives... ..Marsha> My doggie Little Bear has become so overweight. He is about 2 yrs old.> A while back the vet suggested that we feed him only dog food, but this> just isn't possible. I've been feeding my dogs canned Pedigree for many> years with no problems, but I try to feed them real chicken or beef> when I can. Little Bear doesn't seem to know when to stop eating. He> will clean up his plate and then go to the other's plates to steal more.> I usually have to stand over them while they eat so that he won't devour> their food too. Even though it seems to me that I'm not overfeeding, he> still gains the weight. I keep doggie treats in their snack bowl, but> they only pick a few daily (the bowl isn't cleaned out). I do> occasionally give them table scraps (sausage left over from breakfast,> or left over meat), but not very often. Some days I boil frozen chicken> tenderloins, or grill a hamburger or steak. I've been backing off from> the canned food due to what I've been reading about how its made, seems> gross, to a point that I feel guilty giving it to them. I've feed them> Pedigree for years. Sometime I feed them EN from the vet (he suggests> this). Any suggestions for cutting down his weight? I feed my dogs> twice a day.>> [CamPics234- 1.jpg picture by meccarose]> Little Bear ¡Todo sobre Amor y Sexo!La guía completa para tu vida en Mujer de Hoy:http://mx.mujer. yahoo..com/
