Do you have any human children? Think of her the same way you would a toddler. We correct out of love because we love. Take a human kid that will not accept no. Hands get burnt on hot stoves, tantrums get thrown in stores, cars swerve to miss, ect....bottom line, they must be taught for their own bennefit....as parents..rather of the four or two legged variety....our first job is to be the PARENT our second job is to be a friend. The temporary look of hurt on her face will pass....but she can suffer long term is she is not corrected. No one will want to deal with an out of control, biting chihuahua...yourself included once she is grown.....better to nip it in the bed while she is young so she can grow up to be a dog everyone can love. You are not breaking their spirits by setting boundaries...nor will correcting inapproriate behavior cause her to be a "zombie" dog..... Marsha
> I am haveing a little delema with Dora. Keeping in mind i like the > fact she is so full of life and enjoys everything and i dont want that > to change. She does know what no means and she stays when i go > outside. Working on come. The delema i have is that she uses me for a > chew toy and sometimes it takes a multitude of nos to get her to stop. > I know people on this group has said to hold them down until they calm > down. my husband does this and it works but the look on her face kills > me. she is quiet for a long time after. I am concerned that it will > change her. I dont want a trained dog like on the dog whisperer. they > only move when he lets them. i like an independent dog. is this going > to hurt her. I also want a good dog. Sorry this is so long. > > Arlene This email contains correspondence from an attorney and may contain privileged information. If you are not the intended receipient, please delete. Do not tell god how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. http://taylorstots.tripod.com/ ------------------------------------ " 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/
