BTW< how old is Buddy? If he is a pup, it could also be his maturing that is leading to the change in behaviors..... Marsha
> To all: > > Thank you so much for your advice so far (keep it coming if anyone has > anything else to suggest). What Rylee says below would be great if this > was even the case but it's not. > > We know the neutering had something to do with the changed behavior b/c > it happened in the week following the neuter and has progressively > gotten worse. Btw, I failed to mention that Eric, the son, is 12 yrs > old, and does not have any behavior (but love) with Buddy to cause him > to want to bite him. And Steve, the dad, has always been great with > Buddy - they played nonstop. Now that has changed suddenly. > > I do think that my sister, Trish, is the 'person' Buddy is always going > to attach to b/c she has MS and is home most of the day - and often in > her recliner. So it stands to reason that she would become Buddy's > person. But to view Steve and Eric has intruders in their own house to > the point that he attacks them and bites them - that's going a little > too far. > > I have never been around Buddy since he has been biting them so I don't > know what their reactions are other than what Trish has read in the > Cesar book to do, but trainers on my beagle site suggested that Trish > get up from the chair and leave Buddy when he starts barking and > growling (he growls at the family members alot now after the neuter). > He will not like being left, the trainer said. Others said to put him > in his crate. > > My idea of something to do (and the trainer backed me up on this) was > for Steve and Eric to hand feed him his meals. How can you go wrong > there? You would have Buddy eating out of you hand - literally and > figuratively. :) I'm just not sure how much a chi-jrt is inspired by > food the way beagles are - you can get them to do anything you want for > food. > > Judy > > On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Rylee O'Neill > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> Frida is definitely my dog. She likes my husband and kids but is >> without a doubt she is MY dog. It is funny, if I'm home she ignores >> most everyone except me. She likes the others if I'm gone but >> whenever I come home she doesn't have much interest in the others. It >> cracks me up. >> >> Rylee and Frida >> 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: [email protected] [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/
