Yes I agree when I took Sami to his class I got private lessons as he was only 2.5 lbs and it was not that much more than the group class, She also taught me to put the treats up and tell him to watch me. Teaching him to sit, stay, down, come was a breeze. But the growling and biting was difficult. Now my girl if she does something I just have to say "no" in a stern vocie and she stops what ever she is doing. I can walk her without a leash and she is trained not to walk off my lawn no matter what. So if I go across the street to give my neighbor something I tell her to stay and she won't move. One day she was chasing a cat - she loves to play with cats but this one did not know that and she chased him to the end of the lawn and stopped. We are getting her biological sister in 3 weeks and my breeder told me that she is the most passive puppy she has ever breed. Which is hard to believe that someone could be more passive than Abbey! We are so excited to expand our family so now I will have 2 babies 14 months apart which I think is perfect. Just give your little guy a chance and he will come around like I said before you have no idea how he was treated so he needs to learn how to trust again. When they growl or bite like that it is because they are scared. Licks and Kisses Nancy, Abbey-Rose and Maggie-Mae
--- On Sat, 10/2/10, Rylee O'Neill <[email protected]> wrote: From: Rylee O'Neill <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: advice on aggression To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010, 9:35 AM Make sure you find a class that is small dog appropriate. My trainer has 2 chi's and has small class sizes. Chi's are dogs but there are some considerations with smaller dogs. There is a great book on Amazon about training small dogs. I found it very helpful in learning about my Chi. I've never had a dog so I've had to really work on it with Frida. This group is great for problem solving. Maybe check the library for books too. Watching It's me or the Dog re-runs really help. I don't personally like the Alpha dog philosophy but I do think we need to let our dogs know we are in charge. Otherwise, my Diva dog walks all over me. Sort of like kids. Rylee and Frida On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Kavi <[email protected]> wrote: Hi I have had Ricky for 1 month now. We adopted him from the SPCA and he is 4 years old. He was not aggressive when we went to see / get him. He was passed back and forth to my daughter, myself and the staff lady. Never once did he show any signs of being aggressive. When we got him home I knew he would be confused for a bit of time.... but after about 3 days he turned into this killer dog! He growled and lashed out at everyone. I really had thoughts at that time to return him... but I didn't. He was very very thin. I joined this chi group and have been given very good advice, these people are GREAT!. Ricky was a Alpha dog! Also he was not fixed until he entered the SPCA. (male Hormones) I knew what the word Alpha was, but did not know what to do about it. I googled "Alpha dog" and read up on how to handle this problem. I had to become the "ALPHA". I do not have any more problems with Ricky being aggressive with me. But, I am trying to teach my daughter to be "Alpha". Ricky loves her, but at times like petting him when he is in his bed with "toys" he will growl. I told her to grab his bed from the back quickly and dump him out of his bed. My daughter is afraid of him when he growls so its hard to get her to be "alpha". she is 19 years old. I am having to correct him for other people. He listens to me and stops. He is even doing better with my daughters BF... even though he will never ever like him. I do have control of Ricky when he decides to go after him. He stops and comes back when I make the noise "aa AA" and call his name. taking your chi to obedience is a very very good idea. Your puppy is young, and now is the time to "nip" (sorry) this in the butt! I am not sure if I would use the crate as punishment if your using it for "quiet times" (meaning not punishment) as he will be confused. He will think when you put him in to sleep he is being punished. Taking him quickly to another room and shutting the door for 5 min might be a better idea. This gives him the idea that being aggressive will not be tolerated. I am going to start doing this with Ricky also. Another thing I want to mention. Years ago I was able to work with a dog trainer who trained guard dogs. The first rule was OBEDIENCE TRAINING! Then and only then could you go on to guard training. So the obedience training for your chi is an excellent idea so you may be able to have "control" I hope you use a very good dog trainer for him or her. ok, that is my 2 cents for the day. :) Shanna Visit my eBay Store For Childrens Wear Specializing In Christening & Communion @ http://stores.ebay.com/Kavis-Christening-n-Communion-Store --- On Sat, 10/2/10, Nancy Lucky <[email protected]> wrote: From: Nancy Lucky <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: advice on aggression To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, October 2, 2010, 5:08 AM My first Chi Sami when I brought him home and gave him his first bath and dried him he growled and me and bit me - he bit all my grand kids. I took him to private lessons as I wanted to stop it ASAP. I was told to also put him down on his back and pinch his neck, just like his mother would do. Not hard but just so he felt it and say "no" in a very stern way. I worked and worked with him he never bit me again as I was his whole world. However, once in awhile if my grand kids were over and eating a hamburger on the floor while watching TV they would offer him and bite and then he with bite them for more. So we stopped that. Again, I could take anything out of his mouth but he thought he was the alpha of the kids. But just keep at it and you will find the right solution. Getting him to a good trainer is a must or is it a she. My girl has never growled at anything since the day I got her, I do not even think she knows how to growl. she is so submissive and always wants to please me. She has been the easiest dog I have ever had. Again, don't give up he will learn. You just have to be constitutive. --- On Fri, 10/1/10, alclothier <[email protected]> wrote: From: alclothier <[email protected]> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: advice on aggression To: [email protected] Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:08 PM Thanks Rylee, we started last night putting her in her crate (moved it near me in the living room) each time she started growling (she wouldn't settle down on my lap in the evening and would growl at me whenever I moved her on my lap) and, after three times of sticking her in her crate for a while, she finally settled down. In the meantime, Paco was a total couch potato and didn't care where I set him. We'll start the classes in a couple of weeks and hope they help. She even bit me and drew blood recently when I tried to put her in the submissive position after she started growling. I made myself stick with in once I'd started, but I'm hoping the crate idea works better than the submissive thing did. ...thanks again, Annette --- In [email protected], "Rylee O'Neill" <ryleeone...@...> wrote: > > 12 weeks is still very young. It sounds like my human children- is she > tired, hungry, or overstimulated? I like giving her some down time. The > training is an awesome idea. My little Frida is very much a Diva. The > training we are doing is extremely helpful in an attitude adjustment. Be > patient. Tell her no and give her some place safe and quiet to recover > herself. Good luck! > > Rylee and Frida ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links -- Rylee O'Neill Email: [email protected] <a href="http://pitapata.com/";><img src="http://pdgm.pitapata.com/N9lQm6.png"; width="200" height="80" border="0" alt="PitaPata Dog tickers" /></a>
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