I think at this point the problem is that I have taken his toys away several times & given them back. He is so smart that he does this to keep his toys from being taken. I do not know what the obbsession is with this one toy. He treats it like its his baby. When I take his toys away, except the tennis balls (small ones) rope, 1 bully stick, he turns into a nice dog. so I have put all the toys away that make him aggressive in a drawer. Now he found a little cat ball... he is in his bed guarding it. I have not been able to get him out of the bed to take it. I do not want him to think if he growls at me that I will go away... so I will wait him out, then take it when he is not looking. this way he has no idea where it went.. then he just forgets about it.
shanna --- On Tue, 11/9/10, charlierom2003 <[email protected]> wrote: From: charlierom2003 <[email protected]> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: OK, Here We Go Again With Ricky Agressive With Toys To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 5:48 PM There is a very good Caesar Dog Whisperer episode where he deals with a chihuahua that is up to this very same business. As I recall he basically gets ALL the toys away from the dog, and for a while lets him live with none at all, and then slowly bit by bit lets him get one back but only by behaving quietly and properly. Sometimes he lets the dog have it for a bit, and then takes it back, blocking agression with his booted feet, till the dog gets the idea that he can only have them if Caesar allows it. He works on taking the ENERGY and the INTENSITY and the CRAZINESS out of the situation. Sometimes in the middle he makes the chihuahua sit quiet for a treat, slow down, take a belly rub, be obedient, forget about the toy. Patient patient. If you can find that episode it might be helpful. --- In [email protected], Kavi <kaviescontin...@...> wrote: > > Hi everyone > > Ok, we have been down this road before. There are some toys Ricky is not > aggressive with, and then this new one, red bone plush one... he almost bit > me today! He has never done that before. He wants to take this toy even out > with us on walks. I have now taken that one and a couple other toys away > AGAIN. I mean it gets to the point where he will not even come out of his bed > to eat, pee, poop etc. to get him out of his bed without getting bit or > growled at, I have to tip his bed over to get him out. He grabs his toys as > fast as he can, then we have the problem of getting him to do anything. He is > just not a dog when he has these couple few toys. I thought I would leave him > alone and not worry, but he is not giving up on it. When you dog takes his > plush toy on walks with us...and is aggressive about it... that to me is a > problem. I would not care at all if he kept a million toys in his bed, but > because he is aggressive, growling and sometimes dashing out at > someone, its a problem. > > When he has only his tennis balls, ropes, etc. he is a normal acting dog. so > does anyone know why he might be sooo attached to 1 or 2 plush toys to this > point? > > Shanna >
