With Monster, it helped him if I ignored him and walked around some. Since he followed me everywhere, walking around made him have to go through all the dogs and eventually he began to do it on his own. I don't remember how long it took him to warm up to all the chis but I know it took a while. At least 6 meetups or more. I don't know if it'll help Emiliano but maybe you could try it at the next couple meetups and see if there's any change in him. Although it doesn't look like he wants to follow you around much. So maybe if you walked to the other side of the yard and put him down he would have to walk through all the dogs to get to the corner he likes to stay in. Maybe after a few times of that he'll start feeling more comfortable. Just don't expect anything to happen soon. You have to be really really patient because it may seem like its not working but then a few meetups later he might just have a breakthrough. I hope this helps.
Lorena Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sender: [email protected] Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:46:39 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Chihuahua Meetup Central Texas is known for allergies because of all the trees, especially the cedar. I never used to have trouble with allergies but this year its been an ongoing battle, from mold to cedar and everything in between. Now about the Meetup, when we first get there, we are greeted at the gate by lots of barking dogs, I take Emiliano's leash off and put him down on the ground with the rest of the dogs. He either walks around by himself or goes and sits in a corner of the yard, if too many dogs try to sniff on him, he starts looking stressed and he will come and either get under my chair or ask me to pick him up. At this point, I usually pick him up for a while, then put him back down. Should I do that or should I just ignore him in hopes that he's start mixing with the other dogs? any suggestions? Gloria
