By putting him on his back and holding him until he relaxes, actually shows him that you are the alpha in the house and that behavior will not be tolerated.
If you had big dogs in the past, it would be harder for you to do this maneuver.that's why I said 'for chis'. Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of blanchew Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 8:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Rider Hi Joan, Why does it work on Chi's. Rider is constantly trying to bite us while we are holding him will puting him on his back stop the biting. Blanche and Rider --- In [email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> , Joan Croft <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > You should roll the chi on it's back and hold with gentle pressure until his > body calms down. You probably won't have to do it more than three times and > he will know what it means. (Not three times in a row.three different > occurances.) > > > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of blanchew > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 4:21 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Rider > > > > > > What we do with Rider when he gets aggressive like biting, growling, ect, we > take him and hold him firmly to us with his face away from us until he calms > down. Like you would a far bigger dog. Hold him to the ground till he calms > down. That is what trainers have told us to do with large dogs but he is so > small we just hold him to our chest until he calms down. Is that the right > thing to do? > Blanche and Rider > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> , > "dasha" <dasha48@> wrote: > > > > Exactly what do you mean by punish? Yelling? hitting? time out? etc..... > > > > _____ > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On > > Behalf Of Mieke Smeyers > > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 7:05 AM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Rider > > > > > > > > > > When he starts biting or even growling at you you must punish him. Seems > > like he is a dominant little doggie. And I think he sees you and the rest > of > > your family as lower dogs. You need to be his leader and not the other way > > around. > > > > --- On Fri, 6/24/11, blanchew <grandsof6@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > From: blanchew <grandsof6@> > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Rider > > To: [email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Friday, June 24, 2011, 10:42 PM > > > > > > > > Hi everyone. I have a 6 month old male, who is a darling, he enjoys > > snuggling on his terms but does not like to be petted when he just walks > by > > or when he comes to sit on your knee. Is that normal. He is the one, I was > > talking about last week about the reverse sneezing. He started last night > > again and I tried the pinching his nostrils and it stopped right away but > he > > started biting me. We are having quite a few behaviors with him. > > Blanche and Rider > > >
