*here where I live, we have very strict leash laws and rarely see a loose dog which is very good.* *Ann * On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Pam Dean <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > > > That is a touch simplistic. There are laws, for good reason, in some > areas, that regulate whether or not you are allowed to have your animal off > leash. If you do not know the owner, or the dog, you can not trust that > that particular animal is "under control". It is your right to call the > authorities. And being human, some of us, myself included, have a problem > with aggressive dog breeds..pit included. To see one unrestrained and be > subjected to a fear for yourself or your family..sorry I would call the > authorities too. > > Pam M > > *From:* sheila <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, November 3, 2011 5:23 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > ** > > Is the dog under control? That should be all that matters, not the breed. > > *From:* Joan Croft <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:51 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > **** > There is a lady down the cul-de-sac who has a pit bull…when her and her 2 > yo daughter go for the mail, the pit comes too…without a leash. > The next time that I see that, from inside my house, I will call animal > control. > > *Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou* > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Pam Dean > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 02, 2011 4:36 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > Yep..unfortunately I don't want to be involved with them when it > does. And don't even get me started when they don't leash their dogs. We > have a lady with a young Pit next door, and she will let him run > sometimes. Now don't want to start a flame but personally not the breed > for me..ever..and he comes running all over my property. I have tried to > politely tell her "keep ur darn Pit on ur property" but of course she > ignores that. > > *From:* Rebecca Bate <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 2, 2011 5:18 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > I think people like that are just a disaster waiting to happen! My 6 > year old can walk our danes! I took Daisy trick or treating with my > daughter and I, if at any point I had to help my daughter all I had to say > to Daisy was "down" (1 time) and she would go into a down and then I have > my hands free to help my daughter. I think having a large untrained dog is > very irresponsible! > > Rebecca > > *From:* Joan Croft <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 2, 2011 12:46 AM > *Subject:* RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > Dolly & Desi start to make a scene and then that stresses the big dog > and the closer the big dog gets, the more viscious looking and sounding > Dolly & Desi get. There is this one lady in the neighborhood…maybe weighs > 100 if even that much, and she walks two Akitas. She literally looks like > she is being dragged. I often wondered what would happen if those dogs got > excited about something or someone….I can picture her being dragged down > the sidewalk like the Alaskan huskies drag the sleighs. > > *Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou* > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Pam Dean > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2011 7:24 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > I have to say Rebecca you brought up one of my pet peeves. People who > have large dogs, who do either not take the time or have no clue on > training them. I don't know how many times I have been out with my little > ones and here is some out of control tank dragging their owner and > terrorizing me and my dogs. Mine are freaking out, and I am trying to pick > up both of them..it is so stressful and unnecessary..Grrrrr..ok rant > over..lol > > *From:* Rebecca <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 1, 2011 8:04 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > Ok I may get in trouble for posting an unpopular opinion. Let me first > say I have two advanced train great Danes. > > Correct both of them for fighting. You are the boss. Correct firmly! > Correct every time. I am afraid altering is not always the cure-all > everyone hopes. > > I had a food aggressive, dominant bitch, pushy, female Dane. She was > AWFUL. with firm training she is an amazing girl!!! She is stable around > anyone! > Rebecca > > Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2011, at 3:12 PM, "flopo" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Excuse me, but I am not procrastinating. Our vets are very good > with cows and horses, not dogs, and not little dogs. It's not a matter of > money or procrastination, I love my dogs very much and they are very well > cared for. One who procrastinates, replaces high-priority acts with those > of low priority, and this is not the case. > > Pam Briar > > > > > *-------Original Message-------* > > *From:* Joan Croft <[email protected]> > *Date:* 01/11/2011 11:26:30 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > When I was a kid we had two males – each part Chihuahua – one part Fox > Terrier and one part Beagle. They would have the same kind of spats as > Dolly & Desi do, but never violent towards each other. > > *Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou* > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Judy Moon > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2011 5:58 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > Get them neutered or you will always have this problem. Neutering is > very cheap and any vet can do it. Quite procrastinating. Sooner or later > one dog will kill or injure the other badly enough to cost you lots more > than neutering would have. > > *Judy Moon, a prayer warrior in Christ's army* > *"May grace and spiritual peace be yours from God our Father and from > the Lord Jesus Christ."* > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *flopo > *Sent:* Monday, October 31, 2011 9:29 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > No they are not neutered, for a variety of reasons, but mostly > because I don't really trust any of the vets within about a hundred miles > and Bruiser has a heart problem. We live in a very rural area in western > Canada. The problem is, I don't know which one to punish. Bruiser is very > dominating and I can understand why Monster just gets sick of it. They > start growling at each other when there is any excitement around them, I > intervene at that point, if I don't within a few seconds they are on each > other. I don't think much happens when I'm not around, because they don't > excited. > > Thank you, > Pam > > > > > *-------Original Message-------* > > *From:* Pam Dean <[email protected]> > *Date:* 31/10/2011 8:41:08 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > My first question would be are they both neutered?? If not, they > seriously need to be. If it is not hormonal, but domination, then I will > share a shortened version of my story when I met my husband. He had a very > psycho Jack russell who did not play well with others and I had my two > Chihuahus. All three were males..but his is a large 23 pounds and mine 3 > and 6 pounds..no contest. His Jack would just attack for no reason and I > could never leave them alone together fearing injury to mine. He had never > neutered Jack whi ch was adding to the problem so we had him neutered. > That helped some..but basically what I had to make Jack understand was I > was alpha in the pecking order. If he attacked the Chis, it had > consequences..Not only was Mommy seriously unhappy but he was chastized and > separated in another part of the house. He is not fed first, given treats > first, or treated as Alpha in the pecking order. If any of the three starts > trouble, they are equally chastized. I still don't trust Jack enough to > leave them together when I leave the house..my Chis are in the bedroom, but > under my watchful eye, he behaves.. > > Pam M > > *From:* flopo <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, October 31, 2011 11:18 PM > *Subject:* [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > Hi, > I've been around for a while but don't post very often, mostly lurk, > but now I need help. I have two chis, both girls, I have Bruiser and the > "other" Monster. We rescued them both off the road near our house about > three years ago. They were dumped in March in very bad weather in an area > heavy with coyotes, (an unfortunate but common practice here). > > Anyway, Monster was a juvenile at the time, Bruiser, a young adult. > Bruiser was the Alpha of the two, well as time goes by, Monster is now > bigger and struggling to take over the Alpha spot. > > Poor Bruiser doesn't want to give it up, and as a result has lost two > front teeth and has an assortment of other minor cuts and abrasions. I > have tried EVERYTHING I know to stop them from fighting. > > PLEASE! 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