1.8 pounds full grown!?!? Sent from Lynda's iPad
On Nov 17, 2011, at 4:50 PM, Crystal Thirion <[email protected]> wrote: > My smallest girl Chi rules the roost. Instead of walking around my 30 lb > whippet mix, she will bark until he gets up and moves lol. She also steals > treats right out of his mouth. She let's everyone know she is the boss. Now > we have little Snookie who is 1.8 lbs and she doesn't let anyone rule over > her. Except Trixie lol > > `’•.¸*♫♪(✿◠‿◠)♫♪*¸.•’´ > (♥) Crystal (♥) > ¸.•’´*♫♪(✿◠‿◠)♫♪*`’•.¸ > > > On Nov 16, 2011, at 8:34 PM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Well, if everything is so calm in your house before Charlotte, maybe she was >> the alpha where she was from. My vet said there always has to be an >> alpha…not sure if that is an alpha of dog and a alpha of cat, or an alpha of >> both. >> >> I think cats like water much more than dogs. I have seen many pictures of >> cats on the sink counter drinking out of the faucet. >> >> Take it as it happens and if you see that Charlotte is just being aggressive >> to the cat, then I would do the squirt bottle on Charlotte. >> >> Enjoy your new baby and the rest of your four-legged family. >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Lynda >> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:18 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Disciplining a baby >> >> >> >> >> >> OK - so the spray bottle I will try....If I had to guess on who's the alpha >> now - I wouldn't know what to say...it's so low key and normal in my >> house...maybe my 15 pound cat..? LOL... Charlotte has tried to approach her >> - but Faelyn gives her a nice decent meow and Char just sits down and stares >> at her like 'hmmmm how can I manage this one'? >> >> Just the thought of a 2 pounder being alpha makes me chuckle - altho I know >> it's not funny and needs to be corrected NOW... >> >> I started to use a spray bottle on a kitten I rescued a long time ago - and >> HE LIKED IT...he was a wonderful kitty - lived 17 years and was my 'soul' >> kitty - but he LOVED water...used to sit in the window when it was raining - >> and if I hadn't shut the window yet - would just sit there and get >> soaked...loved the shower too. The spray bottle was his buddy...so I started >> to use an small can of just 'air' - whoa...he didn't like that...and learned >> quickly. >> >> SILLY ANIMALS... >> >> >> >> THANK YOU JOAN... >> >> >> >> >> >> "I wish my book of life was written in pencil … There are a few pages I >> would like to erase" >> >> >> From: "Joan Croft" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 2:55:51 PM >> Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Disciplining a baby >> >> >> >> I have used the squirt bottle with Dolly & Desi. I did it about three times >> and after that if they saw the spray bottle in my hand they would stop doing >> whatever they were doing wrong. It is harmless, and it does work. >> >> It sounds like Charlotte is vying with Timmy to be the Alpha Dog in the >> house. Little girls are very bossy! >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Lynda >> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:15 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Disciplining a baby >> >> >> >> >> >> Hello everyone...as you know Miss Charlotte came home to live at the >> Crittershack on Wednesday night. She's doing great - It's been days now >> without an accident off the pee pads...sleeping good (and for 6 hours) in >> her crate (and she only cries a minute or two initially) - and her crate is >> 9 times out of 10 clean and dry the next morning. I LOVE the way she >> smells...I can't wait to get home and sniff that little puppy head. >> >> So...I have 2 other dogs - Liza doesn't know she's a dog and doesn't bother >> with other dogs. She's INCREDIBLY tolerant of Timmy my schnoodle and the >> cats (who love to lay over her for warmth). Timmy is High Energy...he's go >> go go until he falls asleep but gets along with Liza and the cats perfectly >> ...but Charlotte has taken to being what appears to be 'mean' to him - >> growling and lunging with her little 2 pound bark. I give a 'no' command >> and pull her back away - poor Timmy looks at me and wonders 'what did I do >> to deserve that'? Sometimes she's relentless in pursuing him this way. He's >> only growled at her twice but he's never been challenged so I'm not sure how >> far he will allow her to push until he strikes back..I don't want her to get >> hurt - he's only 14# but that's big enough. Liza and Timmy are free roaming >> and need little disciplining anymore. I'm very proud of them. A few people >> at the vet's office have suggested correcting Charlotte with a little squirt >> of water from a spritzer type bottle ... >> >> I've never had to correct a dog or cat in this way - so I'm reaching out to >> all of your for help. I have no real place for 'time out' - I gate her in >> the kitchen when I walk the other 2 outside - so I don't want to use that as >> a 'punishment' place and of course I'd never use her crate. >> >> >> >> HELP... >> >> >> >> Lynda >> >> > >
