Oh, Peggy.I understand. I just got the impression after the first post that some of the replies were referring more to a dog who was perhaps a rescue or older when coming to the home. A 3-month old puppy, need to learn discipline. And, as I said that I did the roll on the back for Desi, and then I realized that when he was doing it was when he was sound asleep and I just tried to move him. It took a few times for me to realize it was just his body's response when sleeping. I think just instinctively, I realized that I need to talk to them when I do move them or touch them when they are sleeping. The only times that I remember Dolly doing that snapping with her mouth was when I had to very quickly catch the falling blanket.and for me, that could have resulted in very serious pain for me if I would have had to get down on the floor to pick it up. I thought it a bit odd for Dolly to do that, and then that pathetic little face looking at me like 'I don't know why I did that' and then she went right back to sleep. She doesn't usually mind if I touch her when she is sleeping, but it must have been the brushing of my sleeve that scared her.
I did look into training when Dolly was a puppy, and when Desi was a puppy we went to puppy play time at Petco and the trainers would show us (for free) what to do to teach the commands. But, I can't pay for the whole set of classes. Dolly was my first, and she actually listens to my words and knows what I am saying. I don't know why that is; When I got Desi, Miss Dolly did her Chihuahua talking training on him. The second day that I had him, he did something bad - but I think Dolly was part of the problem. I said 'Go to your area'. I was so shocked because Dolly went running to her area, but in the same instant, Desi ran down the bed stairs straight into his area. I think he may have picked up the cues from Dolly. The reason that I usually tell people coming into the house to just say hello to them. They are trained to protect me. If there is a stranger in here.or at the door.they are on protect mode. As soon as I say that the person is OK.they both go running to living room to play. I really like that they are protective; at the same time I need to let them know that the person here is OK. When I had my lumbar surgeries almost three years ago, Dolly was in love with the male nurse that would come to check my wound and change the bandages. He was a nice guy from Texas originally, and he was so patient. But every day that he came through the door, Dolly barked at him. He would acknowledge her, but she would do that day after day after day. He was wearing blue scrubs and so I don't know if it was his clothes. I would tell her that he is OK, and then she would follow us to the living room. Dolly would sit on the couch at about my chest level and watch as he did the whole thing.remove the old bandage, clean the wound, and then put the new bandage on. Then he would tell Dolly that he was going to play with her. He was so good to her and she just loved him so much.never really found out what the problem was, and I can only imagine it was his clothes. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peggy & The Girls Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 5:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Dog Training-JOAN Joan, I just wanted to clear something up. When I posted a method of basic training, it was not based on my dogs just because she was from a shelter or like Gigi who was a byb dog. It is a just a simple basic training method that is good for all dogs to know, including puppies. Even show dogs are taught the basic commands. If some one doesn't think that it is important for there dog to understand sit, down, stay, come, then that's there opinion and will only have an unruly dog in my opinion. I started my girls out with the basics, the same way that most other professional dog trainers teach there students, because it is a form of communication with your pet. So many other things can be taught to a dog once they knows the basics. My method is simply based on the reward and ignore method. No anger, no frustration, no fear, or the dog feeling insecure, no matter what garbage a dog comes with or not. It does send a message to the dog that you are the alpha and they are part of a pack. I am sure that most of the dogs on here already know the basic 4 commands, but I wonder how many of them do it Instantly, without there owner having to repeat it to them several times or wind up yelling it to there dog. That's what makes the big difference when training them on a leash as compared to the dog just getting use to hearing those words and listening to them only when they want to listen and not when the owner wants them to do it. I know that Lynda didn't really harm her dog, and undouble barely even touched her nose. The only problem with doing that is that dogs usually consider it a challenge, much like another dog nipping it's nose. It would be much simpler to just call the dogs name to awake it and then touch her, especially since her dog is partially blind. I feel that some others didn't need to get bent out of shape over it either. It wasn't really abusive at all, and for the most part, she sounds like a very lovely and kind lady who like you and me loves all animals and would never harm one. That's the end of my discussion on the subject.
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