Oh Sue good point....I too had to do that with my Liza - altho thankfully the dog coming towards us was friendly (Liza prefers people but isn't aggressive towards other dogs- but this dog was barreling towards us like a bulldozer I wasn't sure how Liza was going to react ). She was 10x Liza's size - I didn't know if this was friendly - and the guy yells 'oh she's friendly' - (but how did he know that my dog was friendly)? I was nice to him - but did politely mention what if my little dog wasn't friendly? He said 'I doubt your little dog would've had a chance then'.
OMG - I wasn't so nice after that statement and gave him a piece of my mind; we never saw him or the dog again in that area... Idiot "I wish my book of life was written in pencil … There are a few pages I would like to erase" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Dean" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 9, 2012 9:01:50 AM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] First time ever with a Chihuahua pup... :0 Collar issues?? Oh man can I identify with that. Has happened so darn many times. Thank God for the "up elevator"..I used to walk both of them when I had a double lead but after so many instances of other dogs ...I had to stop that. Now that I have three it is even more difficult the walking..Luckily we have a big yard. From: Susanne Defoe <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 9, 2012 7:54 AM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] First time ever with a Chihuahua pup... :0 Collar issues?? One other point in defense of harnesses; We were walking in a park and a very friendly looking Lab mix raced up dragging his Flexi leash and attacked one of our boys. Fortunately my husband was able to haul him up like a fish using the leash and his Puppia harness. Had he not been able to do that I am sure Rico would have been bitten more severely or my husband would have been injured reaching down to grab Rico. Sue On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 6:09 AM, Becky < [email protected] > wrote: I only use harnesses, since a collar can be slipped so easily. Sent from Becky's iPhone On Mar 8, 2012, at 10:23 PM, Susanne Defoe < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> While I do keep collars on our dog for their ID tags, I will only use harnesses to walk them. They are prone to trachea problems. She just needs to get used to it. Sue On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:56 PM, [email protected] < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> What is everyone's experiences with Chihuahua pups and collars? I placed one on her today and her personality changed straight away. I left it on for the afternoon and then recently just removed it as she just stays still or scratches at it. Suggestions? </blockquote> = </blockquote>
