Too true.
That’s part of why I decided to adopt my Chihuahua, Spice. Up to that point, every Chihuahua I had met I didn’t like. They barked and lunged and tried to bite and were just all around unpleasant little dogs. So I thought that I would keep an eye out for one and then see if I might foster or adopt it and test out my theory. A friend of mine was fostering Spice and I went over to take care of her dogs one weekend. When they came back, I asked if I could take Spice home for a “trial” visit and she never left – lol. When she came to me, she was like the others I had met. She barked a lot, she growled at other people, she barked whenever she saw other dogs, and she didn’t meet strangers well. So I treated her like a dog – I taught her to walk nicely on leash so that she could join us on our walks, thanked her for her alert barking and rewarded her for being quiet after, took her with Sox and me whenever we went out and exposed her to lots and lots of different situations and taught her what I wanted from her in those situations. My pitbull, Sox, is a registered therapy dog and Spice and I are on our way to getting her registered as a therapy dog as well. Now I’m happy to have two breed ambassadors – one a pitbull and one a Chihuahua, and I love being able to share both of these types of dogs with other people J Mary From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Becky Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 3:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] pit bulls Well, yes. Common sense would. E that a bite of a tiny is indeed no comparison to that of a Pit or any large breed. Sorry to hear of your son's experience. What exactly triggered that bite while being handled? Unfortunate situation. I guess people who have endured a bad experience with a particular breed, would have a hard time being convinced that not ALL dogs of that breed are bad. The whole situation is sad, and the fault still lies in the hands of the humans. Becky & the girls Sent from Becky's iPhone On Apr 26, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Pam Dean <[email protected]> wrote: The difference there is the chihuahuas and Goldens are not bred to kill and fight. It is not inherent in their breeding. Yes any dog can bite under the right circumstances but when you add the aggressive breeding, you have maiming and killing. My son is a vet tech too and has been nipped many times by the tinies, but the only breed that put him in the hospital for surgery was a Pitt. It bit down on his wrist and locked its jaws and they had to euthanize him to get him off my son's wrist. Five surgeries later, his wrist is still a mess but at least it is still attached to his arm. He too thinks the breed should be eradicated..
