Yes my command when someone knocks or comes to the door is "bedroom" and point. They all troop off to the bedroom..so cute..lol..and wait for me to tell them to come. If they don't behave, it is "bedroom" with the dreaded point and back they go. Their biggest punishment is not getting to meet people, which is a reward for them. Tino loves his "playpen". It is never zipped and he comes and goes. He will nap in there, go in there if he is nervous, and sleep at night.
From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting
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LOL....his is spoiled rotten! I know they love to be held, but some times we have to ignore their demands and let them act like a dog. Gigi would be very happy if she was in my arms 24/7. She has learned that by just giving her some good quality time several times a day and at night, she can act like a normal dog, and lay around in her bed, or in her crate if she chooses, (the door is always opened) and feel just as secure. She has also learned that when some one comes over, I am not going to pick her up and cuddle her barking. She has learned that she doesn't have to protect me and I don't have to protect her from strangers either. Instead, I instruct her to go to her bed and be quiet. I do the same thing with Princess. Guess what has happened with training them like that? After a while, I will release them and they come over and sniff out the person and sit beside them, waiting to say hello and being pet
and making a new friend. They see that I am not afraid and they don't have to be either.
The worse thing that an owner can do is pick up and carry a dog when answering the door. It teaches the dog to be on guard, and while they are in your arms, it also teaches them that they need to protect the owner. Train your dog to go to it's special place and stay there until you release them, and they won't copy a humans concern that some one is at the door. It really does work!
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He will lay on his back in my arms and go to sleep. He does not bite me. I can hold him but no one else can touch him. He likes me to put on the baby pouch and put him in it.and he will stay there till I put him down. Then he takes care of business and comes back and barks to get back in the pouch
Mary Overton 816-982-2067
From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting
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