I would love to see that, sounds so cute. I get a kick out of Princess, when I tell her ''bed''. She dives into it and sits staring at me, wagging a mile a minute. Gigi has always been the type of chi, that when you give a command she creeps onto her bed. She was like that from the first day I rescued her. So she does better with me just giving her a hand signal and pointing to her bed. Then she walks to it with tail up as if too say, "Well, if I must!" and then sits and wait for a release command.
When I first got both of them, everytime I went to open the door they would try to run out. Gigi was more stubborn about trying to follow me, she was like velcro. So for her own safety, she was trained that it is forbidden for her to run to the door unless she is on a leash. Princess was totally different. She was extremely aggressive and territorial. She was slated to be put down because of her leash aggression with other dogs and she is still a little nervous when we go for walks and still shows some aggression towards other dogs when on a leash, but not when she is off leash. The difference is that now she is now controllable and listens to the necessary commands, even if she does whine back at me....which cracks me up most of the time and I have to turn my face so she doesn't see me smiling, lol! You should hear how funny she sounds. She sounds just like a little kid protesting, and really tries to tell you her story! Wish I could get her to talk like that with a command cause I would love to record it. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: Pam Dean Date: 7/28/2012 10:48:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting 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 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! -------Original Message------- From: Mary Overton Date: 7/28/2012 10:14:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting 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 Most aggressive dogs do bite more out of fear then anything else. Once they get over the fear, the biting usually stops. That is why I like Cesar's video. Even though many may disagree with putting a dog in a submissive state by forcing him to lay down belly up, and except the fact that they can be calm and nothing bad will happen to them, I personally feel that that it is much better then a dog living it's life with high stress from constant fear. We all know that stress, especially from fear, takes a lot out of our system. It increases your heart rate, your breathing, does a temporary job on your immune system and makes you nervous and jittery all the time. It is no different for animals. Why should any animal have to exist like that, when all it takes is a few minutes of tough love to show them that we understand and that being loved by any one is a beautiful thing. You are not physically harming the dog, there is no pressure on it's body to harm them, and your not using a collar to restrain, them but the rewards are for a lifetime. -------Original Message------- From: Mary Overton Date: 7/28/2012 8:51:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting I have a male who loves me excessively. He won't bite but he will nail everyone else so if anyone else is around I either hold him or shut him in the bedroom. He is a rescue and is terrified of everyone but his reaction is to bite. Is this a new behavior could he be afraid? Mary Overton 816-982-2067 From: Diane Blueberry <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 7:36 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting Anyone out there experiencing the same, please write about how you deal with these behaviors. I love my Chihuahua with all my heart but the biting has scared most of my body. Any ideas???
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