I'm with you on this one! I am way too old for a big dog...just can't do it! lol
________________________________ From: Pam Dean <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting No, the older I get, the smaller my dogs get..Just sayin..lol. Soon they will be the size of bobble heads.. ________________________________ From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting In my younger days, when I worked with a professional trainer, I did GSDs and GR, Labs, and such, and dare I mention the several mix breeds of you know what breed? Don't think I have the muscle or stamina to do that today though. Princess is enough for me now. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: Pam Dean Date: 7/28/2012 10:55:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting LOL ________________________________ From: Rebecca <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting Not a fun task!! Been there done it. Nearly had to pick my finger up off the floor. Lol Rebecca Sent from my iPhone On Jul 28, 2012, at 10:52 PM, Pam Dean <[email protected]> wrote: Yeah but thinking how I could flip over a Great dane with one hand and hold him there, eh Rebecca smile.. ________________________________ From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting LOL, I agree that is all that is needed...even on the bigger dogs! Works wonders, doesn't it?!! Smiles, Peggy -------Original Message------- From: Pam Dean Date: 7/28/2012 10:40:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting They go belly up in a heartbeat until Mom decides to let them go. With a tiny like that. and regular obedience training, I think that is all they need. Now a bigger dog..not my forte..lol.. ________________________________ From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting Absolutely Correct!! "I never let my dogs get away with growling or showing aggression to humans or each other." But what do you do you do when they show aggression? <GIRLS&~11.PNG> -------Original Message------- From: Pam Dean Date: 7/28/2012 9:47:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting The best way to end fear biting is to be a strong alpha so your dog feels safe. I never let my dogs get away with growling or showing aggression to humans or each other. If they are overprotective, feeling they have to protect you, then they are not accepting you as Alpha. In the pack it should be the other way around. You are strong enough to protect them and they know it. Then they can feel safe and secure. ________________________________ From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 9:26 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. <GIRLS&~112.PNG> -------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???
