Make sure you have the vet check her out, just in case. A few medical conditions, including low thyroid, can cause aggressiveness. If there is no cause, you may have to do some tough love. Nancy, Pepper, Rascal & Rocky
________________________________ From: birdylove5 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2013 12:03 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Help with aggression... Hello everyone...I haven't posted for quite sometime - but I do read and pay attention 'most of the time' LOL... I'm having a problem with Charlotte Rose (my 1 1/2 year old chihuahua that I've had since she was a baby). Does anyone have advice? Books I can read? .... She is very aggressive at times with my older doggy, Liza. Liza is a sweet, quiet, loving pug/shihtzu and wouldn't hurt a flea (well maybe a flea)....Charlotte seems to 'circle' her like a buzzard when Liza gets excited about something, comes too far into the kitchen (Charlotte's crate is in the kitchen) and sometimes just when we're all ready to go out the door to go potty - Charlotte will start with the 'buzzard' circling or getting close to Liza to grab hold of her. Liza never fights back - she cries out and tries to get away. Charlotte has done this to the cats too - when they have come into the kitchen while I'm doing dishes - and Charlotte attacks. Luckily I have sweet cats - they run away - but they come back knowing I will lift them up and keep them safe. I dumped water on Charlotte the one time she wouldn't let go of Liza and it 'kinda' phased her - but I ended up having to pull her off. If I see her 'circling' or walking close to Liza and I know she's about to strike - I remove her from the situation physically because it doesn't seem that any verbal command consistently works. I have been told I should start using water in a spray bottle. I have another doggy, Timmy, who plays with Charlotte - they play a little rough sometimes- but she doesn't go after him like she does Liza or the cats. Liza plays with her toys and me - she's never been much to play with other dogs - but Liza and Timmy are non-aggressive in every sense of the word - it's Charlotte that I'm having such a problem with. HELP.... Sincerest thank you's... Lynda B.
