Hi Linda, she doesn't growl-she circles & her body gets tense - she prances as she circles or walks real close-If I can see her I can detect her body language and stop the potential attack.
Sent from Lynda's iPad On Mar 7, 2013, at 5:29 PM, Linda <[email protected]> wrote: > The squirt bottle idea is great, as well as showing her once again YOU are > the pack leader. The same situation happened once with my two chis (Layla > and JJ)...Layla went after JJ for something and I had to pull them apart. > Most of the time JJ will take it or walk away, but he had his fill that day. > I know for me, that I stop the growling before it becomes worse. If I can do > that, it doesn't lead into something else. Does that happen to you? Does > she start growling before she pounces? > > > > Linda > > > > "You cannot create your future by focusing on the past" > > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:03 PM, birdylove5 <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> 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. > >
