I use a squirt bottle to train them to stay in yard. Back yard is fence d and front is not.
sent from Ann's IPAD On Nov 16, 2011, at 3:19 PM, Lynda <thecrittersh...@comcast.net> wrote: > I have never needed to discipline with 'alpha' issues - since I've never had > them - so knowing this squirt bottle might be the answer is comforting. > > > > > > > > "I wish my book of life was written in pencil … There are a few pages I would > like to erase" > > > > From: "Judy Moon" <judym...@cableone.net> > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 3:14:14 PM > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Disciplining a baby > > > > Since I rescue dogs abused, I never physically touch them for punishment. > For over 30 years I’ve used a squirt of water to discipline them. It works > very well. > > > > Judy Moon, a prayer warrior in Christ's army > > "May grace and spiritual peace be yours from God our Father and from the Lord > Jesus Christ." > > Jewell, Mary, Martha, Dakota, Becky, Nicky, Gabby > > Dark Angel, Peter, Paul, Leah, Sarah > > Libby, the parrot > > > > From: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Lynda > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:15 PM > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Disciplining a baby > > > > > > Hello everyone...as you know Miss Charlotte came home to live at the > Crittershack on Wednesday night. She's doing great - It's been days now > without an accident off the pee pads...sleeping good (and for 6 hours) in her > crate (and she only cries a minute or two initially) - and her crate is 9 > times out of 10 clean and dry the next morning. I LOVE the way she smells...I > can't wait to get home and sniff that little puppy head. > > So...I have 2 other dogs - Liza doesn't know she's a dog and doesn't bother > with other dogs. She's INCREDIBLY tolerant of Timmy my schnoodle and the cats > (who love to lay over her for warmth). Timmy is High Energy...he's go go go > until he falls asleep but gets along with Liza and the cats perfectly ...but > Charlotte has taken to being what appears to be 'mean' to him - growling and > lunging with her little 2 pound bark. I give a 'no' command and pull her > back away - poor Timmy looks at me and wonders 'what did I do to deserve > that'? Sometimes she's relentless in pursuing him this way. He's only growled > at her twice but he's never been challenged so I'm not sure how far he will > allow her to push until he strikes back..I don't want her to get hurt - he's > only 14# but that's big enough. Liza and Timmy are free roaming and need > little disciplining anymore. I'm very proud of them. A few people at the > vet's office have suggested correcting Charlotte with a little squirt of > water from a spritzer type bottle ... > > I've never had to correct a dog or cat in this way - so I'm reaching out to > all of your for help. I have no real place for 'time out' - I gate her in > the kitchen when I walk the other 2 outside - so I don't want to use that as > a 'punishment' place and of course I'd never use her crate. > > > > HELP... > > > > Lynda > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1869 / Virus Database: 2092/4620 - Release Date: 11/16/11 > >
