I do want to say that Tianna is not in any pain. When my husband is not around I can pick her up and basicly do whatever I want to her. She only does the growling or biting when he is around and when she is near him.
I do thank everyone though for your concern for Tianna. cim --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I second this. She could be picking up on your stress, or she could have a > physcial pain that makes her hurt or uncomfortable when she is picked up, > ecct... > Marsha > > > I don't think it is a dominance issue. When was the last time she was > > checked by the vet? Sometimes animals do these things if something is > > off physically. Could be thyroid etc.. Also animals feel the stress that > > we owners go through > > > > Sheila > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of cimscuriocorner > > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:09 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] I'm new to the group > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I have a chihuahua Tianna. She is my baby, I have hand raised her after > > her mother (my best friend) past away one day after giving birth to her > > and her siblings. she is the only one that survived. > > > > I love her so much but for some reason I am having a problem with her > > getting growley and nippey with me. she is 2 years old and was well > > trained. Now for some reason she will not listen to me. and sometimes > > if I go to pick her up or even pet her she will either growl at me or go > > to bite me. > > > > I really don't know why she is starting to do this. I'm thinking it is > > a domanice issue and would like to know the best way to handle this. > > > > I'm ready to cry because I feel like my baby doesnt love me any more. I > > know sounds silly but she really is hurting my feelings. Which is > > making it hard to retrain her. I'm at a lost. Can anyone her help me? > > > > I don't live with my husband right now (long story) and when he visits > > is when she does this. she does listen to me better when he isn't > > around but now even when he isn't around she is acting afraid of me and > > I have never done anything to her but give her hugs and kisses. > > > > Also since she has been a year old she won't let anyone in the family > > cut her nails. We have never hurt her while cutting her nails and I was > > cutting her nails every week since she was 2 weeks old but once we went > > from the baby nail clippers to the dog clippers (at the age of a year > > old) she won't let us cut her nails. I could use some advice on this > > too. > > > > I will put a pic of her in the files when I get the time. I love her so > > much but am getting tired of getting growled at or having her bite me > > for both of these reasons and really not sure what to do. > > > > Thank you for letting me into this group. It's nice to talk to other > > chihuahua lovers. > > > > cim > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > > Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > This email contains correspondence from an attorney and may contain > privileged information. If you are not the intended receipient, please > delete. > > Do not tell god how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. > > http://taylorstots.tripod.com/ > ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
