I did not say I was not happy... and I did not say I knew all that! I said I
knew about the word off, for off furniture, and down for lay down. I also said
how much I appreciated your advice. Did you read that part? here is it for you:
Hi Peggy
<I so appreciate you writing me. I do know alot about dog training.. but dogs
that are not aggressive. I also know about the sit, and down and off rule. >
I guess this is the wrong place for me
Shanna & Ricky
Las Vegas Nevada!!
My Chi Ricky... Is A HeartBeat At My Feet
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--- On Sat, 1/15/11, Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] I have a question? Shanna
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 7:13 PM
Thanks MJ, but Shanna wasn't to happy with it. She said she knows all of that??
-------Original Message-------
From: maryjane turner
Date: 1/15/2011 1:58:16 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] I have a question? Shanna
Peggy,
What a wonderful message just filled with helpful hints. This is one that
I will save. Thank you so much. Hope it helps Shanna and Rikki.
On Jan 14, 2011, at 10:51 PM, Peggy & The Girls wrote:
Shanna I feel bad for you and Ricky. It's sad because you both can't enjoy each
other because of his issues. You have probably done this, but has he been
completely checked by a Vet, to void out any conditions that may cause his ups
and downs? Most dogs that have real 'aggression' issues are aggressive 'all'
the time, and usually over the same issue, i.e, a particular toy, bone. or
food dish, leash aggression, etc They usually don't swing back and forth so
easily. I have heard of dogs that have an unbalanced thyroid can be like Dr
Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the same is true of dogs that have their sugar level go up
and down all the time.
Maybe it's time for some blood test including the thyroid test. You may also
want to Google-aggression due to illnesses in dogs, and see if you can learn
anything more. If all is physically well, then do you tape and watch the Dog
Whisperer and Victoria's series to see if you can pick up on anything that may
help you to understand his mood swings?
Princess, my Eskie was deemed to be put down because of her aggression. Eskies
are stubborn and willful dogs, ad if not trained and socialized properly when
young can be very aggressive. The woman at the shelter knew of my training of
dogs from years before, and that is the only reason why I was allowed to adopt
her. In fact I was the only person that the shelter would allow to take her,
she was scheduled to be out down within five days. You wouldn't know that she
is the same dog, she really is a mascot for the seniors in my apartment
complex. It took a lot of consistent training before I would let anyone even
get close to her.
I will tell you this, daily obedience training of the basic commands is a
must, to establish yourself as the pack leader. Apparently Ricky doesn't
acknowledge you as that. Take 15 minutes 2x a day and put him the sit, then
down, stay come exercises. Walk him around the house on a leash, and when you
stop, he has to stop and sit and wait for you. He will learn that he has to
follow the pack leader, and not try to be one. Make him work for his food and
affection. That means at feeding time, he has to sit and wait for the okay
command before you feed him. No treats, unless he does something nice for it,
like sit and shake paw, then a treat. When he does his business, he gets a
treat. Anything that he does that is positive is rewarded with a big 'good
boy' and a pet or a treat. Anything he does that is negative is to be ignored,
as in turn you back to him. That's what another alpha dog would do, ignore and
walk away. Dogs do not li ke rejection
from their pack leader. In time he will figure out that a good attitude is
rewarded and a bad attitude is ignored.But be consistent and have a good
schedule planned before you start. Be calm and positive and firm, don't show a
lack of patience or that you are upset or afraid that he may bite you.
Socializing him on walks: if you see some one coming and you know that Ricky is
getting tense, then do a 360 and walk the opposite way. Be calm, most people
have a tendency to tighten up on the leash and pull the dog away from the on
coming person, what you are really saying to the dog when you do this... is
that their is a reason to be afraid. Just turn yourself around and ignore the
person. Ricky should be on a short leash next to your left side to begin with.
When you do walk him, be relaxed but stand erect, like you are in charge of the
walk and not him. This was a major issue that I had with Princess, she is 4x
the size of a Chi and can administer a very
bad bite. When she would growl, and show her teeth you knew she meant
business. I simply gave a slight tug on the leash with a NO and turned her
around and walked the opposite way. It took a couple of months for her, but she
now just walks past people as if they weren't even their. Every day she got
walked in town where their was a lot of people, always on a short leash, with
the collar high up on her neck, so that I had full control and always at a
heel on my left side. She learned it well and it is a joy to go for walks now.
Another heads up, is that all commands should be only one word. I get the
greatest kick out of people who tell their dog to sit down and the dog doesn't
do anything! Why? Because the person said two commands together and the dog is
confused. Either it sits or it lies down. A lot of people use the down word
when they really want a dog to get "off' of something, again it confuses the
dog. Or another one is "get off"..... get means the dog is to walk away. "off"
means you want it off of somthing like when he is jumping on you or on a chair.
"down" means to lie down. Always use single words to avoid confusion.
Hope this helps.
-------Original Message-------
From: Shanna Machanpalli
Date: 1/14/2011 11:30:45 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] I have a question?
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