Hi Joan, Why does it work on Chi's. Rider is constantly trying to bite us while we are holding him will puting him on his back stop the biting. Blanche and Rider
--- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Joan Croft <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > You should roll the chi on it's back and hold with gentle pressure until his > body calms down. You probably won't have to do it more than three times and > he will know what it means. (Not three times in a row.three different > occurances.) > > > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > > > From: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of blanchew > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 4:21 PM > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Rider > > > > > > What we do with Rider when he gets aggressive like biting, growling, ect, we > take him and hold him firmly to us with his face away from us until he calms > down. Like you would a far bigger dog. Hold him to the ground till he calms > down. That is what trainers have told us to do with large dogs but he is so > small we just hold him to our chest until he calms down. Is that the right > thing to do? > Blanche and Rider > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> , > "dasha" <dasha48@> wrote: > > > > Exactly what do you mean by punish? Yelling? hitting? time out? etc..... > > > > _____ > > > > From: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On > > Behalf Of Mieke Smeyers > > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 7:05 AM > > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Rider > > > > > > > > > > When he starts biting or even growling at you you must punish him. Seems > > like he is a dominant little doggie. And I think he sees you and the rest > of > > your family as lower dogs. You need to be his leader and not the other way > > around. > > > > --- On Fri, 6/24/11, blanchew <grandsof6@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > From: blanchew <grandsof6@> > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Rider > > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Friday, June 24, 2011, 10:42 PM > > > > > > > > Hi everyone. I have a 6 month old male, who is a darling, he enjoys > > snuggling on his terms but does not like to be petted when he just walks > by > > or when he comes to sit on your knee. Is that normal. He is the one, I was > > talking about last week about the reverse sneezing. He started last night > > again and I tried the pinching his nostrils and it stopped right away but > he > > started biting me. We are having quite a few behaviors with him. > > Blanche and Rider > > > ------------------------------------ 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: chihuahuas-dig...@yahoogroups.com chihuahuas-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: chihuahuas-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
