Okay, Sorry, I didn't see that you also posted a question. Hey, there is always some one in every group that wants to try and stir people up by exaggerating what some one else posted, instead of offering real help.
I remember seeing a video by the Dog Whisperer about a little male chi who was dubbed the Demon Dog. It was quite impressive, how after an half hour the dog calmed down. The chi hated his mothers young son. The mom was more worried about the chi because he was so small then she was about her son's bites and stitches. It was the first time that I ever saw the Dog Whisperer get mad at a human and was ready to walk out and not help her. I think you could probably find the video on his site or National Geographic. Basically, each time the dog would jump up on the couch where the mother was he would try to bite Cesar or her son, because the dog felt that he HAD to protect her. The truth is that over-protectiveness is aggression and if the mother was really the leader of the pack then the dog would not have feel that it had to protect her to begin with, but would have known that his rank was third in the pack. In a real dog pack, none of the other dogs protect the leader, they know that they don't have to, because protecting is the leaders job. So when ever the dog would jump up on the couch, Cesar would grab him from behind and put him on the floor, after a couple of rounds of that, when the dog would try again, Cesar would just click his fingers at him and the dog backed off. Finally when Cesar saw that the dog was calming down a bit, he allowed the dog on the couch, but he sat much closer to the mother. The dog then walked across the back top of the couch and went to bite Cesar. Cesar then gave him the back of his hand, which he held in a fist and as the dog went to bite he moved it back and forth in front of the the dogs face and gave a little shove. With that, the dog retreated a little and then Cesar grabbed him and layed belly up on his lap all the while the dog fought and tried to bite.He kept him like that until the dog submitted. In the middle of all of this, he also had the woman reprimand the dog. Then it was the son s turn. It only took a couple of minutes and the dog didn't attack the son. Cesar went back a couple of weeks later and the dog and boy were best buddies. The dog even stopped growling at visitors. You really need to see the video to get a full understanding as to how he did it. -------Original Message------- From: C.M. Date: 1/22/2012 7:08:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] cranky behaviot How did you teach him not to growl at people? My boy won't let anybody get near him except me. When people come over, he barks his head off and nips at their heels, but calms down in a little bit. How can I fix that? When I take him to the vet, I have to open his mouth so the doc can see his teeth. When I adopted him from the shelter, they said they couldn't exam him because he was too fierce and wouldn't allow it. You know, "writing this out loud" makes him sound like a little terror, but he's not really. He's protecting his property and his mom. But at the same time, shouldn't he be more calm once people are welcomed inside? C. From: Pam Dean <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] cranky behaviot My little one is a little skitzy about people sticking their faces in hers. Perhaps because he is very tiny and fearful. Sees it as a sign of aggression. He is fine with me..probably a mix of trust and being alpha but a little skitzy with others. I have taught him, however, no growling and aggression with any human, but you can tell he doesn't much like and I warn people.
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