Mary, I also wanted to say that his fear aggression is towards others, not you. Do you have other dogs or pets? If so, how does he act and interact with them? What do you do when he shows aggression towards others? Yes, socialization goes hand in hand with the training.
Peggy & The Girls -------Original Message------- From: Mary Overton Date: 7/28/2012 10:14:51 PM To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting He will lay on his back in my arms and go to sleep. He does not bite me. I can hold him but no one else can touch him. He likes me to put on the baby pouch and put him in it.and he will stay there till I put him down. Then he takes care of business and comes back and barks to get back in the pouch Mary Overton 816-982-2067 From: Peggy & The Girls <phr...@optimum.net> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting Most aggressive dogs do bite more out of fear then anything else. Once they get over the fear, the biting usually stops. That is why I like Cesar's video. Even though many may disagree with putting a dog in a submissive state by forcing him to lay down belly up, and except the fact that they can be calm and nothing bad will happen to them, I personally feel that that it is much better then a dog living it's life with high stress from constant fear. We all know that stress, especially from fear, takes a lot out of our system. It increases your heart rate, your breathing, does a temporary job on your immune system and makes you nervous and jittery all the time. It is no different for animals. Why should any animal have to exist like that, when all it takes is a few minutes of tough love to show them that we understand and that being loved by any one is a beautiful thing. You are not physically harming the dog, there is no pressure on it's body to harm them, and your not using a collar to restrain, them but the rewards are for a lifetime. -------Original Message------- From: Mary Overton Date: 7/28/2012 8:51:54 PM To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting I have a male who loves me excessively. He won't bite but he will nail everyone else so if anyone else is around I either hold him or shut him in the bedroom. He is a rescue and is terrified of everyone but his reaction is to bite. Is this a new behavior could he be afraid? Mary Overton 816-982-2067 From: Diane Blueberry <msdiane0...@yahoo.com> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 7:36 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] aggressiveness/biting Anyone out there experiencing the same, please write about how you deal with these behaviors. I love my Chihuahua with all my heart but the biting has scared most of my body. Any ideas???
