My little peanut is a handful, as you can see with my other questions. I do love her even though. She has been very dominant since 8 wks old. She doesn't like people and I am constantly trying to socialize her with no luck. Anyway...
My question:
I have bought her many stuffed animal toys. She has torn them all open, so I have to buy the hardest rubber toys from Petco. My question is should I take her toy away when she starts to play with it violently? She will hold it in her mouth and shake her head so hard and growl at it. She acts like she is NUTS!!! Am I encouraging her behavior by letting her keep playing like this?
2006-10-20 07:33:44 · 15 answers · asked by jr90292 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
She doesnt act vicious to us
2006-10-20 07:37:45 · update #1
She is 1 yr old
2006-10-20 07:38:37 · update #2
She is acting out her frustrations on the toys. I believe that if you take away the toys, that she will find another outlet..such as your pillows!
A Kong toy may calm her down, and is worth a try. You can find them cheapest on eBay..
2006-10-20 08:00:35 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first of all, you might have gone over the edge by giving her many toys. I had a corgi that was VERY dominant because he was spoiled. I disciplined him very hard but he would totally forget what even happened ten minutes later and go back to taking the cat poop out of the cat litter. He had about 50 bones in and outside, we bought him a new toy what seemed like every week. He wasnt aggressive unless you tried to take something ( like a scrap, or cat poop ) away from him. He would growl and show his teeth. He was fine around his bowl of food. I could put my hand in his bowl of food while he was eating and he could care less. Only if he found something out of the garbage can or cat poop that he knew he wasnt supposed to have would he get aggressive and snap if you got near to him. Your dog might just really be playful though. You might want to, little by little, take away her play time. Try getting her into walking if you dont already do. She might just be stir crazy in your house. All dogs will do that with their toys though no matter what size. My corgi never did too well with stuffed toys either. In his bedding in his crate was stuffed cotton and only after a few months, he tore it up. At night i would make sure that his crate was free of independant cottonballs that he might eat or shred up and in the morning i would walk in the room and his bed is shredded up everywhere! I even tried taking out his bedding but it didnt work because all throughout the night i heard his claws trampling around in his crate trying to find a comfortable spot so i tried to put in a towel but it didnt work, same results as the bedding. I would try taking away her toys gradually so she doesnt notice the change. Good Luck!
2006-10-20 07:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by *Barbie Girl* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not enable this sort of behavior with toys. YOU must spend time with the dog and maintain stable, peaceful and fun playing habits. Do NOT medicate the dog as all this will do is put a bandaid on the problem.
Yes, you need to exercise more dominance over the dog. YES, Ceaser Milan is amazing, but remember they can creatively edit hours, days, weeks and months worth of work into a 30 minute television show.
Re-establish the heirarchy in your pack and things should instantly get better.
YOU must do the work, not the dog.
2006-10-20 07:40:22 · answer #3 · answered by Baxter's Dad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you encouraging the behavior of shaking toys by not taking them away when she shakes them? Yes. Is that a problem? No, as long as you don't mind getting toys she can't destroy or replacing toys when she does destroy them, and as long as this is not a precursor to aggression. Intense play with toys does not equal "dominance" or aggression towards people.
2006-10-20 07:57:54 · answer #4 · answered by melissa k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do no longer call animal administration. Take 3 deep breathes. look ahead to the dogs to be calm. Then step out of the room and grab some treats, supply it a manage and make contact with somebody you already know to assist. If it somewhat is a domestic dog this is going to maximum thankfully develop out of it and this is in all probability no longer used to a sparkling domicile. Plus, chihuahua's re commonplace to be exited each and all of the time yet do no longer call animal administration! they could do something undesirable to the damaging element!
2016-12-08 18:04:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a chihuahua that was very naughty when i first got her too. I think her previous owner abused her. Over time, she did settle down when she realized that I was not going to hurt her. Now, she is a sweet dog. But, I dont know what I did exactly except show her love and not abuse. Maybe you could take her to a dog trainer or something like that. Good luck to you!!!
2006-10-20 07:44:27 · answer #6 · answered by Michelle : 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i think that you are encouraging her by not taking them away. give her a toy that she can tear apart when she starts to take it away and slap her on the nose. Do it every once in a while then give it to her and she might just play with it. Also she might have started chewing because of tooth aches or tooth developement.
2006-10-20 07:37:45 · answer #7 · answered by Blondie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to set boundaries with obedience... basic obedience! Try enrolling in a class with your pup so then she will have respect for you and respond to you!
Playing rough with toys is a game and an instinct to shake them. If her aggression is getting out of control obedience classes is your best bet.
Also, you can try a water squirt bottle... when she gets out of control give her a squirt! It'll stop her in her tracks!
And as always.... BE CONSISTENT!!!
2006-10-20 07:45:54 · answer #8 · answered by justme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some chihuahuas are very aggresive we got 5 theres even pills in the vet to slow her anger.
2006-10-20 08:15:24 · answer #9 · answered by micke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to talk to your vet about this behaviour. Quite seriously, your dog may have a personality disorder or other illness. There are medications available that can reduce aggressive and destructive behaviour in dogs. She might need them.
2006-10-20 07:36:58 · answer #10 · answered by Perplexed Music Lover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋