My friend is moving in with me and he has a few chi's and he left three of them with me..Two of them are great dogs with the exception of one...He does what ever he wants goes to the bathroom anywhere wont listen and the worst thing is he is scared of everythying and anything and when i try picking him up to comfort him he pisses all over the place and all he does is lay around barley eats and just hides all the time..Any ideas on how to break this habbit with him as i cant take this for much longer...
2007-07-22 22:29:19 · 5 answers · asked by micheal p 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
the dog has never been abused and our female gave birth to him so hes been around us since birth...The reason i have the dogs is my friend is moving in with me and he felt it would be better the dogs stay with me so they can get a better bond with me and its not good for him to drive the 5 hours in the heat with the dogs as its better just to leave them here with me....
2007-07-22 22:57:23 · update #1
Usually when people see a dog that acts that way, they are labeled abused but that is generally not true. Most fear of this sort is due to poor breeding. Training and socialization can help, but the base fear will always be there. When I was fostering, I found that with a dog like this, it's best to ignore them. Feed them where they hide but let them initiate contact. Some will astound you and after weeks of avoiding you will suddenly (literally overnight) decide to trust you. Other may take months and gradually come around but pushing yourself on the dog will just feed the fear. Let him hide but keep him in a place where you can move him to the backyard to eliminate. A small Veri-Kennel should work as it can be carried outside with Chi inside and food and water can be placed in it. Getting him back in may be tricky but if he fear wets outside, there's no real problem. Feed him lots of treats and give it as much time as it takes.
2007-07-22 23:40:30 · answer #1 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor temperaments are inherited, very few dogs are really abused and they come out of it quickly once the realize they are in good hands. In our rescues we have had several documented abused dogs and by 2 days they were acting like the rest of the pack. I've known a few fearful dogs that were never abused unless very small bad guys got in the uterus. It takes alot of training to help them, we have trained a fear biter to do obed. and he got his CD after a year of training. I had a shy MinPin and trained, showed and titled her in obed as well. It takes longer and alot of proofing. But a dog with a poor temperament will revert if a situation that he has not been proofed on comes up. You can use the No Free Lunch method, it works on all temperaments and obed. training and agility can boost the dog's self confidence. Very shy dogs usually do not live a normal lifespan and they have a horrible life, living in fear. The stress of being always fearful brings down their immune system and they catch stuff easily. We have put to sleep some very fearful dogs because to make them suffer is inhumane.
2007-07-23 00:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by ginbark 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I watched a DVD that really helped me understand one of my dogs erratic and hyperactive behaviours. it was called "the Dog Listener" by Jan Fennel. I borrowed it from the library. I can't believe the insight it gave me to help her. For 8 years she had been nervous, never relaxed, even at night time, barked at everything, would leak wee at different times. I had tried her on doggy antidepressants, and Valium which did not help. ... This DVD changed her life and mine. The stuff you see on the DVD is so simple and amazing and I saw changes the same day i started putting her ideas into action.. Absolutely unbelievable. !! It sounds like the little dog is suffering severe separation anxiety. when he is upset and freaking out, the LAST thing you should do is try to comfort them. This is something HUMANS do... NOT dogs. By paying attention to him and trying to make him feel safe,, you are actually saying in doggy language ... "you're scared.. I'm scared too... you have a reason to be scared," by paying attention and trying to comfort him you are actually compounding the anxiety for the dog. Just act normally. Also, don't watch her... I did this with my girl... the more she freaked out, the more i watched .. this just put pressure on her and made things worse. Please... take a look at this DVD. It will change both your lives. I hope it helps. LEE
2007-07-22 22:56:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why are you taking care of his dogs.I just can not figure people out they have to have dogs but they don't have to be responsible for them.In the mean time Ceaser has a web site that may be helpfull and give you tips.Meantime I would crate the dog as he can't be pissing your place up.That is how I trained my dogs.You sure are a nice freind,hope the other guy appreciates you!!
2007-07-22 22:52:19 · answer #4 · answered by JackieG 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like someone abused him.
Try keeping him with you all the time. When he bonds with you he wont freak out all the time and you'll be able to train him. Or you can just keep cleaning up his piss with your socks every morning.
2007-07-22 22:49:54 · answer #5 · answered by kijafha 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋