Sep
I’ve a half pomeranian, half chihuahua mix, that is nearly six months old, her name is miley. We have finally gotten everything with her done, shes home trained, kennel trained, and she’s a very good dog she adores playing with us, and everything. I noticed about week ago that she has been growling and stuff. I thought it was just at my little sister bc shes smaller and she doesent like my sister but thats not the case, we found that everytime you take something away from her that shes not supposed to have, she will get really mad, growl at you and show her teeth, and then snap at you pretty viciously. She had gotten a tissue and was tearing it up and i went to grab it, and she snapped at me, and actually broke skin and made me bleed. So is there anything I have the ability to do to get her to halt? I tried saying MILEY NO! but it doesent seem to phase her. I love this dog to pieces, but i dont know if shes safe to have around with the tiny children here.
any recommendations?
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I can only suggest you do to her what I did to our Shih Tzu when she was a young puppy. When she showed food aggression by growling and snapping, I did what her real mom would do…I picked her up by the SCRUFF of the neck, gave her a tiny shake and put her back down with a firm but gentle “No!” It only took three times, and now, at 2 1/2 yrs old, we have the ability to actually reach in her mouth and take food out if needed and she doesn't even bat an eye.
My smart daughter taught me that trick, saying, “Well you're her Mother now, so do what her first Mom would have done to correct her!” And, since it worked, I'd say I have a pretty darn smart daughter!
Good luck! And, please, NEVER use her crate for punishment as someone recommended! You want her to learn it is a SAFE haven, not a form of punishment.
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A light smack with a newspaper or your hand would send her the message. Each time she takes something she isn't supposed to first, take it away, then tell her what she's done wrong in an authoritative voice. Followed by the smack of a newspaper/magazine or hand if necessary.
If you continue letting her do this without greater consequences, she'll think you allow it and will keep doing more of the same. You must break her behavior.
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Well have you given her a rabbie shot? Also she is probably spoiled if you don't want her snapping at nobody you need to discipline her for example next tim she does something you don't like say miley No and put her in a kennel and leave her there for an amount of time depending on the severity of her crime=) I have two puppies of the same age had problems with them at first but I trained them
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no animal is safe ; any animal given the right circumstance will act like an animal; need to go back to basics for training ; territorial behavior of testing the waters, reset the parmeters , kindly and with consistency ; give her good things and rotate them ; reward goes a long way; aggression is really fear for whatever the reason; correct the behavior
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She’s getting too spoiled. When she has something she is not supposed to, try to take it away and put her in her kennel for 15 minutes. Hopefully she will learn. Also yelling at a dog doesn't really help. Especially since they don't know what you are saying.
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You can always pop the nose, not on the end. And make sure it isn't too hard. And then Kennel her for a short time. Do it while it happens not 10 or 15 minutes later.
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Wow bad case of possessiveness! Since she has already bitten you it is TOTALLY time to call a professional dog trainer! Your dog needs training before you or someone else gets seriously injured.
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i would suggest a spray bottle or spank the dog it mustn’t very obeying.
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Neither the Pomeranian or the Chihuahua is known for having a really good Temperament. Chihuahuas have come a long way, as have some Poms….but the 2 together, I would think will always have this problem. That's just the way they are. Whether or not she has the ability to be trained would have to answered by a Trainer. Of course they want your business…so maybe one at Petsmart or someplace that doesn't charge an arm and leg for training. Ask them
No…I completely would not trust her around the kids. Most pups are not good around children. Kids are not good around pups. So it is a bad situation. Don't do it.
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If you get the National Geographic channel then watch the dog whisperer. He has all kinds of tips in his shows for everyone. You need to show her you’re the dominant one and stand over her and take whatever she has and claim it as yours otherwise she will think she is the dominant one and keep acting like this. By taking away the object she has and claiming it as yours it makes her realize that the aggressive and dominant behavior isn’t wanted by the leader and it needs to cease. When doing this you need to not pay any attention to her. Also if you give attention to her while shes in this state of mind it will send her a message that no matter whatever you say that this behavior is accepted, but by taking over her space and her things it tells her she’s not getting anywhere and you will not back off. If she tries to bite then you grab her, hold the bottom of her jaw which will disable her from biting, and then look her in the eyes and say “NO!” then when she quits squirming then you can let her go but you need to keep this going if she keeps trying to bite. If she bites hard and does not let go you should wear padding as to not get bitten and have her break the skin and you bleed again. You should wear padding on your legs and arms and you should wear gloves. This way she will not do any harm, but I would advise you to keep your face away from her mouth unless you’ve a good grip on her.Be careful as for if this problem goes unattended, she could become a danger to you and the little kids in the future and she could really hurt somebody.
~Good Luck & God Bless!
EDIT: Also do not listen to anyone who says to swat her on the but or smack her with a newspaper because with all aggresive dogs, hitting them always makes them even more aggresive and even more dangerous. DO NOT HIT HER. Plus if she puts up a fight when you begin overpowering her then the paddin with come in handy in case she bites you.