Now. Ive been having issues recently with romeo
With other chihuahuas. hes fine..
but with ANY other kind of dog.. little man throws a fit. if we walk by them he will bark, and when he first meets them he will growl..
Now, when I brought romeo home for winter break, I basically put him on the ground with kenya and the crew and let him deal with it. and he did, after a bit of snarkiness (grrrrrrrr...), he eventually warmed up to them and was fine
but id like to deal with his attitude when he just meets/walks by/sees other dogs. they dont even have to LOOK at him, hes already in his GRR BARK BARK BARK mode. Hes so cocky, even when these dogs are like 10 times his size or not even paying attention
What can I do to help? whats the best thing to do when he starts to react that way?
We are always in situations with other dogs. all around campus,and especially in Miami.. my whole family has dogs. they are all over the place, he doesnt have to LOVE them, I just would like to stop the snarkiness!
Ive talked to a trainerover the phone and they told me "its because hes scared" well, honestly, he doesnt look SCARED. he starts it! the dog doesnt even have to be looking at him, and he struts as close as he can get to them on leash and is all BARK BARK BARK!
ugh. hes perfect otherwise, great with people and all that. I just wish I knew how to deal with this
With other chihuahuas. hes fine..
but with ANY other kind of dog.. little man throws a fit. if we walk by them he will bark, and when he first meets them he will growl..
Now, when I brought romeo home for winter break, I basically put him on the ground with kenya and the crew and let him deal with it. and he did, after a bit of snarkiness (grrrrrrrr...), he eventually warmed up to them and was fine
but id like to deal with his attitude when he just meets/walks by/sees other dogs. they dont even have to LOOK at him, hes already in his GRR BARK BARK BARK mode. Hes so cocky, even when these dogs are like 10 times his size or not even paying attention
What can I do to help? whats the best thing to do when he starts to react that way?
We are always in situations with other dogs. all around campus,and especially in Miami.. my whole family has dogs. they are all over the place, he doesnt have to LOVE them, I just would like to stop the snarkiness!
Ive talked to a trainerover the phone and they told me "its because hes scared" well, honestly, he doesnt look SCARED. he starts it! the dog doesnt even have to be looking at him, and he struts as close as he can get to them on leash and is all BARK BARK BARK!
ugh. hes perfect otherwise, great with people and all that. I just wish I knew how to deal with this