Dog Training Books Can Help With Chihuahua Problem Behaviors
Chihuahuas are big dogs in tiny bodies. This makes them prone to two common Chihuahua behaviors – aggression and using the house as a toilet. Both of these two problems are serious, but curable. The first thing you need to do is get your Chihuahua to the vet to be sure the aggression or the lack of being able to “hold it” is not due to a medical condition.
If the vet cannot find a medical reason for your Chihuahua’s problem behaviors, then your dog needs some Chihuahua training, which is basically the same as any kind of dog training. Do not hit your Chihuahua for any reason – they physically cannot take it. Yelling is more than enough of a reprimand. Some hate getting squirted by a water pistol. The Chihuahua is not purposefully trying to drive you insane. They just haven’t gotten the message of how to behave properly yet.
Chihuahuas will almost always act tough when strangers come calling, whether the strangers are animal or human. If you are not sure how your Chihuahua is going to behave, supervise the interaction, keep the Chihuahua on a leash or keep the Chihuahua in another room when visitors call. The goal of Chihuahua training is to teach the Chihuahua to let you make all the tough decisions. When you are boss dog, this actually relaxes the Chihuahua.
Don’t hit your Chihuahua, don’t scream for hours on end and don’t make an incredibly big deal of each and every bark. You need to act calm, cool and collected. You need to reinforce good behavior. For aggression, you need the help of a professional dog trainer. You can practice what you learn with dog training books and videos. Patience, persistence and practice in short sessions will help make you and your dog get along better.
Having small bodies means Chihuahuas have small bladders. They need to eliminate about every four hours. This is considered jus one of many possible Chihuahua problem behaviors for those working full time. The Chihuahua will not be able to hold onto urine or excrement and will soil the home. But Chihuahuas can be trained to use a litter box. If you know in advance the Chihuahua might not be able to help having an accident, then try to put the Chihuahua in a room that doesn’t have a valuable carpet on the floor. If the Chihuahua has had a good track record and suddenly has accidents, go see the vet.
Chihuahua problem behaviors, with the exception of aggression and housebreaking issues, are the same problem behaviors that happen to any breed of dog, or even to mongrels. Although there are Chihuahua training books available, they can be hard to find. For behaviors like barking, digging and chewing, any dog training book or video should be loaded with tips that will work for the problem Chihuahua.
This author hopes to one day publish a book on Chihuahua training of Chihuahua problem behaviors. If all Chihuahuas went home with dog training books there would be less Chihuahuas in shelters.
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