lokilou96

They can go outside. They just shouldn't interact with other dogs until they are fully vaccinated. Avoid dog parks or doggie day cares, things of that nature. Taking them out for potty breaks is fine. Just do your best to not let them drink out of puddles or eat anything off the ground (other animal poop is a main concern).

So happy to have the forum back!! I was on a group in FB and watching a clip on training a dog to ask permission before going to sniff something while on a walk. I watched it through once and before I could watch it again, FB reset. Pretty sure it was getting the pups attention with a treat, pointing to an area, toss the treat to the area so they sniff to find it and you mark the sniffing. Now, I do have a horrible memory so I could be lying. I was wondering if any of you had trained your pups to do this or seen anything like this before?

After searching through all the posts I couldn't find the situation I'm having. I adopted a new rescue. I don't know much about him other than he seems to be a Chihuahua and possibly Chinese Crested mix. He is from Puerto Rico and about a year old. Absolutely loves attention, lap time and follows me everywhere. (As with all my dogs pretty much...even the bigger ones) When he is tired and snuggling on me and one of the other dogs is looking for attention, he growls and snaps at them. He doesn't do this when he's on a dog bed or the couch. I just brought him home two days ago. He was in a foster home for about two weeks. The foster family said she did not have this type of issue. She had two other dogs and cats as well. When he does this, I have been separating him. I tell him no. He is placed on a dog bed with blankets. I do not one of the others getting hurt. Nor one of them returning the same type of actions. They haven't so far. They back off and just look at him. I will be going through all of the training and games with him. I have just never come across this type of situation before and could use some guidance.

Ollie is doing much better with going potty outside. I have been doing my best at catching him in the act or just before and scooping him up and getting him outside quickly. Same as I would train a puppy. I also have made a sweater out of a thermal sock for him to help with the cold. All the clothes I find are too big. He has been letting me know when he needs to go out. And on the rare occasion I am out, he has a fake grass pad in his area that he will use. I have actually been playing the hot and cold game recently! She picked it up very quickly. Mavis is one smart cookie. I have also been working with her and all the others using "yes" as most of them seem to be afraid of the clicker noise. We have been doing this for some time now. They all really love training time. And so do I! It's so much fun to watch them figure things out. I love the "take a bow" idea. I will give that a shot and see if she picks it up during play. As for micro-bows, I don't see those at all. She is normally kind of stalking them and does a belly type crawl. Sometimes she makes eye contact, others she will just run and tackle. When I see that there has been no response from the other dog that they are ready to play before she charges, I will call her to me instead. Hopefully the "take a bow" will help. Thank you for all your help.

Oh thank you very much. I tend to gravitate towards the special cases. Each of my pups had a bit of a rough start and now are a bit spoiled and extra loved. Sadie, was separated from her pack in the shelter for "picking on them." So now has anxiety and always needs something to do. Turns out she is super smart! She helps with the laundry, getting shoes, getting all the bowls for meal time...the list goes on and on. Gozer spent the first 6 month of his life in a shelter and is a bit off. It took me quite a while to learn how to work with him. But now we are eye to eye and boy, what an amazing snuggler! Then there's my tiny Oliver Twist (Ollie). He has brain damage due to a puncture wound...he twirls to the right. He was found on the side of the road. He was the MSPCA poster child this year! Honestly, I still can't believe I was lucky enough to be chosen to be his mom. Mavis, the scardey pup, will either wrestle or run around the yard with the other dogs. (It's unbelievable how fast she is.) When they are in the mood for her antics. If not they either grumble at her, ignore her or swat her away with a paw. My oldest, more confident dog, Sadie is her go to. She tries to keep Mavis in line a good amount of time. When Mavis is really excited she will jump up on me and the others. I have been doing my best to teach her to only jump up to me when I say "boing" and not any other time. Especially when I'm walking. Gozer turned his head away and stays focused on me. Sadie will catch up to her and swat her down and sometimes put her mouth on her...like a mom dog would to a puppy. When they are up for playing, they allow the jumping and ankle bites. They do they bows and other dog language but she just doesn't seem to pick up on it. Do you think there is a way I could help her learn these behaviors or maybe even make them into cues? She loves to play with other dogs. She is more afraid of people and objects that she's not familiar with. And new places as well. But once she is comfortable with a person or something, she is super silly and full of love and snuggles. I really wish that people could see the real her. The side I get to see.

I adopted a very scared Chihuahua about a year ago. She has, what I call, puppy PTSD. As far as I'm aware she had at least three homes before I adopted her. And that was all before she turned one. There's is no way to know what she has been through in those homes other than the foster home that I adopted her from. They were amazing! My little Mavis has come a very long way in the year I have had her. I have read book after book on how to help guide her. She has gone from running away from me to climbing across "strangers" (my family/friends she doesn't see often) laps. As long they are calm, she is very excited and her security dog (my most confident dog that she clings to) has approved of these "strangers." In some areas, she can even be off leash now. The biggest concern that I could use some guidance on is how she engages play with other dogs. She doesn't "ask" with a bow or any type of normal dog asking. She either stalks them and attacks or she will just start chewing on their ankles or any other part of their body she can reach. I believe this is due to her not being socialized as a puppy and possibly taken away from her mom to early and mom/siblings didn't get the chance to teach her proper manners. I am just not sure how to teach her how to "ask" before playing. My larger dogs ignore her or swat her down when they are not interested. And if I see her stalking, I call her to stop it before hand. I am worried that if she does this at daycare, another dog may get upset. Plus, it's just not good manners. So, any advice would be appreciated.