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I just get two dogs to hairless Chinese crested, and one is a mix of hairless chihuahua. She 's extremely fickle, and was previously used for breeding. She very mins? Scula, only about 3-5 pounds, maybe? even less since I'm not good with the weight. But anyway, she 's very mins? Sculo and voluble, and she shakes a lot and if you put down, she' s dif? Easily get to try. Help
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I just get two dogs to hairless Chinese crested, and one is a mix of hairless chihuahua. She 's extremely fickle, and was previously used for breeding. She very mins? Scula, only about 3-5 pounds, maybe? even less since I'm not good with the weight. But anyway, she 's very mins? Sculo and voluble, and she shakes a lot and if you put down, she' s dif? Easily get to try. Help
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use treats to coax her to come near you!
this one guy gave me a good site for fearful dogs, the link is:
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the dog may be scared and not used to human contact. let the dog come to you in its own time. eventually it will come to learn not to fear you and that you mean no harm.
i do watch a lot of animal programs and own dogs of my own. on 1 particular program there was a dog that acted similar to yours and the trainer would sit down on the floor and come to the dogs level and throw treats to the dog.
sitting on the floor makes you less tall and scary and throwing a treat or playing with a toy reinforces that you mean the dog no harm.
you should also get your dog checked out by a vet. the dog may be unwell.
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ok… you put her on a leash and set her on the ground…. if she starts to shake or try to run away… bend down and hold her shoulder blades until shes calm (holding a dog like that usually calmes them pretty quickly) then slowly loosen your grip and start to stand up… every time she shows the sign that shes gonna run… put your hands on her shoulders again!! and eventually she’ll get the hang of it and get used to staying on the ground… it takes a lot of patients though… and you should do it at least once or twice a day!! she’ll get comfortable… plus she’s a knew puppy so it could also be just the jitters of not knowing where she is!!
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1. Gain her trust (offer her tasty treats) and be nice to her
2. Be patient (if you just got her – just realize it’s not ganna happen over night)
3. Don’t baby her. Treat her just like you treat the other one. No extra attention.
4. Just praise her when she comes to you. and praise the other dog when she comes to you so she can see.
5. NO NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT & NO HITTING!
Chihuahua’s are naturally shaky. I’ve been told over the years that they do it for attention. That’s why I said don’t baby her. don’t acknowledge the behavior. Just go about your business and keep a steady routine. Dogs learn very quickly from routine and consistancy. She will come around eventually.
If you need to, Call a local dog trainer and get some input from them over the phone. You should not have to pay to have a simple question like that answered.
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Well, just try being really sweet and gentle with her.
Since she is hard to catch put her in an enclosed area or put a long leash on her.
Oh, and this may not seem important but, always use a harness to walk her and never attach the leash to her collar, because she will be frightened of you if you strain her neck.
Give her treats and be very patient.
I know that you probably wouldn’t hit or kick her, but don’t do things like take a harsh tone or flick her on the nose.
You should also weight until she trusts you more before giving her a bath (baths are scary too).
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As you work with your shy dog, it’s important to identify her triggers and fears, along with her responses to them. Write them down so you have a log and an awareness of what might cause a negative response from your dog. As you work to uncover the things that frighten your dog, please don’t set up situations to see how your dog will react. Only make note of those things that are usually seen.
Common Responses to Fears:
Dogs don’t choose to be shy or fearful, and whether it has a genetic cause, a lack of early socialization or a learned behavior, it is undoubtedly a terrifying state for a dog to live. It is important to understand that your dog would be much happier if the world didn’t panic her. With that in mind, the first step to helping your dog overcome her fears, will require you to become aware of her responses to environmental stressors.
The following are some of the common responses to watch for:
Freeze—many fearful dogs will freeze or halt their movement when faced with a distant threat or lower levels of fear.
Flight—if the stimulus is closer or a heightened threat; your dog may use a flight response to manage her fear.
Fight—most dogs will choose fighting when they perceive no other options. Many dogs graduate to aggression when other attempts such as freezing or fleeing have failed to resolve their conflicts.
Stimulation Activities—these are some common signs that your dog is escalating her fear responses, and are usually precursors to freeze, flight or fight. When your dog sees or is exposed to stressors or triggers, a chemical process begins to take place in the body increasing heart rate, respiration and blood pressure. These physiological changes often express themselves externally with dilated pupils, trembling, barking, mounting (humping), panting, whining, biting at themselves, you or their equipment, as well as urinating, ********** and/or emptying their **** glands.
Common Triggers and Fears:
Fear of people: Dogs that are fearful or shy of people usually have clearly defined, or unclear triggers. Those with defined triggers will have generalized their fears to a specific type of person, such as all men, or men with beards, or women with a funny walking gait, etc. Dogs with unclear, or fuzzy triggers can be more complex to work with, so try and identify all the different people your dog is worried about. For instance, people that reach out to her, anyone that is wearing a hat, uniforms, children moving quickly, etc.
Contextual fears: These fears are displayed when your dog is afraid of a situation, such as going to the vet, or the groomer, car rides, places where there are crowds of people, places where there is a lot of activity, etc.
Sound sensitivities: Different noises will cause your dog to jump, panic or bark; whether expected or not. You dog may hide, flatten herself, or bark uncontrollably at things such as thunder, fireworks, trash trucks, delivery vehicles or even jets.
The A B Cs
As a simple gauge of your dog’s tolerance levels, use the ABC’s:
Apprehension
Backing away
Cowering
If you see any of these behaviors in relationship to the environment, or other stimuli, make note of it.
Once you have a profile of your dog, you can begin to work with her to desenstize each of the areas that she is having problems with. I would suggest that you work with a qualified behavior consultant so you move through this quickly. You can find consultants at:
Good luck
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it will take a while before she trust you so be patient. this worked for me at a shelter i worked at. there was a darling young shaggy dog that was so scared of people we couldn’t catch her. i decided i would work with her. i brought my two small dogs from home,they are very friendly. i brought my dogs and the rescue into a small visiting room and let the rescue go but i left the leash on her. she went under the bench and stayed there. i had a lot of treats with me. i would treat my dogs and throw one to her.
after about 30 min. she would come out and get treat off the floor and then back under bench. i just talked softly to all the dogs but she still wouldn’t come to me. after another 30 min. i ended the session there.
the next day i went back with my dogs and repeated it agin and about half way thru the hour she would take treat from my hand an dive back under the bench. at the end of session at an hour.
the third day she was comeing to get treats from my hand and trying to get the other dogs treats. after that she would let me pet her with out freaking. i started takeing her to the front of the building where there was more people. it took time but she came around an was adopted.
if the other dog is more relaxed put the two of them by you and start the treat thing. you may have to find something she can’t resist as a treat. keep the leash on her and do these little sessions as often as you can daily. she will come around but it will take time.
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There are a few things you can do in this situation. Here are some ideas.
Let me start with saying, this CAN take time….please do not give up on her. Many people lose out on great dogs because they are impatient.
First you can take the passive approach and see if it works. I am not sure what type of breeder she came from. Did she get daily attention? Was she kept in a cage? Did she seem to trust the breeder? She will come around if you give her time. TIME is what is important. Because she has Chihuahua in her, she will tend to be a little more skittish if she was not THOUROUGHLY socialized. This means taken out of the house and exposed to every situation. I assume you purchased her from a responsible, loving breeder. If this is the case, the breeder really did not do an injustice to the dog. It is hard if you have multiple dogs to take them all with you. In this situation, there is no doubt that the dog was completely cared for but rarely left the house. In this instance we will assume that the dog is just unsure and scared because she is in a situation she has never been in before. There is a good chance she will adjust more quickly due to the fact she is with another dog and in time, she will follow that dogs cues. She may always be shyer than the other dog, but she WILL come to love and trust you. However, I digress. Let me get back on track….the passive approach. Don’t chase her around and try to catch her. Every time you get near her talk to her in a “good puppy” voice and just walk by her. If you give the other dog a treat, offer her one, place it near her if she won’t come to you. When you give the other dog attention, make a big show of it. Tell the other dog what a good dog he/she is and praise him/her profusely. The dog getting the attention with think he/she is VERY special. In addition, the shy dog will watch the interaction, watch the “calm” dog’s reaction and in turn, react to you so she can get the same praises. You will see slow changes, one day she will follow you out of the room, a couple days later, she may lay by you, just out of reach, the next day she may come closer, etc. etc. You can also catch her once or twice daily and take her into a quite room. Love on her and praise her for about 10 minutes, and then take her back into the common room to allow her to do whatever she wants.
Then there is the “bribing” approach: Try just sitting on the floor and have treats for her. I have actually used this technique with horses that are skittish. Once it is their idea to come up to you, they are so much more at ease. This is not an approach to use if you are not someone with patience. At first, toss the treat in her direction so she can just pick it up (you may have to put her in a room with you where the other dog is not alone). When she first takes the treat, verbally praise her. Then toss her another one, a little bit further from her. When she takes it, PRAISE HER. Continue to do this until the treat is only about 2 foot away from you. Also, at this time, hold a treat out to her (just rest your arm on your leg) and just wait. Don’t make any move to grab her or anything else. If she takes the one out of your hand, praise her and stop for the day. Start again the next day but throw the first treat a little closer to you than the day before. Once again, once she takes the treat out of your hand, stop for the day. Try to do this the same time of day every day and follow the same “set up” ritual daily. After a couple of days, when she sees you setting up, she will start to get excited. Once you are to the point where you can tell she is looking forward to your session, give her the first treat and then catch her. Once you catch her tell her what a good girl she is and pet her. Then put her back down and give her a treat. Catch her again and repeat. Do this about 4-5 times and then the session is over. Continue, continue, and continue. One day when she sees you setting up, she will just jump in your lap once you sit down.
Lastly, here is a more aggressive approach. Please use this as a last resort. Put a leash on her. Don’t leave it on her when you are not watching but here is what you do. The first day, put a leash on her (you will want the leash to be 4-6ft long) and let her drag it around. She will run and try to get away from it. Let her run. She will soon realize that the leash is not going to hurt her. To help calm her down, you might want to go and get a couple of cans of soft food and feed her a little bit of it when you first put the leash on. When you put the leash on, leave it for 5-10 minutes and then offer her about 1-2 more teaspoons of soft food. You can put it in a bowl or let her just eat it off the spoon. Doing this, you are rewarding her. Let her keep the leash on for about 30 minutes and then take it off. Start again a couple hours later or the next day. If she runs from the leash again then do the same thing that you did before. If she does not run then praise her (make it a really big deal) tell her what a good dog she is, talk to her like she is a baby. Once you can put the leash on her without her running from the leash, you will take the next step. With the leash still on, call her to you. If she does not come walk towards her slowly talking to her all of the time (you want to be on whichever side of her the leash is on, if the leash is not trailing behind or in front of her go ahead and let her move away from you so the leash trails) Ok, walk towards her talking to her sweetly all the time (you will want to have some sort of treat with you, chewy meaty treats are the best) If she starts to move away from you again, step on the end of the leash, don’t let her leave. If she starts to pull let her, but talk to her the entire time letting her know that everything is ok. Stay at the end of the leash, you can pick it up if you would like, but kneel down. Once she stops fighting the leash, tell her how good she is and offer her a treat. Do not approach her, let her come to you. Once she comes to you to take the treat, release the leash. Sit there with her, if she leaves, just get up and walk away without saying anything to her. Try again a bit later, walk towards her talking to her. If she lets you come up to her GREAT give her a treat and praise her. If she tries to avoid you, step on the leash again and kneel down. Call her to you, if she does not come, tighten up on the leash a little bit (only about 6 inches) then stop and ask her to come to you again. Then do the same as before, release the leash and when she leaves, you leave. Continue to do this, each time choking up on the leash a little bit. Don’t push her though. You don’t want to do this more than about 2 times a day on the first day. On the second day, start again from scratch but take it one step further (do it 3 times) then the same the next day and the next day. If at any time she allows you to come up to her without the leash and without running praise her A LOT! Let her know what a good boy she is, give her treats, love on her and then walk away. Don’t pick her up, don’t ask more of her. Just let her know she is a good boy, pet her a bit and then leave. You will be amazed the day she follows you to get more of that great attention! If she continues to try and avoid you then continue to do the leash thing (it should only take a week of you tightening up on the leash 6″ at a time for her to be right beside you.) After the first week if you are still doing this, then when you step on the leash on the 8th day, tighten up on the leash but bring her half way to you, then praise her and offer her a treat. When you catch her the second time, bring her all the way to you, offer her a treat and then pet her and love on her. Then just get up and walk away. Do this for a couple of days. Then on the 10th day, every time you step on the leash, bring her straight to you and give her A LOT of attention and a treat or two. This exercise is actually just building trust. Once she trusts you, you will not be able to have a moments peace, LOL.
Unfortunately, this can take some time. I know with a new dog, it is normal for people to want and to expect that this dog should just love you immediately. Still, your dog will love you if you give her time. She just needs to learn to trust you and know that you are not going anywhere. Allow the dog to adjust at her own pace. You can use one or all of these approaches. Figure out what you believe is best for you and your puppy.
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