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Bad Dog Behavior
Where Do I Start!

When I first brought my Chihuahua puppies home I overlooked some bad dog behaviors and allowed bad habits to begin forming. "Plenty of time to start dog training"! RIGHT?

Chihuahua - Beware of Dog WRONG!!!

Before I knew it I had a problem, my puppies were peeing (and worse) all over my house, chewing everything in sight, jumping all over my guests AND barking incessantly.

Regaining control would take forever (I thought), and I didn't want to be mean or abusive. I'm a "dog lover", but I don't BARK and they don't TALK! I had to learn to become ALPHA

In my own house!

I was afraid it was too late to correct what I had allowed them to do!

I had to get control ASAP!

Time To Start DogTraining

I realized these all came from stress, frustration and lack of knowledge.

I made a list of these bad dog behaviors and started to observe my dogs actions or lack of actions and I saw that my dogs were suffering from the same things, stress, frustration and lack of knowledge.

We went to visit neighbors one day and came home to destruction, I learned it was a mild case of Separation Anxiety Trust me at the time I did not consider it mild!

Then I learned all these behaviors were not "bad dog behaviors", but, "bad owner behaviors as well".

The behaviors I termed bad were just a natural progression of behaviors I had allowed to form. I had been a lazy dog owner, even though I felt I was loving them. They needed a "pack" leader.

Becoming Leader of the Pack

I started with "becoming alpha" then on to Basic Obedience Training. Obedience training is a must for dogs, I found it especially true for Chihuahuas. I needed to establish that I was now Alpha and each human member of our household was also Alpha. Then I needed to assure them that they indeed held a secure position within our family "pack".

Once I got the basics done it was time to move on with the training.

Where To Start?

I had to set my priorities:

House Training
Get the Excessive Barking under control
Keep them from jumping on everyone
Stop or control the aggression with the other dogs in our house as well as elsewhere

With my 6 dogs, each individuals, even though 4 are of the same breed; I needed help fast and lots of it. I looked for every resource to make our home run smoother, and not just be a canine training camp.

Teaching Dogs Tricks

I found you can change a difficult, out of control dog into a calm-mannered best friend by working a few simple, fun tricks in your daily routine.

Tricks like:

Find you the TV guide to see what's on
Answer your funny questions with Yes (one bark) or No (two barks)
Do magic tricks (I'm not kidding!)
Switch on the lights in the evening
Go to play hide and seek with the kids whenever they're bored

Teaching your dog these tricks and commands goes far beyond fun and comfort, they absolutely love the attention they get.

In Hollywood, dog trainers use a technique called "shaping" to get a dog to do almost anything, including some bad dog behaviors (only for fun). It works by starting with a small part of a trick (like "Touch the door handle") and then you teach him additional actions (Like "Pull it towards you", "Walk through the door", and "Pull it shut").

If your interested in learning and teaching these techniques Click Here!

Another advantage is teaching him what are called "traffic commands", where you can keep him 100% safe while waiting to cross the street, riding with him in the car or heeling on a busy street.

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Where Do I Start!