I have 2 chihuahuas both 6months old. Whenever i come back home after being gone for so long they start jumping on me or after waking up, but they mainly do it to my mom. My mom used to pet them still and everything. But, now i told her to stop that because i really need to show my dogs some manners. And, sometimes when there is someone completely new to them they jump on the couch and start licking that person, well sometimes my mom and i too. And sometimes they start biting but like play biting. I do not allow that but i do not know how to stop them from doing this. And sometimes One of the dogs when they’re sleeping on my lap i move him to put him on his bed, and SOMETIMES he growls at me, but i just ignore it. And also we mainly have the other dog on our arms since it’s so nice, but i tell my sister to put him down as it can make the other jealous, But here is the problem. I can play with my dog but my other dog thinks i don’t like him (he looks at me like sad)but it’s not that i don’t like him, it’s that when he plays he sometimes gets mad. I walk them 3 times a day, and a long walk. So here is the things i want to FIX/HOW:
-stop jumping on people
-MY OTHER DOG growling at it’s owner
-add:also the same dog that growls is the one that barks at everyone but not the other one
-the play biting
-bond a relationship with both of them(I really wanna bond a relationship with them)
-jealousy
By the way, their both males and sorry for my grammar i didn’t know how to start out
Lola- by growling he does it to ME sometimes (i’m the owner) as well as some strangers.
First you need to set some rules as how the dogs are expected to behave. You cannot have one person with this rule and another with another rule etc. Everyone must be on the same page or any training that is done will not be very successful.
You need to train each dog separately at first. This way the dog will start bonding to you. If the dog growls at you, do not ignore it, correct it. Growling should not be allowed. Although this are small dogs treat them like large dogs. You’d never allow a german shepherd to growl at you or another person. Same goes with the jumping up, barking and general obnoxious behavior. This is not cute behavior in any dog of any size.
Find a good trainer in your area to help you. This person should use a positive but balanced approach. Talk to your parents about joining 4H if you are a youth. Many areas have a dog project. You can also go to your local library and check out some really good books on training. Some libraries also have DVDs available.
the reason why Ur dogs jump is because they DEFINITELY still puppies they want to play and they want to be at Ur level of height (eye to eye like u prob are with Ur friends) plus they are glad to see u ,dogs sometimes just want to be talked to and cuddled with since theyre still young they can still be trained now what u do about the play biting is that when they bite u say no and gentle put not to gentle pop them on the nose it may sound mean but it teaches them not to do it u may also not want to do this becouse theyre biting to help theyre teeth like babies with there teethers so just buy them puppie teethers if that doesnt help then pop them like i sed ….to help the jealousy have you and ur mom sit in diff. rooms and play with the dogs at the same time but that may be difficult u could also get play toys of the same thing but some diff. and throw them that will help with bonding ,another thing u could do for jealousy and bonding is cuddle with them at the same time one in one arm the other in another and talk to them as much as possible like pet them and its ok or say there name and make a noise and/ or be like -gasp- whats that -gasp- what is that… your dog is barking and growling because he wants to protect u from people he doesnt know……hope i helped srry i sed alot.
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First you need to set some rules as how the dogs are expected to behave. You cannot have one person with this rule and another with another rule etc. Everyone must be on the same page or any training that is done will not be very successful.
You need to train each dog separately at first. This way the dog will start bonding to you. If the dog growls at you, do not ignore it, correct it. Growling should not be allowed. Although this are small dogs treat them like large dogs. You’d never allow a german shepherd to growl at you or another person. Same goes with the jumping up, barking and general obnoxious behavior. This is not cute behavior in any dog of any size.
Find a good trainer in your area to help you. This person should use a positive but balanced approach. Talk to your parents about joining 4H if you are a youth. Many areas have a dog project. You can also go to your local library and check out some really good books on training. Some libraries also have DVDs available.
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old balanced trainer