How Can I Stop My Dogs

[Mossfinn]

If the 'lower' rank does not show passive submission, fights may occur. However, well-socalized dogs will usually avoid aggression at all cost. After all, an injured dog can bring the whole pack in danger. (We can and should learn a LOT from our dogs. )

I don't know which is the higher rank, I just assumed it would be the older male, Sadie will often jump and try and drag the Males head down by the ear, but I thought this was play, it sometimes gets a little exuberant and get into a full blooded noisy fight, but no one seems to get hurt and I pull them apart.

In case of your male chihuahua, it can be that initially your dog just showed passive submission that, by now, has been conditioned in such a way that he knows that by lying on his back he will received a wonderfull belly-rub. And, of course, there is nothing wrong with a nice intimate moment with your dog.

I think you have called this about right.

You write that your dog will immediately throw himself on his back, making me think that he is just a very submissive dog that loves his belly being rubbed.

Immediately throwing himself on his back only occurs when I have been in the house for a while and he does have the habit of sleeping this way too.

But when I first enter the room after being out for some time, he will pick something up, anything at all and run round in circles, as if it is a gift, he will then come closer and start to get stroked, whilst getting closer he starts to lick the face or hands.

Whereas Sadie just launches herself at you in the hope of just getting near you, goes back and tries again and again and again.

Leo only does the tummy rub after I have been in for some time, so I think you have got it right, he is just mad to get his tummy rubbed

Thanks for the info.

Good Luck

Moss

[Mossfinn]

How about: better to have 10 chihuahua's than 1 rottweiler as guard dogs? They're like piranha's.

Absolutely, but they think they are Rotty's

If I take them round the local park they will pick a fight with any dog, no matter the size, just this w/e Sadie launched herself at a Lab, 50 times her size, it is something I cannot stop them to do no matter how I socialise them.

Yet if I take them round the larger nature reserve, they are no where near as bad and can generally get round with little trouble, except of course when a bunch of Russian wolf hounds and a posse of Jacks take exception to their presence

Good Luck

Moss

[Mobi]

Cookie was spayed at 5 1/2 months, and has grown into a magnificent, large bitch weighing 31 kilos but she is not in any way fat.

Her pedigree is from champions, both in Thailand and the USA, and her brother is currently being shown in competition.

You couldn't ask for a more beautiful, naturally obedient and loving animal