by Louise Kirby | Nov 6, 2021 | aggression towards dogs, Behaviour, chihuahua agression, General
Understanding chihuahua reactivity is a big step in being able to work with them and help overcome it. What reactivity isn’t is your chihuahua trying to dominate all the other dogs they meet. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve heard people use the term ‘small dog...
by Louise Kirby | Feb 8, 2021 | Behaviour, Characteristics, Toilet training, Training
Chihuahuas are notoriously hard to toilet train. We get more questions about this than almost anything else apart from barking! There are a couple of issues that can make it difficult to toilet train your chihuahua: Their reluctance to get cold or wet and the...
by Louise Kirby | Jan 9, 2021 | barking, Behaviour, chihuahua agression, Socialisation, Your puppy
Your chihuahua puppy is an open book Their brain is a mass of flexible pathways and with the right management and training it’s easy to help them become bright, cheerful and an optimistic dogs. If we get it wrong then we can create the exact opposite, a...
by Louise Kirby | Aug 27, 2019 | Behaviour, humping, Socialisation, spaying & neutering, Training
A lot of owners get frustrated by humping or mounting behaviour, it’s embarrassing when your dog starts to hump or mount another dog in the park or attaches themselves to a visitor’s leg. Dogs humping or mounting is often interpreted as a sexual behaviour and causes...
by Louise Kirby | May 7, 2019 | Behaviour, chihuahua agression, furniture guarding, possessive behaviour
Does your chihuahua growl at your partner when they come near? If your chihuahua growls at other members of the family when they come near you, this is your chihuahua warning others to stay away from you. Do you think your chihuahua is trying to protect you? Sorry...