Training Articles

Is your chihuahua a pessimist or optimist?

Scientist have discovered that like people, dogs can be pessimists or optimists and this personality bias will affect how your chihuahua interacts with the world. An optimistic dog will happily bounce along assuming all’s right with the world and a pessimist will be...

9 things you must do with your chihuahua 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 dog that...

How to stop your chihuahua humping or mounting things

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...

How to stop your male chihuahua marking in the house

Is your chihuahua marking in the house? Young male dogs will love to mark their territory. But it's not the only reason a dog marks in the house and believe it or not marking is not confined to intact males. Females and neutered males can also mark. But, it's...