hi, ok, i have no idea how this whole alt. thing works, but i've
become desperate enough to seek out the counsel of strangers. i
adopted a 5-year-old chihuahua named Pepito two months ago and he is
an absolute perfect buddy. He had a touch of kennel cough, was a bit
shy and shaky most of the summer, but so great with other dogs and
people. Now, he's feeling better, put on some weight and has all of a
sudden become really aggressive with my roommate's chow-mix, Buster,
and some strangers. Growling, barking, then rushing the other dog and
starting huge, ugly biting fights. (Have the punctured fingers to
prove it, too). He's also barking at kids, neighbors, even visiting
friends. It's killing me because he was so sweet and nice usually and
now, the house is tense because we never know when he's going to get
nasty. please, i am begging anyone who has gone through this befo
can you give me any hope and advice on remedying this situation. i
don't want to give him up and i can't afford to move. do they
eventually grow out of this? how do i handle it? someone, please, help
a dog lover out! you can email me at


thank you, from me, my roomies and the two dogs currently trying to
devour one another in my kitchen.

On 29 Sep 2003 13:56:40 -0700, (Damian) wrote:
It's killing me because he was so sweet and nice usually and
now, the house is tense because we never know when he's going to get
nasty. please, i am begging anyone who has gone through this befo
can you give me any hope and advice on remedying this situation. i
don't want to give him up and i can't afford to move. do they
eventually grow out of this? how do i handle it? someone, please, help
a dog lover out! you can email me at


I'm no expert but i'll give it a shot..

I've been around lots of chihuahuas, they all seem to be "one person"
dogs and highly territorial/possessive. It sounds like your chihuahua
is becoming a little too accustomed to his surroundings and views it
as his. Any visitor or dog is just competition for his territory. I
only know what I see but I have no answers as to how to fix this. It
seems to be more of a chihuahua trait than anything else.

On 29 Sep 2003 13:56:40 -0700, (Damian) wrote:
It's killing me because he was so sweet and nice usually and
now, the house is tense because we never know when he's going to get
nasty. please, i am begging anyone who has gone through this befo
can you give me any hope and advice on remedying this situation. i
don't want to give him up and i can't afford to move. do they
eventually grow out of this? how do i handle it? someone, please, help
a dog lover out! you can email me at


I'm no expert but i'll give it a shot..

I've been around lots of chihuahuas, they all seem to be "one person"
dogs and highly territorial/possessive. It sounds like your chihuahua
is becoming a little too accustomed to his surroundings and views it
as his. Any visitor or dog is just competition for his territory. I
only know what I see but I have no answers as to how to fix this. It
seems to be more of a chihuahua trait than anything else.

In rec.pets.dogs.behavior Damian wrote:
hi, ok, i have no idea how this whole alt. thing works, but i've
become desperate enough to seek out the counsel of strangers. i
adopted a 5-year-old chihuahua named Pepito two months ago and he is
an absolute perfect buddy. He had a touch of kennel cough, was a bit
shy and shaky most of the summer, but so great with other dogs and
people. Now, he's feeling better, put on some weight and has all of a
sudden become really aggressive with my roommate's chow-mix, Buster,
and some strangers. Growling, barking, then rushing the other dog and
starting huge, ugly biting fights. (Have the punctured fingers to
prove it, too). He's also barking at kids, neighbors, even visiting
friends. It's killing me because he was so sweet and nice usually and
now, the house is tense because we never know when he's going to get
nasty. please, i am begging anyone who has gone through this befo
can you give me any hope and advice on remedying this situation. i
don't want to give him up and i can't afford to move. do they
eventually grow out of this? how do i handle it? someone, please, help
a dog lover out! you can email me at


thank you, from me, my roomies and the two dogs currently trying to
devour one another in my kitchen.

1. Physicial exam
2. Experienced dog trainer.

In rec.pets.dogs.behavior Damian wrote:
hi, ok, i have no idea how this whole alt. thing works, but i've
become desperate enough to seek out the counsel of strangers. i
adopted a 5-year-old chihuahua named Pepito two months ago and he is
an absolute perfect buddy. He had a touch of kennel cough, was a bit
shy and shaky most of the summer, but so great with other dogs and
people. Now, he's feeling better, put on some weight and has all of a
sudden become really aggressive with my roommate's chow-mix, Buster,
and some strangers. Growling, barking, then rushing the other dog and
starting huge, ugly biting fights. (Have the punctured fingers to
prove it, too). He's also barking at kids, neighbors, even visiting
friends. It's killing me because he was so sweet and nice usually and
now, the house is tense because we never know when he's going to get
nasty. please, i am begging anyone who has gone through this befo
can you give me any hope and advice on remedying this situation. i
don't want to give him up and i can't afford to move. do they
eventually grow out of this? how do i handle it? someone, please, help
a dog lover out! you can email me at


thank you, from me, my roomies and the two dogs currently trying to
devour one another in my kitchen.

1. Physicial exam
2. Experienced dog trainer.

Try some TRAINING.


"Damian" wrote in message
om...
hi, ok, i have no idea how this whole alt. thing works, but i've
become desperate enough to seek out the counsel of strangers. i
adopted a 5-year-old chihuahua named Pepito two months ago and he is
an absolute perfect buddy. He had a touch of kennel cough, was a bit
shy and shaky most of the summer, but so great with other dogs and
people. Now, he's feeling better, put on some weight and has all of a
sudden become really aggressive with my roommate's chow-mix, Buster,
and some strangers. Growling, barking, then rushing the other dog and
starting huge, ugly biting fights. (Have the punctured fingers to
prove it, too). He's also barking at kids, neighbors, even visiting
friends. It's killing me because he was so sweet and nice usually and
now, the house is tense because we never know when he's going to get
nasty. please, i am begging anyone who has gone through this befo
can you give me any hope and advice on remedying this situation. i
don't want to give him up and i can't afford to move. do they
eventually grow out of this? how do i handle it? someone, please, help
a dog lover out! you can email me at


thank you, from me, my roomies and the two dogs currently trying to
devour one another in my kitchen.

Try some TRAINING.


"Damian" wrote in message
om...
hi, ok, i have no idea how this whole alt. thing works, but i've
become desperate enough to seek out the counsel of strangers. i
adopted a 5-year-old chihuahua named Pepito two months ago and he is
an absolute perfect buddy. He had a touch of kennel cough, was a bit
shy and shaky most of the summer, but so great with other dogs and
people. Now, he's feeling better, put on some weight and has all of a
sudden become really aggressive with my roommate's chow-mix, Buster,
and some strangers. Growling, barking, then rushing the other dog and
starting huge, ugly biting fights. (Have the punctured fingers to
prove it, too). He's also barking at kids, neighbors, even visiting
friends. It's killing me because he was so sweet and nice usually and
now, the house is tense because we never know when he's going to get
nasty. please, i am begging anyone who has gone through this befo
can you give me any hope and advice on remedying this situation. i
don't want to give him up and i can't afford to move. do they
eventually grow out of this? how do i handle it? someone, please, help
a dog lover out! you can email me at


thank you, from me, my roomies and the two dogs currently trying to
devour one another in my kitchen.

Yep - you've got a Chihuahua alright. I have had more Chi's and Doxies
"attack" my bullmastiff than any other type of dog. They don't know how
small they are. Buster may lose his patience..... Two boys.... oooh.

They are pretty "protective" and are little noise makers. That's just
chi's...

"Damian" wrote in message
om...
hi, ok, i have no idea how this whole alt. thing works, but i've
become desperate enough to seek out the counsel of strangers. i
adopted a 5-year-old chihuahua named Pepito two months ago and he is
an absolute perfect buddy. He had a touch of kennel cough, was a bit
shy and shaky most of the summer, but so great with other dogs and
people. Now, he's feeling better, put on some weight and has all of a
sudden become really aggressive with my roommate's chow-mix, Buster,
and some strangers. Growling, barking, then rushing the other dog and
starting huge, ugly biting fights. (Have the punctured fingers to
prove it, too). He's also barking at kids, neighbors, even visiting
friends. It's killing me because he was so sweet and nice usually and
now, the house is tense because we never know when he's going to get
nasty. please, i am begging anyone who has gone through this befo
can you give me any hope and advice on remedying this situation. i
don't want to give him up and i can't afford to move. do they
eventually grow out of this? how do i handle it? someone, please, help
a dog lover out! you can email me at


thank you, from me, my roomies and the two dogs currently trying to
devour one another in my kitchen.

Yep - you've got a Chihuahua alright. I have had more Chi's and Doxies
"attack" my bullmastiff than any other type of dog. They don't know how
small they are. Buster may lose his patience..... Two boys.... oooh.

They are pretty "protective" and are little noise makers. That's just
chi's...

"Damian" wrote in message
om...
hi, ok, i have no idea how this whole alt. thing works, but i've
become desperate enough to seek out the counsel of strangers. i
adopted a 5-year-old chihuahua named Pepito two months ago and he is
an absolute perfect buddy. He had a touch of kennel cough, was a bit
shy and shaky most of the summer, but so great with other dogs and
people. Now, he's feeling better, put on some weight and has all of a
sudden become really aggressive with my roommate's chow-mix, Buster,
and some strangers. Growling, barking, then rushing the other dog and
starting huge, ugly biting fights. (Have the punctured fingers to
prove it, too). He's also barking at kids, neighbors, even visiting
friends. It's killing me because he was so sweet and nice usually and
now, the house is tense because we never know when he's going to get
nasty. please, i am begging anyone who has gone through this befo
can you give me any hope and advice on remedying this situation. i
don't want to give him up and i can't afford to move. do they
eventually grow out of this? how do i handle it? someone, please, help
a dog lover out! you can email me at


thank you, from me, my roomies and the two dogs currently trying to
devour one another in my kitchen.

This is the reason why I am scared of chihuahuas My friend's CHH
always bark whenever we visited and heard stories of it biting my
friends. Saw CHHs in intermediate class that are very obedient and
never heard them bark at all. So I think bringing your dog for
training is the answer to your problem. Find a good trainer.