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The title sounds like a joke, but I'm dead serious.
I had two chihuahuas in my life. The last one, Chester, died last year. He was almost 15 years old and SO smart.
He was house broken in less than a month and seemed to understand very easily as he was being trained what I expected from him. he was a larger "Deer head" variety and came in at about 8-9 pounds.
The new one is Suki. She is a seven month old, two pound apple head with the soft spot on her head and two protruding teeth. Both typical from what I've seen and heard. But are they generally a less intelligent breed?
She is very sweet and happy and healthy, but no more intelligent than a slice of cheese.
At 7 months she is still as likely to do her "Business" inside the house as outside. I have given her training treats as rewards and am very patient outside with her. She will walk the yard for EVER and then come inside the house and poo, etc.
I show her what she did and lock her in a partitioned area as punishment, but she seems to not know that it's punishment. When she does act scolded, it's clear that she is confused as to why I'm scolding her.
With all the other crap going on in my life at the moment, she is making me nuts.
I dream about drop kicking her over my fence. But she is too small and delicate to even wack on the butt.
I have limited options for discipline and am nearing the end as far as trying new things.
I had two chihuahuas in my life. The last one, Chester, died last year. He was almost 15 years old and SO smart.
He was house broken in less than a month and seemed to understand very easily as he was being trained what I expected from him. he was a larger "Deer head" variety and came in at about 8-9 pounds.
The new one is Suki. She is a seven month old, two pound apple head with the soft spot on her head and two protruding teeth. Both typical from what I've seen and heard. But are they generally a less intelligent breed?
She is very sweet and happy and healthy, but no more intelligent than a slice of cheese.
At 7 months she is still as likely to do her "Business" inside the house as outside. I have given her training treats as rewards and am very patient outside with her. She will walk the yard for EVER and then come inside the house and poo, etc.
I show her what she did and lock her in a partitioned area as punishment, but she seems to not know that it's punishment. When she does act scolded, it's clear that she is confused as to why I'm scolding her.
With all the other crap going on in my life at the moment, she is making me nuts.
I dream about drop kicking her over my fence. But she is too small and delicate to even wack on the butt.
I have limited options for discipline and am nearing the end as far as trying new things.