Train Your Chihuahua and Let it Stay Cute
The Chihuahua is one of the cutest dogs in America. Few owners are ever interested in training their little dogs, considering their small and harmless demeanor. But despite its size, it is a breed of aggressive little dogs. Chihuahuas are known to be very stubborn. Hence, they need a more serious training regimen which should be started while they are young.
Why You Should Know How to Train a Chihuahua
Chihuahuas were bred to be just pets with no additional skills. They had been treated this way for many years. As such, the they have developed the nature of being content with being mere companions. Although this can do some good to the owner in terms of stress reduction, this has a downside because it can lead to aggression. Thus, training the Chihuahua is necessary to socialize it and to arrest future aggression problems.
Most Chihuahuas do not know that they are small, a large percentage of them act bigger than they actually are. This will put the it at risk for obvious reasons. These little creatures are known to be unfriendly and hostile against other dogs and kids. They easily get excited even with slight commotion.
How to Train a Chihuahua
The Chihuahua has a high sense of dominance. Being allowed to run freely in the house, it thinks that it is in control. If you want to train your Chihuahua, the very first thing you must do is to let it know that you are the alpha leader. Do not allow it to go just anywhere it likes. Establish boundaries and clearly define the places where it is not allowed to go. This will be clear enough to make the it learn that you are the one in control.
Take control of your Chihuahua’s feeding schedule and let it know that it can only eat at your disposition. This is one way of getting its allegiance.
When walking the Chihuahua, make sure that you are in control of its leash. Do not allow it to choose the direction where you should both go. The leash should give it the signal that it can only go where you want it to; that’s control.
Again, defining boundaries is very important in keeping your Chihuahua’s behavior in check. You should not allow it to go just about anywhere in your house.
Do not caress your it each time you arrive or leave the house as this reinforces separation anxiety in them. You have to ignore it for at least 10 minutes. You can stroke it only when it calms down. This is a way to make it understand that good behavior is rewarded.
It takes an alpha leader to train a Chihuahua. They need to submit in order to remove their tendency to dominate.
Optimizing Mental Stimulation
If you let your Chihuahua perform what bigger dogs do, it easily gets exhausted, but if you will leave it alone, it also gets bored. Arouse its alertness by teaching it to perform basic commands like sit, stay, speak, quiet or fetch.
You can train your Chihuahua by not allowing it challenge your authority. Teach it to perform basic commands to redirect its energy.
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