brookcove
Posted : 4/18/2006 9:42:51 PM
Ah yes, small angry dog symdrome. There's a great book by a lady who works with Papillions especially. It's called
Little Dogs: Training the Pint Sized Companion, by Deborah Wood. Some people forget that little dogs are dogs too and have varying needs for interaction and training. My Chinese crested lost her home because she was a pretty normal dog, not a lap ornament. The good news is that it is really easy to satisfy the needs of a little dog. Zhi works for her breakfast kibble by kibble - that and a few turns around the backyard are plenty to keep her happy. She is still mad when it's necessary to crate her but she accepts it eventually.
Ms. Wood's excellent book discusses crate training, which you probably need to look into seriously at this point. She also offers a wonderful training course, step by step, to turning your small angry dog into a joy to have around! [

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