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Originally Posted by CotonMom  Jl,
Actually that does make sense. I will try to wait for the good. She was very sweet with my son's friend eventually, when he approached slowly and patiently and waited for her to warm up. After a day she was pawing him to pick her up, so maybe I need to give her some more dry runs in controlled situations before taking her out on the street where I don't have so much control and people approach her too quickly.
The problem with a small dog, as I'm sure you know, is that everyone rushes them wanting to pet them. At 3 lbs she looks like a puppy, which she very definitely is not. Her protection instincts are every bit as strong as a bigger dog but she does want to be good. She hates to be scolded, so I'll try to wait for positive behavior. |
The more you practice the good stuff the stronger it gets.
Your right her need to protect herself is strong... if your backing her up and showing her the right she will learn that you are out to help her stay safe and will trust you and let you help protect her.
Scolding does nto help build a relationshio your know that be just not feeling good about doing it.
Your on the right track it will take longer but the end results will be so mush better... love and trust.
JL