I had that problem and I could not break Kirby of it, I tried since he was a puppy, to set up play dates, I used to stop cars in my neighborhood if I saw a small dog and called day care centers to see if they had really small dogs, but once was enough for most people. I had a lady that baby sat yorkies in a home environment and often would have up to 8 running loose in her small home, for some reason he did well there, possibly because I was not around, but after returning home he was back to his own self. Unfortunately for us it did not end well, I had just finished a walk with Kirby and my friend and her weim, Kirby had behaved pretty well, we stopped to chat and still had both dogs on a leash, all of a sudden my dog who knew hers since birth got bored (I guess) and jumped up in an instance to attack her dog, well the Weim won, and in an instant she bit into my dogs neck. Not a nice story but I tell you this because when you have a dog like that it is like having a loose cannon and you have to protect him from himself. I very rarely let me guard down but in short period of time this happened, I know if my dog did not attack first he would still be alive, or had this been a golden retriever this probably would not have happened. When we would be out for walks and he would see another dog he would turn into a monster, teeth barred, barking like crazy, I would pick him up to try to comfort him and turn his head away, but he would be shaking his head so violently that I though he would break it, he would also lash out and bite at the leash or my hand out of frustration. We would bike ride and half the time he stood up barking at squirrels, chipmunks and any dog he would see, he was only four lbs and would be so violent he could make the front of the bike unsteady. Some people thought he might have had a true mental problem. I feel for you because having a dog like that can be difficult and embarrassing. |