Questions about my dog.?

Question

okay, i have two chihuahuas that are both born in oct. 2006. they are 1.5 years old. one is brown the other one is brown and white. the brown one is younger, and the white and brown is older. the brown one is chubby and the white/brown is chewy

i have been taking care of them ever since they were around 3 weeks old. (my father bought them from this lady at work.)

while my dogs grew, chubby became very active while chewy is always scare of EVERYTHING.

everytime i hold chewy and put her down on the ground, chubby would run over to chewy and chewy would quickly falls back and lie on her back. then chubby would sniff chewy quickly, then walk over to me. this happens everyday, ever since they were about 3 months old, this repeated over and over.

now, cuz they are one year old, chubby would get into vicious fights with chewy. only sometimes, though. why? is it because of jealousy? i'm stuck here...why would chubby be picking up fights with her older sister?

also, Chubby has the MOST ATTENTION IN MY FAMILY> she's my father and mother's favorite dog. my whole family palys with her. chewy has LESS ATTENTION. she would hide and never come out to anyone UNLESS i call her.

if chubby has the most attention, why would she still pick fights with chewy? like most of the time when i touch chewy, it happens. a vicious fight...why?

Answer 1

when you hold chewy and put her down and chubby runs up, chewy is submitting to chubby. chubby is showing chewy who's boss. its just pack play, its normal, no biggie.  

Answer 2

You got 2 dogs at 3 weeks old?  That is 1 source of the problem.  A real breeder would never let them go that young and most people know not to buy dogs that young.  These two never learned how to act like a dog.  Also, buying siblings is not a smart thing to do.  But that isn't the problem.

They are chihuahuas.  Most people with chihuahua's usually treat them like children and let them get away with everything.  The fact that they continue to act up tells me you are the same.  They are obviously fighting over which one of them is the boss.  You are not even up for the position.  

Establish yourself as the one in charge.  Immediately stop any aggression and your problem is fixed.  Before trying anything on your own I HIGHLY suggest YOU speak with a trainer.  

If you have a crate simply place the aggressive dog in it whenever it acts up.  It needs to know that if it attacks the other dog it will not get any attention from you.  

I was bitten by a chihuahua a couple weeks ago.  They are beyond stubborn, borderline dumb.  If they do not have a strong owner that disciplines them they do what they want.  And what they want is to attack and dominate.  

Good luck, it will be a lot of hard work.  Also a new University study came out that listed the Chihuahua as the 2nd most aggressive breed behind daschund (sp?).  It was compiled from dog owners.  

Answer 3

First, it sounds like chubby is expressing his dominace over Chewy.  I am learning in training with my dogs that dogs are decendants from the wolves and they run in packs.  There always has to be an alpha dog, and it sounds like chubby is constantly proving his alpha status with chewy.   When chewy rolls over on his/her back and lets Chubby sniff her, she is being submissive.  

When Chubby snaps and fights with Chewy when you go to touch him/her, it sounds like Chubby is throwing a tantrum because all the attention isn't on her.  She thinks she is the boss, and how dare anyone else show attention to this other dog who isn't as good as her...

This could probably be fixed with training.  There is training classes offered at most Petcos and Petsmarts.  One thing you must come to realize is that the only alpha dog in the house needs to be you and your family members.  The dog is in charge right now, so you need to learn how to take over as the dominant one in the house.

Answer 4

Without being able to actually see what's going on I can't really tell you exactly what to do about the problem.

However, I can tell you that the first problem in their lives is that they were taken from their mothers way too early.

Based on what you have said, I am of the opinion that the best thing to do would be to separate the two dogs.  It is never a good idea to get sibling dogs, either because of this kind of problem or because they bond too strongly and choose to ignore their people.

Answer 5

my uncle has a 11 year old chihuahua and it's always scared!!! and give more attention to chubby!! he probably feels left out

Answer 6

while i dont supose chewwy would wana cuddle if she gets a kickin when it happens!! chubby needs to learn to back off  she is obviously the top dog in the house, try sitting down and callin chewwy to you and if chub comes over to then ignore her and carry on petting chewwy if she gets aggresive yhen  put your hand in a claw like position and push on the top of the neck untill her nose is on the floor if she wriggle  out of it then pick her up and roll her onto her back and keep your one hand on her neck in the position at all times use quite a bit of presure its what a top dog would do in the wild and lke you said chew goes on her back when she comes runnin over its the submissive position, chubby needs to realize she is not top dog in the house once she recognizes you are then if or when she picks a fight with chewwy just by you standin up and pointing should be enough for her to back off, and make sure poor chewwy gets a look in bless her she a true lady by the sounds of it hope this helps