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Post by tollybridge on Feb 15, 2009 14:10:44 GMT
Hi everyone, Pippa the pom (now known as Foxxi - Popp has come to live with me and my two girls. She is a real little sweetie and has settled really well but she is very possesive over everything,me, beds, toys food treats. e will jump onto the settee with me then growl and snarl at the other two if they come near. luckily they are softies and wont do anything about it but they look really puzzled that this little creature has come into their house and totally taken over their beds , toys, mum and food. She has now taken to lying just inside the door and not letting them come into the room. If they are outside they are fine together and I think they are if I'm not around. When I come into the room all 3 run up and jump up and she doesnt growl then. It means I cant give them treats or chew sticks like I used to when I left them as I'm worried they will turn on her if she goes for them, so my two are missing out. I'm hoping that as time goes on she will realize theres enough of everything to split three ways. At the moment if she is on the settee and snarls I say no and put her on the floor and if I'm stroking her and she does it I say no and stop stroking her. She does seem to understand because she'll sort of smile at me and stop then as soon as one of the others moves she will do it again. She will even chase them out of the room. I feel really sorry for my girls and I dont want them to suffer to help Foxxi. Any advice would be gratefully received. Apart from that shes doing well. She was really itchy so shes had a bath in tea tree oil which has helped and I cleaned her ears out which were full of black gunk. I took her for a carry yesterday as she refuses to walk and she enjoyed it and found it so tiring she fell aslleep! I will post some photos when I get some but at the minute I have a job getting all three together especially Daisy-Mae, she wont go near her. Lily-Rose is determined she will be friends and keeps trying but Foxxi just growls and snarls. She likes my cats and met the chickens but when they sqwarked she shot back in the house. Are any of the other poms like this? I dont know much about poms or whether this is how they are. Any suggestions please before my other girls pack their bags
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Post by katrina on Feb 15, 2009 14:53:11 GMT
Hey there, we have Peaches.. Since she has been here she was extremely possessive over me. Snapping if my partner came near her etc. When she growls at Boo coming on the bed we simply just put her on the floor. She is slowly learning. With Tim I clicked the clicker every time he entered the room and treated her, so she associated Tims presence with rewards. She stopped growling and now is thrilled when Tim enters. You could try this. Click and reward every single time she interacts positively with the other dogs. When she looks at them, click and treat. When she walks past without snarling/negative behaviour click and treat. I would save treat rewards for this training only for the time being so she understands that the dogs are a positive thing for her and bring treats. I know Karen is very good, maybe she will be along to help later. I hope my stuff helped too....my little Peaches still "tries it on" sometimes but she is very good now and a happy girl.
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Post by tollybridge on Feb 15, 2009 16:12:10 GMT
Thanks. Have started and it seems to work except she jumps a mile at the clicker. She sat calmly for a bit then got off the setteee and went to another bed leaving the other girls on here with me. Will let you know how it goes. Will try to put photos on but may not succeed
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Post by tollybridge on Feb 15, 2009 16:16:08 GMT
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Post by tollybridge on Feb 15, 2009 16:17:26 GMT
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Post by tollybridge on Feb 15, 2009 16:18:37 GMT
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Post by jenny on Feb 15, 2009 17:53:05 GMT
Oh she's gorgeous & that name sooo suits her. Love the last piccy, that's one grin. Hope all works out. xx
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Post by katrina on Feb 15, 2009 17:59:56 GMT
Okay. you need to adjust the loudness of the click, failing that use a push down clicky pen to make the click noise that will be a lot quieter.
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Post by crazydiamond on Feb 15, 2009 18:11:42 GMT
Or use a clicker word like 'yessssssa', quietly hissing the sssss. Take a look on You Tube for 'Kikopup' for some excellent clicker shaping though not related to this kind of behaviour.
Make sure you are only clicking/marking when appropriate behaviours are being shown, timing is everything, good luck.
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Post by tollybridge on Feb 15, 2009 18:39:42 GMT
Thanks, she does seem to be responding to the treats. I think she doesnt know how to interact with people and other dogs and likes the guidance. Especially if it involves treats. Shes sick of them now though and is refusing them. Think I'll try some kidney or sausage thats Daisys favourites.
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Post by jenny on Feb 15, 2009 18:48:24 GMT
You could try cheese or hot dogs, I've yet to meet any dog that's refused either & hot dogs are mainly full of water so no worries about putting on any weight
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Post by crazydiamond on Feb 15, 2009 20:35:09 GMT
Garlic sausage in the tiniest bits or smoked cheese work incredibly well usually
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Post by sweetie on Feb 16, 2009 22:33:51 GMT
oh no.. she wasn't like this with Tyson maybe she's coming out of her shell and getting more confidence now? she did growl if she was on the sofa and Tyson went to jump up but we told her no and she eventually stopped doing this. we didn't have a problem with food gaurding, or with toys although tyson just used to leave her to it. She did growl quite a lot more than usual when you came to get her but I thought it was just scary for her. maybe it's just that she's older than daisy and lilly or that Tyson was a dog? she will run about in the park quite happily (with some encouragement). until she gets tired, but does prefer to be carried. it's all quite new for her and she might just be trying to stake her place. She looks like she's enjoying being with you. The pictures of her are lovely but I'm not sure if that last picture is a grin
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Post by tollybridge on Feb 16, 2009 22:55:09 GMT
Ha ha last picture was a "get off my toy", grrrr. I think the problem is lily is a puppy and she's very in your face, Daisy isn't too bad but when Foxxi says back off lily carries on going why ? c'mon play c'mon c'mon and Foxxi says grrrrr. She will be fine. When they are in the garden on their own and I sneak a look out of the window they are fine and Foxxi is jumping all over the other two with no growling. Think its just confined spaces and a bit of possesiveness. If I tell her no she grins and me and stops so she knows what I'm saying. I'm sure it will sort itself out. They'll be like this soon.
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