Dog behavioral problem - can anyone help?

epchick · #1 02-03-2009, 01:01 AM

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BTW, I HATE Cesar Millan with a passion, especially considering most of his methods of "training" are simply oversaturating a dog with its fears until it mentally shuts down, also known as flooding.

Thank you! Yes, I despise Cesar Milan as well. My lil chihuahua barks a lot and so many people will say "you need to watch 'The Dog Whisperer' so you can learn how to control him." Seriously, watching Cesar Milan bark like a dog, pant, and get on all fours is not going to teach me anything.

KSUViolet06 · #2 02-03-2009, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by epchick

Thank you! Yes, I despise Cesar Milan as well. My lil chihuahua barks a lot and so many people will say "you need to watch 'The Dog Whisperer' so you can learn how to control him." Seriously, watching Cesar Milan bark like a dog, pant, and get on all fours is not going to teach me anything.

Once again- glad I have a cat.

If I told her to stop meow-ing and got down on all fours and started licking myself, she'd just give me the 'kitty look of death' and walk away.

icelandelf · #3 02-03-2009, 01:14 AM

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Once again- glad I have a cat.

If I told her to stop meow-ing and got down on all fours and started licking myself, she'd just give me the 'kitty look of death' and walk away.

I love that look. We have two persians and we get that look a lot.

We used to have a persian that loved getting in the car. She absolutely adored it. My husband used to take her on with him to pick up dinner and she used to go nuts at the drive thru window at KFC.

KSUViolet06 · #4 02-03-2009, 01:21 AM

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My husband used to take her on with him to pick up dinner and she used to go nuts at the drive thru window at KFC.

HA. I can't PAY my cat to get into the car. We have to go the sedative route (do not flame me) to get her to her vet appointments without her attempting to filet us with her claws (she's still got claws). Her trips to the vet are the most anxiety-inducing events of her kitty life. I feel like the best thing for me to do is give her something that's going to give her a little relief on the way there and back.

Don't get me wrong, cats require love and attention, but I am thankful for the fact that I can leave during the day and be confident that when I come home at night, she will have the situation under control (as long as she doesn't get to the toilet paper). I don't feel like I need to run home during the day to check on her. I think it's really important that the pet you have fits your lifestyle. Cats suit it just fine right now.

icelandelf · #5 02-03-2009, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

HA. I can't PAY my cat to get into the car. We have to go the sedative route (do not flame me) to get her to her vet appointments without her attempting to filet us with her claws (she's still got claws). Her trips to the vet are the most anxiety-inducing events of her kitty life. I feel like the best thing for me to do is give her something that's going to give her a little relief on the way there and back.

That made me smile! Miss Fatima used to go with me to cat shows, so she got really used to travelling in the car, on the plane, hotels, etc. We used to tease that she had more frequent flier miles then I did.
She also used to love going to the vet. We couldn't figure that one out. Loved the waiting room, wasn't afraid of the dogs in the waiting room (tried to make friends with a Pit Bull puppy behind the check in desk once). Of course her vet used to love her too. I miss that cat...