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I’m not sure if this Chi mom is just mean, or like the title said, she is teaching her babies to be able to fight. What do you think about this video?
Jane Freeman
Friday 28th of February 2025
Pretty sure that Mom is teaching her puppy, but after it accelerates ? A human should gently calm mama down. A little intervention is in order. I have video of my chi mix getting some hassle from her mama at about 5 or six weeks old. At 4 o’clock in the morning on the couch. Miss Polly was giving her pup lessons. Was really loud and fierce, maybe a little gentler with her shoving than your featured video. I ended up getting 2 pups from the litter at 8 weeks. After my 2 ate they would tie into each other like pitbulls. Loud, but not too rough with the play attacks. Never yelped nor had injury. I would intervene quite a lot. Probably more than I needed to. I was a first timer with Chihuahuas !
Cathy Bendzunas
Saturday 1st of March 2025
I'm glad your pups turned out okay. Maybe it is just teaching them but it does seem to rough to me.
Twinkle's Mom
Friday 28th of February 2025
Nope, don't think this is appropriate behavior of a Mom, dog, or human. Was hard to watch. The persons who adopt these puppy's will be wondering why the little Chi's are so aggressive, and hard to train. Which will cause the poor pups to be in a shelter someday. The owners should spay the mother after this litter to insure no more dogs learn this kind of behavior.
Cathy Bendzunas
Saturday 1st of March 2025
Yeah I tend to agree. I have had breeders tell me this normal behavior but I never saw it when I was a breeder.
Linda
Saturday 28th of May 2022
I could only get through less than half the video! It was very upsetting to me. We're supposed to train our pups with rewards and praise. NOT this way. NEVER! I'm still shaking from this video.
Cathy
Sunday 29th of May 2022
I'm sorry it upset you Linda.
Adrienne
Saturday 28th of May 2022
I am devastated and have to talk about this. 2 weeks ago today, i was walking my little girl, Mollie on my property with a leash on. All of a sudden the neighbor’s German Shepherd came running and attacked both of us. He was primarily interested in killing my baby girl, which he did. She was only a yr and a half and the most perfect well behaved dog I’ve ever met. She was my constant companion and a complete love bug and has helped me through some tough times. I can’t believe this happened. I wake up with horrific images of her being attacked. I’ve learned that the attack dog was euthanized. This still doesn’t bring my Mollie back. I can’t figure out how to forward s picture of my baby or i would. She was a fawn colored deer head and i wii never get over this. Thanks for listening. PS I’m going to talk to a professional to help me but my appointment isn’t til June 9th.
Cathy
Saturday 28th of May 2022
Yeah, something that horrible, you definitely need to talk to a professional about it. I'm so sorry that happened. I had a German Shepherd attack me once out of the blue so they aren't my favorite breed. They can be crazy. You can email me a photo to cathy@ilovemychi.com and if you want, I'll add her in the Gone but not forgotten segment of our newsletter. Just let me know in the email if you'd like for her to be in it.
Saturday 28th of May 2022
maybe she is tired of looking after them and wants them to hurry up and leave home. My daughter breeds cockatiels and the mummy birds do the same tactic.
Cathy
Saturday 28th of May 2022
Really? That's interesting about cockatiels. I wonder if all bird breeds do that.