how can i get my dog to like my father?

Taking a treat from your dad may be more than she handle right now. If she won't take one from him, he can toss treats to her from a distance. After she eats a couple, he can gradually toss them further from her so that he creates a trail to him. He can then offer a treat from his hand after she sticks near him to eat treats from the floor. Make sure the treats are worth it to her. Biscuits probably won't be tempting enough. Try small pieces of chicken, cheese, hot dog, tuna, etc.

Having dad take over the feeding is a great idea. Also, dad should tag along while you or mom walk the dog. Look for as many ways as possible for her to create positive associations with him. Don't yell at her or punish her for growling or barking at him. It won't teach her how to behave and could just make her more stressed around him.

This is a common Chihuahua problem. My friend's Chihuahua, Shorty, hates her son; he has tried to make friends with him. It has been nearly one year and Shorty still barks at the son every time he sees him. Except this to take some time. Fortunately, your dog is younger than Shorty so you may have more success.

First of all I would not use the crate to punish her. That will make her hate the crate and you need her to like it to confine her when necessary. Secondly, I would try having your father be the only person that feeds her. Make sure that nobody else gives her snacks, treats, or meals. See if she relates him to her care and then she might change her tune. If this doesn't help you may want to have him take her to a training class. This can also help her understand that he is the "dad." If neither of those work then you may want to try putting the crate in his room on his side of the bed. If she "dens" with him then she should change her tune too. Unfortunately you don't know what happened to her in the past but remember that even abused dogs can get past their issues. So just be patient with her. Tell her "no" but don't crate her. With my dog we forced her to let the kids pet her gently but she is much younger than your dog and I am not sure if this approach will help your dog.

Your chihuahua may have socialization issues. You should consult a professional trainer to help you with her behavior. Luring her with treats might work if she were a cat.

A lot of people ruin perfectly good dogs by not raising or training them properly, so that they no longer make acceptable pets. That is what your coworker may have done. They continue to keep such animals because they don't realize what's happened and think its normal for that animal. With toy dogs, some people may not train them for anything beyond going to the bathroom, falsley believing that they don't have to because the dog's so small.

Chihuahuas are normally a one person dog...

she may of been treated poorly by a man with her last owner why did they want to get rid of her??

anyway your father needs to slowly show the dog that she can trust him he should talk to her from afar, then eventually start giving her treats or feed her, try to get her out for walks he needs to be more involved once she starts to trust him then she will stop barking & growling..

good luck

Since the dog is fine with you and your mom and has reservations about your dad, it's time to switch things up on the dog.

Make your Father the primary caretaker of the dog. He should be the only one to feed the dog, walk the dog, pet the dog. You and your mom need to be ghosts. Your Dad needs to take over - the pet will have no choice but to acclimate. Once the Dad has won the dog over, then you and your mom can interact with the dog again -- but until the dog is fine with Dad -- the dog belongs to Dad.

She probably feels threatened by him since he first approached her when she was feeling the most vulnerable. My suggestion is that he crouch on the ground a good distance from her and hold a treat on the palm of his hand and see if she will take it. He can soothingly encourage her to come get it. After she receives a few treats from him she will probably be his friend for life!

god knows i have a puppy and i find it hard to get my pup to listen to or do what i want it to do and he growls at me and barks and rips my slippers of me too so am glad am not they only one going through this he loves my partner more than me and i hate it.

Rub him with a pork chop!