Hi all, I am new here. I have a question about my 41/2 month old Pom-a-rat named Jaidee. Actually, I have many questions, but for now, I will narrow it down to this one! She absolutely goes beserk if you even attempt to put a collar on her. My daughter takes it off for her to get her bath, but putting it back on is a nightmare. She snaps at ya and goes nuts!!! Today when she did it, I took her and laid her on her back and just held her out like that til she calmed down, I did manage to win and get the collar on her by doing it that way. She didnt snap at me when i put it on her with her on her back, but is this normal for Rats to act this way. I have a friend that has a full rat, and she said that it took a while for her dog to let them get the collar on...Putting a leash on her is a total nightmare, (i put gloves on). so she is completely pad trained. Does anyone have any suggestions???

She's part pomeranian, and part rat terrier. I dont think I explained my self successfully, I didnt roll her over and force anything on her. I simply picked her up, and held her, but with her belly up. she was very calm, there was no forcing of anything whatsoever. I kept talking to her, and I had a friend in the room watching me. I slowly kept bringing the collar closer without her watching because she wouldnt look me in the face. The only time any aggression took place, is when she was just sitting on my lap, and I tried putting it on then. It was then that she tried going nuts snapping and biting at me. It was when I held her IN MY HANDS but belly facing up that she was calm. Sorry that I didnt clarify that in my first post, I NEVER USE AGGRESSION with Jaidee whatsoever. I just wanted to know if this is normal for this particular breed to respond to certain things this way. My vet told me that the obstinance that I get from Jaidee most likely is the Rat terrier in her.

I hope that I expressed myself better this time.

By the way, in the beginning I did try the treat and she wanted to chew on nothing whatsoever but my hand! The treat didnt work.

I will get a picture posted early this week. She is actually a pretty decent pet. At her last weigh in she was 5lbs 9 oz. She definitely has her own personality like no other dog I have ever had. She is completely potty trained, and crate trained. She is good when she wants to be good, and an atagonizer when she feels like it as well. She isnt very kid friendly in my opinion, so I would never recommend her mix to go to a family with small children. But seeing as how my youngest is 14 that is not a problem for me. But when I babysit every other week I have to keep her seperated from the girls I watch because she is a bit to hyper with them. Honestly, the only problem that I really have with her is the leash/collar problem. If she doesnt want to be bothered with she will let you know with no hesitation. If I was more educated on this type of dog, I probably wouldnt have gotten her to begin with. But now that I have her, I couldnt imagine ever NOT having her!

When I try to put the collar or leash on her, she starts going crazy and as my 16year old puts it, she becomes "possessed". Just goes absolutely nuts. I wear gloves now when I do it, because the first time I attempted without the gloves she drew blood when my finger got in the way of her tooth. Eventually she will come around though, because she is going to figure out as it gets nicer outside, that her only way outside is to be on a leash.

A super soaker works too   BTW my Dalmation was the best dog ever with the girls she mothered them and protected them. My rattie kane-o was her dog she has passed on and I will take care of him for the rest of his days. He is treated as the prince he is.

my friend has one that it this way too!the peopl she got it from breeds and sells them!!! Also healthypups.com does too...I don't think I would make them though...ALL the pure poms Ive seen have been snippy too!,Iwould think that the rat influnce would ,make them better...but just because you can cross them,its a "crap shoot!"I don't like agresssion in ANY DOG! it scary! I have been bit buy more tiny mean dogs then big scary looking ones and at 41'2 months! and having to where gloves!( you do that with a snake)!NOT A PUPPY! THAT IS NOT GOOD!if you can try to watch some of the CesarMilan vidoes and see how he deals w/ mean little dogs even HE get scared!good luck!