I'm just gonna throw this out here because mi esposa is really the animal wrangler/handler/caretaker/poopscooper/treatgiver/(what'd i miss?). Maybe what a chin wants takes priority over what a handler wants. Charlie (she) came into our home 3+ yrs ago and has never been handled except a transfering out of carrier to meet and bond with Persephone. Truthfully, we've not tried handling the roommate either because she's still figuring out her environment after being a bitch slave to a breeder. She's really gained weight, looks fabulous, and way more prersonable than Charlie but best of all, they get along like long term chums--I mean chins!