I can't control my dog (1 Viewer)

[IC FBGCav]

Vet 

Fyi. A good vet.  Many don't catch it.

 

[IC FBGCav]

The cure for a hooded vulva is heat or surgery.  If not caught or fixed young it is a lifetime of UTIs

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

It is like war to take her out.  She steps out the door and scans for enemies.

Don't take her out. EOS.

is she ok with visitors to your home?

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

In the end.  I am getting a fence doing all I can for her.  But she loves to run, and be free.  We took her from a bad place.  NO.  I took her from a bad place, so she is my responsibility.  

I have rescues. It can be a mixed blessing, or a roll of the dice.

 

[Mr. Ected]

What's your thoughts on a anti-barking collar?

 

[IC FBGCav]

Don't take her out. EOS.

is she ok with visitors to your home?

Yes, but if she is crated it is much better for the person letting her out of the crate to be alone without me and wife not there.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

I think she will be calmer when she's 2 years old.

 

[IC FBGCav]

I have rescues. It can be a mixed blessing, or a roll of the dice.

She is a puppy mill dog.  I drove an hour, got there.  The woman grabbed Sandy out of the kitchen and put her in my lap

   She was shaking profusely.  I let her down, and the woman stated it was her first time in the living room.  I was bailing and a small dog came out of the kitchen, and they were tugging on a toy, and sandy looked okay.  So I bought her, she couldn't get her out from under the kitchen table.  Well, a treat was thrown under,the table to get sandy,out and she got her butt kicked and was yelping.  They moved the table, I grabbed her and left.  I didn't know I was keeping her but she was,not staying there.

 

[IC FBGCav]

I like to talk about my past dog Sahara like she was perfect.  We had her loose and she messed up the walls in two different places.  There were holes where screws used to be.  Well she killed the dry wall while we were sleeping.   No problem.  Got lowes right up the street.  I puddy both holes, grab a beer, Sahara comes to me with a white puddy nose.  I laugh a little, tell her no.  Then fix what she messed up.  10 minutes later...yep, dog with white nose.  I remember putting her face near the puddy and yelling NO.  Third times the charm.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

She is a puppy mill dog.  I drove an hour, got there.  The woman grabbed Sandy out of the kitchen and put her in my lap

   She was shaking profusely.  I let her down, and the woman stated it was her first time in the living room.  I was bailing and a small dog came out of the kitchen, and they were tugging on a toy, and sandy looked okay.  So I bought her, she couldn't get her out from under the kitchen table.  Well, a treat was thrown under,the table to get sandy,out and she got her butt kicked and was yelping.  They moved the table, I grabbed her and left.  I didn't know I was keeping her but she was,not staying there.

Well I tip my hat to you, truly. There are so many great dogs in horrible situations, so basically to me what you did is one small act of heroism in this sometimes brutal world. Unfortunately the one thing about puppy mills is that oftentimes there is a lot of inbreeding. The dogs can be not 'right' just because of breeding. Good luck.

 

[trogg78]

I only read the thread title, so let me remind you adultry is a sin.

 

[thayman]

This seems to be a viable option unfortunately 

If your dog was abused previously that's among the worst things you can do.  Traumatized dogs take a ton of patience and work, this won't be something that's rectified in an afternoon or even just a few weeks.

 

[IC FBGCav]

If your dog was abused previously that's among the worst things you can do.  Traumatized dogs take a ton of patience and work, this won't be something that's rectified in an afternoon or even just a few weeks.

Yes sir.  I agree.

 

[3C's]

I only read the thread title, so let me remind you adultry is a sin.

Dog, not dong.

 

[trogg78]

Dog, not dong.

I don't know how he refers to his wang.

 

[Northern Voice]

We have a rescue dog, Zeus, that we've had about 3 months now. He's a Golden Retriever from Turkey (presumably not purebred, but definitely mostly Golden). He was on the streets in Istanbul but we don't know obviously for how long. He was very obviously with a family/person before that as he has some training, was house trained, etc... so it's not like it's a feral animal we're talking about. They say he's about 3 but he acts maybe a little bit younger than that. We also have a 7 year old female Golden we've had since she was a puppy.

Zeus has been very receptive to training, did a dog obedience class. Needs some work on walking, but a new harness seems to have the pulling taken care of for the most part, save for the odd squirrel here or there. Pretty good with recall. He's an absolute sweetheart with people, so friendly and you can touch, poke, prod, etc... with no issues, including kids.

Through the training class, our other dog, friends dogs and taking him to farmers markets, etc.. for socialization, he's met dozens of dogs without issue - smaller ones, same size as him, not a lot bigger. On our walk last week we came across a Bernese Mountain dog and for the first time, Zeus got his back up and started to get a little bit protective.. not quite aggressive but I took him away before it got anywhere. I'm wondering now if it was a reaction to the size/colour/breed?  Maybe a bad experience in the streets?  Anyone had a dog like this who seemed to possibly be a bit breedist?