Does anyone know where a "no kill" animal shelter is located in Ohio? My husband and I have to move and can't take our 60 LB. unruly lab chow mix. He will be 4 in January.The dog is very badly behaved to spite all of our efforts to train him.All the treats in the world for good behavior has done nothing for him.Our vet suggested putting him to sleep when he was just one year old.I guess that was his way of telling us that our dog has a problem that he doesn't see anyone correcting.When we had him nutered thinking that would help is when the vet made his suggestion.I won't kill this dog.Whatever problem he has is not his fault.This is why I would like to find out about a humane shelter.I would even pay for his food and upkeep while he is there.
2006-07-09 12:09:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Chow mixes can be extremely difficult to handle - your vet gave you good advice. What makes you think that his next owner will be any more loyal to him than you are? No one wants a problem dog. It's not his fault that he's defective - the fault lies with whoever let two aggressive, unruly dogs mate in the first place. It's kinder to put him to sleep than for him to go from home to home, possibly being abused or hurting someone's child. Could you live with that?
2006-07-09 15:15:52 · answer #1 · answered by Danger, Will Robinson! 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No kill shelters will just send him to a kill shelter, that is what they usually do when they have an unplaceable dog. He sounds unplaceable and he will be PTS.
Why would you think someone else wants your problem dog when there are many nice ones to adopt?
You need to either have him PTS, or learn to deal with him and take him with. He is your responsability. Find a good trainer, not one who will teach you that treats = good behavior. The owners being in charge is what will get good behavior, not treats.
He is unruly from lack of leadership and training. I am sorry, you are probably overwhelmed and I don't want to be unkind, but he is this way because of your lack of leadership and now it is your responsability to deal with it. Hire a good trainer or PTS. If you need help finding a good trainer, let me know and I will help.
2006-07-09 13:00:30 · answer #2 · answered by whpptwmn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There aren't many home remedies for this since the problem is usually food on the teeth/tongue. When a human has bad breath, what do you do? You brush your teeth. So, do the same thing for the dog. Brush his/her teeth and you will notice a huge difference. Unfortunately, if not trained from a young age, the dog may hate it. Stick with it though since it's good for them. Chew toys are also good for this. Kong's and anything indestructible can help with dog's teeth. When they play and chew, it actually scrapes their teeth of residue from food. You can also pick up some "Dental" treats for dogs that do the same thing. Finally, and a no brainer, is fresh water. Keep constant fresh water around for the dog so he always has clean water to drink (and subsequently rinse his teeth).
2016-03-26 22:59:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for chow rescue groups on the Internet. There are a lot of breed specific rescue groups around. The benefit is that they know the characteristics of that particular breed and often will find a foster home until a forever home for your pet can be found. At four years old, he is still young and should have many years ahead of him. Good luck to you both!
2006-07-09 12:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.circletail.com. They are sooooo great. It's a shelter about an hour outside of Cinti. They use people in prisions to train the dogs. Those that get really well trained become assitance dogs, the rest get adopted out to homes. They are wonderful. BTW they are a no kill shelter
2006-07-09 12:45:49 · answer #5 · answered by Elle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where in Ohio? If you're near PA, i know of a shelter in the pittsburgh area called animal friends rescue league. they're a no-kill shelter. But, what area of ohio are you around? That might get you better info.
And would you people please read the question!!
She's asking about a no-kill shelter, not about how to train her dog!!
2006-07-09 12:20:07 · answer #6 · answered by Nicole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem here is that you cannot control the dog so would anyone else be able to? It also would be unusual for a veterinarian to suggest euthanasia so there probably is something really wrong here. have you tried seeing a behaviorist?
2006-07-09 12:21:42 · answer #7 · answered by puupyluvtwo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a saw and take its head off.
2006-07-09 12:12:28 · answer #8 · answered by mont b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no good home for a bad dog. m
2006-07-09 12:19:07 · answer #9 · answered by Mache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your vet suggested that, what a bad vet!! where do you live?
2006-07-09 14:06:12 · answer #10 · answered by juicyfruitishandsome 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋