What would you do with your dog if,,?

Question

Say you had a dog that was out of hand. You couldn't go and feed or love him without him attacking you, clawing you to death or tripping you up on his runner. You already cut your hand once due to him making you fall, bruised your hip due to him walking you on the leash and made you slam into the car. Thats right you can't control him on the leash. He takes off and drags you. Okay you have done all you could to correct him, but he still acts this way what would you do?

A. Take him to the Animal Shelter were you know he will be killed in 2 months due to down here the pets do NOT get adopted out that much. You know this due to you had taken three of your mom's dogs there last year and when you called to check up on them you were told that they were put to sleep two months later due to not enough space to keep holding them.

B. Or take him to a high class neighborhood and drop him off?

What would you do and why?

C. You can't afford obedience school.

"Do the animals a favor and don't own anymore pets until you learn how to be a RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER."

HELLO I AM TRYING TO BE ONE HERE. I also own a tank full of fish, cats and hamsters that get treated with love and feed and water daily. I treat them all with love and respect.

SO DON'T F**ing bash me.
I am trying to do the right thing here. Its not like I already took my dog off. He is still outside.

oh and for the record I got the dog this way. I didn't get him as a puppy. IF I had he would not be this way.

Thanks for your answers
If push comes to shove I will take him to the shelter. I don't want to but this seems to be the best place for him. Thanks again.

"Can you afford the Library??? They have books on dog obedience and some of them are good enough to SOLVE your problem. Can you get a job and earn about $100.00; most obedience classes are less than that."

The reason I can not afford a trainer is I am in the middle of having 5 surgeries as me speak and all my extra money in tied up on medical bills. I am not trying to be a cheap butt here. As we all know medical bills cost an arm and a leg these days.

Answer 1

lol i love how everyone is telling you to do something you said you can't. training is not an option for you, as you have stated, so the responsible thing to do would be to find a dog RESCUE. they foster dogs until they get them adopted out. he will not be killed after 2 months (which is a long time for most shelters) and he will be kept in a capable home until he is trained and ready to live with another family. good luck and please don't bring him to a shelter. look online or in the phonebook for some rescues. look for one depending on his breed, or you can find a general one if he is a mutt.,

Answer 2

Can you afford the Library??? They have books on dog obedience and some of them are good enough to SOLVE your problem. Can you get a job and earn about $100.00; most obedience classes are less than that.

You, and apparently your Mother as well, have the wrong idea. Don't want it any more, throw it away. Don't want to be bothered putting in the work it would take to correct the problem dog; throw it away. THAT ATTITUDE IS WHY ALL THE SHELTERS ARE OVERFLOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There may be some hope for you, because you seem to KNOW what will happen to your dog if you take it to a shelter. The answer is: DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Instead, do whatever it takes to get your dog TRAINED! Go outside and ask your dog a question. Ask him if he would rather be killed or trained??? Bet he would appreciate someone training him, instead of sentencing him to death.

There is an excellent book called The Koehler Method of Dog Training by William R. Koehler. You can probably find it at the library or on Ebay cheap. THAT BOOK WAS DESIGNED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS YOU ARE HAVING WITH YOUR DOG!!!! Yes, it takes work on your part...but it sure as hell beats the alternative, doesn't it?????????????

You can even go to their web site:
www.koehlerdogtraining.com
They may be able to recommend a Koehler trainer in your area; who can help you solve this problem.

My answer may not be what you WANT to hear; but it's what you NEED to hear. It's also what you need to do! You KNOW IT; or you wouldn't have written. Get going and GOOD LUCK.

Answer 3

ummm... neither.

I would have to consult a dog behaviourist. I would start with training, and if all failed, and i mean all failed, and the dog was attacking, i would have to have it put down. It would be sad to have allowed the dog to get in that state, and i would do everything i could to get through to it, but i would have to put it down. I certainly would not leave it to its own devices in a unsuspecting neighbourhood... how wrong that would be.
Very few dogs are unreachable... i would have to work on training.

If you are having all these surgeries, then yes, you need to take the dog to the shelter. You need to be honest with them, which, since you are such a responsable pet owner, i know you will be. Maybe they can help the poor pup, but i doubt it.

You also may need to chill out on the edits... you did not give us all the info, so we have to go on some assumption before we can answer. I understand not having the money to hire a trainer, but if you contact a few and explain the situation, they may be willing to help you anyway.

But yes, a shelter is the best way.

Don't just dump the dog... which since you even brought it up, makes you seem like an irresponsable dog owner. Glad you straightened us all out!
Thanks

Answer 4

I would give him away, nothing else said. A dog with those kind of behaviour problems and that CANT be corrected unfortunately needs be given to someone with more experience and patience or needs to be put down. No one can live with an animal that attacks them, that’s not why people own pets. Animals are here to make our lives richer, and happier not make them full of fear. As for the second option "dropping the dog of at a rich neighbourhood" would not be an option for me. First of all if the dogs is a vicious as you say and he strayed to a park or someone’s front yard he could hurt someone, maybe a child on a bike. Secondly the dog could cause a road accident, causing the driver to become seriously injured, the dog could also injury itself. That’s something I would not want to be responsible for.

Edit: Try and rehome him.

Answer 5

You find a rescue that will work with him.

I hate to say it but it sure sounds like YOU are to blame for this dogs issues. Had he recieved the proper training and socialization starting when he was a pup, and not left out on his own on a chain, you wouldn't be having these issues.

Option B is totally irresponsible. Let's see, quick painless death by injection, or let loose in a neighborhood to possibly starve to death, get hit by a car, shot, posioned, abused. What sounds better to you?

Sounds like your mom taught you some really good lessons about being a responsible pet owner. That lesson apparently has been that pets are toy you can put away on a shelf when you are sick of playing with them, and not expect them to develop issues. If they do develop issues because YOU were incapable of giving them what they NEED and they do develop issues, they are defective and can be disposed of in any means that doesn't inconvenience you to much.

Do the animals a favor and don't own anymore pets until you learn how to be a RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER.

******So love your dog, bring him INSIDE with the rest of the family. If you can't afford obedience school there are plenty of websites with great training advice for FREE to help you get started while you save up for a class.

I can't imagine someone saying they love there pets even having the thought cross their mind to dump them off somewhere. That is NOT trying to be a responsible owner, and I can't even believe it would be an option.

There are people in this world that care far more about your dog than you seem to, I care way more about that dog than I do about hurting little feelings. Excuse me for being very blunt when it comes to this type of thing.

Answer 6

If you are not interested in taking him to obedience class or having a trainer come to you, call an all-breed or breed specific rescue if you really care about this dog. The options you have given are not responsible, especially B. The situation is not the dogs fault and he should not be punished for not being properly trained. Dumping him will get him killed just as quickly as a shelter (picture busy street with your dog trying to cross it). Also, if he bites someone (cute kid, little old lady) will you be able to live with yourself? Do a search for a rescue in your area, call and explain the situation.

Answer 7

letter A,
you need a C, that says you will bring him to a obedience class, he's just a dog and dogs pull on there leash unless trained not too, I've handled 200 pound dogs and they can't drag me leash broke or not i put the collar high on the neck of a puller and they can't pull and learn quickly not too. option B means high class neighbors will call the animal control and he may react badly to a person in uniform and be listed as aggressive, a dog shelter at least will try and leash break him and he may be adopted. Oh an alot of dumped dogs get hit by cars.

Answer 8

neither! I would find someone that knows how to train dogs like yours and let them have your dog. Then they could wotk with him and make him to where he is not the way he is.

I hope you make the right decision.
If you loved him you would never even think about dropping him off in a neighborhood to attack someone else.

maybe this will help:

Unruly Dogs
We have several clients who are trying to contend with uncontrollable dogs, both on the leash and off. Some of these have sent their dogs for obedience training to no avail. What do you recommend?
Unruly dogs often cause their owners great distress. Despite traditional obedience training classes, they may still jump on people, bark incessantly, and defy commands. The owners often make inadvertent training and reinforcement errors. After struggling with the problem, yelling at their dogs and using choke collars, they usually resort to isolating the pet to avoid precipitating situations. Because they spend so much time away from people, these dogs often do not have the opportunity to learn appropriate behavior.
Gaining control
Head collars are extremely effective in helping owners to regain control. Like halters 01 horses, these devices encircle the head and muzzle. The Gentle Leader® was developed by Dr. R. K. Anderson, a veterinarian and professor/director emeritus of the Animal Behavior Clinic at the University of Minnesota, and Ruth E. Foster, past president of the National Association of Dog




WHAT TO DO
• Apply a head collar
• Use collar and lead when walking dog
• Leave collar and lead on dog whenever at home and awake
• Intervene immediately to redirect unacceptable behavior
• Reliably and consistently intervene


Obedience Instructors. The collar uses a dog's natural instinct to follow a leader to evoke behaviorally appropriate responses. One strap goes behind the ears over the back of the neck, simulating the pressure that a mother exerts in controlling her puppies. The second strap encircles the nose and simulates how a lead dog may grasp the muzzle of a subordinate dog in its mouth, eliciting submissive behavior.


Another advantage of such collars is that they recognize the natural instinct of dogs to pull against pressure. When a traditional choke or flat collar pulls the dog back, it prompts
a response contrary to the desired one; the dog continues to pull forward. Head collars exert pressure on the back of the head; thus the dog will pull backward against the pressure and stay by the owner's side. They allov owners to control where the head of the do£ goes and thus the dog, making them feel empowered and able to begin training and changing problem behaviors.
Use in training
Unruly and disobedient dogs are fitted with a Gentle Leader head collar to be left on at all times when the owners are home and awake. A 10-foot indoor lead that comes with the collar is allowed to drag behind the dog for "remote control." As soon as the dog begins to engage in a behavior that is unacceptable, the owner can intervene and redirect the
behavior, and the dog will know what the owner wants it to do. The head collar and lead also allow the owner to obtain compliance with commands.


Often the key to turning an unruly dog into a more compliant pet is to exert continuous control until the desired behavior is reliably and consistently displayed. This is most easily accomplished bv intervening immediately to
head off unwanted behavior. Once the dog begins to engage in the unwanted behavior, prolonged attempts at control are frustrating to the owner and do not really teach the dog the correct lesson. In fact, repetitive and
ineffective commands or reprimands may actually end up reinforcing the unwanted behaviors both by allowing them to continue and by prompting the attention of the owner, as even negative attention may act as a reward. An integral component of controlling an unruly dog entails restructuring situations so that the unwanted behavior cannot occur and the dog can learn the desired behaviors. The head collar makes this easily possible.
Continued training
Finding an obedience class that uses head collars and a positive-reinforcement based training program can significantly enhance owner control.
This site may help as well:
http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_AggressionToApproachingDogsAndPeople.php
it has tips on training.

Maybe before you got your dog it was abused or didn't get socialized or something to make him act the way he is.

I wish you good luck! Your gonna need it~


http://www.hilltopanimalhospital.com/unruly%20dogs.htm

Answer 9

C. take him to obedience class.
Obviously.

If you had an out-of-control child, would you dump him off somewhere? Of course not. It's your responsibility (to your dog as well as to society) to teach your dog how to behave.

EDIT Don't be crabby. You asked what the right thing is to do and people are telling you. Training is not that expensive, but if you can't afford it then go to the library and take out a book or two on dog training. It won't cost you anything... or is there not a library where you are?

Answer 10

Take him to the animal shelter dont just dump him he could bite someone or get hit by a car

its not a nice place to take a animal to but he would be better off then being dumped.

i live in australia and i have been watching a show on foxtell about animals being dumbed on the streets of the USA there are dumped dogs every where .....VERY SAD

does anyone know what show im talking about we call them the pound here in Aus