So I adopted this dog and it's the absolute worst dog I've ever had. How can I train her away from these?
So I decide to be a good person, I go down to the shelter and adopt a dog. It said shepard mix. Once I got her home, she looks part pit. I dont mind pits, but when they’re mixed, they can be a little cooky. And the thing is, she’s skin and muscle. Purely.
So here are her downsides –
She has a foot fetish, she’s always licking my feet.
She doesn’t know how to eat out of a damn bowl.
She pees and poops upstairs even though I have showed and keep showing her the backyard is where she does her poo and pee.
Even though shes an adult dog, she chews up everything! And the worst part, i can’t give her treats because she doesn’t take them.
She does not get along with any of the other dogs
She keeps me up all night trying to get to my feet and sticking her big head in my face. She also snores.
I can’t go to the bathroom with out her right outside the door trying to sniff up everything.
Even after me kicking her (accidently) a billion times, she still insists right in front of me is the place to be.
Since she is so friggin huge, she jumps up and gets stuff out of the sink and off of the counter.
When I’m eating she’s jumping up constantly.
I have to fight my door with her.
She thinks everything is an invitation for her to get up on the couch, and since she is so huge, even though I’m pushing her back she’s still coming right up. I have to get a news paper and tap her snout or make loud noises. Because obviously my yelling and screaming, "NO NO NO NO" isn’t getting through.
I tried locking her downstairs by putting the baby.pet gate up at the bottom of the stairs, not only did she keep me up for an hour clawing at the stairs, she burst through it and came upstairs anyways and was annoying me.
She’s always putting her head in my crotch or butt.
She’s way too big and like i said, she’s completely muscle and skin, nothing else, so it’s very hard to move her and to punish her or put her in places, especially in a kennel, since she is so huge.
I can’t place her outside, because)
It’s too hot
I have two other dogs to think about.
She would break the doggy door and get in anyways.
This is the worst dog I have ever had. I do not have all day to try to get through her thick skull on things I want and do not want her to do.
What do I do? If I take her back, I don’t get a refund, and they will surely put her down.
Im a teenager, I barely have money to buy lunch… of the dollar menu.
Obviously you didn’t read it all.
SHE DOESN"T LISTEN!
I could scream and shout and have deep manly voice going NO and she wouldn’t listen.
she still plows her big butt through.
She’s three years old, we have a humongous backyard, and if she weren’t such a butt head to the other dogs, my dog scrappy doo would wear her out to no earth’s end.
And by the way, she is terrible on a leash and I’m not strong enough to hold her back.
Did any one hear?
I said
NO MONEY
I HAVE NO MONEY
NO MONEY = NO OBIDENCE CLASSES
anyways, she does not like other dogs at all.
First of all to the people who still don’t decide to read this before answering, the only way to block off the upstairs is the baby/dog gate. and she knocks it down with her big fat butt.
My mom buys the dog food, she also works an 80 hour job.
I love dogs to death, but this dog is terrible to no earths end.
I live no where near any dog training places and I have no money to buy classes.
I’m not that strong to take her on a leash, and also I’m a complete klutz.
I thought since she was an older dog her chewing habits would stop.
I can barely compare anything or make a guess on anything, all the papers said was shepard mix.
My mom, who was so kind to tell me AFTER WE GOT HER HOME, that she looked part pit.
It’s like great, thanks, tell me AFTER we adopt her even though when you mix a pit its a disaster ready to happen. I have acually owned a pit mix, could not be trained and always got out and some person hit him with her car.
12 Comments on “So I adopted this dog and it's the absolute worst dog I've ever had. How can I train her away from these?”
why did you adopt a big dog if you now think she is too big? you definitely need training and so does she. pets smart has a great adult dog intermediate training class that would be worth every penny of your time. you can’t expect an adult dog to just fit right in, it will take lots of work and patience. she has probably never been show affection and is totally bonded to you now. a dog does not know what NO means…… invest $100 bucks and enroll both of you in obedience classes.
You could see if someone else in your area would want her. It seems like a cop out, but a bad match is a bad match. She has obviously never been worked with, and it would take a pro to get her trained.
well u could try obediance class but she does sound like a hand full !
Well first of all, dont think of your dog as the worst dog ever. If she starts to do something you dont want her to do, point at her, say NO! really loud (once), then give her a very stern look. That will make her think she is doing something wrong. Try watching the show,ITS ME OR THE DOG. Its on animal planet and it helps me a ton with training. good luck
It sounds like she’s very grateful to you for taking her in and she has a home again. She’s very excited. With that being said, this dog needs exercise and lots of it. Whether she’s a GSD mix or Pit Bull mix, she needs exercise!!! Believe it or not, that will take care of lots of the problems you mentioned because this dog is bored!! Take her for a nice long walk at least once a day and preferably twice a day. Then, ENROLL IN SOME OBEDIENCE CLASSES! You and she will benefit tremendously from it. Also, you didn’t say how old she was, but some of her behavior sounds very normal for a young dog. So, bottom line EXERCISE and Obedience classes – please don’t take her back!
ew theres the reasons why she was there in the first place.
get rid of that dog
She sounds like a pretty normal dog that has had no training. You need the training and if you have no money why do you have 3 dogs. What will happen when they need vet care? Since you are a teen ager obviously there is a parent in the house that needs to get off their lazy butt and take this dog to obedience classes. Your excuses are just that excuses. Take the dog through training classes. Either you or your parents are doing the dog no service by not training it.
The Humane Society and some other shelters offer obedience classes. You could try going to them and telling them that you have adopted a dog that you have reason to believe might have been surrendered for behavioral reasons, that she badly needs training, and that you have no money. Tell them that, if you cannot get the dog under control, you will have to surrender her yourself, and can they please give you free, or at least heavily discounted, obedience classes. Or at least tell you where you can get some cheap/free expert advice…many shelter volunteers and employees have quite a lot of experience with problem dogs. Or perhaps you could arrange with them to work off the cost of obedience training by volunteering at the shelter for X # of hours. It will cost you nothing to ask, and you may get what you ask for, as the shelter would like the dog to remain in a home and become a welcome member of your household.
She sounds adorable! Get a grip! Keep her on a leash until you feel you are in control. Walk her often she sounds bored. Block off the up stairs and limit her space where you can keep an eye on her. try using a scotts collar when on leash. they are cheap, but you have to be trained to use them. Good luck! I love aniamls that know what they want. They just dont know what you want! Stop the drive in her back legs, when on leash. Run the leash down her back then let it fall to one side in front of her back legs. Then place the end of the leash under her belly and loop back thru the leadh at the top of her back. like a purse. this stops the drive in the back legs and puts you in control. Trust me it really works!
Ahh… how did you not see she wasn’t part pit and all muscle while at the shelter? You should have been allowed to take her into an outside pen to get to know her a little. If you don’t even have money for food, you shouldn’t own a 3rd dog anyway. Take her back. She’s destroying your stuff. You apparently don’t have time or money to train her. Also, you don’t need her fighting with your other dogs. See if you can get another dog (probably not a good idea though if you don’t have money anyway), or at least consider the adoption fee as a donation to the shelter and see if you can get a tax deduction for the donation.
It sounds to me like you are not ready for another dog at this time. No money & NO PATIENCE for training. You’re a teenager, I wonder where your parents are in all of this. This dog doesn’t get along with your other dogs. It would take a lot of time & training to improve that situation. And it doesn’t sound to me like you really even like the dog. You keep saying how "big" she is & how annoying she is. Someone needs to take responsibility for training this dog for her bahavior to improve. If you or your parents aren’t willing or able to do that, I think you should return the dog to where you adopted her from.
Try some respect to other people and your dog and maybe get a part time job and ask your parents for some help, and don’t give up on your dog, even on here three’s such negativity, so I can’t image what your house hold is like!