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<blockquote data-quote="4sumrzn" data-source="post: 89843" data-attributes="member: 4133"><p>I love my doggies, always have been a dog person! I've been in 2 situations like yours....</p><p></p><p>1) My "dream dog". I finally got the kind of puppy I'd always wanted. Took her to classes. After about 18 months, she ended up being very aggressive...I was upset. She never made it to the loving, cuddly, trained wonderful dog I had hoped for. She wanted the mailman for dinner & ended up turning on my older dog....not once, not twice, but three times. The 1st, my husband put his hand in the middle to try to break it up....went right through his hand. The 2nd, I got lucky & a broom worked. The 3rd...I should've done something when it happened the 1st time (regret)....she almost killed my older dog. I was very lucky this didn't happen to a child or person & $800 later, my old dog was fixed up & alive (I thought she was dead). Anyway, my dream dog was no longer the next day. Sadly.</p><p></p><p>2) I ended up adopting an 18 month old dog....from a trainer that saves & trains them to adopt them out. He's been the "dream dog" I've always thought of. He's awesome.....loving, sweet, smart, trained, puts up with difficult child (that alone could make a dog freak out) & I "thought" everything was going fine the past 2 years. Well, he's always been a big fan of the mailman too (thank goodness our mailman is cool).....he's cleared the fence twice & "held" him at the end of our yard. He's charged at the door. He can't stand the UPS truck even driving down the street...but, "it's all good"...I thought. A friend of ours came around the back of the house 2 weeks ago...he was not happy....barking at her like crazy. She decided to reach over the fence & pet him...he bit her!!! AHHHH...I was a mess. Thoughts of getting rid of him just CRUSHED me. Once again, here I am....do I take that 2nd chance??? I love him to death....it breaks my heart to think of losing him. I've decided to work with him more in training...I gave up much of that because of time spent on difficult child. I keep telling myself....that wouldn't have happened if she would have kept her hands to herself (probably not the right thinking, I can't trust him anymore I suppose).</p><p></p><p>So, with my book I'm writing here.....I would suggest getting him fixed 1st. I make sure my dogs are in "lock up" in a room every day before the mailman comes. I've informed my neighbors to NOT reach over the fence. GO to training classes if you can!!!!! It's amazing what they learn with "treat training". We work extra hard to tell difficult child to stop digging in his ears & squeezing him, that he might get upset (she still does it though). And, one more thing....FYI, my parents had their Boxer on Prozac for quite awhile....calmed his butt right down! Sorry for the book & I'm not sure I helped at all, sorry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4sumrzn, post: 89843, member: 4133"] I love my doggies, always have been a dog person! I've been in 2 situations like yours.... 1) My "dream dog". I finally got the kind of puppy I'd always wanted. Took her to classes. After about 18 months, she ended up being very aggressive...I was upset. She never made it to the loving, cuddly, trained wonderful dog I had hoped for. She wanted the mailman for dinner & ended up turning on my older dog....not once, not twice, but three times. The 1st, my husband put his hand in the middle to try to break it up....went right through his hand. The 2nd, I got lucky & a broom worked. The 3rd...I should've done something when it happened the 1st time (regret)....she almost killed my older dog. I was very lucky this didn't happen to a child or person & $800 later, my old dog was fixed up & alive (I thought she was dead). Anyway, my dream dog was no longer the next day. Sadly. 2) I ended up adopting an 18 month old dog....from a trainer that saves & trains them to adopt them out. He's been the "dream dog" I've always thought of. He's awesome.....loving, sweet, smart, trained, puts up with difficult child (that alone could make a dog freak out) & I "thought" everything was going fine the past 2 years. Well, he's always been a big fan of the mailman too (thank goodness our mailman is cool).....he's cleared the fence twice & "held" him at the end of our yard. He's charged at the door. He can't stand the UPS truck even driving down the street...but, "it's all good"...I thought. A friend of ours came around the back of the house 2 weeks ago...he was not happy....barking at her like crazy. She decided to reach over the fence & pet him...he bit her!!! AHHHH...I was a mess. Thoughts of getting rid of him just CRUSHED me. Once again, here I am....do I take that 2nd chance??? I love him to death....it breaks my heart to think of losing him. I've decided to work with him more in training...I gave up much of that because of time spent on difficult child. I keep telling myself....that wouldn't have happened if she would have kept her hands to herself (probably not the right thinking, I can't trust him anymore I suppose). So, with my book I'm writing here.....I would suggest getting him fixed 1st. I make sure my dogs are in "lock up" in a room every day before the mailman comes. I've informed my neighbors to NOT reach over the fence. GO to training classes if you can!!!!! It's amazing what they learn with "treat training". We work extra hard to tell difficult child to stop digging in his ears & squeezing him, that he might get upset (she still does it though). And, one more thing....FYI, my parents had their Boxer on Prozac for quite awhile....calmed his butt right down! Sorry for the book & I'm not sure I helped at all, sorry. [/QUOTE]
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