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Dogs with behavior problems that no-kill shelters won't take or will kill
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 559387" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>IF you are home all day, and IF you are decent at figuring out how to do things from reading about them, get a book on dog training. MOST of dog training is actually OWNER training. Give it a few weeks but you will HAVE to keep the dogs right with you at ALL times except when in a crate/pen area for bed at night. this means having the dogs on leashes about 6 feet long and having htem within those 6 feet of YOU all day no matter what you are doing. You have to catch them right when they are starting a behavior to stop and retrain both them AND YOU.</p><p></p><p>Sadly, I don't see that as being very realistic. I do think you are at the point of either finding someone who wants a challenging dog or else euthanizing them. They are having a quality of life that is poor and they are lowering the entire family's quality of life. They are also costing far more than you can afford. You probably won't like hearing this, but it is totally irresponsible to try to keep several large pets when you are having trouble feeding your family. Your kids MUSt come first, regardless of how much you care about pets. If you just had the small dog, that would likely be affordable. But keeping these large, unmanageable dogs, with their poor quality of life and the way they are keeping your kids from bringing friends home, is just not OK. </p><p></p><p>I am sorry because I know how hard this decision will be. I wish there was an easier answer, but there isn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 559387, member: 1233"] IF you are home all day, and IF you are decent at figuring out how to do things from reading about them, get a book on dog training. MOST of dog training is actually OWNER training. Give it a few weeks but you will HAVE to keep the dogs right with you at ALL times except when in a crate/pen area for bed at night. this means having the dogs on leashes about 6 feet long and having htem within those 6 feet of YOU all day no matter what you are doing. You have to catch them right when they are starting a behavior to stop and retrain both them AND YOU. Sadly, I don't see that as being very realistic. I do think you are at the point of either finding someone who wants a challenging dog or else euthanizing them. They are having a quality of life that is poor and they are lowering the entire family's quality of life. They are also costing far more than you can afford. You probably won't like hearing this, but it is totally irresponsible to try to keep several large pets when you are having trouble feeding your family. Your kids MUSt come first, regardless of how much you care about pets. If you just had the small dog, that would likely be affordable. But keeping these large, unmanageable dogs, with their poor quality of life and the way they are keeping your kids from bringing friends home, is just not OK. I am sorry because I know how hard this decision will be. I wish there was an easier answer, but there isn't. [/QUOTE]
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