1 1/2 years ago i adopted sophie from a shelter, she was unruly, wild and had severe separation anxiety. She is 12lb chi mix but in 1 week she destroyed every window blinds and she chewed up every carpet and sofa in the house. I had to crate her since the beginning! after some months of trainning she stopped chewing and barking but 1 month ago everything came back for no reason. She has chewed up 15 collars and leashes..they don’t last her for more than 3 days. I do not know how she managaes to do it but she does! She was in her crate for 1 hr/potty outside and then i let her loose in my room… She peed on my bed and was licking her ass on my pillows.
She always puts her ass on my pillows when im not around and she pees right next to it? she is impossible!
just impossible! if i take her to a shelter nobody NOBODY is going to like her thats why they abandoned her in the first place! they’re euthanize her so what do i do? shelter = kill or keep her =both miserable
i dont know what to do!! it’s just impossible… im going crazy + my dad doesnt like her anymore and he wants me to get rid of her.
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
whatever u do, don’t take her to be euthanize her! if u get a really good trainer to help, then these problems could be solved. may i suggest watching "it’s me or the dog" on animal planet?
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
She is doing all of this for a reason, more than likely the reason why she is peeing on your pillow she is trying to mark you. Take her to an obedience class it will help tremendously. Don’t have her put down, that is just wrong. She needs more exercise that is why she is so wild. You need to take her for really long walks and play with her more to ware her out. If you have a bike ride and let her run beside you this will giver her the exercise she needs. All dog’s chew and pee in the house that is why we always need to be sure if we are ready for it. But seriously work with her and you will see a huge change…
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
I think you should give the dog to a shelter like the humane society. Personally i don’t think YOU are fit to take care of the dog. You have failed the dog in your training. It is our responsibility as owners to make sure we teach our dogs properly. Dogs are not idiots so you obviously are not training her properly. For her to change her behavior so suddenly means that you did something wrong making her think what she did was okay. & WHY would you buy the dog if you knew it was wild & unruly?
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
No your not horrible! My dog is just as horrible! You can’t take her to a shelter as much as I can’t take mine. Molly is a 14yr old cock a poo that I’ve had since she was 8 wks. She has always bit me, especially if I have to bathe or cut her. I muzzle her now, but she still snaps. She pees in the kitchen, so I put pee pads down and she goes NEXT to the pee pad. I need a new floor now, but I have to wait till the Good Lord takes her. I take her to the store with me and today she crapped in the car and wiped her butt on all the seats. You have to keep her.
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
Have you considered talking to a trainer or dog expert? You would be amazed how much they are able to help! You are not mean or evil but you need to learn some control over this dog. I wouldn’t suggest giving it to a shelter because if it is not adopted theres a chance it will be put down which is unfair to the dog. Showing your dog that you will not take its crap is half the battle. Good luck I truly hope it works out!
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
ok first of all you are not evil you are frustrated. but first think about your dog she is doing this for a reason dogs are like children just like kids if you adopt them and they returned them they know that you don’t like them and they suffer and just like kids she may be accting like that because of how she feels she is accting like a rebel just like a kid would act if that happend to him just try giving her love and show that you care for her.
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
You need to get a professional trainer in, to help train her to stop it and dont bother getting her a collar until shes trained – wasting money, get her mirochipped instead. Once shes trained, you’ll love it, dogs are your best friends [well most of the time]
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
What training did you do? Did you have a dog trainer work w/ you to show you how to be the alpha leader w/ Sophie?
Why is she even on your bed? Did you ever put her up there & let her sleep w/ you?
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For starters:
1. Walk your dog everyday! 15-20 mins every AM & every PM is ideal, she should be tired since she is a small dog.Get a gentle leader to walk her. Never let her walk in front of you. Have small treats to give her to teach her to stop/ heel. I IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE TIME YOU SHOULD OF NEVER GOTTEN A DOG! Dogs take time, require play & interaction from you everyday.
2. Never let her on the furniture. There need to be boundaries & you need to establish yourself as Alpha.
3. Wipe up the pee w/ a rag & put it outside (stake it in the ground). Her scent outside will encourage her to urinate outside. If you insist on pee pads then use one to wipe the pee and place it flat in a corner where she has access to it.
4. Never feed her until she sees you eat first. Make her sit and wait until her food bowl is on the ground. Pick it up if she charges for it- she must wait for you to allow her to eat.
5. Never feed her scrapes or food directly from you when you are eating. If you want to give her a piece of bread or small piece of chicken put it in her bowl & follow rule 4.
6. Work on leaving her as a process. Start w/ getting your keys, put on your jacket, consider crating her & put a treat in the crate- otherwise just give her a small treat b/f leaving, say goodbye to her, open the front door, & step out for only 1 min. come back in greet her (let her out of her crate if you crate her when you leave). Repeat after an 1hr; leaving for longer periods of time. Keep repeating the process doing this over a 3 day period (Fri-Sun). Make sure you always say goodbye & reassure her you are coming back & give her a very small treat b/f you leave. When you come back always praise her if there is no damage even after 2 mins.
7. Try crating her at night so her crate is her bedroom, if you wake up in the middle of the night then let her out to urinate b/c she has a small bladder. Otherwise make sure she goes b/f going to sleep. Wait outside til she goes & reward her w/ a treat each time. (My dogs go on command & will do a little dribble if that is all they have for that treat.)
8. Have a word other than ‘NO’ that you can say in a shrill sharp hi pitch shocking way, many trainers use ‘Nine’ to verbally shock the dogs from doing a negative behavior. So if she jumps up on the bed, you say ‘NINE’ and push her off the bed.
9. Get bitter apple spray &/ or tabasco sauce. Put a cheap slipcover that has been sprayed w/ bitter apple or the tabasco after it has dried on the sofa. Move furniture away from the windows so she can’t get to the blinds or spray them w/ bitter apple.
10. Consider buying a doggie pen to keep her in it instead of a crate so she has more room & it would also have space for a pee pad. You can move it room to room so she is not alone too.
11. Call your local shelter/ humane society to see about cheap group dog training. She may do really well w/ other dogs & could require dog park time to keep her content.
12. Call a professional dog trainer that the humane Society recommends. If you can’t afford the help when everything else has failed then find a local Chi rescue group via Google.
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
If u really hate your dog, why did u get it? U r probably not paying much sttention to the poor thing but i don’t think that u would really HATE it, maybe dislike it at times but she really loves u and she wants to get ur attention. If u give her away find her a good home because she will feel really sad and lonely!!!!!!!
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
i bet you were one of these people who ask on here about getting a ‘cute little doggie ‘ dogs take a lot of training to get them do what you want. have you thought about a dog trainer? your only options u have mentioned are killing her or keeping her. have u asked if a family member/friend who has experience with dogs wants her?
if you are that miserable, take her to a shelter, sounds like you couldn’t care what happens to her anyhow..
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
Give her to somebody who has the time and patience to train her. Or time and patience to work with a professional trainer.
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
There is a reason for eveything. The collar and leash chewing, you must not be keeping it high enough away from her. There is no reason how she could be chewing it unless like I said, too low, or you are letting her wear the leash around the house, plus, maybe the collar is too loose that’s why she is slipping it off and eating it.. Provide her with chew toys and see if that’ll detur her away from eating her collar…
As for your bed, "puts her *** on my pillows when im not around", either keep her out of your room when you are not around or if you are using dog stairs for her to get up, keep it away from the bed so she cant get up..
"She peed on my bed". She must not be fully potty trained OR you are not showing any leadership and she is just covering your scent on the bed with hers.Is she spayed already? Im taking that she is because she is from a shelter.
Go take her to obedience school.
And sounds as though she also needs more exercise..
This just sounds like an untrained dog.
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
lol
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
how about give it to a family that will love and care for it
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
craigslist.org
try and find a good home for her
May 17th, 2010 - 4:36 am
You might want to get a really good professional trainer. The best one you can find.
It’s not horrible to dislike an crazy ass dog like that, lol.
I would too!
But you are awesome for not just dumping it at a shelter.
Maybe you could put it up in craigslist and there might be someone out there who really wants that breed who might be willing to train it?
We used to have a crazy mutt and we ended up having to give it to my aunt (not my choice, was only 14 then). Now she’s the perfect dog since she has aged and I guess they trained her. She’s literally perfect. lol.