Do you like your dog all the time?

[Imsosorryalan]

Today has been a trying day and I think I'm in a shit mood anyway! But I've had enough with Alan dog and today I've reached the limit I think!

She's nervous of everything and everyone. Hates anyone coming to the house, Hates going out, is a fussy eater and is skinny as a result, is aggressive to other dogs and today is growling at nothing!

All I wanted was a dog that was easy going, loves everyone and bounds about outdoors and instead all I've got is the above! I know it's not her fault but I'm not getting any pleasure from her at the moment and I'm questioning what the point is, of having a dog.

I'm sure I'll feel better tomorrow, and will like her again but today I'm tired..

[madwomanintheatt1c]

I don't like the brown dog when she eats copious amounts of shit and then barfs eight feet of liquid faeces all over my freshly cleaned and polished kitchen floor half an hour before potential viewers come to view the house...

Otherwise, they are pretty much okay. The black dog is a bit needy, but that's the breeder's fault. She trained him that way.

[Imsosorryalan]

Lol mad, that made me laugh .sorry hope you got it all cleaned up. Alan dog had the shits last week and squirted vile smelling crap up the walls through the night. That was nice to come down to the next morning.

[Lilcamper]

I love my boy to bits even when he is fear reactive to new people, the postie, carrier bags stuck in bushes....and also when he is repeatedly throwing his empty kong on my toes in a not so subtle hint. It isn't his fault he is the way he is.

[tabulahrasa]

I've had mine from a tiny puppy, I've owned dogs all my life and put all the early work in - in theory I should have a great dog.

What I have got is a dog with a dodgy leg, food intolerances, a dodgy back, two specialist vets and a behaviourist - who's reactive to dogs and people and who I can't tire out no matter how much exercise and training I do and when he's bored he mooches around chewing anything he can reach...except the things given to him to chew.

He's such hard work...

I love him dearly, but I definitely have days where I don't like him very much.

[SnakeyMcBadass]

No. Sometimes it feels like an uphill struggle and I fantasise about a nice farm somewhere where someone with copious patience and endless experience will give him a much happier and productive life. Of course, this fantasy breaks down when I start wondering whether they'd feed him his favourite foods, or know that he likes to sleep with his head dangling off a chair, or that he can tolerate some dogs but not others (and there's a knack to knowing which is which, mainly down to the subtle shift of his ear position). And would they understand that he was attacked as a 14 week old puppy by a dog with dementia? Would they be able to understand his terror and just how far he has come? Or would they just see the bad, difficult bits? And I know, know, that it would shatter his fragile confidence to be put in a brand new home with unfamiliar people. So you see, as much as I sometimes resent the responsibility (or rather, feel it heavily), he will leave my side only when he decides it is time. I find that when I want to send him to the mythical farm, we both benefit from an easy day. Maybe we won't head out for a two hour off lead walk, but play ball in the garden instead. Basically, I give us both a break. Him from dealing with the scary Out There, and me from worrying about what might happen this this time. Unless you have a dog with issues, you can't understand the emotional angst, I don't think. I also have another dog, and even though he's an annoying puppy, he is a breeze by comparison because he doesn't have anxiety issues he does have chompy bastard shoe eating issues however.

[Imsosorryalan]

Everlong, she's still a pup I guess, 18 months. We got her when she was 3 months from a rescue. She was found as a stray but was fine in the rescue.
She's getting worse as time goes on if I'm honest. I'm trying my best, but also have two young dcs so am a bit limited. However, she gets walked once a day for an hour, on and off lead with some training during the day now and again and goes with my dog trainer ( a trained behaviourist) for dog socialisation walks once a week where they're out all day. I'm not sure what else I can do but yes, she seems an extreme case.

[moogalicious]

this I know, know, that it would shatter his fragile confidence to be put in a brand new home with unfamiliar people

My dog hates visitors to the house, particularly men. I have to shut him in the kitchen if there are children, just in case they manhandle him even though I ask them to leave him be. Visitors will not ignore him, despite requests to do so . So, no one comes to the house, or if they do we have to find a sitter for him.

And just when I think I'm having a good week he'll: decide to run off, decide he hates puppies and bully them, decide to hump every dog while we're out, decide to growl at other dogs when we walk past, decide to bark at random people in the street (delete as necessary, depending what mood he is in)

Today is a good day, but feeling your pain alan.

[sweetkitty]

My dog is only 4 months so just baby but she has pissed me off today, no one can leave a thing down and she's off with it, the little minx knows I'll take it off her and runs round the table so I can't catch her.

Her recalls is still iffy and she jumps up all the time on everyone strangers, children, dogs, me.

[Imsosorryalan]

Sweet kitty, kikopup has a great video on you tube about jumping up. That's one of the only thing my dog doesn't do!