We rehomed a dog as a 6 month old pup six months ago, and are struggling with her. She is a very similar breed to my other dog (staffie x) so we thought we knew what we were getting. Have had staffies for years and love them.
She can't be trusted around children (my DD is 8 and dog savvy, we have another dog in the house) and has been seen to nip at smaller children (obviously immediately removed from the situation!), and the penny just doesn't seem to be dropping with her regarding things she shouldn't do - like chasing the horses - I'm a horse owner and keep my horses at home. In that regard she has been kicked already yet still persists with nipping, barking, chasing. She knows she shouldn't do it and runs away when told off. Keeping her away isn't really an option as they are practically in our garden! She seems to have a very high prey drive.
Our older dog has been nothing but easy but this dog seems sent to test me! She picks and chooses whether or not to listen to you which often results in her staring at you from the top step of the garden at night while we try to coax her in, or me trying to catch her to get her in the boot for a walk for example. She gets over excited and bites. I am aware that this is a training issue however NO AMOUNT of training seems to actually change her basic nature. She is quite food orientated but still chooses to completely ignore me! Her recall is terrible once she really locks onto something, she goes deaf.
I suppose this is a bit of a WWYD - am I a bad owner? Where have I gone wrong? What should I do? Essentially we thought we were providing her with a really lovely life - endless exercise, another dog for company, a nice home. It's just not working!
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DoghouseRules · 20/04/2018 22:05
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