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Why the hell do some people keep getting dogs??

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Itsnotahoover · 02/05/2013 14:26

There's a woman near me who used to have a Rottie pup; never let it off the lead, couldn't hold it as it was totally untrained and used to screech if a dog went anywhere near it (pup was about 18 weeks old last time I saw her with it). Anyway, today I meet her on the park with a Mastiff puppy, also on lead, pulling like mad and she panicked as soon as she saw me with my dog, although her pup was wagging and wanting to play. I made a fuss of him and asked about the Rottie, to which she answered that she couldn't handle him so they'd sold him and were trying out a new one! Turns out this pup is the fifth dog she's had in 3 years as they have all been "too naughty"!!!!

I suggested socialisation and training classes but apparently she doesn't need any of that as she is a complete fucking knob knows what she's doing. Makes me so bloody cross as I know in a couple of months this dog will also be sold, probably on bloody Facebook, and a new replacement ordered. Some people didn't ought to be allowed animals Angry

Rant over!!

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LEMisdisappointed · 02/05/2013 14:30

I feel your ire, its madness - she sounds like a loon and sadly, she is not alone.

crypes · 02/05/2013 14:38

Yea I have met a few serial dog owners like that. I have often wondered whether they are just getting the dogs as puppies and then after the cute stage when they have to walk them twice a day and nobody comments how cute they ate these serial dog owners get rid, until they fall in love with another pup.

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Itsnotahoover · 02/05/2013 14:47

It just makes me so cross. My dog is a flippin' nightmare at times; crap recall, very unpredictable with adult dogs (though 100% with pups) and has been known to eat a whole sofa, however I wouldn't dream of rehoming her, much as I wouldn't rehome ds when he is being stroppy and answering back! All she is doing is creating a problem dog and passing it onto someone else to sort out GRRRRRR

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susiedaisy · 02/05/2013 15:12

Probably similar to those that have baby after baby but loose interest once the children are out of nappies Hmm

Jaskla · 02/05/2013 19:01

That's awful. I couldn't imagine parting with a puppy even after having it a couple of days. They become part of the family.

Why didn't she at least get a small dog that she can handle easily on the lead if she wasn't prepared to spend time training it? Or there are plenty of lovely rescue dogs looking for a home that would probably already know how to walk nicely on a lead. Then again if there's more people like her around that could be unlikely!

Some people... Confused

Mynewmoniker · 02/05/2013 19:20

These types can't see the wood for the trees and the next time you see her with another new dog I hope you let her have it both barrels.

Varya · 02/05/2013 19:24

Our family has had numerous rescue dogs from people as OP describes, and the hours of work it takes to settle these poor dogs down makes this a complete labour of love.

Booyhoo · 02/05/2013 19:34

oh fuck!! this boils my piss. Angry

i know a family like this. the dogs are always bought as a surprise by the DH for the DW as she would love a housedog. the dogs start off as 'house' dogs. but they aren't allowed to move from their bed while the family are at home (i've witnessed the fucking disgusting screeching and the poor thing cowering back to it's cushion) and when they are all out during the day it get's locked in the tiny ensuite all day. then after a while they just start leaving them outside for longer and longer and they are then no longer allowed in teh house at all but their yard/garden isn't secure and the dogs are free to roam up and down the country road all day and night and eventually they either get run over or go missing and another surprise 'housedog' is bought. the current one is a chihuahua Hmm

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Itsnotahoover · 02/05/2013 23:44

The one and only dog I ever "got rid of" was a rough collie I was fostering with a view to adopting. He was in a bad way; had been thrown out of a moving car on the motorway and I felt desperately sorry for him, plus was 3 days after losing my first collie. He bit me on the first day, then the second, third, fourth... Went for a random kid in a pushchair on the street then attacked my friend's toddler when we were stood chatting. Over the course of 4 months, he went for me most days, totally unprovoked and resulting in hospital treatment a couple of times. I got to a point where I simply couldn't cope :( I still wonder though what happened to that dog.

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Itsnotahoover · 10/06/2013 09:26

This poor dog has been sold on already :( apparently it bit one of her kids. God knows where it'll end up now; hopefully with someone who will give it some proper training and love.

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cansleepanywhere · 10/06/2013 10:18

Grrrrrr what a nightmare, don't know how you held your tongue!

I've got 2 kids and my lab pup would bite either of them when they're playing given half the chance. It doesn't make her a bad dog, just a normal pup. I'm always supervising any interaction with the kids and the moment things get giddy then both the kids and the dog have to calm down.

I've also changed my working pattern so I never have to leave her for longer than 2 hours and I'm training her every chance I get. Obedience classes are a must.....and a brain would help. Who in their right would give this person a dog in the first place?

Pandemoniaa · 10/06/2013 12:23

This really makes my blood boil! I admire your ability to hold your tongue.

The whole biting thing drives me demented too. I have heard so many ignorant people claim that their pup has "bitten" their child. All puppies bite when they get giddy and all pups get giddy. But it's not aggressive, it's part of how they play. The combination of excited puppies and equally excited small children is a recipe for someone getting an accidental nip too. Sensible dog owners recognise this and supervise interaction properly!

Unfortunately, this sort of owner rarely buys a dog from a reputable breeder because a reputable person wouldn't sell them one! So you then get the vicious circle of pups coming from dodgy homes to even more dodgy ones. The poor pup doesn't stand a chance really.

ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 10/06/2013 12:31

I don't know anyone with a puppy that hasn't been 'bitten'. I'm smothered in scratches/bruises from over excited nips, as are the DC. Stupid woman Angry

Pandemoniaa · 10/06/2013 12:34

I'm sure I only get bitten less this time around because the Small Terrier has an outlet for puppy play with the Senior Terrier. But the Senior Terrier was a biter par excellence as a pup and I wish I'd had the words "NO Biting!" recorded on a loop tape....

ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 10/06/2013 12:38

Me too Grin He is slowly learning, but at 14 weeks we still have a loooooong way to go

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Itsnotahoover · 10/06/2013 13:00

The pup was only 17 weeks old! It's not aggression at that age, stupid, stupid woman. It's made me so cross but I've had to bite my tongue as we live in a small village and both have kids at the school, so I don't want to cause friction. I did politely suggest that maybe they ought to be a dog free household from now on!

I've got bite marks on my hand from my friends 7 month old border collie getting over excited whilst playing ball at the weekend, but she didn't mean to nip me; it was just puppy over-exuberance!

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Pandemoniaa · 10/06/2013 13:58

She reminds me of the woman I used to meet out dog walking. She already had an untrained terrier and then got a border collie pup having done precisely NO research into the breed.

The pup was pretty much left to its own devices other than being pestered by her not very well trained children so being bored and under-exercised in mind and body, it started herding the children. If the children refused to be herded properly, the collie pup would nip their ankles.

I saw her a few weeks later minus the pup (by now aged about 18 weeks). She assured me it wouldn't stop nipping so because it had "turned out proper nasty" they'd had it PTS. I was so cross I just walked away before I also "turned proper nasty".

Why are these people ever allowed to get a dog?

Pollydon · 10/06/2013 14:00

Yup, sounds exactly like my neighbours, except they go through terriers, NEVER take them out , then get shot if them after 6 months max Sad

topbannana · 10/06/2013 14:38

It's amazing isn't it :(
I had a conversation yesterday with a lady from the village and she mentioned a wealthy gentleman neighbour (retired consultant) who has a working cocker very similar to ours. He and his wife "are planning pups from her" despite the fact that she "is no use as a working dog" (IMO she is too young to be working properly anyway)
Who he imagines will want a puppy from a little bitch with no proven working ability is beyond me Hmm

Pollydon · 10/06/2013 18:25

Well, I was with a friend over the weekend with a litter of working collies, planned breeding, proven parents, homes pre vetted & waiting & she told me some random man had called by & asked to buy a pup for a surprise for his dw & was most put out to be shown the door.

Owllady · 10/06/2013 18:40

some people are idiots and tbh my dogs have never been amazingly trained, but they are my dogs and I take responsibility from them from the moment I have them until the moment they die. They have a loving home and we do training and do our best, we are not crufts

SauvignonBlanche · 11/06/2013 11:18

I admire the way you've managed not to slap her! Angry

ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 11/06/2013 11:23

Owllady, I'm the very same. I try with the training, I really do, but I'm never going to have dogs that walk perfectly to heel, off lead, and don't get up to mischief. Little bastards

needastrongone · 11/06/2013 13:14

Owllady and Chickens - That's what I need to get round my daft head, that needapup doesn't need to be perfect Smile and I don't have to be a perfect owner.

Owllady · 11/06/2013 13:18

I think the perfect owners need to have some fun tbh Wink

Seriously though, the woman who lives the other wide of the woods to me has amazingly trained dogs, really amazing, but she put the one in for agility, practiced for 2yearsmonths, was entered into a competition by her trainer
and
her
dog
ignored
her!
Just ran round the arena pleasing himself

and that made me feel better :o