I have had my dog for 4 years, over the hat time I have posted on here quite a few times about his problems, been told to see behaviour specialists, been told to try different training techniques, been told to exercise him more, exercise him less, change his food etc...etc...
I have tried so hard, I have tried trying to solve one problem at a time but the problem just returns.
I can't have visitors to my house, he barks at everything, he jumps up at people, he knocks over children, he's hyperactive, no one wants to come to my house and I'm embarrassed when I have to invite people over. I have no control over him at all. He was trained as a pup and was well behaved until he hit 12 months old, I had him castrated which made no difference. If I try training with teats he just gets over excited, drawls everywhere, he's not interested in any other kind of reward (toys), anyone shows him the slightest bit of attention he goes hyper.
He whines all the time, wakes me up whining for breakfast, I have tried ignoring and holding back with his food but he will whine all day. If I stand up he jumps up, if I go to the kitchen he jumps up knocking things over on his way, if I brush my hair he whines (thinks he's going out), if I put my shoes on he goes crazy. The whining is driving me nuts.
He is a lab x collie and. Know he needs a lot of stimulation, he is walked twice a day, he runs with me when I go for a run, he has long walks off lead and sometimes we take a ball with us which he will retrieve 100 times, he has dog puzzles to keep his mind busy but again these send him hyper. I was told that he maybe over stimulated so for a time I cut his walks down but it made no difference, if anything he was worse.
He's fed a good quality dried dog food, we have tried various other diets but there was no change to his behaviour.
I am a single mum and it's effecting me and the kids, they can't have friends over because I can't risk him knocking them over and scratching them when he jumps up. He wakes us up in the night by barking at every little sound outside, no one wants to look after him when we go away and he's destroying the house by knocking things over when he's hyper.
He knows commands such as 'sit' and 'bed' but he does everything with such excitement, if I tell him to go to his bed the bed ends up flying across the room as he jumps onto it at such speed.
We have no dog classes near by and I am unable to take him anywhere by car. I can't afford any help from a behavioural specialist. I have followed advice from others, tried so many thing, it's taken up so much of my time and his behaviour is no better.
He's not my first dog, I have had 4 others and grew up with dogs, I have another dog who has he issues but nothing compared to him. I have never come across a dog like him, I'm not sure if it's nervous energy, he seems very on edge when I ask him to do anything but in a hyperactive way.
I know it sounds harsh but If someone offered him a nice home I would happily take them up on the offer and wouldn't feel sad to see him go at all 
. I don't know if anyone would want him, he requires a lot of work and I have tried so very hard with him, I feel he needs someone who knows what they are doing.
He is very loving and has never showed any aggression towards anyone or anything but he has scratched and bruised people by jumping up and being hyperactive.
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
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Please no judging but I'm seriously thinking of rehoming my dog as he's making life miserable
Lovemusic33 · 25/04/2017 17:16
If I feed him earlier he wakes me up earlier the next morning and my other dog is often sick in the morning if I feed early, I am trying to feed him later in hope he won't wake me up as early in the morning.
Today I went out and he destroyed my living room, not by chewing, just by leaping around and knocking things over .
I've got a border collie cross jack russel - what a combination! What I've noticed is that she is more active if me or ds are moving around. Or if I'm sat on the sofa. She's forever carrying a tennis ball wanting to play fetch and offers it to anyone who comes to the door, after she's ensured a fuss from them!
She's a 6 year old rescue and, obviously, due to her genes she's a very intelligent bundle of energy
but she's well behaved and does as she's told. Much like a child, an evening/night time routine seems to help her know when it's time to take it down a notch and relax.
She will bark at hearing people outside but doesn't over night as she sleeps in my room, she certainly becomes attentive to it but doesn't make a sound. Guess she decides we're safe together lol
Also like a child, she sometimes needs distracting with something else or being told something. If she pesters me too much in the morning I will keep moving her off and telling her to lay down. I'll turn away if needed but she gets the point, lays down and then has a cuddle or fuss. She knows it's time to get up or go to bed as soon as she sees or hears me pick my keys up!
She really loves human interaction though and I'm sure she'd have it all day if she could. Fortunately,everyone who meets her thinks she's lovely (and often think she's much younger!), she's quite a happy go lucky girl :) She has had a tendency to jump up, albeit gently, but I've managed to stop that by constantly correcting her. She is allowed to come up to me and ds though :)
A lot really can be fixed by teaching, instructing and taking charge aswell as giving jobs to do. If you have really tried to do that and just cannot manage it contact a rescue with regards to rehoming. I know my dear dog wouldn't be everyones ideal pet but she fits in perfectly here and her happiness and loving nature makes her the best dog I've ever had, couldn't love her more if I tried! Different people have different wants and expectations with dogs - some want lapdogs, some want dogs that don't interact much and are happy to snooze the day away etc it's just about fit and you can find somewhere he fits
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