I’m so done with my dogs

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10/25/2021 19:14

Subject: I’m so done with my dogs

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Dog 1 has been wild since puppyhood. Went to multiple training classes and none of the trainers could get her to behave. She doesn’t GAF about rewards or punishments, just does whatever she wants, which is usually acting like a complete lunatic. Multiple people have come up to me to comment on her bad behavior. We can’t go to the dog park anymore because she gets so excited that she runs and leaps around and knocks over people and dogs.

Dog 2 is overall a good dog, but still not potty trained after being with us 6 months. Has accidents in her crate, in the car, I have to leave her in her crate all day or else she’ll pee and poop everywhere. Have tried several training methods, none work. She’s also been starting to pick up on D1’s bad behavior and doesn’t listen when 1 is around.

I’ve worked with multiple trainers and I’m trying but nothing seems to work with them. It’s embarrassing and I’ve stopped taking them on walks or to friends houses. D1 literally destroyed multiple items in my friend’s yard, she spent hours jumping from the trampoline to the hot tub to the playground and ruined the surfaces on all of them.

Today while taking DC to school, dogs were in the car with me so we could stop at the park. D2 crapped everywhere in the car, I pulled over into a shopping center parking lot to clean up. As soon as I opened the door, both dogs pushed past me and were gone. Caught glimpses of them running through the parking lot, in the street, jumping up on people.

DC started hysterically crying and screaming that the dogs are gonna get hit and die. I panicked, got in the car, and chased them down several parking lots. The main thought going through my head is that my life will be so much easier if they get hit or just disappear forever, and the only reason I’m chasing after them is DC will be heartbroken. I managed to stop them by getting up close and blaring on my horn, but as soon as I got out of the car, they took off again. Finally D1 stopped to poop and I sprinted the fastest I’ve ever ran to grab her. D2 followed us back to the car.

I’m so ashamed to admit this but I lost it on them. I know punishing after the fact doesn’t do any good, but I screamed and spanked them so hard. Afterwards I sat in my car and had a panic attack thinking of everything that could have happened. What if I had gotten in a car accident chasing them down. What if I forgot to put the car in park in my panic and it rolled away with DC. What if DC had gotten out of the car and gotten hit. What if someone had stolen my car after I got out and took off with DC.

I don’t know what to do with them. I’m pregnant and overwhelmed trying to figure out how I’m going to manage these dogs with a newborn. H helps out, but works long hours so most of the responsibility falls on me. I can’t afford a walker or dog daycare, and if they don’t get at least an hour of HARD exercise, they are nightmares. Our yard is too small for them to run or play fetch, and even if it were, they’ll bark nonstop and destroy everything if left outside alone. If they escape while I have the baby, I’ll just have to let them go and pray someone finds them and calls us. I can’t even walk them, D1 will go psycho on walks and knock a stroller over. I’ve always been against shock collars but I feel like that may be all I have left.