I regret getting dog

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rehome and don’t let the dog psychos make you feel bad about it. It.is.a.dog. Just think how amazing it will be to get 3+ hours back if every day!

Your definition of "dog psychos" is my definition of a decent human being. It is clear that you are not one of us.

[Anonymous]

The reason you regret getting a dog is that getting a dog is a horrible idea. Just read through the dog people posts on this thread and think, do I want to be one of these people? And there is your answer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rehome and don’t let the dog psychos make you feel bad about it. It.is.a.dog. Just think how amazing it will be to get 3+ hours back if every day!

Your definition of "dog psychos" is my definition of a decent human being. It is clear that you are not one of us.

Serious question, do you eat meat? And if so what, philosophically, makes a dog different than a chicken or a pig that you think dogs deserve consideration of the same level you would give a human?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a big mistake. Get rid of the dog.

This is the number 1 problem and why animal shelters are full. People don't take their responsibilities seriously. A dog is a life long member of your family. Do not get a dog if you give it up. And if you do give up a dog please do not keep getting a new dog.

Giving up a dog you can't control or properly care for is not the problem. I wish more people would do this instead of just persisting in owning dogs that then become a nuisance to others and are poorly socialized and unhappy because their owners don't have the knowledge or will to give them a good life.

They real "number 1" problem is this ridiculous cultural belief that dogs are great pets for everyone, everyone should get a dog, having a dog means you're a good person, blah blah blah. No. A dog can be a wonderful pet for the right person but not everyone should have a dog and even people who are good with animals can be in living situations where a dog is not appropriate. People think you can just shoehorn a dog into any situation and you can't, not without making the dog or the people involved unhappy.

What we need to do is more thoroughly educate the public on what it means to be a good dog owner, more aggressively spay and neuter dogs, and reduce the number of dogs in the population overall. We should discourage people in certain situations from getting dogs unless they have a clear plan for overcoming obstacles. Like people who live in small apartments, people who work long hours or travel a lot, people with young children who occupy a lot of their time, etc. It's not impossible to have a dog in those settings, but you need to be ready to put real work in (getting a dog who requires less exercise, being willing to pay for lots of doggie daycare or walkers, giving up a lot of your own freedom, etc.). Too often people adopt dogs thinking they'll just figure it out and then it turns out they don't.

So yes, when this happens, these owners should give their dogs up. And then as a society we need to recognize there are too many dogs and do things to reduce the number of dogs out there. Especially the number of pits and pit mixes because these dogs are not well suited for many potential owners and will languish in shelters. It is cruel to the dogs, it benefits no one.

Stop telling people "get a dog! they are so great!" Often it's not.

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I've never done this to anyone and I can't imagine the scenario. Most often people come on here and most people say "don't get a dog!" I've never read or heard any campaign to get everyone to adopt a dog and I dare you to find any literature to back you up.

And also, you are absolving the humans of any decision that they made on their own! If someone convinced you to jump off a cliff and you followed them whose fault would it be...you or the person saying it was great?

I say again returning the dog to the shelter is the number 1 problem.

I'm not the pp you are responding to, but I've been under pressure from friends to get a dog for years! Doesn't matter that they can barely afford to own the dogs they have and can not take care of them properly. I might have succumbed, but my dh doesn't really want to have a dog.

I like animals but am not a "pet person" who always has to have a pet no matter what. They are a lot of work and cost a lot of money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a big mistake. Get rid of the dog.

This is the number 1 problem and why animal shelters are full. People don't take their responsibilities seriously. A dog is a life long member of your family. Do not get a dog if you give it up. And if you do give up a dog please do not keep getting a new dog.

The shelter gave her a pit in a shady way. Euthanize. Nobody wants that dog. Or send it to Mississippi

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a big mistake. Get rid of the dog.

This is the number 1 problem and why animal shelters are full. People don't take their responsibilities seriously. A dog is a life long member of your family. Do not get a dog if you give it up. And if you do give up a dog please do not keep getting a new dog.

The shelter gave her a pit in a shady way. Euthanize. Nobody wants that dog. Or send it to Mississippi

OP may not be the right home for this dog but my gosh, nothing suggests it should be euthanized. I don’t know why so many pet haters frequent the pet forum.

[Anonymous]

OP, I'd call the rescue.

An older, calmer, smaller dog that is a less active breed or combo of breeds would be a pet your kids could enjoy. Not a whirling dervish.

My mom was careless and let the loop of her large mixed breed slip over her wrist chatting with a neighbor. The dog saw a squirrel and pulled her and she needed surgery and physio to repair her arm. The dog you have is going to be very heavy and high energy even after puppyhood. I don't know that your kids will literally ever be safe handling her. A cousin has a German shorthair pointer puppy, also heavy and strong. He's 6' but she took off after a rabbit and pulled him and he has bruised ribs.

Get something like a spaniel, they are great dogs for families. Frenchies are too, but too much chance of street theft if you are in DC.

Not only is the status quo untenable for your family but this is never going to be a dog your kids walk. My parents had large dogs, even show dogs. One that was not a good fit when we were very young got returned to the breeder. Rescues will take the dog back. A young person with a hybrid schedule who likes to run, bike and hike would be a great match for her.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have a year old mixed breed rescue who is very high energy. We have 3 young kids who can’t help so I am stuck with all dog related things. I take her on 2-3 walks a day plus running and an hour at a dog park.

She js fine as long as I do all of those things. But if I can’t do that then she is a terror and ruins everything. We are on vacation right now with her and she has to be on a leash non stop so she doesn’t ruin the house. And she doesn’t recall at all so she is never allowed off leash outside.

Do we just try and push through or try and rehome her? The rescue said she was a mid size lab mix. She isn’t at all. She is a 75 pound boxer/pit mix who is very strong and muscular.

There is nothing wrong with this dog because it is a “pit mix.” It sounds like it is just being a dog. Dogs are not people in fur suits- they need exercise. You are the ones setting up the dog and yourselves for failure.

Any dog that is 60 pounds + needs a lot of exercise or it will get frustrated. A lab would get frustrated and destructive. My well trained German Shepherd would get frustrated and possibly destructive. This is extremely basic information that no one should have had to beat you over the head with before getting a dog. My husband has to give our large dog a similar amount of exercise time each day and the dog has only slowed down slightly in middle age.

You knew that this dog needs a lot of exercise but you took her on vacation with you- why? Why not put her in a kennel? My dog does not like other dogs- he is otherwise well behaved, so we do not set him up for failure by taking him on vacation or putting him in unpredictable situations. The dog is not a toy or a robot- if you set her up for failure, she will fail because she is a living creature with needs. You can rehome her and get a different dog if you wish but recognize that dogs are not disposable toys- they are animals with their own quirks and annoyances and dispositions. The dog you replace her with may have a different set of issues even if purchased from a breeder.

The dog may not be a great dog.
She does not have to keep the dog.
She does not need to have guilty feelings about not liking or not wanting to keep the dog.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rehome and don’t let the dog psychos make you feel bad about it. It.is.a.dog. Just think how amazing it will be to get 3+ hours back if every day!

Your definition of "dog psychos" is my definition of a decent human being. It is clear that you are not one of us.

Serious question, do you eat meat? And if so what, philosophically, makes a dog different than a chicken or a pig that you think dogs deserve consideration of the same level you would give a human?

A dog is different than chicken. Your argument is very weak. There are animals which are companions and are much more intelligent than those that we eat...would you eat horse or a cat? Nope and it isn't being hypocritical

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I'd call the rescue.

An older, calmer, smaller dog that is a less active breed or combo of breeds would be a pet your kids could enjoy. Not a whirling dervish.

My mom was careless and let the loop of her large mixed breed slip over her wrist chatting with a neighbor. The dog saw a squirrel and pulled her and she needed surgery and physio to repair her arm. The dog you have is going to be very heavy and high energy even after puppyhood. I don't know that your kids will literally ever be safe handling her. A cousin has a German shorthair pointer puppy, also heavy and strong. He's 6' but she took off after a rabbit and pulled him and he has bruised ribs.

Get something like a spaniel, they are great dogs for families. Frenchies are too, but too much chance of street theft if you are in DC.

Not only is the status quo untenable for your family but this is never going to be a dog your kids walk. My parents had large dogs, even show dogs. One that was not a good fit when we were very young got returned to the breeder. Rescues will take the dog back. A young person with a hybrid schedule who likes to run, bike and hike would be a great match for her.

Op should not get a dog because they told us they can't afford one. Poor dog has only known this family since he was a baby and no going to be abandoned. Op should feel guilty and never adopt again

[Anonymous]

Dogs are so much work.

Re-home unless you have the energy. They are puppies until they are two.

[Anonymous]

Rehome. Don't waste a minute thinking about it. Ignore the crazies

[Anonymous]

I didn't read all the posts.
It sounds like OP has not trained her dog.
Dogs take a lot of time and attention, especially when they are super-energetic puppies. And their puppyhood lasts well past the cute, fluffy "puppy" appearance, usually until around age 2, when they calm down.
I have a 1.5 year old puppy who still destroys things. I keep her crated when we're not at home, and when we are at home, we use gates and close doors to rooms where we know she will find something to destroy.
She's a DOG. Dogs like to chew when they are young. In a few months, she'll calm down and stop this.
I've had several dogs, and getting through the puppy phase is very difficult, but when it's over, they are wonderful, perfect dogs, as long as they are properly, consistently trained from the very beginning and given the right food, right amount of exercise, toys, love and mental stimulation. Dogs are wonderful companions and members of the family. The naysayers on this thread have never bonded with a dog for its entire life.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Rehome and don’t let the dog psychos make you feel bad about it. It.is.a.dog. Just think how amazing it will be to get 3+ hours back if every day!

Your definition of "dog psychos" is my definition of a decent human being. It is clear that you are not one of us.

Serious question, do you eat meat? And if so what, philosophically, makes a dog different than a chicken or a pig that you think dogs deserve consideration of the same level you would give a human?

A dog is different than chicken. Your argument is very weak. There are animals which are companions and are much more intelligent than those that we eat...would you eat horse or a cat? Nope and it isn't being hypocritical

Plenty of animals we eat are very smart, including pigs and squid (calamari). There is nothing that differentiates a dog from these other animals, except that our society has chosen to arbitrarily add value to them. I eat chicken, cow, fish, bison, and turkey regularly and I would have no issue eating horse or cat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I'd call the rescue.

An older, calmer, smaller dog that is a less active breed or combo of breeds would be a pet your kids could enjoy. Not a whirling dervish.

My mom was careless and let the loop of her large mixed breed slip over her wrist chatting with a neighbor. The dog saw a squirrel and pulled her and she needed surgery and physio to repair her arm. The dog you have is going to be very heavy and high energy even after puppyhood. I don't know that your kids will literally ever be safe handling her. A cousin has a German shorthair pointer puppy, also heavy and strong. He's 6' but she took off after a rabbit and pulled him and he has bruised ribs.

Get something like a spaniel, they are great dogs for families. Frenchies are too, but too much chance of street theft if you are in DC.

Not only is the status quo untenable for your family but this is never going to be a dog your kids walk. My parents had large dogs, even show dogs. One that was not a good fit when we were very young got returned to the breeder. Rescues will take the dog back. A young person with a hybrid schedule who likes to run, bike and hike would be a great match for her.

Op should not get a dog because they told us they can't afford one. Poor dog has only known this family since he was a baby and no going to be abandoned. Op should feel guilty and never adopt again

booooo hoooooooo for the poor dog. The dog will forget OP as soon as it is rehomed to another person that will give it food.