I regret getting dog

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

At this point, you have to be trolling, right? You're projecting your crazy human emotions on a dog. By your logic, every shelter and rescue foster is a monster who is doing untold emotional trauma to the dogs. The rescue we got our pets from would regularly move animals between the foster homes when the need arose - someone was going on vacation, two dogs weren't getting along, etc. Such horrible people should feel guilty and never foster an animal again!

OP said that the dog was previously with a foster family and they said the dog was good with children and cats. And maybe it was a lie and maybe the dog is just behaving differently in the new household, but OP has every right to return the dog without feeling guilty. This was literally not what she signed up for.

That said, I also agree that now is not a good time for OP to get a dog, and hopefully after this experience she will agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op - we have trained her. We did a 4 week intensive training every day and have done more training on top of that. She goes to doggy daycare at least 1-3 times a week.

I spend 3 hours a day working her out between the dog park, walking and running.

You've put in the training time. Dogs are nurture and nature and you got a pit-boxer passed off as a Lab mix. There's reasons the active working dogs are from purpose bred lines not whatver looks to larger from a rescue. Some who grew up with German Shepherds, Dobies, Labs etc fell for the rescue furbaby stuff. Then discovered all the fine training etc didn't give them the great family dog they envisioned. Pack it in and go to a breeder. Our Labs and herding breeds were less effort at a few months than you have at 1 year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op - we have trained her. We did a 4 week intensive training every day and have done more training on top of that. She goes to doggy daycare at least 1-3 times a week.

I spend 3 hours a day working her out between the dog park, walking and running.

You've put in the training time. Dogs are nurture and nature and you got a pit-boxer passed off as a Lab mix. There's reasons the active working dogs are from purpose bred lines not whatver looks to larger from a rescue. Some who grew up with German Shepherds, Dobies, Labs etc fell for the rescue furbaby stuff. Then discovered all the fine training etc didn't give them the great family dog they envisioned. Pack it in and go to a breeder. Our Labs and herding breeds were less effort at a few months than you have at 1 year.

Actually training is lifelong, not just four weeks! Also, all dogs can have problems. Yes, even purebred dogs have anxiety and aggression issues. Talk to any dog trainer and they will tell you. It isn't just "mutts" who have issues

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

At this point, you have to be trolling, right? You're projecting your crazy human emotions on a dog. By your logic, every shelter and rescue foster is a monster who is doing untold emotional trauma to the dogs. The rescue we got our pets from would regularly move animals between the foster homes when the need arose - someone was going on vacation, two dogs weren't getting along, etc. Such horrible people should feel guilty and never foster an animal again!

OP said that the dog was previously with a foster family and they said the dog was good with children and cats. And maybe it was a lie and maybe the dog is just behaving differently in the new household, but OP has every right to return the dog without feeling guilty. This was literally not what she signed up for.

That said, I also agree that now is not a good time for OP to get a dog, and hopefully after this experience she will agree.

Well, op has had the dog since 8 weeks old, right? So the foster family had the puppy for a very short time. The dog has been with op for a year more than enough time to bond with the family. It isn't "human emotions" to say that the dog will miss their owners and home! If people actually thought before they got a dog than the shelters wouldn't be full