+2 I've known several and they are miserable and plagued with health issues. |
$3K??? OMG. |
My french bulldog cost was much higher. |
You keep her crated 16-18 hours a day? No wonder she has issues. Poor baby. |
We had a Norwegian elkhound. That dog barked all day long everyday for 13 years. Neighbors complaining about his barking while he was in the House (sfh). He shed like crazy too. Like honestly nothing you’ve ever seen. My DDs first two words together were “stupid dog” which she learned from me.
I swear he was probably fine on a farm but good gosh I hated that dog. |
Chow-huahua mix. Friend's dog, a rescue.
Dear god, why. |
Siberian husky. Love her to pieces. She needed a home and we took her in. I didn’t go out looking for one. The fur drives me insane! It’s never ending. No matter how often we brush her. |
Yup, my best friend has one. Cherry eye surgeries, allergies and a bad back, it’s 2 years old! |
Should not be this bad. Consider feeding more fish, supplements, thyroid test. I had a long coat husky, and he shed twice a year. |
When I was young, maybe 6 or so, we spent the summer on my grandparent's farm. A neighbor lent them a collie for a few weeks to do farm work. The collie and I became fast friends. One of my earliest memories is walking back down the lane to the house, with the dog holding my hand in his mouth, the sun setting behind us, creating a long shadow of me connected to the dog. When it was time for him to go home they had to sit with me and explain that he didn't live there and needed to go back. I remember being quite sad. |
Friend of mine said he paid $5k for a Frenchy. Seemed to have a lot of allergies, too. |
I would never adopt another adult dog from a shelter. Puppies can be socialized and trained quite easily, adult dogs not so much in my experience. |
Jumping dog? Cover one of their front paws with your own foot (slight pressure, no weight). Repeat every time they jump up.The jumping will stop.
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Im sorry you had a bad experience. I have adopted 2 adult dogs and they turned out just fine. It did take some work and a ton of patience. The first one took about 6 months to train, the 2nd took over a year. But you can teach an old dog new tricks and sometimes it takes professional help from a trainer or even a vet to establish health issues. |
This! |