I want to get rid of our dog

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

A dog is a living creature deserving of love and attention. You should get a stuffed dog if you want it to be perfect.

What's the issue if the dog goes to a loving home?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

I know this is an old comment, but you are a despicable human being. Truly awful.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

A dog is a living creature deserving of love and attention. You should get a stuffed dog if you want it to be perfect.

What's the issue if the dog goes to a loving home?

Serious question, why does a dog “deserve” love? Do chickens, pigs, and cows deserve love too?

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

I know this is an old comment, but you are a despicable human being. Truly awful.

If it goes to a loving home why is it so bad?
It's like parents putting up a baby for adoption if they know they can't handle a baby. Obv it's later but it is a dog not a human.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

A dog is a living creature deserving of love and attention. You should get a stuffed dog if you want it to be perfect.

What's the issue if the dog goes to a loving home?

Serious question, why does a dog “deserve” love? Do chickens, pigs, and cows deserve love too?

because they give us so much love. My shepherd mix would take a bullet for me. If treated right, dogs are amazing.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

A dog is a living creature deserving of love and attention. You should get a stuffed dog if you want it to be perfect.

What's the issue if the dog goes to a loving home?

Serious question, why does a dog “deserve” love? Do chickens, pigs, and cows deserve love too?

because they give us so much love. My shepherd mix would take a bullet for me. If treated right, dogs are amazing.

Pigs are apparently quite intelligent and affectionate. Do they all deserve a loving home too? What if the dog does not “give love”? The arguments that rehoming a dog is never justified just makes no sense.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

A dog is a living creature deserving of love and attention. You should get a stuffed dog if you want it to be perfect.

What's the issue if the dog goes to a loving home?

The issue is that the op is giving away a dog with a lot of problems onto someone else. What if this person can't handle it? Then the poor dog is rehomed over and over. If you don't see this as a problem thsn I don't know what to tell you.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

A dog is a living creature deserving of love and attention. You should get a stuffed dog if you want it to be perfect.

What's the issue if the dog goes to a loving home?

Serious question, why does a dog “deserve” love? Do chickens, pigs, and cows deserve love too?

Excuse me? Why does a dog who is living in your home worthy of love? Were you dropped on your head as a baby? Do you lack a heart?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure I will get slack about this.

We had a dog for 13 years and she was great. We took a break after she died and I was so glad to not have a dog because we had 6 kids by that point. Then I started getting talked into it again and I got pressured by hubby and kids to rescue a puppy. I’ve regretted it every single day, that I didn’t put my foot down and say no. The puppy phase was a nightmare and I was seriously depressed during that time. She was difficult to crate train and manage to escape out of all crates, she’s destroyed so many spots in our yard and house. She’s 3.5 now and has calmed down a lot but she’s still so hard. She will still occasionally have accidents, she’s a fence jumper, barker, etc. It’s difficult to leave her the few times we go out of town. She gets very anxious being left and even taking her to grandparents with us, we can’t leave her alone for an outing or she will pee in every room of their house. We did training school and she practically failed. My other attempts at training have fallen short and frankly, I didn’t have the time or interest to devote to it and kids aren’t super capable of that. She’s like a high-needs dog. In short, on top of life and kids and everything else going on, she stresses me out ALL THE TIME and I have fantasies of getting rid of her.

The issue I have is guilt. My husband is happy to get rid of her if I say yes. But I know one kid will probably never forgive me. A few others will be upset. So I either deal with it and accept it as my sacrifice and mistake or I disappoint my kids. And if we can’t keep her, who will? I doubt anyone else is going to be willing to take her with all of her quirks and needs. She actually really loves people but she’s so high needs. We would have to contact our rescue group and I just don’t see how they can find a new home for her.

OP: have you gotten a trainer? I am a dog trainer, and would not recommend you give away your dog to just anybody. first, if your dog is really this important to your kids you need to let them pitch in.
I recommend starting off with getting yourself a personal dog trainer who will come to your house once a week, and work with you and your pooch. Problems with dogs often reflect the effort put out by the owner. If your kids really want to keep this dog you've got to let them do the work, most likely because you have been so anti, the dog is not as friendly to you as it could be. your dog can sense that, by the way. You said the dog was a rescue which honestly that was your first mistake, always get your pets from a breeder. You also could have a really abused dog (if it was a rescue there's a possible reason). from what you've written, it sounds like your dog suffers from separation anxiety (like FOMO) my dog (a not-so-mini bernedoodle) used to suffer from this as well. This may be caused by previous abuse and or not having a parent-like figure ( a momma dog) around to guide your dog. something that might help is to introduce you pet to more people and a lot more dogs! But until you've tried it all I wouldn't give up on her just yet!

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

A dog is a living creature deserving of love and attention. You should get a stuffed dog if you want it to be perfect.

What's the issue if the dog goes to a loving home?

Serious question, why does a dog “deserve” love? Do chickens, pigs, and cows deserve love too?

can chickens,cows, and pigs tell when your not breathing? Low on blood sugar? how about suicidal? depressed? I didn't think so! Dogs are a lot more intelligent than the farm animal you ate at Mcdonalds for lunch hon!

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Anonymous wrote:OP, go for the medication. It's kinder than rehoming, IMO. It's not like she will be less anxious in her new home.

Also, the rest of the family absolutely must step up. Ok, so you clean up the poop in the house, but the kids can be scrubbing the pee out of carpets. They can be in charge of walking her every 2 hours. And your DH absolutely needs to pitch in.

I can’t rehome. I don’t think I can bring myself to do it. My one kid would never forgive me and the younger ones would be upset too. Since we are all still home for school and work, she’s been fine. They have been walking her during school breaks and we moved her back to our floor to sleep and that’s so much easier.

We also found a calm chew on amazon. Not sure if it’s a coincidence but we give them to her about 30 minutes before we leave and we’ve come home to no issues. Coincidence or working?

either yes it's working but your feeding your dog drugs or no, the chewing actually is helping (i'd go with the second one) Chewing, distracts dogs from tearing things up and pooping on the floor. an idle mouth is up to nothing but trouble, keep giving you dog toys to chew on, and give her treats when she is good (just sitting not making noise)

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Anonymous wrote:The rescue you got her from should provide some resources, like training tips, etc. I'd contact them first.

Then, I'd assign each kid a 3 hour duty watch each day.

no kid can keep focus for that long.and if you assign a child to do anything they will most likely not do it correctly, maybe ask your children if they want to keep the dog, then some of them will step up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The dog is not in a crate. We haven’t used a crate since she was a puppy. She’s been free since. Last school year she did fine with people being gone all day. Now she’s used to everyone being home so the first few times we were all out she did have an accident.

She slept in our room but now sleeps with the kids who loves her the most. Haha it’s not that the kids don’t like her but they just don’t have the interest to deal with her, especially the teens.

there right there this is your problem, NEVER I REPEAT NEVER stop using the crate, it is a bad habit, and you should stop it as soon as you can, you sleep in your bed, the dog sleeps in it's. also you keep her on a leash right? when she's out of the crate? NEVER TAKE YOUR DOG OFF THE LEASH!!!!!!!!!!!! this is just bad all around, you probably never set any ground rules for yourself and now the dog is a mess, and you want to get rid of it? it's because you never set any ground rules, from what I've read, you let her walk around your house from the very beginning (bad choice) you keep her off of her leash (another bad choice) and you bought her a crate she can get out of? (yet another bad choice)https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.pixabay.com%2Fphoto%2F2015%2F07%2F13%2F20%2F49%2Fdog-843801_1280.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpixabay.com%2Fphotos%2Fdog-cage-only-843801%2F&tbnid=ZoNy2glKwpXehM&vet=12ahUKEwi36_jp4dz0AhXQF1kFHbYrAcgQMygAegUIARChAQ..i&docid=J_e2p29AP7LAoM&w=1280&h=853&itg=1&q=dog%20crate&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwi36_jp4dz0AhXQF1kFHbYrAcgQMygAegUIARChAQ dogs can't get out of a crate like this one, there on amazon get one before you give that poor dog away

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

A dog is a living creature deserving of love and attention. You should get a stuffed dog if you want it to be perfect.

What's the issue if the dog goes to a loving home?

The issue is that the op is giving away a dog with a lot of problems onto someone else. What if this person can't handle it? Then the poor dog is rehomed over and over. If you don't see this as a problem thsn I don't know what to tell you.

I do think it is a problem. Aggressive dogs should be put down, not shuffled from home to home.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel the same way - lots of kids, they wanted a dog and got the first one they saw even though I said to do lots of research first. The one thing I said was that I didn't want a barker - well, the dog barks incessantly every time he is put into his crate. No amount of (expensive) training has cured her of that. I say give the dog away and replace her with an easier dog. Your child will eventually forget the hard dog and love the easier dog. Make the child who cares the most for the other dog help you choose the easier one. I'm nearly there too.

This is disgusting. Truly repulsive.

Anyone who gets rid of a dog, barring aggression or some other unsolvable problem (this does not sound like one) should not get another dog.

Lol. A dog is not a person. Having a pet is supposed to be an enhancement and enjoyment for the family. If it’s not working out get rid of the dog and get another, or don’t. You dog worshippers are truly bizarre.

Op if it’s not working out, get rid of it! It’s just an animal.

A dog is a living creature deserving of love and attention. You should get a stuffed dog if you want it to be perfect.

What's the issue if the dog goes to a loving home?

Serious question, why does a dog “deserve” love? Do chickens, pigs, and cows deserve love too?

can chickens,cows, and pigs tell when your not breathing? Low on blood sugar? how about suicidal? depressed? I didn't think so! Dogs are a lot more intelligent than the farm animal you ate at Mcdonalds for lunch hon!

99% of dogs can’t do those things either. And I bet if some other animals were trained they could do these things too. So again, why are dogs more deserving with any of these animal?