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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in the same boat. I have a [b]female staffordshire terrier [/b]whom I've had to give to my step brother after I had her for [b]3 years[/b]. I always thought I was a dog person. But having her, made me start hating dogs. The constant need for attention. The [b]destructive behavior[/b], the seemingly never ending walks that seen to do absolutely nothing to help with expending her energy.

I dont like playing with her. I tried many times engaging her with over a dozen different kinds of toys, got a few lick mats, even filled a kong with peanut butter and put it in the freezer for her when I went to work. Nothing helped. She just kept [b]pissing and crapping everywhere[/b] because "she wasn't getting enough attention"
Bullshit. This dog was attached to my hip for 3 years and no matter how many walks I took her on, and no matter how long they were, they NEVER did a god damn thing. 7 months ago I gave her to my step brother because he and his girlfriend lived together and had her father there to keep her company. Then less than a day into my vacation in Michigan to commemorate my mom's first anniversary of her passing, he called me and said [b]she had started fighting with his dog[/b] because [b]she was getting overly possessive over his girlfriend[/b] and felt like she wasn't getting enough attention. Again.

They pressured me into taking her back and now I'm stuck with her again. And I know it's only a matter of time before I start hating her the same way I did when I first had her.

I tried making it clear to them that I wasn't going to be stepping into the same role as I did the first time, constantly trying to meet her every need, and want, and need, and want, and need, and want. Over, and over, and over again, for absolutely no gain. Nothing I did helped. And [b]I think this dog is just broken[/b]. [b]This is the third time she had to be rehomed[/b] and I don't have the knowledge, tools, or patience to deal with all of her problems.

One thing I tried to make very clear to them, I WAS NOT going to be a prisoner in my own home like last time. If she needs to go to a shelter. That's where she's going. End of discussion[/quote]

This is a ticking time bomb. [/quote]

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