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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We adopted a foxhound puppy from the shelter during the pandemic and what we thought would be an amazing addition to our household has really just turned into a tremendous amount of work and very little positives. Now you have to understand - this is our first dog. And she’s about 60 lbs and strong. She can be sweet with us, but she has food aggression issues, has a tremendous amount of energy around other dogs which makes us not want to have to interact with them at all (because we can’t hold her back, and dog parks seem hot or miss), and she really isn’t the sort of dog who wants to be near humans (at the moment she’s sleeping on a dog bed away from me when she could be right next to me). We have a dog bed in most rooms in the house, plenty of treats, we’ve spent a tremendous amount of time teaching her commands though it’s hard for her to listen because she’s so full of energy, the kids give her lots of love, and we walk her a ton, but it really just to us comes down to this: she’s a hunting dog and not a family hang out and be near people dog. We don’t even give her full access to our house because she can’t be trusted enough (she actually ate cookies through a ziploc bag the other day, I’m a spot I thought was well out of her reach) So I’m asking this wonderful group: anyone been on this situation? Everyone keeps telling us she’ll be different at age 6 or so but that’s 3 years away and by that time our kids off in college. Oh, and yes, she takes anti anxiety meds. [/quote]

I have a foxhound, not my first. You're not exercising her enough. And you haven't trained her sufficiently (if at all), I'd be willing to bet. "Teaching her commands" is not training. And I doubt you really spent a lot of time bonding with her.

And the "she's meant for hunting" is an excuse. I've had hound varieties over the last 25 years (basset, beagle, fox, coonhounds), including a foxhound and a coonhound currently. They are absolutely family dogs. They are sweet and goofy, and have wonderful dispositions. Yes, they are food motivated (so put the food up? Not that hard.) Yes, they have some chase instincts (this is where training helps - mine are taught "leave it.")

I say this as nicely as I can, maybe it's you, not her . . . and in fact, I'd say this is likely. Mine sleep with us, snuggle on the couch, etc. Yes, some need a bit more space at times (one of ours loves us but not in a smothering way, the other is a velcro dog). Maybe stop trying to expect things of her that you haven't taught her, haven't invested in her. I've seen a thousand complaints from people like you: you want a perfect dog w/o the work. That doesn't exist. Don't blame her. Blame yourself. [/quote]

OP here. I hope you can understand - telling me it’s me and not my dog, when you know nothing about either, makes me ignore you. I’m sure you had some good ideas in there somewhere but your attitude and arrogance left me uninterested in your wisdom. [/quote]

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