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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a year old mixed breed rescue who is very high energy. We have 3 young kids who can’t help so I am stuck with all dog related things.[b] I take her on 2-3 walks a day plus running and an hour at a dog park. [/b]

[b]She js fine as long as I do all of those things.[/b] But if I can’t do that then she is a terror and ruins everything.[b]  We are on vacation right now with her [/b]and she has to be on a leash non stop so she doesn’t ruin the house. And she doesn’t recall at all so [b]she is never allowed off leash outside. [/b]

Do we just try and push through or try and rehome her? The rescue said she was a mid size lab mix. She isn’t at all. [b]She is a 75 pound boxer/pit mix who is very strong and muscular. [/b][/quote]

There is nothing wrong with this dog because it is a “pit mix.”  It sounds like it is just being a dog.  Dogs are not people in fur suits- they need exercise.  You are the ones setting up the dog and yourselves for failure.

Any dog that is 60 pounds + needs a lot of exercise or it will get frustrated.  A lab would get frustrated and destructive.  My well trained German Shepherd would get frustrated and possibly destructive.  This is extremely basic information that no one should have had to beat you over the head with before getting a dog.  My husband has to give our large dog a similar amount of exercise time each day and the dog has only slowed down slightly in middle age.

You knew that this dog needs a lot of exercise but you took her on vacation with you- why?  Why not put her in a kennel?  My dog does not like other dogs- he is otherwise well behaved, so we do not set him up for failure by taking him on vacation or putting him in unpredictable situations.  The dog is not a toy or a robot- if you set her up for failure, she will fail because she is a living creature with needs.  You can rehome her and get a different dog if you wish but recognize that dogs are not disposable toys- they are animals with their own quirks and annoyances and dispositions.  The dog you replace her with may have a different set of issues even if purchased from a breeder.[/quote]

Op - we are on vacation but she is still getting 4-5 miles of walks/runs a day. What she isn’t getting is dog park time because there isn’t one close by. We were in a house with other dogs but they have no fence so she can’t play outside because my dog will run away. [/quote]

Check out the website/app “Sniffspot”! People rent out their fenced yards/pastures/etc by the hour. Maybe there’s one nearby?[/quote]

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