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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We inherited a dog from an elderly aunt who passed away. We did not want a dog, but no one else would take it and we didn't feel right about turning the dog over to a shelter.

Dog has been great in lots of ways. Adjusted easily to life in a busy family with small kids and cats. She's extremely affectionate, which is lovely, and she barks any time any one comes within 10 feet of the house, which gives me peace of mind when DH travels. I love seeing her cheerful face at the door when I come home.

But she has some really unpleasant quirks. The hardest to live with is the obsession with food. She is relentless. She will leap at you to take food you are holding above your head, climbs onto the kitchen counters to lick pots, and will even eat things that aren't food, like scented hand cream or cat litter. We have to hang the toilet paper on pegs that are at least 5 feet off the floor because she eats it. We've use pet gates throughout the house to contain her and keep her from anything she might eat. She barks and paces non-stop during meals.

Walking her is physically dangerous, as she will leap and pull and drag you across the sidewalk and into the street if she smells so much as a tiny crumb. We have a choker collar and a special net that she has to wear to be walked safely. She has eaten things on the street that have led to stomach surgery, twice.

And that's all before the pills, prescription diet, and bi-weekly vet visits for chronic conditions that, while mostly controlled, involve incontinence. We have had to replace all our rugs with machine-washable.

As much as I enjoy the companionship, it's really, really hard to live with a dog like this. I would never abandon her or fault her for these requirements, but I pray every day that I'll wake up to find that she has passed peacefully in the night. [/quote]

np You do realize that training could help you with this dog?  Why haven't you done any training???  I ihave two dogs. One I adopted at 2 and we got a dog trainer right away and taught her how to walk and not pull.  Now we have a one year old that we got at 8 weeks.  He has been in class since 4 months old and it takes consistency and patience but he is also learning not to counter surf or drag us on walks.

If you never trained your dog and taught her what to do that is your fault, not the dogs.[/quote]

PP here. What makes you think we haven't trained the dog? [/quote]

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