Anonymous wrote:I regret getting our dog. Luckily there aren’t any serious behavior issues (no aggression), but I just don’t like dealing with dogs. I hate that my entire life is planned around her, that I have to spend so much time on her, and the barking and fur drive me absolutely nuts. I’m constantly disciplining her to not jump or pull on walks, not steal food, not chew on carpets, not go wild and run around the house crashing into things and knocking them over, etc. I’m considering buying an e collar for training because the other training we’ve tried doesn’t work, she literally doesn’t care about treats or reprimanding once there’s the slightest distraction.

Anyone else regret there dog? I’m dreading that I’ll have to spend another 10 years dealing with this.

What breed OP?

I think you should rehome, too. I have to say I LOVE having dogs, even the puppy stage, even the senior stage. I have one of each. I don't say that to make you feel bad but rather to encourage you to to think about rehoming to someone who is more prepared/excited/devoted.

The shock collar won't help. If she's not motivated by cheeze wiz or hot dog crumbles, and you don't want her just re-home her.

I have a 4 month old puppy and he's a pain in the ass but I can see he's learning from the trainer. If I were a rich, I'd send him to puppy boot camp but alas, am not. But I do love him and enjoy seeing him play. The fing barking in the crate is making me crazy but hopefully that will get better. He's learned not to jump and that has made a big difference.

I would just re-home OP.

Rehome the dog or return it to the rescue/breeder. The dog also deserves a loving home, not someone who just sees it as a chore or worse.

So you want to deliver electric shocks to your dog because she doesn’t behave how you would like her to. Got it. Please rehome your dog before you resort to torture.

My dog was like that. Daily routines and TONS of exercises helped.

Get rid of it, dogs aren’t worth it.

How old? The puppy stage is SO hard. Especially if you haven’t had a dog before/in a while. We got a second dog in the winter, we were new to the area, and I felt isolated and tied to the house because of house training. Both DH and I expressed regret and second guessed our decision for the first several months.

We signed up for puppy “kindergarten” and it was helpful. I actually wanted to take him each week because it gave me a reason to leave the house and I could bond with our dog away from the other family demands. There are also options for all day / overnight doggy boot camp if you don’t feel you have the time to invest in training yourself. What treats are you offering? Frequent positive reinforcement is key, and use cut up hot dogs/sausage or rotisserie chicken instead of treats.

I’d say around 5 months is when things turned a corner. I still felt tied to the house to an extent, but it was more predictable and gradually was able to extend longer and longer.

Now he’s 3 and still not the best behaved dog around, but much calmer, and a great companion to the kids.

This is why I'm not letting DH get a dog even though he says he'll take care of it. I don't want to outlive him and be responsible for his dog. I'm with you OP. Life is too short to suffer for the sake of having a pet. I would rehome and let the family get their dog fox by dogsitting or dogwalking or working at a pound.

How old? Have you hired a trainer?

I am a dog rescue volunteer. I agree with the PP that there is no shame in rehoming, especially if she is young. Pets deserve a home where they are wanted.

Try cheese whiz. No joke. My dog is very hyper and does not care about treats, so training was very hard. But cheese whiz is like dog crack. A few weeks of whiz and training had had miraculous results.

But I get it. Having a dog is like having another child. It is a ton of work. Totally, 100% worth it for me and my family, but I get that having a dog is often way more of a commitment that you planned…

I'm sorry. Are there other people in the house who will work on training her? It sounds like the family wanted a dog but you are the one stuck with all the work?

I will say a daily brushing with an furminator comb really helps. If you have kids, maybe they could add that to their daily chore list.

And if it's a puppy or very young dog, she will get better with age with respect to the running around/being hyper.

Having said all of that, if it's not something that you can put up with long term, there is no shame in rehoming the dog (but do it through a rescue so they don't end up with people pretending to want a family dog but instead do something awful like bait dog, etc.)

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I regret getting our dog. Luckily there aren’t any serious behavior issues (no aggression), but I just don’t like dealing with dogs. I hate that my entire life is planned around her, that I have to spend so much time on her, and the barking and fur drive me absolutely nuts. I’m constantly disciplining her to not jump or pull on walks, not steal food, not chew on carpets, not go wild and run around the house crashing into things and knocking them over, etc. I’m considering buying an e collar for training because the other training we’ve tried doesn’t work, she literally doesn’t care about treats or reprimanding once there’s the slightest distraction.

Anyone else regret there dog? I’m dreading that I’ll have to spend another 10 years dealing with this.