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Re-homing a Dog - Baton Rouge?
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:36 am
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:36 am
Ok - so first off, I feel like a bad dog-owner. My lab-mix is 11 years old and just has not adjusted well to kids in the house. She is too anxious, high-energy, and high-strung for our house.
We got her 11 years ago when we were childless and she was a puppy. She is GREAT when it's just me and/or my wife. She'll lounge around all day, sleep most of the day, and just be generally chill.
But when the kids are around, she's into everything, steals their food, causing chaos, barks all the time, etc.
I'm just at my wits' end after five years of having kids and a dog. With three young kids, I just can't take the constant chaos that the dog adds.
She really is a good dog for the right home, but just not my home. I don't know what to do or where to turn to try to get her to a home/owner that can give her the environment where she would be more comfortable.
Any suggestions here?
We got her 11 years ago when we were childless and she was a puppy. She is GREAT when it's just me and/or my wife. She'll lounge around all day, sleep most of the day, and just be generally chill.
But when the kids are around, she's into everything, steals their food, causing chaos, barks all the time, etc.
I'm just at my wits' end after five years of having kids and a dog. With three young kids, I just can't take the constant chaos that the dog adds.
She really is a good dog for the right home, but just not my home. I don't know what to do or where to turn to try to get her to a home/owner that can give her the environment where she would be more comfortable.
Any suggestions here?
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Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:37 am to lnomm34
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Any suggestions here?
Train your dog better
ETA: this reminds me of a story about a girl, let’s call her “Melmut Mead”.
She adopted a poor animal, and swore to love it forever and take care of it, and let everyone know how awesome she was for taking care of it.
And then life got hard. And she didn’t like it as much when it wasn’t easy. So she dumped it off on someone else. And broke its heart.
Then she felt bad and it made her look bad so she went and got it back.
Then it wasn’t easy again, and there was friction with her kids, so she dumped it off once more.
Do you want to be like this person?
This post was edited on 11/24/21 at 11:46 am
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:37 am to lnomm34
sometimes Camp Bow Wow helps with this.
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:40 am to lnomm34
you don't rehome a dog after 11 years. that's pretty insane. it's part of the family now.
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:41 am to lnomm34
So your dog is acting like a normal dog and you want to get rid of her because you decided to have 3 kids and it’s “too much”? Get a grip dude my God
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:42 am to lnomm34
You don't get rid of a dog after 11 years. If you quit on that dog you're just a quitter.
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:43 am to lnomm34
Get a trainer
Email me at LSUJML at yahoo if you need a recommendation of someone in BR area
She will come to you & see what the issues are & give you different ways of correcting them
ETA
Getting rid of dog after 11 years is absolutely horrible
Email me at LSUJML at yahoo if you need a recommendation of someone in BR area
She will come to you & see what the issues are & give you different ways of correcting them
ETA
Getting rid of dog after 11 years is absolutely horrible
This post was edited on 11/24/21 at 11:45 am
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:44 am to lnomm34
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My lab-mix is 11 years old
thats about all you get out of a lab. either figure out a solution at home or give her a kiss and put her down. there are shelters/rescues that take elder dogs, but those are usually dogs whose owners have died. dont add to the problem there with your dog
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:44 am to lnomm34
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I feel like a bad dog-owner
you should. imagine your parents abandoning you because they were too impatient or lazy to train you how to act.
you're the world to her, that should mean something.
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:45 am to GeauxD7
I expected these types of responses.
She isn't comfortable. I'm telling you, she needs more one-on-one attention than any of us can give her. She needs more exercise than we can give her. She is 11 years old and will still play fetch for hours. Unfortunately, with all the work I've been doing in my yard over the past 18 months, I can't even let her out in the backyard - it's a complete mud pit. So she isn't getting exercise like she should
Her anxiety levels are off-the-charts when she's overstimulated by the kids. I just feel like she would be better off in a different environment. She WAS better off when we didn't have a house full of kids running around and I had time to go for runs with her, etc.
But with me renovating my house for the past several years, then adding three kids, I just don't have time or the environment that is suitable for her to thrive.
Just exploring to see how I could help find the right home for her again.
She isn't comfortable. I'm telling you, she needs more one-on-one attention than any of us can give her. She needs more exercise than we can give her. She is 11 years old and will still play fetch for hours. Unfortunately, with all the work I've been doing in my yard over the past 18 months, I can't even let her out in the backyard - it's a complete mud pit. So she isn't getting exercise like she should
Her anxiety levels are off-the-charts when she's overstimulated by the kids. I just feel like she would be better off in a different environment. She WAS better off when we didn't have a house full of kids running around and I had time to go for runs with her, etc.
But with me renovating my house for the past several years, then adding three kids, I just don't have time or the environment that is suitable for her to thrive.
Just exploring to see how I could help find the right home for her again.
This post was edited on 11/24/21 at 11:48 am
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:47 am to lnomm34
Take 30 minutes out of your day and take her on a run. It'll be good for you and her
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:48 am to lnomm34
Again, you need a trainer
There are ways to fix the issues you are having
Keep her out of the kitchen during meal time
Take her on family walks in the evenings with the kids
Unless you personally know someone who would take her I would not rehome a dog that age
She will not be adopted at the shelter & every local rescue is begging for more people to become fosters
There are ways to fix the issues you are having
Keep her out of the kitchen during meal time
Take her on family walks in the evenings with the kids
Unless you personally know someone who would take her I would not rehome a dog that age
She will not be adopted at the shelter & every local rescue is begging for more people to become fosters
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:49 am to lnomm34
quote:
She isn't comfortable. I'm telling you, she needs more one-on-one attention than any of us can give her. Her anxiety levels are off-the-charts when she's overstimulated by the kids. She needs more exercise than we can give her
So maybe give her some more attention.
If everyone is saying you are a selfish twat, maybe you should take a long hard look at yourself.
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:50 am to lnomm34
SHOCK COLLAR.
It may seem inhumane, but it is the quickest way to get rid of undesired behaviors. Certainly preferable to rehoming her.
It works.
Also give her more positive attention, and reward her for desired behavior.
It may seem inhumane, but it is the quickest way to get rid of undesired behaviors. Certainly preferable to rehoming her.
It works.
Also give her more positive attention, and reward her for desired behavior.
This post was edited on 11/24/21 at 11:53 am
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:51 am to lnomm34
that dog has given you 11 years, find a way to give her 20 minutes a day
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:52 am to LSUJML
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Keep her out of the kitchen during meal time
I can't. She knows how to open every door in my house. She knows how to open my trashcan. If I put her in her crate during meal times, she barks incessantly. I've tried bark collars, etc. to no avail.
quote:
Take her on family walks in the evenings with the kids
Boy, howdy, that's a disaster. She's such a nervous dog. Bicycles, squirrels, other walkers, etc. set her off in a frenzy. I used to run with her on a leash, but had to run on the levee south of the casino where NO one was.
quote:
Unless you personally know someone who would take her I would not rehome a dog that age
She will not be adopted at the shelter & every local rescue is begging for more people to become fosters
Yea - based on what I've found out, it doesn't sound like I'll be able to find her a home. I hope I can try to find ways to help her calm down and enjoy her final years. Without driving myself crazy.
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:53 am to lnomm34
You feel like one because you are a bad dog owner. 11 years? Good Lord. I can't believe that you're even asking this shite. Your dog is pushing 80 and you just want to abandon it?
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:53 am to lnomm34
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I expected these types of responses.
You're a pussy, lil guy.
Did you expect that response?
quote:
Just exploring to see how I could help find the right home for her again.
The "right home" IS YOUR home. That's all she knows, dumbass.
This post was edited on 11/24/21 at 11:55 am
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:54 am to lnomm34
quote:You are teaching your wife & kids how to handle you later in your life.
Any suggestions here?
Congrats on thinking about them eventually checking you into a shitty elder care facility.
Posted on 11/24/21 at 11:54 am to fr33manator
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So maybe give her some more attention.
If everyone is saying you are a selfish twat, maybe you should take a long hard look at yourself.
I know how my thread sounds. I really do. But I've mentioned I've been renovating my house. I have basically been working on this house since 2015 and I have done/am doing a LOT of the work myself. So it's been years that I haven't had time/energy to devote to giving her the attention/exercise she needs.
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