ruthcatrin
Well-Known Member
sorry
I'm still hoping the behaviorist/trainer will have some ideas :/
I'm still hoping the behaviorist/trainer will have some ideas :/
'k
Yes, there are dogs for whome nothing seems to work. Is it possible that the right technique or trainer just wasn't found? yes....but there IS a genetic compenant to it, and there are times when it just can't be over ridden.
I understand your anger, you should have to have a license to breed!!!! When I was showing labs I picked up a pup in Texas after studying the lines in this one breeding and talking extensively to the dog's owner. At 3 years old our pup developed some random biting habits, nipped at one of our toddlers and bit the hand of a neighbor when offered through the fence. We boarded /trained her for a month thinking that would help but shortly after she came home she bit another hand when offered to her ( she would wag her tail as if to invite a pet and then pounce). This last one required an ED visit for eval so she was also quarantined. We did end up putting her down, couldn't take the risk. When I called the breeder to inquire she revealed that her dog had jumped into her bed and attacked her, 67 stitches. Wrong Wrong WrongArgh.... ran into a friend at the grocery store who is also a friend of the original owner. She asked how Xerxes was doing, so I told her what has been going on. She said something along the lines of..... yeah, they were having those troubles too and they had a couple trainers tell them he couldn't be helped and that it would likely only get worse...... WTH is wrong with people? They never told me anything like that and they knew I had a house full of small children often.
I am shocked at how fast it got to this point. We thought we had a handle on his triggers and were making some headway and then this. My heart is broken. I love this dog incredibly. I thought I was helping by bringing him home and keeping him out of a shelter but what a mess we have now. My mom had to go to the ER and of course the bite was reported so animal control is coming tomorrow so I can show them his needles are up to date. I offered to go there with the paperwork but they insisted they will come here..... ugh.