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chazmunkee is offline chazmunkee Post #1  April 15,2009, 8:28pm
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TinkerKat is offline TinkerKat Post #2  April 15,2009, 8:40pm
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There are no-kill shelters that might take her in. If you know what kind of dog she is, there is also rehabiliation/rescue centers that might be able to help you. You'll have to look for them in your area. Best of luck to you and it's probably best to find her a new home since you have children and can't trust her around them. And don't feel guilty, it sounds like you've done the best that you can.
 
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PY is offline PY Post #3  April 15,2009, 10:36pm

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Yeah put up the dog for adoption and this is from half man/half dog talking...
 
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EugeneDammrod is offline EugeneDammrod Post #4  April 16,2009, 12:38am
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This suggestion will probably seem half-stupid, but if you live in Houston, TX or Southern California you could send a submission for the Dog Whisperer. I don't know how much is slick editing and how much is for real, but the guy's managed to do great work with some of the worst dogs ever.


http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/dogwhisperer/submissions.php
 
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Sorry to hear of your experiences especially when trying to do the right thing. I'd bet a lot of those issues were a result of not being socialized by whoever dropped her on you. Dogs really need a lot of socialization in those first 8 weeks of life. After that it's building blocks but still that first year has so many milestone requirements in making a good pet.


I would go the route of seeking another dog trainer...and if that didn't work another one. The quality varies on that and just like teachers or teaching method...some dogs respond better to one than another.


You're right that an animalshelter probably does not have the time or experience in most cases to spend on her. So many dogs get put down these days for far less and biters would be top of the list.


There are specialized animal rescues though that do treat and accept the special cases for rehoming. If you can't find a trainer tohelp you...I would try to find one of those as I really believe that even the most challenging animal has a match in a trainer somewhere. It's just a matter of finding them.
 
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Shelby is offline Shelby Post #6  April 16,2009, 8:25am
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I don't know if this would work for you, but I had a problem Lab that I had to find a home for, because she hated my cats and would pick fights with neighborhood dogs and was highly alpha. If not for the cats issue I would have kept her because she had some great qualities.


After an unsuccessful first adoption try, I went to Amazon and bought Cesar Millan's Dog Whisperer DVDs (first and second season.) He's not going to solve all your problems, but the segments helped me understand the mind of the dog, relationship with you as pack leader, and the need to show calm assertiveness and to get the dog' attention and to get balanced through discipline, exercise and love.


I ended up adopting my Lab successfully to a family with two kids, and told them to get this DVD as well. They've had this lab for two years and LOVE her and understand her quirks and how to deal with them.
 
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"The mere whiff of water and she bites us..."


"She constantly trys to escape and has dug tunnels in our garden..."


"She steals if you take your eyes off her for a second. If you try retrieving anything from her she bites..."


"She would attack small children if she had a chance and is a large dog !!"


Put her down, or go to jail. She'll get out eventually, and somebody's gonna get bit.


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I love dogs. But I love children more. If you can not find a way to get this dog to behave, then it must go. You can not control this dog. To say that it won't escape is not truthful. If it finds a way, it will. Then you have no control of "keeping children away".


You are also facing law suits, and fines if he/she gets loose. I know that people are not going to agree with me, but you and other human lives come before this dog.


Try a trainer, or the DVD's for the Dog Whisperer. But if they do not work 100%, do yourself a favor and get rid of it.
 
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saulgoode is offline saulgoode Post #9  April 16,2009, 8:36am
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m8se69,580545 wrote :

I love dogs. But I love children more. If you can not find a way to get this dog to behave, then it must go. You can not control this dog. To say that it won't escape is not truthful. If it finds a way, it will. Then you have no control of "keeping children away".


You are also facing law suits, and fines if he/she gets loose. I know that people are not going to agree with me, but you and other human lives come before this dog.


Try a trainer, or the DVD's for the Dog Whisperer. But if they do not work 100%, do yourself a favor and get rid of it.
Ditto post! Same time-stamp, even... great minds, thinking alike, eh.


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m8se69 is offline m8se69 Post #10  April 16,2009, 8:41am
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saulgoode,580548 wrote :

m8se69,580545 wrote :


I love dogs. But I love children more. If you can not find a way to get this dog to behave, then it must go. You can not control this dog. To say that it won't escape is not truthful. If it finds a way, it will. Then you have no control of "keeping children away".


You are also facing law suits, and fines if he/she gets loose. I know that people are not going to agree with me, but you and other human lives come before this dog.


Try a trainer, or the DVD's for the Dog Whisperer. But if they do not work 100%, do yourself a favor and get rid of it.


Ditto post! Same time-stamp, even... great minds, thinking alike, eh.


- Saul
I noticed that too!!


Now let's see how we do over in Politics...it may just be fate!!! LOL
 
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