the third dog we have..

[kristin1980]

So as some of you know i have been stressed out cuz i have been cleaning up after my husband and his three dogs, he got the third dog a couple weeks ago, He is a purebread long hair German Shepherd alot like our baby Kahn but he is not quite as pretty ANYWAYS.. the point is..


I finally was fed up and i said i would not deal with three dogs anymore! So my husband said he would talk to our dog trainer and see if anyone would maybe take him in..


So our dog Trainer, who trained kahn extremely well, found a potential owner for him so naturally wanted to see him last night, so my husband took the dog over there last night and the trainer will not take him because he has not been socialiazed properly. He is scared of males and barks at them. And he just wouldnt warm up to him so Ron (our trainer) said he would not give someone a dog like that since he could possibly bite someone in fear.


So he recommended the humane society and so today i give them a call and ask what they do for aggression tests and one of the most important one is while the dog is eating they put a "fake" hand by him and pet him.


Ok so.. this morning i was feeding him and decided i would try it out.. which was very brave of me... cuz i put my hand barely close and he snapped at me.


I called back the humane society and told them and they told me that was the most important test, incase kids are around, and that if he failed that test in which he did with me, that he was not adoptable and he would be euphinized. or however you spell it.. so he would be put to sleep.


I am stuck here, no one will take him cuz he is aggressive and too shy and i cant adopt him out.


Its just a shame that he was not properly socialiazed when he was younger. I know the girl i got him from and she kept him in a kennel in a garage.


So im stuck and then i keep in touch with the previous owner and i have a hard time telling her this and i dunno if i should but at the same time i am sort of mad at her for not giving this dog the proper living enviroments and taking care of him and things..


what do i do???

[christianne]

Hi there!!

Oh, that poor dog!! My heart really breaks for animals like that because you know it's usually always preventable. Did the previous owner say anything at all about the dog's temperment? I think I would most definitely have a talk with her about the dog. It's so sad when potential owners take in animals they cannot properly care for....... Did she say why she wanted to give the dog up in the first place?
I did a paper on animal shelters not too long ago and they generally will put animals to sleep if they don't pass those aggression tests. And no-kill shelters just won't take the dog in at all (they only take in adoptable animals) [img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img] .
I'm not sure if there's any type of training available for aggressive animals but it may be worth looking into. In the meantime, I would call the previous owner. She should definitely know about this!!
Hope this helps!!!

[tcsarah]

It sounds like he has fear agression and possesive aggression if he is snapping when you go near his food - does he also act the same over his toys? What I would do is contact an animal behaviour specialist who will come to your home to work with your dog. If that fails take him to see the vet and ask him whether he thinks castrating will help (it can do in many cases). What you should not do is punish him, as punishing a fearfully aggressive dog will just make him more frightened, hence more aggressive.


Good luck!

[mee55]

I dont know where you live but there is a place in GA that takes aggressive dogs and works with them to be less agressive. i dont know what to tell you but i think it is fixable. he just needs to not fear you and feel safe. i know it can be done because my grandmother took my uncle's pitbull who he trained to fight other dogs( a**hole) and he was aggressive at first but now he is the most loveable kind dog you will ever meet

[kristin1980]

HEY


Good news guys!!





So we found a home for Bantay.. (pronounced bontie) its the name he was given by theprevious owner, it means protection in tagalo


anyways


WE FOUND A FAMILY FOR HIM TODAY!!!


We dropped him off and he did great, its for a woman and her two kids but they are older kids, ages 9 and 11.


She lives by herself but in the forest around lots and lots of land so he can run on a farm and be happy and the kids love him and he was actaully very good with the kids and some what protective of them cuz one of them has a mental disability and it was so awsome because bantay stayed near him at all times, and the lil kid would say "banted!!! i love you!!" and hug him and bantay was very good and let him hug him and would follow him around and give him kisses!


im so happy! i hope it all works out!! hopefully so, she is going to take him to work too so she can socialize him! and we will keep in touch and im so glad and happy!



I he looked so much happier! and did so much better when he was the only dog around, i think the only reason he was aggressive was because there were two males and they were both competing to be alpha of the house so.. he is so different when he is not around other dogs!


thanks for everyones help!

[christianne]

Hi there!!!

I'm so happy to hear everything worked out with the doggie!!![img]smileys/smilies_04.gif[/img]

[tcsarah]

Awww, that's so good to hear. It sounds like he is going to settle in reallly well there. I hope things continue to go so well for him and his new family.