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I am at the end of my rope..
July 15th, 2017 I drove over two a half hours to rescue a blue nose pitbull puppy from a less than pleasant situation. She came from a backyard breeder with little knowledge on dogs. She was covered in fleas, underweight and advertised as a “fighting/guard and breeding” dog. She was four months old and had never been walked on a leash, worn a collar or (from our best guesses) ever been in a house. I was hesitant on keeping her since I already have a 5 y/o pitbull/yellow lab of my own (Butter) but my boyfriend fell in love. He named her Misty. Within weeks the two were inseparable.
At the end of August my boyfriend found out he was going to be relocating to Sweden for work for the next nine months. He found out five days before he had to leave.. I knew being a college student, working 30 hours a week and having two dogs would be a challenge. But I’ve done it for three years with no problems with my older dog. And the puppy was making progress. Or so I thought.
The day before my boyfriend left, our two dogs got into a fight. It happened so quick we aren’t sure what started it but since then the dogs have to be separated. It’s October now and I am at the end of my rope. I am walking the dogs four times each a day- eight walks total. I live in an apartment so I don’t have the luxury of a yard. The puppy eats/destroys everything. My security deposit is long gone. She jumps on counters and has no regard for personal space. She takes off on the leash (goes from a walk to full blown run that nearly rips my arm out of the socket). She demand barks when she is in her crate and she also bolts anytime the door opens. We jokingly called her the “abomination” but now (in my opinion) she is just the dog from hell.
I’ve done some serious thinking and I do not know what to do. This is the first dog my boyfriend has ever had and he literally calls sometimes just to facetime with her. However, I am exhausted. I am tired of having everything I own and love chewed up, I am tired of being yanked around like a ragdoll on walks, I am tired to having to decide which dog deserves “more of my time” because they cannot get along. I am tired of not being able to sit down eat dinner without being screamed/barked at for thirty minutes. I am tired of ordering food and having to tackle the dog to keep her from running away. My boyfriend insists she is just a puppy and will grow out of it. She’s seven months old and I am not so sure.
My question to everybody is less of “is she worth keeping,” and more of “do you have any advice?” I do not believe in owners dumping/returning dogs because when you adopt a dog, I personally view it as having another child. You can’t just “be done with them.” At the same time, I am not sure how much I can take.
I am at the end of my rope.
I am at the end of my rope..
July 15th, 2017 I drove over two a half hours to rescue a blue nose pitbull puppy from a less than pleasant situation. She came from a backyard breeder with little knowledge on dogs. She was covered in fleas, underweight and advertised as a “fighting/guard and breeding” dog. She was four months old and had never been walked on a leash, worn a collar or (from our best guesses) ever been in a house. I was hesitant on keeping her since I already have a 5 y/o pitbull/yellow lab of my own (Butter) but my boyfriend fell in love. He named her Misty. Within weeks the two were inseparable.
At the end of August my boyfriend found out he was going to be relocating to Sweden for work for the next nine months. He found out five days before he had to leave.. I knew being a college student, working 30 hours a week and having two dogs would be a challenge. But I’ve done it for three years with no problems with my older dog. And the puppy was making progress. Or so I thought.
The day before my boyfriend left, our two dogs got into a fight. It happened so quick we aren’t sure what started it but since then the dogs have to be separated. It’s October now and I am at the end of my rope. I am walking the dogs four times each a day- eight walks total. I live in an apartment so I don’t have the luxury of a yard. The puppy eats/destroys everything. My security deposit is long gone. She jumps on counters and has no regard for personal space. She takes off on the leash (goes from a walk to full blown run that nearly rips my arm out of the socket). She demand barks when she is in her crate and she also bolts anytime the door opens. We jokingly called her the “abomination” but now (in my opinion) she is just the dog from hell.
I’ve done some serious thinking and I do not know what to do. This is the first dog my boyfriend has ever had and he literally calls sometimes just to facetime with her. However, I am exhausted. I am tired of having everything I own and love chewed up, I am tired of being yanked around like a ragdoll on walks, I am tired to having to decide which dog deserves “more of my time” because they cannot get along. I am tired of not being able to sit down eat dinner without being screamed/barked at for thirty minutes. I am tired of ordering food and having to tackle the dog to keep her from running away. My boyfriend insists she is just a puppy and will grow out of it. She’s seven months old and I am not so sure.
My question to everybody is less of “is she worth keeping,” and more of “do you have any advice?” I do not believe in owners dumping/returning dogs because when you adopt a dog, I personally view it as having another child. You can’t just “be done with them.” At the same time, I am not sure how much I can take.
I am at the end of my rope.