They blame everyone else for their dog being like this and we don't know how to talk to them about their coming over so often with him without hurting our friendship. When the dog is not at my house, they lock him in this small room so that he won't have accidents in their house and then basically ignore him, and the only time they do something with him is when they have company to show him off. The only person in the family that acually tried to train the dog is a 5th grader while the parents don't care about him (unless to show him off) and the other two teens couldn't care less about teaching him too (only to show him off).
Another thing I'm worried about is that I volunteer at an animal shelter so I see a lot of dogs that get dropped off becuase the owners think that their dog is beyond help, and I think I see them getting to that point.
They've asked us for advice before and we've explained to them about how we trained our dog, about professional dog training classes, or anything to help him but they havn't taken any of our advice.
Sorry this got a little long, and if it dosen't seem to go in any logical order I'm a little tried when I'm typing this. So, anybody have any advice or someway to deal with this situation?
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Sounds like you have tried all the right things, maybe they just are not meant to have a dog. I don't say this lightly as I believe that when a person gets a pet they should keep it for life. But if they are doing this pup more harm than good then something has gotta be done.
Would it be possible for you to work with the puppy? Do you have the time for it and would they be open to it?
It is an unfortunate situation. I can tell you don't want to hurt the friendship so maybe an anonymous note to clue them in might help.Perhaps he would find a good home with someone from the shelter???
I hope you get a better solution to this question than I've suggested... It is a tuff one!
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- Honestly, there probably isnt much you can do.
You offered training advice, and they didnt take it. Dont think they will bother with any other advice you offer. These are not "dog" people.. they were not ready for the responsability that comes with owning a dog. They just wanted something to "show off" (although I dont see why you'd want to show off an untrained dog?)
Perhaps when they get the point that they are ready to dump the dog, maybe you can take it in, foster it, get it trained, then find the dog a GOOD home. - Honestly?
Talk to you animal shelter advisor.
He or She might be able to remove the dog from that environment before it's too late for the poor thing to be taught how to be a well behaved dog that people would absolutely adore.
And MAYBE you or your family could adopt the dog and train it?
So that it doesn't get stuck inside the animal shelter. - make them clean up there dogs buissness until they get tired of it, tell them to come over but please dont bring your dog beacuse of what happend last time, or just flat out tell them ur dog is a pain and we like u and all just keep the dog away
- I would certainly tell them their dog is not welcome at your house.
I had to do that with my kids dog, who was totally obnoxious with my dogs when they brought him to visit.
As far as how they treat him at their house, as long as they are feeding him, there is not a lot you can do, other than offer advice.
Too bad they wont listen.
If they do turn the dog in, I would do what I could to prevent them from getting another dog - maybe notify the shelter, so they will not allow them to adopt another dog. - Well, first off, I dont think u should worry so much about hurting these people's feelings. They dont seem to be worried about how u feel. But u should be worried about how this dog acts in your home. They are young dogs now, but this will only get worse if not addressed and then it puts your dog at risk. And it will teach ur dog to potty in the house too as they tend to 'go' where they smell 'go'. I would suggest that if they are such good friends then they know u care about them and their dog and will be open to your help. If not, i wonder if u really need inconsiderate friends like them. Perhaps u could get them a book on puppy training and work with their dog AT THEIR HOUSE, with them.make it a thing u all can do together. But do find a way to tell them that u need them to respect your home and their dog. They do him no favors by making him an unwanted guest and he will lack "socialization" which is very important. Do tell them that u r concerned that they lock the dog in a tiny room as this will make them misbehave and not learn as well as a dog that is made to be a member of the household and is expected to obey the rules. Good Luck!!!
- Very difficult situation. Are you sure you really want to be friends with these people? They sound like idiots, and inconsiderate too. I think you have to gather up some courage and tell them that their dog is not welcome in your house, and why. There is no reason why you have to put up with a dog doing its business all over your house, and your dog shouldn't be terrorized by this badly behaved dog. At the same time, you have to tell them that you have tried to give them advice on how to train a dog but they haven't taken the advice. Don't give any more advice, you're wasting your time. These people obviously don't get it.
I'm afraid I wouldn't be as patient as you have been. After someone's dog had peed in my house a second time, I'd be at the door with a leash the next time they tried to bring the dog over, put the leash on the dog and tie it to the porch and say that it can't come in. Something like that might get it through their thick heads that whatever it is they do with the dog isn't working and they'd better find another way.
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