Dog Health Questions: My friends dog, her family wants to get rid of her!?

she is a yorkie chihuahua mix she was supposed to be a teacup yorkie they say she is too aggressive, my friend doesn't care about her. her sister says she likes her but never pays her any attention. they never took the time to train her which is why she is so unmanageable and aggressive. she is about 2 years old and is spayed. im thinking about offering to train her so they will keep her. im thinking clicker training, i like a challenge and im not afraid of getting bit. i trained my sisters dog and she is really obedient but she was easy because she is a people pleaser. and she was a puppy. so should i offer or not bother? i watch a lot of dog training shows so i have some tips and i guess i can always come on here for advice, i mean its worth a shot isn't it? :) thanks

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If they cant be arsed to train THEIR dog, then why should YOU go to the trouble of training it so they can keep her??

Im sorry to be so blunt but if you did train her, and they kept her, would it really be worth it, if the poor thing will just get ignored still

I think she should be re-homed with someone who wants her, and will train her, and give her the attention she needs
She sounds like she would be in good hands with you, but i dont kow your situation, so it might not be an option. Im getting the impression she's being slightly neglected.

It think you should train her to a respectful level (Her aggresion would be much better if she respected you/them whoever) and then get her rehomed one way or another

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• I think it's worth a shot. It sounds like the dog just wasn't handled the right way. I do think though that if they truly don't care about her that she would be better off with someone else. I think you should see what you can do with her and even if the owners end up not wanting to keep her, it could make her prospects a lot better with more training. What have you got to lose? Do your best


• Any chance to save a dogs life and prevent it from being euthanized, thrown in a pound, or dumped on the side of the road is a worthwhile opportunity. I think it would be great if you were willing to help the poor pup...Then again, you can't really make that family actually care about their pet, trained or not. Good luck. :]


• i would sounds like a cute pup and that is better than having it put to sleep or put in a home who will possibly hurt em and if it donsne work out i would take her a one of thoose obedeince schools.GOOD LUCK


• Go for it! It'll be worth a try. I think YOU should take the dog if they do get rid of it, if you can. Clicker training is a good idea!


• Go 4 it!Maybe you can fix the dogs problem!We do not want anymore dogs in shelters/pounds or on the street!:]


• I think that's a really nice thing to do. You sound like a special person. While you have the dog or just train it, it would be nice to have one of them to watch you and learn. Give the dog allot of love and attention also.