• Dogs piss me off. Now read my story.
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[I]Just a personal interest story.[/I] Been visiting family up north, and there are three dogs in this household. two that are 2-3 years old, and one 3 month old puppy. I've been here for a week and I'm going insane. The dogs trash the house; drag dirt in, chew on shoes, obliterate every semi-edible product within jaw's reach, etc. The other day I came home, and they had gotten hold of a bag of pistachios, and they kindly littered them all over the living room. You scold them, they feel bad, but then they just do the same shit the next day. We have to let them out back to pee, and if you leave them unattended or unnoticed for even a few seconds, one will escape the backyard somehow. They proceed to go into neighbor's yards and bark at the neighbors in their own fucking yard, and then we have to get dressed and go charging through the snow after them. One dog is dumb as a fucking brick (the puppy) Another dog is loud, restless, high-strung, and neurotic. And the other is a bigger more mellow dog, but she acts up when the others act up. The high strung dog isn't so bad, but she goes off like a fucking bank alarm into a high pitched barking frenzy when anybody knocks at the front door, and she's constantly pacing around nervously when the other dogs are sleeping. The bigger dog is usually fine, but she tends to follow the pack in whatever retarded escapade that they are into at the moment. And the puppy.... [I]the puppy.[/I] He constantly demands attention, but at the same time he nips at your fingers when you try to pet him, and he always smells like ass; an incredibly smelly dog. We bathed him not one day ago, and he already smells like ass again. If you refuse him attention he begins to bark wildly. If you're sleeping he always wakes you up. He seems to have a rare disorder where he can't seem to tell that your are sleeping, and he goes up to your face and starts licking it (god only knows what fecal substance that tongue has been on). It's impossible to sleep while he's around. He also pisses and shits in the house when he can't hold it, as apposed to scratching at the back door or something to signal that he has to go to the bathroom. If you're walking around and he wants attention he'll actually jump on you, or jump up and nip at your fingers. You'll tell him to stop, and he'll fuck off for the time being; but then he'll be back in three minutes doing the same thing because he's a dumbass and forgets he's in trouble. You cannot leave any (and I mean ANY) solid object on the floor, or the puppy will try to eat it. There's nothing I love more than having to shove my hands into his wet, stinky mouth and fish out some random piece of plastic that he broke off the toilet. He's also a complete pig. I know puppies eat a lot, but he'll literally bomb through 3 full dishes of food before the other dogs get any, and the other dogs will always be hungry. The dogs constantly beg for food. The second you have a bowl of something, they are stumbling around your feet looking up at it in hopes you'll give them some. The puppy will actually jump up and try to take it if it's on a table. They eat horse crap and cat crap, yet they prefer your food over theirs. You cannot put down any treats for them because they'll immediately fight over them. if you give 3 bones (all identical), one for each dog, they'll still fight over each others. One will actually put his down, and go over to the other dog and try to take the bone away from it, and a vicious fight will pursue. I feel guilty for complaining, but I came over here to visit family, not babysit three really irritating dogs. I honestly don't know how "dog people" stand it. I'm a "cat person" myself. Cats are quiet, well behaved, clean, and affectionate, but at the same time aren't a massive chore like a dog is. Obviously people buy pets for companionship. I find cats to be much more socially confident, yet they don't contest you for leadership, whereas dogs constantly need social reassurance, but at the same time you have to be dominant over them. I'm not sure if it's just these 3 dogs in particular, but it seems like any dog I have to watch is a big chore, and I find they just stress me out more than they give me entertainment or companionship.
put a fence around your garden and train the dogs. problem solved.
I love my dog, he's trained well enough and extremely friendly and doesn't misbehave at all. He also alerts me when someone is at the door which is a huge help.
neuter them
[QUOTE=mike;19283560]put a fence around your garden and train the dogs. problem solved.[/QUOTE] Not my dogs, not my fence. Besides, there's already a fence, they escape from it.
Dogs are extremely hyper and stupid when they're young. That explains why the 3 year old dog is mellow and only acts up when the other dogs do. Give those 2 other dogs a few more months and everything will be normal. A trick I use to use on my dog when he was young was get a stick and tap his body from the side and yell at him. After a while when you bring the stick out they get afraid of it and don't act up.
call in the dog whisper
[QUOTE=FunkyHippo;19283639]Dogs are extremely hyper and stupid when they're young. That explains why the 3 year old dog is mellow and only acts up when the other dogs do. Give those 2 other dogs a few more months and everything will be normal. A trick I use to use on my dog when he was young was get a stick and tap his body from the side and yell at him. After a while when you bring the stick out they get afraid of it and don't act up.[/QUOTE] The 3 year old has had two litters of puppies. We assume that's why she's mellow, she was hyper when she was young, but I'm guessing there's big hormonal changes after the dogs have a litter. The dog obviously can't be hyperactive when they have babies, or all the babies would die. My secret weapon is the broom if I need to break up a fight. All of them seem terrified of brooms.
Use the stick. That might help.
If the owners(your family up north) don't enforce proper discipline, there's nothing you can do. It's like when parents let their kids run wild, some stranger saying "Stop that!" isn't going to do jack shiat. The dog whisperer would say those dogs need to be walked, so they can burn off all that energy. Walking dogs in the snow sounds like if it could be fun. I'm imagining putting on skis and having them pull me cross country. Or getting a sled and having them pull me in that.
My dog is eleven and is still a dumbass. Not long ago I let him out to do his business when it was really windy outside. He kept trying to lift his leg to pee and stumbling about in the wind. By the time I let him back indoors he was so covered in piss and snow and mud and leaves that I just :eng99:'d at him. Sometimes he barks at the wind too, what a dumbass.
Having one dog is fine, 2 is ehhh, but 3 is a bit silly. imo
And people wonder why I like tarantulas so much. :v: Rate me disagree all you want, but my tarantula costs a whopping $4 a month to feed, doesn't chew up the furniture, doesn't piss the carpet, hasn't bit/bit at me, and doesn't wake me up at night by making noise. :eng101:
Ever heard of a gun?
This is why you train dogs from a young age. It is seriously not that hard. Tell your relatives to take care of their dogs properly. Dogs can be even more low maintenance than cats if you do it right.
They do. My sister is very compulsive about the training. I think she just got crappy dogs.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;19283961]They do. My sister is very compulsive about the training. I think she just got crappy dogs.[/QUOTE] No she's just an idiot if she can't get a dog to calm down.
Sounds like you people just suck at training dogs. It's your fault.
She can, but that doesn't mean they'll stay calm. When I say crappy dogs, I mean it. The older dog was abandoned by it's previous owner and she got it from the pound. The puppy is one of it's litter, and the other one came from some sick roadside puppy stand after being taken away from it's mother too early. I think if you have a dog that's well bred, you may get good behavior if you train them, but muts are likely to be hit and miss. This is with every dog I've ever met. Like the older one, they may be obedient when they are singular, but once the pack starts going they do really stupid shit because none of them are really thinking. The only dogs I've met that are really obedient are the smaller hunting dogs, but even then, it may jsut seem that they are less annoying because they are smaller and easier to correct if they are doing something bad.
The problem is your family has three dogs instead of one. The other problem is your family lacked any concern to raise them properly (I.E train them)
[QUOTE=Oecleus;19284200]The problem is your family has three dogs instead of one. The other problem is your family lacked any concern to raise them properly (I.E train them)[/QUOTE] 3 dogs, maybe the problem. Lack of training, no. (except maybe the puppy because it's still learning)
if the dogs were well trained they would not be chewing up furniture. they would not be begging for food. they would not be chewing on shoes. [QUOTE=hypno-toad;19283626]Not my dogs, not my fence. Besides, there's already a fence, they escape from it.[/QUOTE] then the fence should be improved. part of being a responsible dog owner is making sure your garden is escape proof.
3 dogs is indeed a fucking overkill. When dogs become "packs" they get alot more unstable and more energized compared to when they're alone. Same with humans.
[QUOTE=mike;19284261]if the dogs were well trained they would not be chewing up furniture. they would not be begging for food. they would not be chewing on shoes. then the fence should be improved. part of being a responsible dog owner is making sure your garden is escape proof.[/QUOTE] Seems a lot of you are missing my point as to why I hate dogs. I hate dogs because they require constant attention and training otherwise they misbehave. I don't buy dogs, because I buy cat's, they don't need constant training and supervision. problem is now, I'm stuck here with three young, high maintenance dogs, and since my sister and her boyfriend work for a living (maybe you don't have to) I'm stuck here to look after them.
You'll make an excellent father one day hypno-toad.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;19284350]Seems a lot of you are missing my point as to why I hate dogs. I hate dogs because they require constant attention and training otherwise they misbehave. I don't buy dogs, because I buy cat's, they don't need constant training and supervision. [/QUOTE] Some do, some don't, I've come across people that have had misbehaving cats that would scratch the fuck out of furniture and act like general pricks, and some dogs are really obedient too, don't go around thinking the way a few dogs act = all dogs, like you seem to be doing.
Lol. I'm gonna be damn sure I'll never have kids until I can handle it. Truth is when you were born, you probably robbed your parents of their youth and income, I don't intend to make the mistake of having a kid until I have enough time and money to do so, and until I'm sure I've enjoyed life long enough that it's OK to rob myself of the rest of it. [sp]Having kids is a sacrifice and an obligation, not an opportunity.[/sp]
I know how you feel. There's two dogs down the street that are always chasing people, and each time I catch em doing it I go out there with my old airsoft Thompson and hose em down. Everyone hates the people who live there too, they are the biggest assholes in town. Makes me worried though, we have a lot of kids living on my street and one of these days those dogs are really gonna go after someone and do some damage, and it won't be an airsoft gun I shoot at em then.
Hope your not talking about my two dogs...:argh:
The dog we have has a urination problem and pees whenever he's excited, or frightened. Of course he's almost always excited and frightened.
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