I have been on here and talked wonders about my pit bull, Sheena. She is a great dog, and a rescue dog to boot, however she had two problems, that when coupled together, spelled trouble..
1. Escape Artisit.
Chain link fence with electric fencing and underground fence, she climbed the fence and ignored the shock that makes me jump. It is illeagle to use tie-out in this area, so that is out of the picture. I had NO WAY of containing the dog, (She even chewed through 2x4's so a sheer wood fence is outta the question too.
2. She ignores ever verbal command while outside.
NOTHING worked, corrective means, good verbal praise, nothing. I am not inexperienced with dog, have had and raised them all my life. This dog was no mean, but would totally ignore you, not even glance in your direction when you talked, whistled, yelled, nothing.
I could easily see this having a bad result since I live in a small neighborhood. Do you guys think I did the correct thing.
Answers:
Its in our contract to check things whenever we want!!
This is just a dog that you had to walk to do business. You shouldn't have gotten rid of her for this. If you care you would conform to her needs too. A relationship has to have more than one side and I believe that its with our pets as well as people.
Pits have very, very strong skin--there's a good chance that she BARELY felt the shock, if at all. The way to have fixed the climbing problem would have been to get a taller fence--they can only climb so high before losing balance---with an inward-tilting "roof" made of wood or more chain link. It's not the prettiest thing in the world, but it does keep it inside since they cannot reach around that angle without falling down.
Dogs don't like to listen while outside. The way I have found to get them to come when they don't want to come is to yell, "Treat" (or whatever the equivalent for you is). You have to be sure to give them one afterwards, or they'll stop listening. I have yet to find a dog--even the most stubborn ones--who can resist a treat.
That said, replacing a fence is time consuming and expensive. You didn't do the wrong thing here, especially since it was a no-kill shelter. The things I just said are for future reference.
No, it's OK. Some dogs just do not work out in some home environments. The important thing is you tried what you could to solve the problem.
I know how hard it is to relinquish a dog. I too had to return an adoption dog - a really great sweet, nice dog - when you were around. Mine had extreme separation anxiety that the previous owner did not disclose and the humane society did not know about. He caused thousands of dollars of damage, destroyed our dog run, and even chewed through sheet metal I used to try and secure the gate. We weren't inexperienced either. We tried training and medication. The final straw was when he broke out, chased my cat and broke her tail. We both work full-time and we were in over our heads with that dog. He needed an owner that was around all the time and we couldn't provide that for him. So he went back to a humane society that was willing to find the right home for him.
you tryed .good for you .you did the right thing the only other thing to do was shoot it .
Are you sure she isn't deaf? If you don't train the ON leash, they obviously aren't going to obey off leash. They make chainlink kennels of various sizes. Our 10'x30' has a cover that is almost like trampline material as a sun shield.
Your dog, you did what you felt was right for your situation.
Yes you made a tough choice. You put your dog first, to keep her you would have to restrain her and watch her constantly. She would have no quality of life and it would be hard for you to sit by knowing she could have more. By letting her go, she can now be homed in a more suitable environment for her needs, where she will have room to run around and be secure. I respect you, you admitted that you could not cope with her so that she can have the best life possible. Do not let people tell you what you did was wrong, by being honest and by swallowing your pride you are an example to the rest of us.
Pits should never be adopted by people that do not know how to train dogs. They are very stubborn, willfull dogs. Your two problems had very simple solutions. 1) The dog should have been living inside with you and walked on a leash. 2) Obedience classes would have done wonders. There are classes for stubborn dogs.
Yes, under the circumstances you did the right thing by giving the dog up.
I'm sure giving up your dog was a very difficult decision. I just want to say "thank you" for returning her to a no-kill shelter instead of dumping her on the side of the road somewhere (or worse).
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