I really need some help! My boyfriend and I have a 18 month old Old English Bulldog named Moya and she is an absoloute wreck.
We don't know exactly what has happened along the way to make her like this but now we are struggling. We have had her since she was 14 weeks, she did have an owner before us so we never met the breeder or Moyas parents. Over time she just became more and more anxious. She hates going out for walks, she lunges at any dog that we pass, she lunges at most people. She HATES kids, which is terrifying. She has also bitten my boyfriend and myself when we have been trying to prevent her from attacking other dogs. We can no longer have guests are our flat because I am scared of how she would react. We have another dog, Kumho a 6 year old pug who she gets on with brilliantly. She is very attached to him and seems to be quite protective of him. Kumho is SO laid back, he loves other dogs and people and absoloutly loves going out for walks. We hoped that Moya would feed off him and see that there is nothing to worry about but that doesn't seem to have happened.
We have been seeing a trainer one a month for a while, when she is with him she is ten times better. But as soon as we try and do what he does it's hopeless. He did seem to think that her worries have stemed from a fight she got into with another dog in the park when she was still very young.
My boyfriend seems to be living in a fantasy land, where if we just do nothing she will just magically get over it and go back to being a happy dog. My boyfriend works 5 days a weeks and does long hours, I don't work and I spend all my time with the dogs so it's me that has to deal with this all the time. It's got the point where I can't walk the dogs alone and I can only walk them when its quiet. I used to take to country parks and to the dog park to run about and now that can't happen. I am worried that our pug is bored and isn't getting the attention and exercise that he needs and of course I am worried about Moya. I hate to think of her being miserable and worried all the time it must be horrible. I just don't know what to do. I have tried to talk to my boyfriend about rehoming moya if we could find someone who would be able to help her. Believe me, as much as she is hard work I would so sad to have to let her go but I think that it's selfish to keep her around if someone else is going to be able to make her happy again. I have also suggested trying out a new trainer, but he doesn't seem interested in that either.
I live in Glasgow, does anyone know a trainer that would be able to help us. Or someone that could suggest somewhere to rehome her. I am terrified she is going to attack someone or kill another dog and then she will be put down. I am positive that she can recover from this with the correct help. I am just not sure I am the right person to provide it. Has anyone else had a dog like this? How did you cope?
Any adivse would be so much appreciated.
We don't know exactly what has happened along the way to make her like this but now we are struggling. We have had her since she was 14 weeks, she did have an owner before us so we never met the breeder or Moyas parents. Over time she just became more and more anxious. She hates going out for walks, she lunges at any dog that we pass, she lunges at most people. She HATES kids, which is terrifying. She has also bitten my boyfriend and myself when we have been trying to prevent her from attacking other dogs. We can no longer have guests are our flat because I am scared of how she would react. We have another dog, Kumho a 6 year old pug who she gets on with brilliantly. She is very attached to him and seems to be quite protective of him. Kumho is SO laid back, he loves other dogs and people and absoloutly loves going out for walks. We hoped that Moya would feed off him and see that there is nothing to worry about but that doesn't seem to have happened.
We have been seeing a trainer one a month for a while, when she is with him she is ten times better. But as soon as we try and do what he does it's hopeless. He did seem to think that her worries have stemed from a fight she got into with another dog in the park when she was still very young.
My boyfriend seems to be living in a fantasy land, where if we just do nothing she will just magically get over it and go back to being a happy dog. My boyfriend works 5 days a weeks and does long hours, I don't work and I spend all my time with the dogs so it's me that has to deal with this all the time. It's got the point where I can't walk the dogs alone and I can only walk them when its quiet. I used to take to country parks and to the dog park to run about and now that can't happen. I am worried that our pug is bored and isn't getting the attention and exercise that he needs and of course I am worried about Moya. I hate to think of her being miserable and worried all the time it must be horrible. I just don't know what to do. I have tried to talk to my boyfriend about rehoming moya if we could find someone who would be able to help her. Believe me, as much as she is hard work I would so sad to have to let her go but I think that it's selfish to keep her around if someone else is going to be able to make her happy again. I have also suggested trying out a new trainer, but he doesn't seem interested in that either.
I live in Glasgow, does anyone know a trainer that would be able to help us. Or someone that could suggest somewhere to rehome her. I am terrified she is going to attack someone or kill another dog and then she will be put down. I am positive that she can recover from this with the correct help. I am just not sure I am the right person to provide it. Has anyone else had a dog like this? How did you cope?
Any adivse would be so much appreciated.
