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I Have a Dog

I'm really scared for my dog. My mom said that if he doesn't stop biting by March (making us having him a full year) she'll return him to where we got him. I'll never forgive my family for as long as I live if they do that. They need to give him a chance! I know he bites and he can be brutal sometimes but it's only because he's nervous when he's bone guarding or when I try to take off his leash. But he's very sweet. He's very affectionate and always shows it. He always wants to be around us and is always smiling. I feel like if they return him, I'll run away. I know it won't solve anything or bring Luke back but they'll know how much this hurts me and still do what they want. I don't want to live with people who let a dog get attached to us only for them to get rid of him. Dogs have feelings too. I wish they would see that but they don't care about how I feel or what I think. They'll prove it even more by returning him. I won't be able to look at them again.
I think it's unfair to say she'll return him, but not do everything in her power to help him. Like pay for a someone to help.

So.. Go online or get books, and research and try different things, see what works. Not all things work for every dog. But everyone needs to be onboard and consistent so your dog knows what's expected of him.

I came home from high school once and my mother had my dog put down, without a word to anyone, he was just gone. And he was perfectly healthy, just afraid and skittish. I wish I knew then, what I know now.

Educate yourself, and help him.
sighmeupforthat · 46-50, M
train the animal already.
JewStar4Life · 31-35, F
That's what I keep telling my mom but she won't pay for it and she thinks it's too much one on one time between the trainer and the owner instead of the trainer and the dog.
firefall · 61-69, M
There are good dog-training programs around, you need to get your dog trained not to bite. Your mom's decree is actually sensible (if callous-seeming) - if he bites a stranger, he's likely to get destroyed (by court order). If you want to keep him safe, get him trained not to bite.
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take the dog to dog school

 
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