I Have a Dog

Just now, my golden retriever stole a sticky note that had writing on it. My mom tried to take the paper away from his mouth and he bit my mom's hand. She wasn't bleeding but it was on her vein. And I'm not saying play biting but defensive, aggressive biting. She kept saying that she'll call the breeder we got him from to return him. We have until March to do that since then it'll be a year. I tried to tell my mom like I tell her all the time that we need a trainer. She of course yelled at me that she's not getting one for him because they're too expensive and trainers are only good for teaching them how to walk on a leash and learn commands. That they can't do anything about biting. Both of my parents keep saying that we got the wrong dog. That's an insult to me because I'm the one that picked him out of the litter. I introduced him to all of my friends and they love him. How is this going to look for us if we return him? I believe that we need to give him a chance and get a trainer but my parents never take what I say seriously. It's not fair to him to give him away considering how attached he is to us. How attached I am to him. Yes, he has his bad moments but he also has his good moments. Like how he'll always invite you to play with him. That if you're in your room with the door closed, he will wait outside until you open the door. That he'll rest right next to you on the couch and always looks happy to see you. That's what counts to me more. As for the biting, I still stand my belief that there's a trainer out there that has the answers. I can't believe there's nothing more we can do for him.