Insane barking... Update: Problem solved..NOW disscussing feedings/crating/etc on pg4

[applesmom]

As an absolute last resort, and only after everything else has been tried, I would not rule out debarking either.

An eight year old dog that has been placed unsuccessfully in multiple homes only to be dumped back in the shelter over and over again has run out of chances of ever finding a forever home until the problem is solved. To dump him and his problems on another unsuspecting owner rather than have him debarked if every other method had failed, would only add to his insecurities and would most certainly be the prelude to a death sentence!

As caring and determined as King2005 is, Mr Biggles problem will be resolved without her having to give more than a passing thought to either of those choices.

Good luck with finding a positive resoulution King2005! Mr Biggles is a lucky dog to have finally found such a caring owner.

[borzoimom]

As an absolute last resort, and only after everything else has been tried, I would not rule out debarking either.

An eight year old dog that has been placed unsuccessfully in multiple homes only to be dumped back in the shelter over and over again has run out of chances of ever finding a forever home until the problem is solved. To dump him and his problems on another unsuspecting owner rather than have him debarked if every other method had failed, would only add to his insecurities and would most certainly be the prelude to a death sentence!

As caring and determined as King2005 is, Mr Biggles problem will be resolved without her having to give more than a passing thought to either of those choices.

Good luck with finding a positive resoulution King2005! Mr Biggles is a lucky dog to have finally found such a caring owner.

I agree...

[king2005]

As an absolute last resort, and only after everything else has been tried, I would not rule out debarking either.

An eight year old dog that has been placed unsuccessfully in multiple homes only to be dumped back in the shelter over and over again has run out of chances of ever finding a forever home until the problem is solved. To dump him and his problems on another unsuspecting owner rather than have him debarked if every other method had failed, would only add to his insecurities and would most certainly be the prelude to a death sentence!

As caring and determined as King2005 is, Mr Biggles problem will be resolved without her having to give more than a passing thought to either of those choices.

Good luck with finding a positive resoulution King2005! Mr Biggles is a lucky dog to have finally found such a caring owner.

Thank you.. Its still not my fav choice if it comes to that, but its better then risking his life & sanity.

Here is a mug of the little guy
& no offence to my little man, hes not the most handsom guy around, with his extra teeth & screwed up jaw... But hes such a sweet dog


I'm gonna let his fur grow back out nice & LONG, so hes no longer pink & rat like lol

[finn's mom]

He's precious. I can see why you brought him into your family. I am truly sorry you're having to go through all this! I'm sure your stress levels aren't helping the situation either, I'd be going nuts trying to figure something out. I am not even going to voice an opinion publicly about the debarking and shock collars because people just get flat out nasty over things like that. If you wanna know how I feel, I'll pm you. But, I honestly don't see the situation getting to that point, so I hope the debate is over (something like 75% of what people worry and argue about never actually happens anyway!).

I know when I was training Finn as a puppy, I trained him how to bark on command so that I could tell him when to hush on command as well. I came up with a word and a hand signal (equipped with TONS of treats, but you could just use Mr Biggles' regular kibble if he can't have treats and give him one piece of kibble at a time) and he learned pretty quickly that if he barked when I asked him to, he got praised and stuff. Anyway, it's another thought. I wish you the best of luck. Poor little man.

[elizabethann]

Here is a mug of the little guy
& no offence to my little man, hes not the most handsom guy around, with his extra teeth & screwed up jaw... But hes such a sweet dog


I'm gonna let his fur grow back out nice & LONG, so hes no longer pink & rat like lol

Huh? I think he is adorable. He reminds me of Fenway (teeth and all). I think he would look even more like Fenway once his hair grows long. Good luck on the barking situation.