To the park... *13 pics*

[Jessika]

What do you mean!? He is my dog of course I care about him, why would I have cried when he got taken to pound??? Why would I have saved him from kids who were throwing beer bottles at him??? Why would April have taken the risk of going up to the drunk owner and asking if she can walk him? Why would I have saved him from being strangled by the custodian? Why would I have done all of those things if I wasn't happy or cared about him

Hey, chill out, nobody EVER said you didn't care. Its just a lot of posts lately you have had a very negative attitude towards him. Its not his fault he got out; you can not be angry at him. That's all she meant, don't read too much into it

There is no doubt in ANY of our minds that you love and care about your dog!

[Cats*Rule]

What do you mean!? He is my dog of course I care about him, why would I have cried when he got taken to pound??? Why would I have saved him from kids who were throwing beer bottles at him??? Why would April have taken the risk of going up to the drunk owner and asking if she can walk him? Why would I have saved him from being strangled by the custodian? Why would I have done all of those things if I wasn't happy or cared about him

Well explained Mak, I took that risk for one reason... Buddy and how we loved him.

[zoomer]

I'm sorry... it's just... you said I wasn't happy with him and I just blew up, now I understand quite well.

[Vette]

LOL i love your dogs. there so happy go lucky looking

[zoomer]

Thanks for getting us off the subject. Thanks for the comment

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Thanks for getting us off the subject. Thanks for the comment

Try not to take comments so much to heart. You have some beautiful doggies there and the main concern of PTers is that you and they are happy together. They certainly look it in your pictures! Buddy just needs to know that he isn't being left out - do you do things with just him and leave the others at home?

[zoomer]

Try not to take comments so much to heart. You have some beautiful doggies there and the main concern of PTers is that you and they are happy together. They certainly look it in your pictures! Buddy just needs to know that he isn't being left out - do you do things with just him and leave the others at home?

Yes... training... But I can't walk him, my mom doesn't like it when I do and neither dogs my doctor.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Yes... training... But I can't walk him, my mom doesn't like it when I do and neither dogs my doctor.

Do you have a yard you could use to give him special one-to-one attention?

[zoomer]

Yes, we've got a yard.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Yes, we've got a yard.

Spend some time, just you and Buddy. Train him to do simple things like "sit" if he doesn't already and make sure you play a few games too "fetch" or something like that.

It will take time but he will start to respond to you as his pack leader if you can get across the fact that you are in charge.

If you can't walk him is there someone you trust who could?

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All right. I'm not sure... my 15 year old sister sure isn't responsible enough My parents don't have time My brother can't control him... no, don't think there is anyone I could trust. Maybe there's a local dog walker...

[Pawsitive Thinking]

All right. I'm not sure... my 15 year old sister sure isn't responsible enough My parents don't have time My brother can't control him... no, don't think there is anyone I could trust. Maybe there's a local dog walker...

I hope so for Buddy's sake. He could just be getting plain bored. From his pictures he seems an intelligent dog who really needs the stimulation of different sights and smells

[Jadapit]

The type of breed Buddy is he is going to have tons of engery. Like Brody's mom said he is probably bored. I have been working really hard on my dogs recall, they are all doing great but it takes working with the dog every single day.

Is there someplace you can take Buddy to work on his recall and excerise him at the same time? I take my fur kids to the baseball field at the high school. Its a great place to let them run and work on the recall.

It has taken awhile but I can walk all three of my dogs at once. They are all strong girls. You have to work with that daily also. I used the prong collar to train my girls not to pull. Some people dont like them but it worked for me. If you use them correctly they dont hurt the dog at all. I was told by a lot of people on a pit bull forum to train with the prong collar. You might think about trying that.

[Kfamr]

I hate to say this, but maybe it's really time to think for REAL options for Buddy. I cannot imagine not walking a dog of his mix. He must be so incredibly bored - just think, wouldn't you want to jump the fence and run about the neighborhood if you rarely to never go walked or got excersize?
It is beyond me why your parents allow children to have a dog that the child cannot control if they are going to have no part in it's excersize.

My Kiara would be completely uncontrollable if she never got excersized. She really lets me know too. If I didn't stimulate her, she becomes destructive.

Thus, we play frisbee, go swimming, run around in the backyard, and sometimes just play fetch in the house... EVERYDAY. I switch those things around too - I don't just play normal old fetch, sometimes I throe 3 or 4 balls at a time. She gets one, brings it back, gets the other, brings it back, and so on....

I work a full time job and I'm on my feet all day at that job - yet I still make time for my dogs because they ARE my responsibility and they are unhappy if I don't spend the necessary time with them, that I agreed to give them when adopting them. And no, saving their lives from an unknown doom is NOT enough. When they are sitting at home bored the fact that I have adopted them does not run thru their minds, I'm sure.


When you get so upset with Buddy at times, and when others can see that frustration you have on here, remind yourself that it's not his fault.

[cloverfdx]

Very well put Kay. It does not take alot of effort to exercise a dog, if you cannot take him for a run wear him out by teaching him new tricks and harder commands.