I have 9 month jack russell terrier who im afraid I am going to have to give away because she has become very destructive. It's not really even her fault because she was not breed to be a house dog. Jack Russells need an hour or more a day to let out all of the energy they have built inside of them. When we got her, my boyfriend had said this is the dog he has always wanted. I agreed without doing any research, and that was the worst mistake I could have ever done.
We had bought her a week b4 I had found out we were having a baby. I told him right there and then that we have to train her as fast as possible. He thought it would be fine because her thought the other dog would help her with the potty training....wrong!! I have tried my best (with my lack of patience and mood swings due to hormonal changes) to train her but it doesn't seem to be working. She goes on the paper about 85% of the time. My boyfriend is unable to help b/c he is constantly working long hours and when he is home he is working on renovating the kitchen and bathroom or he is just too tired to do anything.
The dog is constantly in the house because my boyfriend does not take her out and I can not because she pulls me and goes threw my legs. I feel like she will make me fall, and I can not have that. Beause of this she has become destructive. She has torn apart the carpet in the dogs room, has destroyed all of her toys and beds. What makes it even worst is she destroys the other dogs stuff as well. I am getting tired of picking up pieces of wee wee pads and stuffing from their beds.
I had put her up for adoption about two months ago but I let my boyfriend talk me out of it. Now I am less than 4 weeks away from my due date and I feel like I have run out of time. The behavior seemes to be getting worst and I feel like I have failed her. I can not have this behavior going on when the baby comes because I am not gonna have the time to be picking up wet pieces of wee wee pads all day.
My boyfriend had promised me he would start waking up earlier to take her out (that was 2 months ago) everyday but he hasn't and now that I am officially fed up, he is trying to make me feel guilty about getting rid of her. I can not understand this attachment he says he has to her, when he barely spends anytime with her. He has not pulled his end of the bargain and the ones who are suffering ar eme and the jack russell. She deserves to have a family that will give her what she needs and I deserve to have a peace of mind. I have found a family that will take good care of her but my boyfriend is being really selfish. He is insisting we keep trying but we have no time. I see him for about 4 hours a day and when the baby comes I will not be able to sacrafice an hour for the dog.......what should I do? I have found her a home, should I let her go? ↓
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| Name: ..RoSey.. | Date: Dec 18th, 2008 6:25 AM |
Whos dog is this ?? if its your husbands then its HIS responsibility !! The dog is in destruction because he / or she is frustrated with so much energy and not enough to burn.... You need to put your foot down.... Your husband either looks after it, takes it for walks or its gone !!! This is not your resposibility.. and having a baby AND a dog to look after is gunna be nuts for you !!! I would just give it away... esp because you have a lovely family lined up for it... if your husband wants another dog in the future then fine but for now it isnt working out with him being busy... and you having a little 1 on the way.
Goodluck. ↑ |
| Name: bmes | Date: Dec 18th, 2008 3:34 PM |
| you could put your dog in obedience school...and hire a dog walker. ↑ |
| Name: lindalu | Date: Dec 18th, 2008 3:35 PM |
| I agree with Rosey, Also it's not fair to the dog either. For both your sake and the poor dogs.... find him a new home. ↑ |
| Name: Joeys_Mam | Date: Dec 18th, 2008 9:58 PM |
I have 2 Cavaliers, and I have a Jack Russell. My Jack Russell is so well behaved he does Obedience and Agility. He is not destructive, rarely barks, and behaves very well.
When I adopted my Jack Russell, he was about 8-months-old, and yes, he was untrained then and very destructive. But it was nothing a 10 week training course didn't fix, and now he's the most well behaved dog I have.
However, that said, even if she were a well behaved dog, is it really fair to keep a dog which your husband couldn't be bothered to take for a daily walk? I get up at 7am each morning to walk my 3 dogs before coming home to take care of my son, my 2 cats, 2 birds, and 3 dogs all day, I work part time, and on top of that, I take them for an evening walk every night as well, rain, wind or shine, the dogs need their exercise.
Give her to a home which will treat her right. The poor pup is just untrained and unhappy. ↑ |
| Name: jtorres24 | Date: Dec 19th, 2008 4:29 AM |
| Thank you so much for your replys...yes the dog is my partners and it is unfair that she does not get the attention she requires. I spoke to him about it and he said the decision is mine to make. I have decided to give her to my friends family.......and to bmes and joeys_mam, i would love to hire a dog walker or put her into obedience school but i am not working and money is really tight now. We are renovating the house for our lil ones arrival and most of our cash is going towards that.......................I am going to miss her dearly because, even though she was my boyfriends dog, i am the one who took care of her. She is such a good dog she just needs to be trained by people who can give her the time...again thank u for ur replies. ↑ |
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