my boyfriends dog is a burden

So you would recommend not training the dog? That's much more stupid. If she doesn't want to train it, that's her problem and she shouldn't complain about its behavior.

I worked with an unaltered adult male who wasn't mine and was food aggressive. Anyone can do it if they patiently follow the steps. Make the dog sit and laydown to get it, then make it stay away for a while after the food is on the ground and put it up and back down, then make it eat with you next to it, then with your hand on the bowl, then you can take it away. You don't just steal its food out of nowhere, it's a process.

 

You're all too fucking sensitive!! First of all, It was a damn joke, so stop giving me Neg Rep! Secondly, it's just a damn dog!!! Fuck ME!

Last time I try to joke with obsessive pet freaks...

 

Something must have happened to this dog in his first six months of life to make him react like that. Too bad.

I once had a beautiful husky/shepherd cross. I acquired him when he was 3 mnths old. I found out later that the original owners had a 3 yr old child that used to drag this poor animal around like he was one of her toys. They never intervened. He (Sam) never got over that. He always disliked children and though he wouldn't go out of his way to bite them, if they got too close he would give a warning growl. I kept children out of reach of his mouth. People are stupid. They think that they can treat an animal anyway they like and there will be no repercussions(sp?)

 

I agree something bad must have happen to that dog before you adopted him, poor baby those stupid humans that owned him before ended up killing him.

 

I may be clueless on what to do but at least im trying. Shes not my dog. Shes my boyfriends dog and he made it clear hes not giving her back to the ex because one "shes a good dog" and shes "buddies with max"

as for now, when she really upsets me, which is constantly, I leash her up outside. its peaceful for me and it lets me cool down.

yes this dog wouldve been long gone when she started eating up my tampons and growling at me.

I did nothing to this dog. In the beginning she wanted A LOT of attention and i gave it to her but she got really needy and clingy. I figured her being an older dog, she would calm down but she hasnt

My boyfriend is starting to get annoyed with her too. She'll growl at max when he comes over to him for petting, he sees how she is when i feed them

he sees the fights she gets into with max. max just cut her lip open from fighting. Several times he threaten to get rid of her

Lately she limps really bad, around her inner hip area, it gets really red. We took her to the vet and he said she needs rest but knowing marley, that isnt happening

she can run fast fine on it, walking is where she limps.

I dont know if shes in pain and showing aggression and bossy towards that or what. Right now, I just deal with her. Shes still a bitch to me and it'll only get worse getting older

 

I don't know how many times I've uttered this in my lifetime but nobody seems to get it.

Comedy Lesson #1 - First and Foremost, know your damn audience.

It's not our fault you lack nuance and timing.

 

My son's dog drives me nuts but I put up with him for my son. I have made it clear to my 18 year old son when he moves that dog goes with him. I can thank my lucky stars that the dog kept him from joining the military when he was tempted to do so. My son nursed his dog from parvo when he was a puppy. he gave it IV's and shots daily. So he really bonded with it. This is why I do not make him get rid of the hyper over grown and rude dog. He tries to train it and can get it to do basic commands but it will not stop jumping all over everyone that walks through the door. Luckily it is friendly to all. It does not bounce on me but I have dominated it.

Do not let the dog walk ahead of you through doorways on steps etc....This is one way it will see you are dominant. Use a tough voice with it with solid words like "No". Do not give it a speech or whine at it. Star it down. Make it show its belly to you.

 

Update---

he hasnt done anything, but threaten to get rid of her. Im just at the point where just waiting patiently for her to fuck up. cause thats the road she is on. she dont listen and he'll keep giving her excuses. unless she fucks up in front of him. i tell people what she does and they assume shes a puppy but shes 5 years old. lol i believe theres something mentally wrong with her and she needs help, we cant give her but he wont get rid of her..

so ill just avoid her the best i can and let her fuck her own ways up. he knows marley is a bitch but he does have a bending point too.

I have another question--- our dogs smell really bad, coming from outside, even after we bathe them good. Why is that? Is there a shampoo that helps?

 

What are you feeding them?

And aren't you the one that came into my pit bull thread a couple of years ago trolling and telling stories about how you hate pits and shot one?

Pits are the most loving dogs, if one is showing aggression at you, you are doing something very wrong. I've worked with dogs that were fighting rings that nobody would go near. They are emotional dogs and they are very receptive of human emotions even if you don't realize you are projecting them. I have hit mine before to make a point and establish my dominance, but then you have to follow that up by giving them more love than discipline. I wouldn't suggest you hit a pit though. Honestly, you and your boyfriend are ultimately incompatible. He is a dog lover, you arent. I've had girls tell me to get rid of my dogs and as awesome as they were I told those bitches to kick rocks. Because I knew that a) ultimately we were not compatible, and b) even if I had gotten rid of them I would resent her forever. Move on is my advice. And he sounds like an idiot anyway, he should be owning some small dog not an APBT. Sorry to be blunt but I have a strong passion for those dogs.

Also, what is she mixed with? That could be the issue. You have to work really hard to get a pure pit to be human aggressive.

 

animals can pick up that you don't like them, you give off phermones that you are; aggressive (you've smacked him),
ill tempered (you've screamed at him),
competition for his masters attention (yes animals can know jealousy),
dogs are territorial, some more than others.

You can not treat animals like people with the expectation that they will react the way humans do.

if I started dating someone, and they turned out not to be a cat person, treating my cats like crap, I would show them the door. My cats are my family.

 

Good, because you shouldn't own a pit bull. It's not a golden retriever.. you need to be the alpha which obviously you werent.