Hi,
Recently I've been having trouble with my dog, firstly I will explain a little bit about myself so you get an idea of my dogs life. He is a American bulldog, about one and a half years old now. Im a 18 year old guy, who doesnt go to school or work and lives with his Mom, and i am pretty much a lonely nobody, I dont live a very social life, and I dont like to get out much. my dog, Capone, loves the outside, and I let him out to run in our big yard and he also has full acess to a fenced in yard area throughout the day to do his business. I was never really serious with training him, he knows sit, down, come, and all the basic stuff. Now, I have to admit I have been angry with him, even though I shouldn't, and I have yelled at him before, when he does bad. Hes always been scared of me when I get angry, and sometimes when I'm not angry and just being around him he gets scared, and cowers, for example, if I pick up a pillow, he is scared and runs away, or hes scared of nail clippers (and thats my fualt because I did accidently clip his skin before) hes scared of sticks, newspapers, anything really. Now you are thinking that I hit my dog, wrong! I love my dog, and I'm not the perfect owner, so I will admit I have slapped him once, but i felt horrible after that and I vowed I'd never do it again (there i said it). And I give my word to anyone its only happened once, I guess that makes me a bad owner. But I truly love my dog to death. He hasnt been around people much, a few cousins, and my sister. Usually its just my Mom and I, and hes fine around us. It started when my cousin came to visit, my dog was great a first with him, he would sniff him, watch him, you know nothing serious, but the second day my cousin was here, during a conversation with my mother he snapped at my cousin and ripped his shirt, he didnt hurt my cousin but he ruined his shirt good. I wasnt maybe taking this as serious as I should of been, because It didn't seem like capone was that angry, or he looked mad, I just think he took his playfighting a bit far. Usually if he saw someone for example near our yard or driveway, he would run at them bark, and than run away. Another day he was outside and barking at our neighbor, and than neighbor had the nerve to spray him in the face with insect killer. Now he isnt allowed to fun outside in our yard becuase he chases cats and wonder off, hes really starting to get out of control. A few days ago he got out of our fenced in yard and bit some old man on the ankle. We didn't know or hear about the attack until we got a call from the game warden, the man went the emergancy room for the bite but it wasnt serious no bleeding or stiches. Than the scariest thing happened earliar tonight, my sister who has lived with us before capone and recently moved out, came to visit. my Mom was watching him at the time, and as she answered the door he attacked my sister, my mom pulled him off, than he licked my sister like it never happened, than attacked her once more, finally I was called to come and get him, and he seemed relentless and angry as hell and I pulled him off, he was after blood, he didnt bite me or anything, he sorta just got scared tucked his tail inbetween his legs and took off in the basement when he saw that I was angry with him. My sister was bleeding, but and there were holes in her pants, it wasnt anything severe.
Now, my Mom is taking the one thing I love most, the thing that keeps me from sleeping all day and night, my dog. The game warden is visiting in 7 days from now to come meet my dog, and with the way he has been acting it seems like hes gonna attack her and sign his own death sentance. My Mom is discussing maybe he needs to find another home temporary until he gets his problems worked out, shes mentioned putting him down but I am not letting anyone kill my dog, they have to take him from my dead hands I wont let anyone take him, I love my dog, he isnt a bad dog, I feel responsible for all of this, somehow I know its my fualt, I'm not a good caretaker, I feel like I ruined his life, and possibly ended it, just because for being a poor caretaker. I dont know what to do!
One of my questions was, do people take dogs that haven biten before, not for adoption, just temporary to train them and get them to like people again, I dont want to kill him or get rid of him.
Recently I've been having trouble with my dog, firstly I will explain a little bit about myself so you get an idea of my dogs life. He is a American bulldog, about one and a half years old now. Im a 18 year old guy, who doesnt go to school or work and lives with his Mom, and i am pretty much a lonely nobody, I dont live a very social life, and I dont like to get out much. my dog, Capone, loves the outside, and I let him out to run in our big yard and he also has full acess to a fenced in yard area throughout the day to do his business. I was never really serious with training him, he knows sit, down, come, and all the basic stuff. Now, I have to admit I have been angry with him, even though I shouldn't, and I have yelled at him before, when he does bad. Hes always been scared of me when I get angry, and sometimes when I'm not angry and just being around him he gets scared, and cowers, for example, if I pick up a pillow, he is scared and runs away, or hes scared of nail clippers (and thats my fualt because I did accidently clip his skin before) hes scared of sticks, newspapers, anything really. Now you are thinking that I hit my dog, wrong! I love my dog, and I'm not the perfect owner, so I will admit I have slapped him once, but i felt horrible after that and I vowed I'd never do it again (there i said it). And I give my word to anyone its only happened once, I guess that makes me a bad owner. But I truly love my dog to death. He hasnt been around people much, a few cousins, and my sister. Usually its just my Mom and I, and hes fine around us. It started when my cousin came to visit, my dog was great a first with him, he would sniff him, watch him, you know nothing serious, but the second day my cousin was here, during a conversation with my mother he snapped at my cousin and ripped his shirt, he didnt hurt my cousin but he ruined his shirt good. I wasnt maybe taking this as serious as I should of been, because It didn't seem like capone was that angry, or he looked mad, I just think he took his playfighting a bit far. Usually if he saw someone for example near our yard or driveway, he would run at them bark, and than run away. Another day he was outside and barking at our neighbor, and than neighbor had the nerve to spray him in the face with insect killer. Now he isnt allowed to fun outside in our yard becuase he chases cats and wonder off, hes really starting to get out of control. A few days ago he got out of our fenced in yard and bit some old man on the ankle. We didn't know or hear about the attack until we got a call from the game warden, the man went the emergancy room for the bite but it wasnt serious no bleeding or stiches. Than the scariest thing happened earliar tonight, my sister who has lived with us before capone and recently moved out, came to visit. my Mom was watching him at the time, and as she answered the door he attacked my sister, my mom pulled him off, than he licked my sister like it never happened, than attacked her once more, finally I was called to come and get him, and he seemed relentless and angry as hell and I pulled him off, he was after blood, he didnt bite me or anything, he sorta just got scared tucked his tail inbetween his legs and took off in the basement when he saw that I was angry with him. My sister was bleeding, but and there were holes in her pants, it wasnt anything severe.
Now, my Mom is taking the one thing I love most, the thing that keeps me from sleeping all day and night, my dog. The game warden is visiting in 7 days from now to come meet my dog, and with the way he has been acting it seems like hes gonna attack her and sign his own death sentance. My Mom is discussing maybe he needs to find another home temporary until he gets his problems worked out, shes mentioned putting him down but I am not letting anyone kill my dog, they have to take him from my dead hands I wont let anyone take him, I love my dog, he isnt a bad dog, I feel responsible for all of this, somehow I know its my fualt, I'm not a good caretaker, I feel like I ruined his life, and possibly ended it, just because for being a poor caretaker. I dont know what to do!
One of my questions was, do people take dogs that haven biten before, not for adoption, just temporary to train them and get them to like people again, I dont want to kill him or get rid of him.