how do i get rid of this dog!!!!!?

United States
September 21, 2008 7:58pm CST
in may our family pet of 14 years passed away. my family went through a very bad time. i wanted to hurry up and get another dog so the house wouldnt seem so empty and to get everyones mind off it. BOY that was a mistake. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A MINITURE PINCHER. he is a beautiful dog. but he is 3 yrs old and alreay trained. we cant do anything with him. he constantly yapps. craps in my house pees on whatever clothing is on the floor. and runs away all the time and he absolutely loves to get into the garbage. nobody has bonded with him. we decided to get rid of him. then my neighbor had pups and we all fell in love with the one. we got him when he was 2 months old. he was very well behaved and only pottyed on the puppy pad or outside. well now the other dogs bad habbits are rubbing off on him and i cant get anyone to take him.i keep hoping that he will run away but i cant get that lucky. i dont want to lie to people and say he is a great dog when he is not. i dont want to take him to the pound. im forever cleaning up his messes only to find he made another. we dont want to leave him outside all the time as that is just mean, he is not that type of dog. should i take him for a long ride down a short country road? he has wrecked havoc on my house.
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@michelled (326)
• United States
22 Sep 08
He has wrecked havoc on your house because you did not do your homework first. You just rushed out and got another dog . He is not ruined and is fixable. I will be honest with you , but in a nice way. He is by no means ruined. He just needs a strong pack leader willing enough to correct him. The yapping is very common in miniture pinchers because of ther guard instincts. This dog is also very energetic, they are full of piss and vineger. They will need alot of exercise every day. Daily walks , and letting him out in the backyard to run around to wear off some of that energy. This breed thrives and i mean thrives on owner interaction and attention. So you and your family not bonding with this dog, can be and probobly is part of the problem. They are very clever dogs and they can also sense how you feel about them. They are not stupied. Their behavoir depends entirely upon how you treat the dog. Dont let this dog think he is the pack leader because that is where the problems start. If you do not become this dogs pack leader , they will become head strong, demanding, and become a tyrant. Which is basically your problem, I understand the dog came this way but instead of given up on him like everyone else why don't you try to become this dogs pack leader. Read up on miniture pincher, do some homework ask for some training advice and maybe you can solve the problem. Tyring loveing the dog, love always helps
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• United States
22 Sep 08
thank you for understanding!!! the other dog is a jack russel, generally i dont even like the breed. he fits into our family very well. he does not realize that he is a dog!!! the other dog does. that may be the problem. i dont know. we dont double the trouble!!! i had another guy come check out the minn. he also left empty handed. he wanted him. i didnt want him to have him. he has a small 1 bedroom apt. while i dont want this dog i do wnat him to go to a loving home with children and a large yard. i am happy your situation turned out so much better!!!!
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• United States
22 Sep 08
Pit bull's are great dogs , i am sorry you lost your pet. I am sure it was a great dog , We had a border collie for 14 teen years , she was awsome as well , i loved her so much. I was nice in telling you because like you , i made the same mistake. I missed haveing a dog around and rushed out to get another dog. I rushed out and got a Soft coated wheaton terrier. Great dog as a pup , but as it got older it got harder and harder. Keept peeing in the house , no matter how much we took it out. tore up the carpet, several times when we left him home. Yes we had a cage. he knew how to get out. I was so mad at myself because i do know alot about breeds of dogs. I have studied diffrent breeds since i was young{i loved dogs.} still do. But this breed i really didn't know much about and i didn't do my homework. My husband would get so mad at me because i keept compareing this dog, to lady the border collie that passed away. Every dog is diffrent and will fit diffrently into your house. I understand your frustration. I trully do, been there. Oh yeah min pins are great escape artists so , i can understand the jumping over the fence thing. So i in no way will tell you to keep the dog. If the dog makes your life that crapy. Haveing a dog should be a great experience. I was lucky i found a women who was great with soft coated wheaton terriers had several in her life time and was willing to take him on. i WOULD THINK that after 4 months the dog would have gotten the picture. I think there is a dog out there for everyone , and maybe the min pin is not the perfect match for you, i know the soft coated wheaton terrier is not right for my family, The cavalier king charles spaniel is, buddy he fits perfectly with the family. What other dog did you get from your neiborgh. I would look into a shelter, or maybe some one who loves min pins and has had several before who could maybe help him. or look into a min pin rescue. That would even be better. If he his teaching the puppy bad things that is not good either , then you have two problems on your hands.
• United States
22 Sep 08
I'm sorry that you probably won't be happy with what I'm about to say, but I have to say the truth. This is all your responsibility and your fault. Speaking from a training point of view, this dog is out of control BECAUSE no one is bonding with him, spending time with him, or teaching him. Speaking from the humane and responsible point of view, you made a mistake, as you admitted, but you prefer to dump a helpless dog rather than face up to your responsibility. In other words, you seem to have no concern for the dog's fate at all, nor for the situation YOU PUT HIM IN; you just want rid of the problem. Now, with all that said, please tell me your location -- preferably city and state -- and I will find you a proper rescue that WILL take him, bond with him, teach him how to behave, and place him in a home where he is loved. I will do that - guaranteed. You might have to drive some ways, depending on where you live, but if you are willing to drive him, I WILL find you a safe place for him. As for your second dog, I hope he doesn't make too many mistakes, or he'll find himself taking that long ride... I'm totally serious about finding him a place -- if he were a big mixed breed I couldn't guarantee, but being a Min Pin, I guarantee you I will find him a responsible rescue. AJ -- the dog shrink
• United States
22 Sep 08
now i do appreciate u getting rid of him for me i am near dayton ohio. and i have no problem driving him to a good home. that being said i would like to tell you that the dog cae to us like this. the lady that gave him to us said we were his 6th home. when we got him he tried to bite the kids and hated all men also. we have managed to work on that with him. and now he is great with kids. i have to say there are 2 things i simply will not tolerate from a dog. that is crapping in my house and digging out my garbage. he has not done this a couple times either. its everyday. we have 2 child gates stacked ontop of eachother in the kitchen doorway to keep him out of there. im not going to live like a prisoner because someone didnt work their dog when it was a pup. i thought that we could retrain him but he wont do it. he is an incredibly smart dog. and very loving. we have had alot of dogs. 22 at one time. and never have we had this problem. the lady we got him from abused him and i feel that is still part of his problem. we cannot give him what he needs. we dont even know what he needs. we give him love. he is a dog. how you can not love a dog? we are all starting to resent him though.
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• United States
22 Sep 08
Your comment sounds more caring than your original post. I understand he came this way. But he can be fixed; it will just take a lot of work, considering all he has been thru in his little life. Hang ON. I'm going to write my rescue contacts, and I'll get back to you.
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• United States
22 Sep 08
i get so mad at him sometimes its hard to care. i have to keep reminding myself that this type of behavior was always ok before and it will take time. i just dont have the time or the patience to deal with him. i know that this makes me sound like an awful person. all i can say is that i truely am not.i do love this dog, i think because i feel sorry for him. but our friends and family no longert come over. my kids friends dont come over. when my mom does show up, we stay outbcack and he is in the window giving us hell the whole time. i dont feel towards him like i have all the other dogs we have had.
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• United States
23 Sep 08
I just sent you a friend request, so we will be able to exchange emails privately. Min Pin rescue wants to talk to you about him at least. Amy
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• United States
23 Sep 08
thank you i will take care of that now