Last May, we had gotten a puppy. We weren't really sure what breed he was but as he started to grow, I started noticing he had the face of a Pitbull and his brother(he belongs to my grandparents.) has the face of a Labrador. That's not the point though. As our dog started growing, he became more and more destructive. He torn my mom's roses, destroyed three bowls of water. We bought a new one but now he's playing with that one. He's dug so many holes as well. We've bought him toys but that still doesn't stop him. I'm thinking that it might be because he's on heat and because he's still a puppy. But what he does has been going WAY too far. I've told my parents that maybe if we call to neuter him, he might calm down. But they keep "forgetting" to call. I also told my parents that if we were to take him out for a walk, all that energy he has, will begin to lower. But, if we were to take him out for a walk, I'd be the one taking him and that dog is VERY strong. I honestly don't know what to do anymore. My parents are willing to give him away if he were to continue like this. And I can't let them since we're already pretty attached to him and he's attached to us. Does anyone have like tips or something that I can use so my dog can be less destructive?
Personally I'd recommed getting him nutered since I know that'll help. However that does cost money so may not be a good option. If you really think giving him walks would be a good idea but you can't do it yourself because he's too strong (I believe you, we have a pitbull and I have trouble holding him back), you could hire someone to walk him, but again that costs money. Other than that I can't think of anything except to give him away so...Whatever you choose good luck and I hope I helped.
Considering he's a puppy and male, that's normal. And I don't think male dogs can be in heat. O.o To help it, scold him and flick or slap his nose when he's doing something bad and put him in a crate or some sort of cage you have for him as sort of a 'time out' I guess. If you make sure you do this everytime you catch him, he'll soon obey. And if he does something good instead of being destructive, give him a treat.
I would strongly suggest getting him neutered. It does apparently calm them down a tad. =/ Do not walk him by yourself! Puppies, especially big sized dogs, can be really hard to control (I learned that the hard way). As Pasyn suggested, a dog walker might be a good idea.
If we had the money to even get our own person to walk our dog, I doubt we'd get someone. There are a few people that are afraid of him. Even my own mother tends to be afraid of him. For one thing, I'm not. And this is the first time I've had a Pitbull as a pet. I know how to handle him but he doesn't listen. That's the problem. We have scold MANY times. And he's is quite big so we really don't have any cage or crate to keep him in. And, we have three other dogs. Chihuahuas. They're small and getting old. And what he does is that he bothers them. My family and I have been wondering if it's even possible for a dog to get ADD or ADHD. That's mainly my thought since he never listens and since he's always full with energy.
You can get big crates, trust me. And yeah, it's possible It's not exactly called adhd or add, not sure what, but when my dog was just a puppy, she got hyper REALLY BAD. She wasn't destructive as much as or old dog who was male, but she'd run around all day.
You don't know the name? I'm thinking my dog might seriously have that. And also, he's gets VERY jealous when I pay no attention to him and pay attention to my other dogs. He literally slaps them with his paw in order to get my attention. It's annoying.
Spray him with water if he does that and shout "NO!" just a quick squirt will do. if that doesn't work, do something that he doesn't like, but don't hit him! I would advise against that when it comes to pit bulls. you never know if he'll retaliate.
This may sound cruel, but maybe a shock collar system might work? >< There's some pretty inexpensive ones you could buy. Put it around areas where you don't want him to go... I think that'll work for a big dog like him. Maybe even teach him good mannors... like with treats or soemthing. Train him to come when called, and to sit when told to... That way, if you catch him tearing up stuff, he might stop when he hears your comands. Then give him a reward for stopping, like a nice rub on the back or behind the ears... Wait... that might encourage him. D8 Scold him first! XD Good luck.
He's actually attacked me several times but he didn't bite me or anything. He has been close to biting my entire hand but that was my fault. I think. >> Since my family is Hispanic, we tend to punish our dogs by hitting them. XD I have three Chihuahuas but I have NEVER hit them before. But this one, I scold him, he doesn't listen. But when I do hit him, he knows I'm a threat. He backs away and stops what he was doing. But after wards, he continues. My parents have been close to getting a shock collar just because he wouldn't stop barking at night. To me, a shock collar is too cruel. >>; Our backyard isn't very big so we don't block any areas where our dogs can't enter. We give them the entire backyard to wonder around. A few months back, I taught him how to sit but he soon forgot that command so if I tell him to sit, he won't listen. XD I hardly have free time to teach him commands, so I can't do that. Besides, because of him, I hardly give attention to my other dogs. He gets jealous if I pay attention to my other dogs. So yeah. Kind of hard to think of stuff for this dog. XD
"Shock" is probably too strong a word for what actually happens. I've felt one myself. All it is is a little zap - probably only twice as strong as a static electricity shock. When we put ours up for our dog, she learned in about 10 minutes to avoid the white flags (marking the edge of the invisible fence), and stayed out of range of it, to this day, even though it no longer works. She also still avoids any white flags, so if we need her to stay out of an area for a while, we can put those down. Invisible fences cost a bit, but it's a reallygood value. One thing, though, let the person the dog already hates (dislikes, whatever), or the person least bonded to the dog, introduce him (her) to the fence. Your dog will stay far away from that person for months, because, in it's mind, that person = electric shock. All in all, though, it is very humane, the pain never lasts, and the dog learns where to avoid very, VERY quickly.
Neuter the dog, definitely. Also important, TRAIN the dog. Don't hit them, unless it's a quick smack on the snout. Also, spraying them with some water from a spray bottle helps to discipline them as well.
So, I'm guessing spraying a dog would help. XD I've sprayed him with a hose but that never worked. He'd only run away from me. XD It was a collar they wanted to get, though. As in the thing that goes around a dog's neck. They wanted to get one just because he wouldn't stop barking at night. I told them if he's barking maybe he's hearing something in the house behind us(we've had trouble with them before. They've actually jumped over to our backyard a few times.) and that he's trying to protect us. I don't know.
Yea, ours was a wire in the ground transmitting a signal to a collar whenever the dog got too close to the fence. We must be thinking of different things, though, and I'm too tired to worry about it.
The collar they wanted was one that if my dog were to bark while wearing it, it would shock him. It wasn't like you put something in the ground or anything. Either way, our backyard isn't too big so we give our dogs our entire backyard.
