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I have a 4 yr old JRT bitch, have owned her 3 years.

Right now I just feel at a loss as to what to do with her :( I'm busy with college so she doesn't get walked as much as I'd like but theres always someone at home with her so she always has company.

The plus sides: She is a very good looking dog, she is very intelligent and knows lots of tricks and she can sometimes be quite cuddly :o

But ... she is so annoying! I feel horrible and mean and ungrateful saying this but she is very much a pain in the ar$e. She can't go out in garden unsupervised as she just barks and we live in a terrace house so not fair on neighbours. She goes mental whenever anyone walks past the door. In fact she is barking as I type. When on walks she is very agressive towards other dogs and after several incidents that could have turnt very nasty very quickly (that all started with me saying shes not good with other dogs... and the other dogs owners saying oh mines fine with other dogs... ummm...:confused:) I can now only walk her places where I am sure there will be no dogs off the lead which is annoying as means we can't go to parks, or woodland we are just confined to roads :(

My parents and OH have all begged me to rehome her as she is so difficult to live with but I can't bring myself to do it but I am at my wits end with her :( I just want a dog I can enjoy not one that just feels like a constant burdon. What do you think her chances of finding a good home would be? Another complication is I will hopefully be at uni next september but this means I will have to have either rehomed her or persuade my family to look after her but this is very unlikely as they find her a bigger pain in the ar$e than I do :mad:
 
Sounds like a normal dog to me, she is bored bored bored, she needs walking, she needs training and unless you can provide these for her perhaps she would be better being rehomed.
 
IMO it sounds like you have a very unhappy and very bored JRT. They are high energy intelligent dogs, and they need a lot of stimulation, both physically to tire them out and mentally to keep them interested. If you arent walking her very often, then I would suggest you do rehome her and dont bother getting another dog until you have the time.

I never really understand why people say they dont have time to walk a dog...you make time for it, and give up something else, its the least someone can do if they are going to take on the responsibility of having a dog. Her behaviour is not her fault!
 
So she is a bored terrier who does not get walked alot even though there is always someone at home? How odd/selfish! And barks when in the garden, easily solved if you bothered to ask for help/advice! 3 years! To be fair im not going to say im shocked as i hear this same crap day in and out. Spay her and rehome her, you family dont want her so dont leave her to to carry on being ignored/not exercised, and as suggested dont get another.
 
Advertise her in your local vets if you do rehome not free ads paper, and do what is best by her by chipping and spaying her before she goes if not done so already.
 
Have to agree with the other posters, either make time for her, or spay and rehome her. Unfortunately I think the 'don't have time' thing holds little weight. Yesterday, I started work at half eight, had an hour off at lunch and finished at half 10 (the joys of on-call!)- I got up at 6am to walk my dog, rushed my lunch down and walked him again, then he had a quick loop round the block at night. During the week, I get up at 6 and walk him before work, barring emergencies at work I walk him again at the park in my lunch break, which means I then usually eat my lunch while driving to my next call, then we get home at 6/7ish and he has another long walk. We are also just about to start training one night a week again, and hopefully agility soon too. Having company is not the same as having stimulation - i can be with mine all day, but if he doesn't get 2 decent walks a day he is mental - runs around, jumps on me, chews anything he can find, and generally disturbs my quiet time watching tv!

PS Why did you get a dog knowing you were going to uni if your family don't want her? She is behaving like a normal dog, in fact I would bet that if I sent mine to live with you for a week without exercise he would be worse!

PPS probably the most telling part of your post is that her good points are 'good looking' and 'knows lots of tricks'. Says it all really to me.
 
LOL I was just about to post giving you and Pick as an example M88! Having heard him over the phone on a "bored" evening I can vouch for all M88 says about him when he does not get enough exercise.
If you or a member of your family are not prepared to give this little dog the time and exercise she needs then I agree with other posters that you should spay her and carefully rehome her.
 
Would suggest re-homing. I understand studying is tough, but I think you've got it quite easy. Everyone on my f/t uni course had part time jobs in addition to all their work and ALL of them MADE time for their animals. Be it horses, dogs and someone had a whole damn farm to sort out! It's not a choice. If you can't take her to uni either then I would suggest you try and find her a well-suited home.
 
Sounds bored out of her tree, train her or rehome her.

I didn't get on with a bitch we had, it isn't fair on the dog, they definitely pick up on vibes and it does make them unhappy IMO.
 
Aren't you the poster (in SB) who has been having problems with your parents smoking in the house? Ask you parents to take the dog out for a walk and have a cigarette at the same time. Everyone wins :)
 
kal40 said:
Aren't you the poster (in SB) who has been having problems with your parents smoking in the house? Ask you parents to take the dog out for a walk and have a cigarette at the same time. Everyone wins :)
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and her boyfriend only works part time... so surely he has plenty of time too?
 
As the OP hasnt replied I can only imagine they are not too happy by the replies, I can only repeat what has been said and they rehome this little dog. From the OPs comments on here and other posts it does seem that this dog has very little input from the family apart from cuddles which is sweet but not only what responsible dog ownership is about.

It would be nice if the Op came back and told us she was rehoming and was carefully selecting potential owners.
 
Dobiegirl said:
Sounds like a normal dog to me, she is bored bored bored, she needs walking, she needs training and unless you can provide these for her perhaps she would be better being rehomed.
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I agree.

Ah, right just seen the other replies, and now realise who you are.

Can't see any reason why this little dog isn't getting loads of exercise and fun.
 
Poor dog doesn't sound like a pain in the ar$e, it sounds like you are! Ditto what everyone else has already said - Do the right thing for your dog - either put some effort in to get her walked or some sort of enrichment, or find someone else who will. Sorry if that seems harsh but she is your responsibility and you owe to her to do the right thing by her.
 
Dobiegirl said:
As the OP hasnt replied I can only imagine they are not too happy by the replies

It would be nice if the Op came back and told us she was rehoming and was carefully selecting potential owners.
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Maybe they are out dog walking?
 
Have you tried contacting a dog behaviourist, not to teach the dog but to teach you.

It is boredom and frustration that is making your dog behave in this way and I agree with others about taking your dog out for walks. There is no way you can say you don't have time to take your dog out, no one is busy 24/7 to the extent they can't spare two 20min walks a day as a minimum.

As for uni I imagine your staying in student accommodation, have you thought about share renting where you can take your dog. If not then it looks like you need to find a new home as it is not fair to leave the responsibility to others.

Its a hard decision to make but you need to think of the dog and not yourself.
 
Completely forgot about this thread, made it after a long long day and dog was barking her head off so more of a rant really.

She is walked for at least 40 mins a day. My OH walks her when I am at college (because I don't drive and takes me an hour to get there so can't just pop home during my frees) then I walk her when I get home so she is exersized. Problem is we can't go to parks, woods or anywhere fun in case other dogs are off lead because she is so agressive with them so we just have go to around the streets roads in local vacinity and we are both bored stiff with them tbh! We take her to the common but only when we know it will be quiet, so not weekends, early mornings or after 3-ish which is difficult because thats usually the time I have to walk her because of college. When we first got her I did a bit of agility with her (which she loved) and was able to take her to the woods every day because she wasn't as agressive - she even made some friends.

Anyway, I've started advertising her. I don't want to make any money out of her I just want her to go to a good home so will be vetting homes very, very carefully and making sure they know everything about her (good and bad) before she goes. It's been a hard decision, especially looking through pictures for what ones to put on the ad as it's reminded me of so many good memories. But, much as I love her I do think she will be better off somewhere else and having fun with someone like we used to.
 
OP before you rehome her make sure she is spayed and chipped ,that will ensure she dosnt fall into the wrong hands.

So she is dog agressive which if the will had been there could have been addressed. I had exactly the same with one of my rescue Dobermanns and with a lot of hard work turned him around and is a common problem.

When she has been rehomed please do not get another dog, if the urge to walk one comes on, contact your nearest rescue who will be glad for you to walk theirs.

Dont advertise her in Gumtree and sites like this for free as she could well end up as a bait dog for a fighting gang.
 
What DG said, DO NOT let her go for FREE, otherwise any Tom, Dick or Harry can come for her, if she is not spayed they can use her as a free breeding machine where she probably wont see the light of day again, and chipping her in your name before hand means you can make sure she settled into a new home before you give permission to transfer it and if she ends up being dumped in the meantime you will be contacted, you need to safe guard her this way.
Try a poster with her picture in your vets and steer clear of the free ad sites.
Make sure whoever takes her own knows in detail of her behavioural issues.
 
You know you can actually *train* dogs out of a lot of the problems you have mentioned?
Anyway, sounds like she is on the move anyway, best of luck to her, poor bloody thing.
 
Pop a muzzle on her - and allow her her freedom.

Glad to hear you're re-homing her, though. And agree with what everyone has said re spaying and microchipping.
 
Well running up to a dog off lead and gobbing off with a muzzle on her will still get her into trouble with some dogs...I know at least one of mine would treat her like hors d'oeuvres, but there are tonnes of ways to exercise the hell out of dogs who are not reliable off lead while working on their issues, like swimming, biking, jogging etc...or even keeping her on a lead and putting a bit of welly into it, hill walking etc, rather than just bimbling around.
But I guess that ship has sailed....
 
Like OP said, it was more of a rant and I don't think she wanted advice as her mind was already made.

Had she really wanted to keep the dog, efforts would have been made to address the behavioural problems but clearly the dogs fate had been decided before the post. You are right CC - ship has sailed.

I await the next rant.
 
CaveCanem said:
, poor bloody thing.
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Excuse me?! She is not a 'poor bloody thing' she is well looked after by someone who has her best interests at heart.

Also, in your next post I don't quite understand what you mean about cycling? She would have to be on the lead for that and frankly, I would consider that dangerous, especially if another dog ran up to us I could fall off the bike and then what would happen?

As for the dogs 'fate' I am doing what is right by her - she is not being put to the death sentance or going somewhere to be mistreated. I have been inundated with replies from what sound like very good homes so there are plenty to choose from and all homes, and potential owners will be vetted very carefully by me so you don't need to worry. I do worry if it is concern for animals that brings some people to this site or the enjoyment of arguing or finding fault in every other poster :rolleyes:
 
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