Chuckface01
Active Member
hi all. Thsi week i was looking after a friend of mines dog whose is liek a maltese cross about one year. They have two small kids and the whole family literally treats the dog like a hairy baby. It doesnt know ANY obedience commands AT ALL. it barks all the time at everything, especially at other dogs it meets on the street when out on walks ( i never let him go near them.) I dont even think it knows the word no because they have never disiplined it in any way.
Anyway today it climbed through a hole in the fence and bit another dog. It didnt draw blood, but hell i was angry. it didnt even seem to pickup how angry i was at it. It is never aggresive towards humans, but the things it gets away with when at their house i cringe at.
I know ofcourse its not his fault. His owners ofcourse at the ones to blame. This is their first pet apart from a rabbit and they definately dont treat it liek a dog. They let it go on all the furniture and they only take it for a walk when it suits them which is like once a month. This dog is also a typical example of a backyard breeder who knows nothing about inherited diseases. This dog has angular limb? i think they call it. when one of the bones in his front leg is loger than the other so his paw is twisted 90 degrees outwards. he also has an extreme underbite, where his bottom jaw juts out atleast 7mm away from where it is susposed to.
This family is also, I know, not completly bagging in the money. They have been to the vet about his angular limb, but I doubt they will pay for surgery until it is absolutly crucial.
How do I approach the family on what this dog is like??? they just dont see how disobedient and aggresive he is to most other dogs. He is actualyl fine with my standard poodle and gets on well with her. But shows immense aggresion to stranger dogs.
they are always saying oh my goodness isnt he gorgeous? and isnt he the best? It just frustrates me so much. How do I talk to them to get them to accept it? they wotn accept anything less than he is the cutest and hes cute so its ok he can get away with anything.
Thanks for any help guys.
Anyway today it climbed through a hole in the fence and bit another dog. It didnt draw blood, but hell i was angry. it didnt even seem to pickup how angry i was at it. It is never aggresive towards humans, but the things it gets away with when at their house i cringe at.
I know ofcourse its not his fault. His owners ofcourse at the ones to blame. This is their first pet apart from a rabbit and they definately dont treat it liek a dog. They let it go on all the furniture and they only take it for a walk when it suits them which is like once a month. This dog is also a typical example of a backyard breeder who knows nothing about inherited diseases. This dog has angular limb? i think they call it. when one of the bones in his front leg is loger than the other so his paw is twisted 90 degrees outwards. he also has an extreme underbite, where his bottom jaw juts out atleast 7mm away from where it is susposed to.
This family is also, I know, not completly bagging in the money. They have been to the vet about his angular limb, but I doubt they will pay for surgery until it is absolutly crucial.
How do I approach the family on what this dog is like??? they just dont see how disobedient and aggresive he is to most other dogs. He is actualyl fine with my standard poodle and gets on well with her. But shows immense aggresion to stranger dogs.
they are always saying oh my goodness isnt he gorgeous? and isnt he the best? It just frustrates me so much. How do I talk to them to get them to accept it? they wotn accept anything less than he is the cutest and hes cute so its ok he can get away with anything.
Thanks for any help guys.