Keep the dog, or get rid of him?

What to do?

  • Keep him

    Votes: 57 86.4%

  • Off to the village with him!

    Votes: 3 4.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 6 9.1%
  • Total voters
    66


Doggie Daycare (if that exists in Thailand) during the day to keep him amused. ...and some solid training 1x (or more) a week by a trainer - Not you!
-=Chipmunk=-
 
justo_tx said:
Well since some dumbass bumped this thread with a vote how about Kiopa_Matt filling us in as to what choice was made?
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Yeah, kept him. He's calmed down quite a bit too. Leaves the monks, old ladies, and kids alone now at least. And for everyone jumping my bones about this, please know there was another important piece of information I wasn't mentioning, as it's personal.

Even somehow ended up with 6 more of the little guys:

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Figure give them another 6 weeks here, to get strong and healthy, then start giving them away.
 
I got a 3 year old Black Lab. Perfectly fit, very strong and muscular. People think she's dangerous but that's just ignorance.

I can tell you this, my lab is almost as energetic as the day she came to my house. We usually take her out for 1 1/2 each day. 45 min in the morning, 45 min in the afternoon or she'll be very 'needy' and 'anxious'.

We have given her a syrup that 'calms' her down (provided by the vet). Even he can't believe how hyper she is.

Puppies should have 8 weeks with their mother to avoid separation anxiety, like what our Lab has. She always wants to be around you.

Our trainer didn't think our dog was going to be trainable, but the secret is to wear her out at the park then do the training. As suggested by our trainer and a very functional means of training is a shock collar. Not the one that shocks every time she barks, but the type you have a remote, gauge the intensity with a dial and press a button to shock.

Also another method you can use is a very high gauge fishing line, the type used to catch marlin. She'll basically run out of the house at full speed and all by herself once the line runs out will get a pretty harsh jolt as she's pulled in the other direction. The trainer said it's better for you to correct one time really hard rather than 10 times 'softly'.

With all that said you still are a douche for even considering to leave her in the village. It's like having a kid and 'deciding' you no longer want to have a kid.
 
can't believe 2 pages of thoughts for a dog's decision? and there in Africa humans are dying with hunger

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just sayin..
 
@nickCR

Lemme guess... You're the fuck that wrote all those bullshit Dogtraining PLR pdf's for sale at WaFo.

Now read the fucking thread, and observe the date on the OP, Doochebaggus.
 
Kiopa_Matt said:
Have a 9 month old lab, and we've taken care of him since he was a baby. His mom lives next door, so we took him in even a couple weeks before he was done weening, and brought him over a couple times a day for milk.

Nonetheless, not a cute baby anymore. Now he's large, strong, well fed, full of energy, and well, scares the shit out of basically everyone. He's a great dog, but very playful, and very defensive. Before he was allowed to go out on his own like many dogs around here do, and all was fine. He's too big now though, and scares everyone too much.

So now I have a decision -- keep him locked up in the house / front patio, and I take him for walks and play fetch 2 - 3 times a day. Or, I can send him off to the village, where he'll be able to run around like mad, catch all the mice he wants, make friends, have sex, etc.

Problem is, this is Thailand, so if he goes to the village, I already know nobody is going to care for him, he'll become skin and bones within a month, etc. He'll basically become a street dog, and show up at the house every once in a while hoping for a small portion of rice. Whereas here, this is MY dog, I love him, everyone knows it, all his food, treats & water is in my home office, and I take excellent care of him. However, obviously, he doesn't exactly like being couped up at home all day except for 2 - 3 supervised walks / games of fetch a day. It makes him quite sad and mopy, and it's simply not a natural environment for a lab to be in, so I feel bad for him.

What would you do? Keep him couped up in the house for the next 6 months until he gets older, or send him to the village where nobody will really care about him, but he'll have total freedom?
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I don't know if anyone said this already, but dog training bro.

Well-trained and socialized dogs are a pleasure to be around and don't scare anybody. You do need to invest time/money to properly train your dog, but as a hobby it can be very rewarding.

You don't need to go Schutzhund. Just start casually.
 
BluAffiliate said:
Update?
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Why bump this thread? Try to show people I'm a dick, or maybe make me feel regret for contemplating such a thing?

Anyway, he's 100% now. He grew up, is a great boy now, and just an all around happy-go-lucky dog. He's allowed in and out whenever he wants, and never causes any problems anymore. He'll still get defensive when he deems it appropriate (which I want), but nothing at all like before. He just hangs out in the neighborhood, says hi to everyone, smiles lots, etc.

Couple months ago ended up with a blood parasite, which gave us a good scare, and there were a couple nights I was sure he wasn't going to make it. After about 6 weeks of meds though, he's back to be happier & healthier than ever, always with a big smile.

Now it's just my other dog, who recently hit the 40kg mark. He's still learning, but about 90% there now. Was way too defensive before -- within 5 secs of going outside would start barking, and wouldn't stop, and wouldn't listen. Got him neutered, but didn't calm him down anywhere near as much as I thought it would.

Got 'er figured though, and he just has to stay upstairs in my office with me most of the time. This way, I have his full attention, and it's me and only me. If he wants to go outside, he has to go through me, and can't rely on someone downstairs to accidentally let him out. It's worked great too, because everyday for the past week he's been a great boy outside. I should almost cut him some more slack, but I still don't quite fully trust him yet, and don't want to see him revert. He seems t have learned that it isn't quite as scary out there as he originally thought though, so has calmed down heaps.

I have to be a bit careful with my dogs, because they're well fed, well taken care of, large, strong, and full of energy. It scares everyone around here, especially the kids, because people aren't used to dogs who get fed steak and potatoes for dinner. :)
 
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