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How can I convince my mom to get rid of her dog?

  • A year ago, she brought home this puppy named Peanut and ever since then, we've had horrible problems with this dog and the dogs we've had for ever constantly attacking each other. Well, just barely, I was in my backyard sitting when Peanut comes up and attacks my dog Smokey (the one who usually gets in the most fights, and definitely the most brutal ones) who was sitting in a chair near me for no reason at all. It turned ugly real quick and I desperately tried to break them up, getting scratched in the process and couldn't stop them. Well, I screamed out for help from my dad and he was able to stop them. This is the last straw. My dog Smokey is bleeding, and I'm not going to deal with this crap any more. I'm not going to let my dogs get killed just so my mom can have her stupid dog, which she doesn't even pay attention to. As I was typing this up, she called my saying she's willing to find a home for her devil of a dog, but in return, she wants nothing to do with my dogs, not that she does anything anyways. But she said she'll never take them to the vet, even if it's the only thing that'll keep them from dying in back yard. It's her immature idea of revenge for me wanting her stupid dog gone. She wants to know why don't we just get rid of Smokey, who we've had for YEARS. This all started when she brought that piece of **** animal home and now all of the sudden it's my dog's fault. I also have a much smaller dog who Peanut beats on too, and if he used the same force on her that he just barely used on Smokey, she'd be dead; no question. In all my life, I have never, ever hated an animal until this stupid dog. He's rude, and an endangerment to the lives of my other dogs who I love a hell of a lot more than him. We have a Pomeranian named Chiquita who hasn't gotten to go in the back yard ever since she got Peanut because her life would be at a serious risk just having them near each other. Peanut is out of control, and as much as I'd hate to do this to any animal, I wouldn't mind in the long-run having him put down for everyone else's sake. I don't even want him in the same yard tomorrow as my other dogs because I can't guarantee there'd be a way to stop him. My mom just doesn't care that her stupid dog was trying to kill my baby and the fact that he's bleeding means nothing to her at all.She used to love Smokey so much until she brought that stupid dog and her favoritism began. How can I get her to stop being such a god-awful witch who says things about a dog she used to love like, "Well maybe if I'm lucky, if people come and steal him again, instead of bringing him back they'll just slit his throat." She's never said anything like that before and it's just so awful of a thing to come out of anyone's mouth. Sorry for typing so much, it's just I don't know what to do and I'm super distressed.. How can I make her change her mind about her dog being so goddamn perfect and mine being reincarnations of Satan? And would she really be serious about letting them die just because I wan't her stupid dog that she only looks at through the window gone? What she said really hurts me and I'm not going to let my babies get killed just because she likes the way Peanut looks. I have a feeling that she's going to bring this up all the time now about what a ***** I am for making her get rid of her fancy good-for-nothing demon of a dog and always make me look some horrible person to everybody. This isn't the first time Smokey's been hurt and even more certainly not the first time I've said he can't stay; not when he's hurting my dogs that have been here for years. Am I being too immature about this? Or is this something that had to been done? Thanks so much for helping because I really have no idea what to do. The noise Smokey made tonight when he was being attacked was awful, and to be honest, it was probably one of the worst things I have ever heard in my life. It'll probably always be something that'll haunt me if I ever have to see that heathen Peanut again.

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    99.9% of the time, the owner is to blame for the dog's behavior, and not the dog. So please don't say this is a stupid dog, or devil dog, etc. Blame your mother for not having a clue on how to raise an animal. If its a yippie dog, she probably cradles it around, lets it climb in her lap etc. All of that, will pretty much guarantee that it will be extremely protective, and annoying to other people/animals. It isn't the dogs fault, it is the owner praising bad behavior instead of stopping it. It is like pit bulls. Everyone thinks pit bulls are these nasty, vicious, heathen dogs that are only on this planet to fight and kill. Pits are one of the most friendly breeds there are, if the trainer isn't an idiot. Just most people who get pit bulls, get them as a "I am a bad *** mofo" accessory and don't really have any idea what they are doing. Any dog has the ability to be a ruthless killer, it is up to the owner to make sure the dog is trained. So you and your mom need to talk about proper training if she is going to bring her new dog into the house. If it is picking fights, it needs to be segregated until it is trained.

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Maybe you can try an at home trainer! I was just researching that for my dog and it was $65 for a 1.5 hour session and they will show you how to make the dogs get along.

You are both at fault here. Peanut senses your disdain towards him and acts out. But the last thing that dog needs is to go to another strange home, or worse: a shelter. What he really needs is a good trainer. There is a root to all the aggression problems. He may be scared, so he is attacking first so he won't be attacked (dogs attack fear, so your dogs would have most likely attacked him). You may not want to see it, but it is most often other dogs that provoke aggression from other dogs. If at any time you see the dogs staring at each other, you must intervene and snap them out of it. Try to help the dog, not prove to your mother that you are right.

I don't think any of you need to own dogs. I seriously doubt it is only her dog's fault. Yes, she brought the dog in, but the family failed these dogs by not properly socializing and or seperating them. If she's not going to pay for veterinary care for the dog any more, you need to give up your dog as well. Your dog is bleeding but hasn't gone to the vet? You don't know if the attack happened for "no reason". Dogs give subtle clues before something happened. An example would be a dog giving strong eye contact and not backing off of it. Something may have set the dog's off. I doubt the new dog just walked up and attacked for no reason. So you have dog's your mom pays to take care of, but she can not own one dog?.. but then again a bleeding dog without medical attention isn't being taken care of anyway. How bad are these fights? What are the breeds envolved? Dogs aren't rude. They're ill trained. Your mom just looks out the window at the dog? Are you just leaving a group of dogs outside and expecting them to get along?? ADD: Hmmm so Chiquita the Pom does not go out in the back yard. Are you just leaving your mom's dog outside by itself when you all go inside?

Your mom is the one at fault here. Talk it out with her nicely. Explain to her what's going on, (again,) and then tell her that she needs to train her dog with agression. I worked with my dog who wanted to kill my friend's dog till he would completely ignore him, even though the dumbo other dog would come up and rub against him, my dog would completely ignore him. Work with your mom and try to get her to train Peanut with Agression. Try to work it out; if your mom has her mind set, she's not going to get rid of her dog. Sorry. Hope I helped.

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