Making a decision about what to do about a dog with issues is never easy. With many dogs like Rocky, you don't "fix" the issue, but you try to "manage" it the best you can.
It seems obvious that the issue is the crate...have you tried a different type of crate?
airwalk wrote:Everyone here has given good information; however, the one area I disagree with (and it makes a difference in the human perspective)...dogs almost never bite for "No Reason". We often don't understand the reason, but there is typically something that caused that reaction.
plebayo wrote:Making a decision about what to do about a dog with issues is never easy. With many dogs like Rocky, you don't "fix" the issue, but you try to "manage" it the best you can.
It seems obvious that the issue is the crate...have you tried a different type of crate?
I think the crate is just a small part of the problem
pitsnok wrote:Thanks guys for your input on the trainer guy. I had forgotten about seeing the anti-clicker anti-food thing in the past. That's just the most well-known facility around here which is why it was the first to cross my mind. I will definitely start looking to see what I can find.
I know for a fact we have a hard road ahead of us and I have no idea what the future holds, but we are committed to doing whatever it takes to try to make things better even though we know there is a possibility of not being able to do so.
pitsnok wrote:My only concern is this:
So say we work with him and make huge progress and everything goes really well... will he then be adoptable? That's my biggest worry at this point I suppose.
pitsnok wrote:Thanks for all the support and advice, guys. I feel like we are already making improvements.
The idea of NILIF is easy for me, I just want to get myself entirely prepared for everything I'll be withholding before starting, and doing it wrong.
My only concern is this:
So say we work with him and make huge progress and everything goes really well... will he then be adoptable? That's my biggest worry at this point I suppose.
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