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Anonymous
/an/, I have a situation.

This is my mom's dog. She got him because he looked exactly like her old dog. He is a total asshole. He's a rescue dog and when we first got him, he hated everyone. Now he just hates me.

I am watching him until my mom gets back from Europe in late February.

Today, he got his collar stuck in his mouth, and he won't let me near enough to fix it, even with a hook on a stick. In the mean time, he is struggling to get it off and hurting himself.

As much as I hate this asshole dog (more so at the moment, because he just tried to bite me, and had he been successful, it would be the second time in less than a month), I want to fix the problem.

Any suggestions?
>> Anonymous
Oh, I agree.
>> Anonymous
Why are little dogs always so vile?
>> Anonymous
The dog he replaced, that looked exactly like him and had the same name, was a great dog despite being small.
>> Anonymous
>>189658
You don't honestly believe that, do you
>> Anonymous
>>189667
I honestly believe 98% of all little dogs I have ever met or heard of were either untrained/untrainable, vicious in some way, and/or excessive barkers. At best with a good owner who knows what they're doing, they're usually still obnoxious and noisy somehow.
>> Anonymous
It was his fault he got the collar stuck in his mouth... But I guess it's not his fault he's stupid.

I perfectly understand a dog would be pissed in this situation, but had he been a little less pissed (or a little more trusting of me, the one who takes care of him for months on end while his owner that he likes travels without him), it wouldn't have taken 45 minutes to resolve. Also, had this been an isolated incident, it wouldn't be so bad. But, as I alluded to above, the dog's bit me before. Last time, it was over me stepping between him and a piece of cardboard I had just dropped that he was hoping to eat. And that just doesn't make as much sense as a reason to be pissy.
>> Anonymous
>>189682

Question, how "food-motivated" is this little shit? If your mother isn't willing to train him properly to get along with other people, and you don't want him being a dick to you in the future, it might be worth your while carrying dog treats around with you and rewarding good behaviour / punishing bad.
>> Anonymous
hay, here's a suggestion.
Do like a batman with some food maybe and throw a heavy blanket over him, then tackle him (gently) before he can throw it off. You should be able to pin down his legs in a little cocoon, use your legs to hold it, and maybe just cut the collar off.
If food doesn't work, try manipulating the furniture so its' easier to sneak up on him, or catch him while he's sleeping

option 2 get a neighbor to do it

hope that helps
>> Anonymous
>>189684

He's pretty cardboard-motivated.

I've been doing the food thing for a while, and it doesn't seem to help all that much. I have to wonder what his pre-rescue situation was, because... because there's something wrong with him. This dog is really weird. He likes to stare people, even those he likes, right in the eye, when most dogs hate eye contact. Creepy as fuck. He also wags his tail in the really happy dog way, but while growling. (And when we first got him, he would seriously walk around all day just growling at nothing.)

Whenever my mom disappears, he mopes for a few days at the beginning and refuses to get off the couch and go outside unless I throw treats out the door.
>> Anonymous
>>189686
I thought that direct eye contact was a dominance thing. And the random growling... anxiety? Fuck, every seriously disturbed acting dog I've ever met was under 20 pounds. My parents had a minpin who growled at nothing and was batshit insane, too. Maybe that dog should be put on clomicalm or something.
>> Anonymous
>>189687

This dog is like 18 lbs, and the one he replaced was 23ish. I think this might explain everything.

My brothers and I considered the dominance issue with the staring thing, but it doesn't actually seem to match his behavior.
>> Anonymous
>>189686

Well, the moping around when your mother leaves is normal enough. When I left for overseas for 3 months my cat pulled a coat of mine onto the floor and slept pretty exclusively there for the entire time. Made me feel terrible to hear about it from 10k miles away...

You might want to consider asking the vet for help next time he needs to go.
>> Anonymous
>>189689

My cat does that when I'm standing right next to him. I lock him out of my room when I'm putting away laundry, and I never leave my closet open.

The dog was at the vet a week ago (apparently he's allergic to something in our yard...) and he won't be going back for a while. But my cat needs a rabies boosterthingie this month so I might ask his vet for advice.
>> Anonymous
>>189688

Staring into the eyes is a challege

Staring just above the eyes is a sign to show "I'm better than you so shape up"
>> Bitter Anon !!WJLRQ1cwCyZ
>>189686
That sounds like puppy mill breeder behavior. They tend to pace in circles or follow the perimeter of a room, and growl, bark, and can be extremely aggressive and protective of things (such as picking a rock and deciding that anything that touches their rock is going to die). He looks like either, as a previous poster mentioned, a poorly bred westie or a "westiepoo", which would also chime up with being either a dog used to breed in a puppy mill or a dog purchased from one.

As cunty as they can be, I feel really bad for little dogs like that. Its not their fault their genetics and handling set them up for failure.

As for how to handle him in the future.. Maybe give him fresh bits of cardboard whenever he is nice and quiet? Possibly get him a (properly fitted) muzzle? Kick your mom in the uterus for getting a dog just because it looks like one she used to have?
>> Anonymous
stop being a pansy. show the pooch who is alpha.
>> Anonymous
My dog will snap and growl at me if I touch her dog bed while she's in it, but if she gets something stuck in her mouth she calmly lets me remove it. Several times she's gotten a bone stuck crossways between her back teeth, and I've had to stick my hand or some forceps down her mouth to get it out. She knows I'm helping her, and gets really excited after I pull the bone out. It gets stuck there because she is so greedy, and I don't give her bones any more. But heaven forbid I should touch that fucking dog bed.
>> Anonymous
How old is this dog? My parents also bought a demon dog like this one about three years ago. She finally calmed down and became a GOOD dog this past summer, so maybe it's a breed thing (well... a terrior thing too..). Good luck with the dog till your mom gets back. My parent's Westie is usually very food-motivated. ^_~
>> Anonymous
All small dogs need to die.
>> Anonymous
He looks just like my mother in law's dog who's also an obnoxious bitch. >_> (the dog obv.)
>> Anonymous
>>189650
>>189653

srsly, this sounds cruel, but it really isn't. If he's being a dick again, give him a kick on the ass, not a massive one that'll send him flying, but just enough to make him scared of you. dogs like that need to know who's boss, and at the moment, he is.
>> Anonymous
>>189804

Territory issues, our dog does that aswell, but he's male and does that with his food aswell, along with when he's tired and lying around somewhere. just cranky/territorial things dogs do. dog freaks out when you tell him to go get his tennisball tho, guess its just something 1/3 dogs do.
>> Anonymous
Don't let your dogs become territorial. They will not discriminate children from adults. If my dog growls at me I will flip down and pin him until he/she is subdued. Its worked for the last fifteen years of dog ownership. If you think this is cruel I don't care all of my dogs have been friendly to all in the family and only rise in anger when said family is in its mind in danger
>> Anonymous
>>190819
>>190809

Oh gawd, food aggression and bed aggression.

Don't let your dogs get away with it, folks. They don't discriminate between children and adults in doing so.
>> Anonymous
The dog is territorial and food possessive.
He has dominance issues.
No more on the couch, bed in the open where he can't defend it, obedience train with food,
praise and be a benevolent leader.