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No - NEVER say "Free to Good Home" - you DO know that dogs are "collected" by individuals and then SOLD to animal testing labs.
Never "GIVE" a dog to ANYONE outside of a trusted friend or family member.
There are training collars and obedience classes to look into before you "give up" on your dog.
Ask yur Vet to recommend a trainer/class. Your dog is pulling you because he has not been taught any differently.
Sorry - I disagree. Testing Labs do not take just any dog off the street. Those days are long gone (thank goodness). I also did not say to give the dog to just anyone. The reason I said the "vet" is because the people that go in there will be known by the vet and their staff. Also - The reason the dog is pulling could be a lot more than just lack of training. All the training in the world will not work if the dog has too much excess energy stored up to pay attention.
All the training in the world will not work if the dog has too much excess energy stored up to pay attention.
Disagree entirely. A well-trained dog ALWAYS pays attention. If the dog isn't paying attention, the dog isn't well trained. It doesn't get any clearer than that.
This isn't purely about amount of exercise the dog is getting. What this is purely about is a dog that has no concept, no clue as to what "manners" are required when on a lead. Because the dog has never been shown, educated, or trained.
If the dog is of the disposition the OP claims and if the OP has an iota of will to sort this out, this is not that difficult. However, it requires the will to do it. If at the first hurdle one is merely going to rehome the dog... cynic that I am, I won't be holding my breath.
Do not give your dog away or put up free to good home signs. Aside from dog fighters taking in dogs and pretending they'll give them a good home, when they actually go home and break their hips and jaws so they can't fight back while they're being torn into pieces alive, you've got scum like this out there:
Go take a peek at that article and tell me you think giving your pet away is a good idea. It's a horrible idea!
I second the halti. If the dog pulls, it pulls their head to the side. A dog can't run and pull while his head is facing behind him. They're excellent for training dogs that pull.
Then go get a real trainer. Not a class at PetSmart - and I'm not dissing them. PetSmart is a huge supporter of rescue, I love them. But their classes are good for no more than socialization for puppies. Once you've got a large untrained dog, you need a real trainer.
Don't feel badly, if this is not working out for you, take his picture, and post it a few places. You don't need to "own" the guilt of the world for this not working out. You would feel better with a smaller dog, that is okay. You don't need to keep this dog for the next 10 years. He will find a good family fit for him. Or not.
I had a dog, and he was food agressive, a jumper, snapped at kids, just onery. He did not work out in our family, I gave him to a farm family, who was looking for an outside barn dog, as a security dog. He is doing well there. I don't feel guilt about it not working out with this dog. I don't contribute to the overpopulation of dogs, so, I don't need to be guilt tripped about it, and neither do you.
I agree with the others, this dog has a lot of energy and needs to be trained to channel it in good ways. A well-trained dog will walk on a leash politely even if he is high energy. I hope you reconsider afterall this is a family member.
Don't feel badly, if this is not working out for you, take his picture, and post it a few places. You don't need to "own" the guilt of the world for this not working out. You would feel better with a smaller dog, that is okay. You don't need to keep this dog for the next 10 years. He will find a good family fit for him. Or not.
Oh yes - all dogs find a "good family" - the ones that are in shelters just CHOOSE to live there - and the ones that are PTS (PUT TO SLEEP=KILLED) are actually depressed and WANT to die.
None of them wanted to LEARN how to walk nicely on a leash - they would much rather be "gotten rid of".
OR NOT
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What the others said about training, excercise. Don't just put up a for free poster. Would you give your kids away if they get to big
