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Oh I am so sorry - I must have read it too quick! I didnt read she had got him today - oops! That'll teach me to read quickly inbetween supposedly working! Poor dog - if she has just got him today it is sad that she has just shut him in the crate like that - that isnt how crates should be used. I d...

Yeah...what he said!! If you are at home, why is the dog still in his crate? Has your roommate spent time training the dog to see the crate as a nice safe place\? Trying this again. From my OP: My roommate just got a 3-year-old beagle today They just went to bed and put him in there without getting...

My roommate just got a 3-year-old beagle today for her children that's been in a shelter for awhile now, and I'm now sitting here at 1:30 AM, my time, listening to him howl his head off because she's shoved him into a crate. I think he only wants some human contact. She finally moved him into her ro...

Hello all, Me again, back about Champ again. :( Since the last time I was here asking for advice about training methods, as my landlady no longer wants this very sweet one-year old, things have declined for Champ, and right now as I type this, I'm having stress pains in my heart from it all. My land...

I believe you when you say she loves her dog, but she clearly isn't at a point in her life she can deal/handle a dog. At least not with out a lot of changes in her routines and expectations. While not easy, if she can't provide the home her dog needs, the most responsible and loving thing she can d...

I agree with Nettle and Jacksdad. Even though I am a proponent of early spaying/neutering, I can see that Champ would only suffer more by going in for surgery at this time. He needs a therapeutic and loving home first, and bring his stress levels down, THEN he can be neutered for the sole purpose o...

Do you think her getting him fixed would play much of a role in his calming down? Not sure how to advise you personally since we are dealing with an irresponsible owner here. But from a purely informational point of view... If "fixing" solved behavior problems, my dog should be the pictur...

In also have fibromyalgia and know just how painful it is, also the feeling in my legs that they won't be able to get me home if I go for a very short walk, my legs may feel they won't carry me but they always do, they have never colapsed on my yet. Last February after talking to my doctor I bought...

I appreciate your concern and applaud your attempts to seek help for her. I think I would quit the time outs as with his seperation anxiety this is a punishment too harsh for him and its not being used effectively if its used AFTERhe chases the cat, he needs to be timed out AS he makes his attempt ...

fundog beat me to it. Re-homing does sound like the best option. If possible, use whatever influence you have to help select the best new home for him. with his issues, he is going to need the right people to bring him around. Thanks for the response. I was afraid that's what the concensus would be...

It sounds to me like L is too lazy and dysfunctional to put the effort needed into doing what is best for Champ-- she only wants his company when it is convenient for her, when there is nothing better to do. For the sake of the dog, it would, in this case, be better to rehome him to someone who has...

Hello, I’m writing with a unique situation, and am hoping you can give me some much-needed advice. I moved into my current situation about 8 weeks ago. My roommate is a 41-year-old mother of two: a 14-year old boy, and a 5-year old girl. The children reside here bi-weekly. In the household, I have t...