I guess he must have been fine, since the people didn’t say anything when Phu picked him up.
Phu even left him home alone for about 45 minutes while he went and bought a video game that just came out, and when he came back Brody was sleeping in the same spot he left him.
Sooooo, I’m going to bring him back tomorrow and get him on the 2 week deal. And, if that goes well too, we’re not gonna have to find him a new home. :happydance: :happydance: :happydance:
He’ll get the exercise and attention (and socialization) that he needs and deserves during the day. And we won’t have to keep replacing the carpet in the condo. :mrgreen:
I’m soooo happy today went well. I hope it continues to go well.
:yay: :yay: YAY!!! This may just the answer! My sister, nephew and several friends all take their dogs to daycare while they work and are extremely pleased with it!
I do so hope this works for all of you :happydance: :happydance:
My poor bf has just been so bummed. Now he’s all happy and hopeful.
It seems kind of… yuppie-ish to take our dog to daycare. And, I partially feel that it’s a poor reflection on us that we’re not able to care for our own dog.
But, at the same time, we can’t control that Phu was just arbitrarily fired and his new job he has to go in to work.
So, I guess we’re just trying to do what we can and do right by everyone, Brody included.
It does make me feel like he’s more of an actual child now.
“No, I can’t stay late, I have to pick up our son from daycare.” :roflhard: :roflhard:
:shrug: Think of it this way… you and taking responsibility for the care of your pet and not just letting the poor thing loose to fend for himself, you’d probably spend more and more money trying to fix the damage and find ways to restrain him to keep him and your home safe. So, why not use those funds to help him get the excercise and socialization he needs and the peace of mind for you and your bf so you can enjoy your little family? It sounds like an awesome plan to me! My mother freaks out sometimes (which suprises me on this fact) that my bro and sil were going to try daycare for my nephew. sil had been off work since mid pregnancy and when my nephew turned 1 she tried to go back to work. daycare lasted 2 days (mommy couldn’t handle being away - 'nuther story). my mom was so worried that nephy was going to get molested, hurt by other kids, come home with diseases… she just couldn’t realize that her son and his wife are totally capable of researching and checking up on a facility to ensure the best care for their child. she lives in Phoenix and neither of us (me or my bro) have the luxury of having grandparents to watch our kids (i don’t have any yet) like she did (and she didn’t work outside the home when we were small).
So, YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT kittie baby for your “kids” and to heck with what’s logical, this is a small price to pay to keep sane and happy! bless you for trying so hard because many people who have pets think they are disposable and don’t even blink about abandoning one that is a bother.
WTG!!!
At this point, I think it really is the only thing we -can- do if we want to keep him.
And we do. We love him.
Not only would we spend a fortune (that we don’t have) on trying to cage him, but it’s not good for him. I think this is the best option (as long as everything goes good).
I mostly just worried that he’ll do some major damage to their place and they’ll kick him out.
It sounds like you may have found what he needed! YAY! I was going to suggest maybe a dog walker but the doggie daycare sounds like they will tire him out more than a dog walker would. Pits are great dogs and I am glad that Brody has found a family that is willing to try stuff to keep him, big kudos to you and your boyfriend!!
Please don’t feel like it’s a poor reflection on you for taking the dog to daycare!!! I think it’s a great reflection on you for doing it! He’s getting the play time that he needs and he’s not getting bored!! It’s very good for him. The people there know dogs and how to control them, so I don’t think that you have to worry about hime destroying anything, remember, he was doing that because he was bored, he’s not gonna be bored playing with his new friends
When I think about it, I know it’s not a reflection on us. (I mean, when we got him we didn’t know Phu was going to be working in an office at some point).
But, I guess I’ve always felt that if you couldn’t take care of your dog yourself (except for vet things) then you shouldn’t be having a dog.
Now I realize, it -is- a way to take care of your dog. I mean, we’d both love to stay home with him all day, but we can’t. So, we’re finding alternative ways to make sure he’s kept happy and healthy.
So, I -know- it’s not a reflection on us, really, but it just kinda -feels- that way at first. If that makes sense… :??
Anyway, I just talked to the lady to make sure that he didn’t cause problems and that it was ok to bring him back in, and she said he was great! :cheering: He loved the other dogs, and they didn’t have any problems with him. :happydance: :happydance:
It was really heart-breaking to read your story, so I’m really glad it looks like things are going to work out. Brodi’s so lucky to have you! :cheering:
Glad all is going well for Brody at day care :happydance: So happy for you I know what its like to have to give up pets you love I wish more people would use doggie day care :shrug: So HAPPY days ahead for you :woot:
Frisky Kitty, I don’t know if it helps or not, but we had a dog VERY MUCH like this. She was about 9 months old or so when we got her from the Humane Society, and we think she may have been abused by her previous owner. To put it bluntly, she was TERRIBLE. We tried everything with her, but she was still destroying parts of the house, and I felt bad about the thought of returning her to the Humane Society…I didn’t want to just give up on her, especially if she was abused by her previous owners. We decided to “ride out the storm” and keep her. We put her in a crate for when we were both working, and although we still had some problems even with the crate (she’s manage to somehow scratch at the flooring underneath the crate, or try to bite the bars) and while she was out of the crate, we just tried to be patient with her. You don’t mention what kind of dog it is, but my suspicion is that maybe you have a Lab or a dog that’s part Lab? If so, all I can tell you is that they are often hyper and destructive puppies, but they do mellow down, believe it or not! (I have two as proof) Our adoptee still has some bad habits, but she’s calmed down A LOT in the 9 years we’ve had her. What we endured at the beginning of our pet ownership has paled by comparison to the complete and utter unconditional love, friendship, loyalty, and devotion we’ve gotten from our dogs.
About neutering/spaying a dog–yes, it can help to calm them down, but I’ve never noticed immediate results. I wouldn’t expect it to immediately calm them down. I think working with them as constantly as you can and giving them time is what really does the trick.
You say that he’s a good dog and you’re reluctant to get rid of him (which I understand–my dogs are like my kids too), maybe you can crate him during the day while nobody is home, but just make sure lots of time is spent with him when you get home. Our one dog would make us throw her the ball for hours after we’d get home from work when it was bedtime! :lol: If you were at your point of frustration with him, I don’t think you’d be a horrible owner if you decided not to keep him…it’s a hard thing to have an animal destroying your house, and yes, even though we do think of our dogs like our children, still, they are animals, and you can reason with a child when they do these things, but not with a dog. We have to remember that they are just animals going by instinct for the most part. Maybe you can look into obedience training, too (I don’t know how old a dog has to be, though…he might be too young still).
I hope you find a solution that works out for you. This is a very difficult position to be in; I know…I’ve been there. Good luck!
Well, the issue is that he’s destructive when we’re not in the house.
Obviously a crate is a good useful tool, but he’s destroyed two now.
I honestly don’t know what kind of crate out there would be able to hold him at this point. I suppose one that’s pure metal (no bars or anything, just a solid metal box). But, I suspect that he would seriously injure himself trying to find a way out.
I did mention that he is a pit bull earlier. He was neutered when he was about 5 months old. He’s 10 months old now. After a month or so, generally the testosterone is out of the animals system, so if it was going to affect his energy level it would have already.
Pits just have a high energy level. Which I read, and thought I understood. But…reading it and researching it just plain didn’t prepare me for the reality of it.
I thought we’d be able to handle it ourselves. (Again, there was absolutely no problem when Phu worked from home.)
As long as the daycare thing keeps going well, I’m pretty sure we’ve found our solution.
Way to go on the doggy daycare, we’ve used them for years! I would also suggest any of the books or DVD’s by Ceasar Milan, he is the best I’ve seen in many, many years. There is one other suggestion I’d like to make, invest in a treadmill! Ceasar uses them frequently for super high energy dogs on his program. I would use it to make sure you pitbull mix gets his exercise the days he doesn’t attend his daycare center. Also it much safer for him during the extreme heat of Florida’s summers. I would search the classified ad’s, and yard sales, etc, for a nice used one. That way you can be sure you much love 4 legged son is getting all the exercise he needs to be happy, as well as healthy.
Linda
