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Location: Never in one place long | my friend adopted a dog, we think she is a heeler mix of some kind... about 2years and high energy.
Anyways, the dog will be the sweetest cuddly thing and then the next minute flip out acting scared and biting at my friend and has started fights with her two biggest dogs unprovocked. she leaves most of her dogs alone but gets into it with the others. she said she acts totally calm and sweet then just flips out the next..... has anyone had experiences like this?
I did tell her maybe she is not getting enough exercise as she works 8hr and drives 2 so dog is kenneled 9-10 hours a day and I know heelers are high energy. she said she is afraid to leave her loose with other dogs as she starts fights... |
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| My cousin had a mastiff that was like this, they had to get rid of her because she flipped her switch and attacked her little girl (thank GOD, she wasn't hurt). I always wondered if the dog had a vision problem because it was just out of the blue and not provoked when she would do it. |
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Location: Arkansas | Maybe get the vet to check her over? But I do believe some dogs can have split personalities!! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I think leaving a dog in a kennel for 10 hours a day will drive them crazy, and a Heeler would really go batas* nuts.
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| A lot of breeds are bi polar and some even kill the owner or innocent people ..
Goofy owners all say they same thing .... My dog has never killed anyone before .... lol
Get rid of the new dog and keep peace in the family or they will decide to
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Location: Texas | If your friend doesn't have the time to give the dog the proper exercise and busy time that it needs, she shouldn't have the dog. I couldn't imagine kenneling any dog for 9 or 10 hours a day, let alone a high energy breed such as Heelers. I had a GSD that started acting the same way for other reasons and I didn't give her the chance to hurt my toddler. If I was your friend, I would find a different home for the dog. It's not fair to your friend to have to stress about it, and it's not fair to the dog to stay cooped up so long. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | If this poor dog has to be locked up for 10 hours a day, then she needs to try to find another home for it, I have had Heelers and they are great dogs to have on a farn are homes with land to run around on, they were not made for penning up.. High energy dogs need to beable to run.. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Years ago I would have said no way and that the dog's problems were caused from not having enough discipline or outside time to burn off extra energy until we owned one. Turns out the whole litter ended up dead before they reached 2 1/2 years old. They all had a screw loose. Weirdest thing ever and this dog had 3 other litters that were all awesome dogs. |
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| All I will say is here we go, reputable dog breeder vs puppy mill breeder. You want to save a buck on a dog, you get what you pay for. A reputable breeder knows their lines & their breeding program. Yes you may pay more, but it's worth it to get a healthy, sound minded, quality dog. I agree that this dog being left in a kennel for so long doesn't help & honestly the owner needs to re home him if she can't spend time with the dog & train him. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | okhorselover - 2016-10-15 8:04 PM All I will say is here we go, reputable dog breeder vs puppy mill breeder. You want to save a buck on a dog, you get what you pay for. A reputable breeder knows their lines & their breeding program. Yes you may pay more, but it's worth it to get a healthy, sound minded, quality dog. I agree that this dog being left in a kennel for so long doesn't help & honestly the owner needs to re home him if she can't spend time with the dog & train him.
I call total BS on that statement. We've never bought a dog from a puppy mill and we only buy from well known and respected breeders. The pairing of these two were toxic. The dam and sire both have produced many champions in the breed ring and in the performance ring along with many having passed the canine good citizen test.
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Location: Arkansas | Maybe try an outdoor run where she can burn off energy and see if that makes a difference?? But I'd keep her away from the baby til we figured out what was going on. |
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Location: Arkansas | okhorselover - 2016-10-15 8:04 PM
All I will say is here we go, reputable dog breeder vs puppy mill breeder. You want to save a buck on a dog, you get what you pay for. A reputable breeder knows their lines & their breeding program. Yes you may pay more, but it's worth it to get a healthy, sound minded, quality dog. I agree that this dog being left in a kennel for so long doesn't help & honestly the owner needs to re home him if she can't spend time with the dog & train him.
I believe the friend adopted the dog. No money involved im guessing. Or not much anyway. Probably trying to save a life?? And I have mostly mutts that are the most wonderful and loving dogs in the world. So no designer pedigree or picking the right mommy dog for the right daddy dog. So yeah, I'm with NTO on the "buying from the best breeder, etc" making all the difference in the world isn't necessarily the right answer. . . . |
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Location: Beggs, OK | Adopting an animal is rarely about saving money. Adoption is a tricky issue, as you never know what you're getting....even with humans.
Check into what she's feeding. Just like any other living thing diet is a large part of disposition. Chemical imbalances due to nutrition will contribute to irrational outbursts. This is another reason we don't feed processed grain to our horses. |
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Location: TEXAS | All breeders are not Puppy Mills - if that were true wouldn't that make most horse breeders "Horsey Mill" breeders. Your logic has no bones since many breed. Some breeders are "Bipolar" I know this from personal experience. FYI a lot if not most Pet Store puppies come from these Puppy Mills (see pic) 
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Location: Never in one place long | I think so too... that's what I told her that I think it's due to not enough exercise... |
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Location: Never in one place long | yes, she adopted this dog to save her life. I think a lot of it is from not enough exercise also.. she has fenced yard but says the dog can jump it and run off... and if she wants in and she won't let her in she tries to scratch the door apart... IDk what the solution is.. she changes so much she'd be nearly impossible to rehome... I think the girl would if she could... :( I told her just leave her outside and if she stays she stays... at least she's be happy and free. she lives in a very remote area out in the country...
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