AirHej
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- Oct 6, 2016
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Beckett
Hello All,
1st post here. Our female bulldog is 6.5 years old and as we like to call her, our first born. We got her at 9 weeks old from a local breeder. She is AKC registered and comes from a good line it seemed. She is spayed and attends doggy daycare once per week. During the first two years of her life, we took her for a multitude of training classes and she became an AKC Canine Good Citizen. However, sheās always been a hyper little dog and absolutely loves humans and wants to greet them as soon as she sees them. The girl constantly needs attention and wants to be petted. If someone arrives at our house and we decide to crate her for her to chill out, sheāll whine or bark for quite a while. For the first six years, we fed her basically on a raw frozen diet using a combo of Natureās Variety and Dr. Harveyās. The raw patties became too expensive so we made the switch to Honest Kitchen Embark. She loves food and appetite has never been a problem.
Fast forward to 2014 when she was a little over four, we introduced a human baby to the mix. Sheās unfortunately never really been a fan of our son. If he was crawling or now when he can walk, she would often times try to hump him. I almost feel as if she sees him as another dog. My son adores her and wants to play with her, but sheās really not having it. Total contrast from my in-laws golden doodle who my son will play with all day long and is super gentle towards him. In August 2016 we introduced another baby to the family. We did all of the things you are supposed to, brought home the blanket from the hospital the night before for her to sniff, etc. Sheās ok around the baby, but overall we donāt really trust her.
At this point, as much as I love my bully, sheās become a nuisance. I donāt want to re-home her, however, I fear my wife is nearing her wits end trying to take care of two little humans and having to deal with an energetic bully. Is there something we can do to calm her down? Iāve spoken with the vet about it and he prescribed some Zoloft as he felt she may be anxious. We chalked up her energy early on to being a puppy and āohh sheāll grow out of it,ā but almost 7 years later sheās pretty much the same as she was as a puppy. Sheās absolutely not typical of the English Bulldog breed that we read about and hoped we'd get.
Ohhh one more thing, she absolutely hates moving objects. We canāt use a vacuum cleaner or broom/mop when sheās around because she goes nuts and gets overly aggressive and tries to bite those objects. Same if my son had some walking toy. As you all know with the amount bullies shed, this is a major problem in a hope that has many carpeted rooms.
Thanks for reading this and Iām hopeful one of you can help!
1st post here. Our female bulldog is 6.5 years old and as we like to call her, our first born. We got her at 9 weeks old from a local breeder. She is AKC registered and comes from a good line it seemed. She is spayed and attends doggy daycare once per week. During the first two years of her life, we took her for a multitude of training classes and she became an AKC Canine Good Citizen. However, sheās always been a hyper little dog and absolutely loves humans and wants to greet them as soon as she sees them. The girl constantly needs attention and wants to be petted. If someone arrives at our house and we decide to crate her for her to chill out, sheāll whine or bark for quite a while. For the first six years, we fed her basically on a raw frozen diet using a combo of Natureās Variety and Dr. Harveyās. The raw patties became too expensive so we made the switch to Honest Kitchen Embark. She loves food and appetite has never been a problem.
Fast forward to 2014 when she was a little over four, we introduced a human baby to the mix. Sheās unfortunately never really been a fan of our son. If he was crawling or now when he can walk, she would often times try to hump him. I almost feel as if she sees him as another dog. My son adores her and wants to play with her, but sheās really not having it. Total contrast from my in-laws golden doodle who my son will play with all day long and is super gentle towards him. In August 2016 we introduced another baby to the family. We did all of the things you are supposed to, brought home the blanket from the hospital the night before for her to sniff, etc. Sheās ok around the baby, but overall we donāt really trust her.
At this point, as much as I love my bully, sheās become a nuisance. I donāt want to re-home her, however, I fear my wife is nearing her wits end trying to take care of two little humans and having to deal with an energetic bully. Is there something we can do to calm her down? Iāve spoken with the vet about it and he prescribed some Zoloft as he felt she may be anxious. We chalked up her energy early on to being a puppy and āohh sheāll grow out of it,ā but almost 7 years later sheās pretty much the same as she was as a puppy. Sheās absolutely not typical of the English Bulldog breed that we read about and hoped we'd get.
Ohhh one more thing, she absolutely hates moving objects. We canāt use a vacuum cleaner or broom/mop when sheās around because she goes nuts and gets overly aggressive and tries to bite those objects. Same if my son had some walking toy. As you all know with the amount bullies shed, this is a major problem in a hope that has many carpeted rooms.
Thanks for reading this and Iām hopeful one of you can help!