athosflorides
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- Nov 5, 2012
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Sumo & Sarah
Ok...hello there everyone. I'm a new member here and this is actually my first thread. I have two bullies - Sumo (4yrs) and Sarah (16mnths), which are not related. Sumo is a well tempered bully and I can say that he learned lots of things quite easily and fast. Sarah on the other hand is TOTALLY different from him.
Problem # 1:
We took her when she was 5 months old and she's still afraid of people and many objects that are not located in our house "territory" i.e. for example she's still afraid of my parents and when we visit them she just sits there shaking without doing anything. They've tried to approach her with treats but nothing, she doesn't even sniff or open her mouth. We asked an expert and she said that this kind of behavior means that she grew up in an environment just with her mother. How to solve this?
Problem # 2:
While at home she can go from energy 0 to energy 100...just in a sudden, especially when we try to say hi to Sumo. I checked her food but it's low in proteins.
Problem # 3:
She's unexpected on what she's doing. Yesterday we left home and we returned around 19:00pm. Like every time both of them are staying home freely to move around. When we get home we realized that she ate a mountain rock!!! Yep correct!!! as well as an electronic device which was on the socket. This is the first time she's doing such a thing.
Problem # 4:
While walking she tends to pull you. She's also grabbing any plant we find on our way. The good thing is that she obeys to commands like stay, go, and so on ...while on the other hand Sumo is trying to do his own thing. In addition to this, if we meet another dog on our way she will try to jump on him/her or if they are taller than her she will try to grab them from the neck.
Well I know it's too many things (I have a few more). Any help is appreciated...me and my wife we feel we are loosing control over them and that creates an intense and stressful situation at home. I sometimes tell that I will stop walking them since this has become no fun anymore.
I'm open to any replies or messages or comments.
Best Regards,
Athos.
Problem # 1:
We took her when she was 5 months old and she's still afraid of people and many objects that are not located in our house "territory" i.e. for example she's still afraid of my parents and when we visit them she just sits there shaking without doing anything. They've tried to approach her with treats but nothing, she doesn't even sniff or open her mouth. We asked an expert and she said that this kind of behavior means that she grew up in an environment just with her mother. How to solve this?
Problem # 2:
While at home she can go from energy 0 to energy 100...just in a sudden, especially when we try to say hi to Sumo. I checked her food but it's low in proteins.
Problem # 3:
She's unexpected on what she's doing. Yesterday we left home and we returned around 19:00pm. Like every time both of them are staying home freely to move around. When we get home we realized that she ate a mountain rock!!! Yep correct!!! as well as an electronic device which was on the socket. This is the first time she's doing such a thing.
Problem # 4:
While walking she tends to pull you. She's also grabbing any plant we find on our way. The good thing is that she obeys to commands like stay, go, and so on ...while on the other hand Sumo is trying to do his own thing. In addition to this, if we meet another dog on our way she will try to jump on him/her or if they are taller than her she will try to grab them from the neck.
Well I know it's too many things (I have a few more). Any help is appreciated...me and my wife we feel we are loosing control over them and that creates an intense and stressful situation at home. I sometimes tell that I will stop walking them since this has become no fun anymore.
I'm open to any replies or messages or comments.
Best Regards,
Athos.