Hey She would make a great HOLLYWOOD actress dog!!! She is a smart dog. Someone could take her and make a good police dog or something?!. Yes you need to find her a new home where she can be of good use for herself. Wow talk about paitence,,,(6yrs). You are a blessed animal lover.

Thats what the trainer said:thumbup: :) Boy do I hope she is right!!!

I think it will help. Once she is in a calmer state of mind it will be easier to teach her things.

She is too old for police work:( but thank you for your suggestion:)

Oh I forgot to put in the update, I get side tracked a lot:D , that the trainer thinks all of Cassies behavior problems are because of my Yorkies:eek:

I have to admit I almost hung up:eek:

Well I have to go make more note cards:rolleyes: and then get some sleep

I will let you all know how tomorrow goes:)

OH please...the yorkies are not doing that. I would have probably hung up on her.

Nite

Call the dog whisperer... Hed have a field day with this one Im sure! LOL Im sorr you have gone through this for so long... wow... you have the patience of a saint! I couldnt say what I would have done after the whole garage thing. Seriously sounds like she needs some obedience classes and has a serious case of seperation anxiety. You and your poor family! Do what you gotta do! Who could blame you? I mean its your house and the safety of your other dogs at stake.

ok well today she broke the chain!!!!!!!

She chased my moms car down the road so she put her in the house...

They blocked the dog door and baricaded the outside door...

This is what I came home to!!!!!!!!!!!

you have super dog on your hands there. at this point since your running out of ideas i'd order the DAP diffuser now instead of waiting to see if it works on someone elses dog. all dogs are different so what may work for one, doesn't always work for others.

also, i don't remember, did you get sedatives for her like acepromazine or valium?

do you have a cement room or a panic room in your house? LOL you can keep her in there.

:lol tears :lol tears

Im going to take her tomorrow to get something because i tried the herbal stuff and it did nothing:(

I feel your pain, but haven't gone through what you have...
 

Hello Proud Mommy,

First of all, let me start by saying, I am so sorry to hear about your frustration. I totally understand. Nothing can replace the "damage" the poor dog has caused, but I see things a little different than most people here. You wanted opinions, so here's mine.

I totally support you if you feel you need to rehome the dog. However, you sound like a very smart and dedicated woman who obviously feels something for this girl or else you wouldn't have come this far; and therefore I believe, that you believe you can rehabilitate her yourself! I'm serious! It sounds like you've tried trainers and contacting Cesar. But obviously, she is the type that seems as though she is going to respond to you before anybody else. I personally went through this so I am not talking out of my you know what!!

Sorry, but the trainer saying the yorkies are the cause, is wrong. I have had 5 dogs at a time!! Two LARGE shepherds, Diablo 85lbs, and Ginger 75lbs, and three yorkies. However, the shepherds were used more for protection and lived inside/outside, brick wall all around back yard and metal gate. Yorkies were indoors. Harmony, with any dog breed mixes is totally possible. I know, I know, I watch too much Cesar...

I had Diablo first from 6 wks of age. Later, we RESCUED Ginger at 18 months of age. I had no idea what to expect. And boy did it take a lot of work. But I think the key was that Diablo was a very balanced dog, (tooting my own horn here), which in turn helped Ginger calm down. She was totally OUT OF CONTROL and afraid of the WHOLE WORLD when she first came to us. But I believed in her and her desire to live. She had obviously been beaten because she would jump and cower at everything. Yet, she was VERY dog aggresive, (wasn't worried though cuz Diablo could handle his own, lol). So what did I do? I got her on a serious, serious exercise regimine. I walked her EVERYDAY, the same way, on the same side, with the same leash; her and Diablo on each side of me. We later got on a running schedule and from here she grew to trust me and family. I fed her wherever I wanted her to feel comfortable and put my hands in the food and all that stuff. She turned into quite possibly the best dog I will ever have. This is the short story version though, it took a lot, lot, lot of work. But if I CHOSE to rescue her, I owed it to her didn't I? The rescue could care less; she needed meds for her hips for a long time at first too!! They were no help at all!

Anyway, I got way off track but I believe that if you are really committed to her, you can do it!! Get her exercising A LOT more! Seems she has a high pray drive and won't quit at nothing! You be in charge! Get a choke collar when you walk her and "pop" it the way Cesar shows on his show, it will work. I used mirrors a lot to train my dogs; so I could see if they would move behind my back after I gave them a command and I stopped the action immediately, (sounds crazy, but it really worked!)!! I also read How to be Your Dog's Best Friend, by the Monks of New Skete; it's an awesome read.

Maybe I said a lot you didn't want to hear and sorry if so. But your story touched my heart and I feel for both of you...and the yorks. PM me if you wanna chat some more about it or just vent. Good luck to you and her. Don't give up, she needs you!!

I feel almost like she has doggie ADHD or OCD or Ausburgers (sp) or something. She's just SO determined and set on one thing!

and ps - in NO way is this the yorkies' fault. Trainers drive me nuts sometimes.

Thank you for all your GREAT advise:D I will increase her walks... should i increase the time or the number per day??

Ill start there:D :thumbup: :thumbup:

Yes Megan, she definitely has something:confused:

Yeah I dont think its my Yorkies either since I have only had them a year. I tried telling her this was NOT a new behavior but she just wouldnt listen:eek: :thumbdown

Anytime!!
 

I would increase the amount of times a day. This will exercise her as well get her looking forward to getting out. Walks must be YOUR way. Don't let her stop or do whatever she wants. After a few good ones, you can reward her with some give on the leash for her to sniff or whatever. And heck, if you guys are having a great time, increase the time too!

By the way, does she have a favorite toy or ball? Diablo loves to fetch. So on his walks I would take his ball and just throw it until my arm got tired. He would get it everytime until it looked like he was gonna pass out. So when we got home, he was the german shepherd from heaven!! If she doesn't fetch, after a few walks maybe you can teach her. Just take the same toy so she begins to see a pattern. I highly recommend the JOLLY BALL. It's big and made for horses! VERY hard for them to destroy and has like a triangle handle on it so you can throw it pretty easily. It's about $17 bucks at any pet store. Diablo can pop basketballs with his jaw so most toys are a joke to him! And no, he's never had any bite training! He just thinks he owns all the balls! haha!! lol.... I kill me!!

Good luck! You made my day!! You are SO awesome!!!!! :thumbup:
PM and I will give you my # if you need anything or if we can brainstorm! :D

You've received some great advise as far as training etc but you still need to deal with what to do when no one is home. I still recommend installing an outside fully enclosed chain link kennel with concrete floor to keep her from digging her way out. I just can't imagine she would be able to get out of something like that:eek: and she will be safe too. You've really got your hands full, I feel for you!

I'm still following your thread and sending you support. Everyone agrees that you are awesome. So no matter what, you've got :thumbup: 's all around.

Had a thought. Do you have a treadmill at home? If you could train her on that, it would give her some EXTRA exercise time without making an entire outing for you (obviously can't be left alone) like right before bed or early in the morning.

Still sending you hugs!

That is one thing I didn't mention... I have been through 6 kongs!!!! She has her own but only chews on the Yorkies:mad: She destroys them:mad:

I will look for the Jolly Ball:D

And I likes your "ball" joke lol:D

I have an idea! How bout you take her and all her stuff and camp out in front of Ceasars house??? Let her do her work on some of his stuff and I bet he wont mass e-mail ya after that!!! I love Ceasar but man you deffo need his help!!! The funny thing is, he would take that dog and with in hours or days, shed b like a diff dog. Amazing.

Good Luck and Sending you a nice STIFF drink!

:lol tears :lol tears :lol tears

sorry i havent been good with the updates... I have my first test on Monday so Im a little stressed:eek:

But I tied her to the other tree in the back the other day and about fainted when I got home to here still there!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it:eek: :eek:

It was NOT without consequence though...

Look what she did to my fence!!!!!!

:eek::eek::eek: Oh my! Is she still so stressed out? Oh man, like yt member mentioned above maybe you should pack her stuff and go camping around Ceasar's house?:confused: