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**PheliarearY** · 11-24-2011, 05:09 PM

I belonged to another bully breed forum a while back and there were a few EBT owners there. One guy in particular sticks out in my mind because he had a rescue male that was about 2 years old and acted just like the dog you are describing. Which is probably why he ended up in rescue.

This gentleman had an EBT before that he'd raised from puppyhood and it passed away, so he was an experienced breed owner. But after taking in the rescue dog from hell he had to come to those forums begging for advice because his former dog ws so well behaved he'd never dreamed the breed could be so freakin nutty.

It took him weeks of strict NILIF, 2 walks a day, bike rides, obedience training, flirt pole and fetch, just to get the dog to behave like a normal bully. Weeks.

It sounds like your parents aren't willing to put the time and energy into this dog. Even if you did take him and manage to get him behaving, what are the odds they would keep up with the training and exercise when he went back home? Sounds pretty bleak.

It sounds like he is shutting down because he has never been trained and disciplined and has no idea how to react other than stubbornly tuning you out. You could try to take him home again, do the 2 week shutdown to reset his little brain, and then try to work with him which would involve a lot of contests of wills. But I don't know what good that would do if the parents and sibling wouldn't keep up with it.

You may just have to accept the dog is a spoiled monster and will always be that way and pray he doesn't get them sued or harm your younger sibling. I'd work more with her, honestly, as to how to best protect herself if he goes for her.

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BTW, do they understand that if the dog bites someone and that someone goes to the hospital the staff is legally required to report the bite to AC? If she thinks it's "mean" to make this dog mind, how "mean" will it be when AC comes, takes the dog, and kills it?

Other than that, how happy can a dog be without knowing it has rules and limitations? Just like kids, dogs feel insecure when they aren't living with parents that provide them with boundaries. By not training and exercising the doggie, they could be considered "mean" because the dog is going crazy with energy and probably feeling very insecure.

11-24-2011, 05:09 PM	#9
PheliarearY Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 581 Senior Member	I belonged to another bully breed forum a while back and there were a few EBT owners there. One guy in particular sticks out in my mind because he had a rescue male that was about 2 years old and acted just like the dog you are describing. Which is probably why he ended up in rescue. This gentleman had an EBT before that he'd raised from puppyhood and it passed away, so he was an experienced breed owner. But after taking in the rescue dog from hell he had to come to those forums begging for advice because his former dog ws so well behaved he'd never dreamed the breed could be so freakin nutty. It took him weeks of strict NILIF, 2 walks a day, bike rides, obedience training, flirt pole and fetch, just to get the dog to behave like a normal bully. Weeks. It sounds like your parents aren't willing to put the time and energy into this dog. Even if you did take him and manage to get him behaving, what are the odds they would keep up with the training and exercise when he went back home? Sounds pretty bleak. It sounds like he is shutting down because he has never been trained and disciplined and has no idea how to react other than stubbornly tuning you out. You could try to take him home again, do the 2 week shutdown to reset his little brain, and then try to work with him which would involve a lot of contests of wills. But I don't know what good that would do if the parents and sibling wouldn't keep up with it. You may just have to accept the dog is a spoiled monster and will always be that way and pray he doesn't get them sued or harm your younger sibling. I'd work more with her, honestly, as to how to best protect herself if he goes for her. ---------- Post added at 11:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:04 AM ---------- BTW, do they understand that if the dog bites someone and that someone goes to the hospital the staff is legally required to report the bite to AC? If she thinks it's "mean" to make this dog mind, how "mean" will it be when AC comes, takes the dog, and kills it? Other than that, how happy can a dog be without knowing it has rules and limitations? Just like kids, dogs feel insecure when they aren't living with parents that provide them with boundaries. By not training and exercising the doggie, they could be considered "mean" because the dog is going crazy with energy and probably feeling very insecure.
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