My dog need a new home

Tyltan · 07-10-2006, 03:08 PM

I adopted PAR 3 months ago. He is too active for my kids, neighbor kids and dogs. 99% of the time he is a sweet, calm little dog. That 1% of the time he barked and "aggressive" to other dogs and neighbor kids. My wife afraids that "accident" might happen to the neighbor's kids. He is house-broken.

PAR is 3 yrs old pure bred Shih Tzu. I would like to find him a home which someone does not have young children at home. I prefer someone in So. Cal. and have a home. He is an indoor dog. I have ALL the papers of his shots. My record and previous owner's record. He is currently up-to-date with all the shot for another 3 yrs.

PM me if you are interested.

Burly · 07-10-2006, 03:44 PM

Sorry, but that little thing got beat with an ugly stick

cheyenne_taiga · 07-10-2006, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyltan

I adopted PAR 3 months ago. He is too active for my kids, neighbor kids and dogs. 99% of the time he is a sweet, calm little dog. That 1% of the time he barked and "aggressive" to other dogs and neighbor kids. My wife afraids that "accident" might happen to the neighbor's kids. He is house-broken.

PAR is 3 yrs old pure bred Shih Tzu. I would like to find him a home which someone does not have young children at home. I prefer someone in So. Cal. and have a home. He is an indoor dog. I have ALL the papers of his shots. My record and previous owner's record. He is currently up-to-date with all the shot for another 3 yrs.

PM me if you are interested.

Three months isn't a very long time. If he's calm 99% of the time, it seems like you have it really good. Almost all young dogs have bursts of activity. Playing with him and tiring him out will help. Is he neutered? Neutering can help curb aggression. Have you tried taking him to obedience training?

If you still want to give him up, my advice would be to try a Shih tzu rescue group. They'll carefully screen potential owners so that he's placed in a permanent home.

**Kronos1965** · 07-10-2006, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyltan

I adopted PAR 3 months ago. He is too active for my kids, neighbor kids and dogs. 99% of the time he is a sweet, calm little dog. That 1% of the time he barked and "aggressive" to other dogs and neighbor kids. My wife afraids that "accident" might happen to the neighbor's kids. He is house-broken.

PAR is 3 yrs old pure bred Shih Tzu. I would like to find him a home which someone does not have young children at home. I prefer someone in So. Cal. and have a home. He is an indoor dog. I have ALL the papers of his shots. My record and previous owner's record. He is currently up-to-date with all the shot for another 3 yrs.

PM me if you are interested.

Aggression in dogs is often triggered by possessiveness. He barks, you pull him away, he gets attention and control over the situation. He gets unintentionally rewarded for the behavior.

Shih Tzu's need exercise and then discipline (which does not mean punishment). PAR 3 has to earn attention. THEN he can be trained. Bottomline if you're worried about him nipping at kids, he is believing that he plays the role of alpha in your yard-not you.

I am curious as to what the previous owner had said about the dog or did this behavior begin in your home?

It's a behavior that can be corrected fairly quickly if you're interested...

Tyltan · 07-10-2006, 11:03 PM

Thanks for all the advice. As I said, he has been great 99% of the time.

cheyenne_taiga · 07-11-2006, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyltan

Thanks for all the advice. As I said, he has been great 99% of the time.

Did you decide to keep him?

Tyltan · 07-12-2006, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by cheyenne_taiga

Did you decide to keep him?

I am still open for adoption. I do not want to "get rid of him". He is part of our family. I tried to train him but it was not easy for me. I think he (par) is what he is because of the previous owner did not expose him to other people and dogs. If I find a right home for him, then I will "release" him to the new owner.