Dog you can't live with?

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by Ace952 on 04 July 2011 - 05:07

You hear that some dogs are too much that you can't live in the house with them due to drives.

What is you mean or what comes to mind when you hear about dogs that are too much in the house (i.e. can't settle)?
And for arguments sake, lets say the dog does get work, etc but is high drive, etc.

by myret on 04 July 2011 - 09:07

I'm sorry but I do not really think that dogs can not stay indoors because some say they have high drives, I've seen plenty of both German Shepherd dogs and malinois dwell in the house without any problems but it is a matter of training indoors, but it does not mean that the dogs can not be annoying because they are easily bored

by Red Sable on 04 July 2011 - 10:07

Is it their high drives that make them unbearable in the house or the high energy?

by myret on 04 July 2011 - 10:07

for dogs its the energy for some its the drive and some its both

by myret on 04 July 2011 - 10:07

I have two German shepherd dogs a show bar and a utility line, both have lots of drives but my bitch of utility lines have enormous prey and hunting drive, and she is younger than him, but he is the most annoying dog and live in same house he's bored all the time and we have been training cycled so

by leiasmum on 04 July 2011 - 12:07

Not sure about dogs, but there are many people I couldnt live with !

by ALPHAPUP on 04 July 2011 - 13:07

ok .. let's understand this .. you have a high drive dog if you call it.. you expect the dog to heel , to sit/stay [ do a long down at that if you trial ], to bite and out when you tell it to .... BUT .. you mean to say that this dog you cannot control in the house / what am i not understanding here ??

by myret on 04 July 2011 - 13:07

ALPHAPUP

is your post for me??

by Guppyfry on 04 July 2011 - 21:07

I take it the OP means the dog has no "off" switch. Won't settle, always on, no matter how much the dog is worked or exercised. That would be my definition of a dog I can't live with. Pacing pacing, whinning, always awake, always on the alert, always ready to jump in anticipation of something going on at the slightest of my movements. Hyper, always getting into things, always needing supervision. This would not be just a dog with high drives, and high energy, but a dog that also has nerve issues - the issues manifesting themselves in the constand whirring and buzzing of their minds.

Many a high-drive, high-energy dog can settle and relax when in the house, that is having an off switch, and they are a pleasure to live with.

by DogisGood on 05 July 2011 - 03:07

You can train an offswitch in many cases.

And I've read that sometimes exercise can amp dogs up as much as it calms them down. I had a dog who was just batsh*t like that and what I did was take her swimming. Low impact, pretty exhausting, but not drive-building or exciting. It worked pretty well for her. I put her in the tank 30 minutes per day. Biking her 5-10 miles per day, walking, training, fetching- did nothing. Only swimming calmed her down.

I would also look into a thundershirt for a dog like that.

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