Kevin Puls
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My family took on a male yellow lab from a rescue. He is 4.5 years old and was 120 pounds when we got him in January. Through diet and exercise we have him down to 93 pounds.
He has severe separation anxiety and problems with food. He cannot be around when you are eating other will try to take food from your hands. He has bitten both of my children doing this. He barks and lunges aggressively when you try to leave him or crate him. He has bitten both my wife and I when leaving the house on the backside.
He barks continuously in a crate. And isolating him results in barking and bounding against the barrier. We have tried medications and training without improvement.
On the good side, he is a tireless retriever and proven hunter. He just needs training and a steady hand.
Unfortunately, I cannot keep this dog because of my kids. We love him and he is great 90% of the time but I have to consider my children.
This is not my first gun dog, and I am not looking for training tips or what I am doing wrong. We have tried our best and we cannot keep him. If I return him to the rescue they are going to put him down, this is a known fact from my communications with them. No matter how much exercise and work I give him, he never settles completely.
We really do not want to see him put down as he does have good qualities. the experts I have consulted with feel he needs a home with other dogs, a giant yard and no children. If you are interested in Tank, drop me a note. We will likely be surrendering him at the end of this week if we do not find a place for him. We are in Akron, OH.
He has severe separation anxiety and problems with food. He cannot be around when you are eating other will try to take food from your hands. He has bitten both of my children doing this. He barks and lunges aggressively when you try to leave him or crate him. He has bitten both my wife and I when leaving the house on the backside.
He barks continuously in a crate. And isolating him results in barking and bounding against the barrier. We have tried medications and training without improvement.
On the good side, he is a tireless retriever and proven hunter. He just needs training and a steady hand.
Unfortunately, I cannot keep this dog because of my kids. We love him and he is great 90% of the time but I have to consider my children.
This is not my first gun dog, and I am not looking for training tips or what I am doing wrong. We have tried our best and we cannot keep him. If I return him to the rescue they are going to put him down, this is a known fact from my communications with them. No matter how much exercise and work I give him, he never settles completely.
We really do not want to see him put down as he does have good qualities. the experts I have consulted with feel he needs a home with other dogs, a giant yard and no children. If you are interested in Tank, drop me a note. We will likely be surrendering him at the end of this week if we do not find a place for him. We are in Akron, OH.
