How to convince my parents to get us a dog?

There is a whole lot more to owning a dog than picking up the poop EDIT: Well, if they'll "think about it", that is a promising sign. So how to convince them is to show them how helpful you will be in taking care of the dog.To do that: do your chores on time and without complaining, work hard to get better grades in at least one subject at school (that's always a hit with parents), draw up a schedule of what doggy chores each of you kids will do and when you'll do them (eg. , who will walk the dog each day and for how long, who will brush the dog and/or bath the dog, who will take it to obedience classes, who will feed and water every day, etc. ).

Make it a realistic schedule--don't promise to do things if you know you'll lose interest after a couple of weeks Is your grandpa at your house a lot, or just sometimes? If just sometimes, you can crate the dog or shut it in a bedroom when he's over. And obviously you won't ever take your dog over to grandpa's.

But I really don't see why grandpa has any say in what goes on at YOUR house. Your mom and dad are adults and can decide for themselves if they want a dog.

Tell them you'll get a full time job to pay for food, vet bills, and other odds and ends. Tell them you'll drop out of school to have time to walk and play with the dog. That should do the trick!

Maybe try a small dog. One that wouldnt bother your grandfather. Like a terrier, those are nice enough dogs and are usualy easy to get along with.

Say them the benifits of keeping a dog and promise them that you will take care of it .

My second adopted dog was 11 months old and I was to be his fourth owner, he had been abandoned at four months by his first owner, the second owner admittedly beat him saying the dog bit him, the third owner had him for a week before they decided they couldn't handle him and then along came me. I knew he was going to be extremely difficult, but my first adopted dog loved him and they hit it off right away. He was afraid of all people, but especially men, specifically tall, light skinned, dark haired men.

I think I'd had him for less than a full 24 hours before I did that before I took him in to meet my first dogs trainer. She had worked magic on my fear based dog excitable female who had severe separation anxiety. So much that she had passed her CGC test within 5 months of having her.

He had to undergo a lot of medical tests due to some health issues but when he got the clean bill of health we dived right into his training. He can now sit and receive petting and take a treat from anyone, even men that originally terrified him. When he broke free of his kennel and ran into the parking lot, he came when called, sat calmly and allowed me to get a hold of his collar and lead him back inside.

I tell you my story to illustrate that you can get past this! I highly recommend enrolling in an obedience class, your whole family can come but it should be you doing most of the training to help solidify your bond with her. Training will help her learn to trust you, create boundaries for her to live within and help you learn positive training techniques.

You're doing great with cleaning up the mess without punishing her by the way, potty training can be tough, even with an older dog. A trainer would be able to help you set up a schedule and work with the crate to help her learn faster. For now don't allow her to roam free without someones eyes being on her, if you can't watch her she needs to be crated or confined in an easy to clean room like the kitchen.

Make sure you are really really cleaning the potty spots so there's no lingering scent to confuse her. Try creating a potty phrase like "get busy," "hurry up and go," or go potty." Then every time she goes say "Good hurry up!" "Good Potty!" or whatever phrase you choose and treat her.

Encourage your daughter and husband to do this too, pick a phrase you all use and be consistent. Even if she goes on your walk when you didn't give the command, still say the phrase and reward her to link the command and the action. My male cowered whenever I moved towards him, now he seeks my affection.

She may have had a bad experience with a woman yelling at her, possibly even raising their hand to her. My boy warmed to women far faster than he did men. Your trainer will help to re-associate good feeling with her interactions with you and others.

Try calling he to you in different areas of the house and outside, praise her and give her a treat then let her go. Never call her for something she doesn't like, for example crating, nails bath, ect. Or you will reinforce her not coming.

Good Luck!

It'll get better, I promise! When you bring her inside, put her in her crate, wait 10 minutes and keep trying like that until she goes. Here's a great website for you: www.indoorpet.osu.edu It's written by The Ohio State University, and we recommend it to all our new pet owners!

It goes over potty training in great detail. Try ignoring her when you come in from work. We have some dogs coming to the vet hospital that we have to ignore.

We'd like to make a big deal over them, but if we speak to them, they will urinate on the floor! Part of your vet's job is to help you with behavior, as well as health issues for your new dog. I hope you've already visited the vet and asked for everything they can give you --information, as well as free stuff!

They can also recommend an in home trainer to help you with this little one. A good trainer is there to teach you, and not really your dog. Then your family can all get on the same page and it should work out pretty quickly.

I have a rescue, too, in the photo. One day I raised my arms up over my head --nothing to do with him--- and he just fell to his belly, flat down on the ground with legs splayed in 4 directions! I don't know what happened to him, but something surely did at some time before we got him.

He was also on "death row." If this little dog is treat-oriented, she'll be easy to work with. Here's another website that I just love.

This woman is a vet and also an animal behaviorist. Our vets know of her and have attended workshops she's given. Www.drsophiayin.com Eye contact is VERY scary for dogs.

We often look the other way. We also don't face a scared dog head-on, but walk up to them sideways and stoop down. We sometimes "face" backwards!

Anything to avoid head-on eye contact! You'll like Dr. Yin's website, I know. All the best.

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