My boyfriend and I recently bought a dog. He is French Bulldog/Boston Terrier mix, he is a total sweetheart, but we are having some issues with him. He is a total people person and like others dogs.
He is peeing and pooping in our place. We take him out and keep him on a schedule, but he keeps doing it. He does it at night when we are sleeping. We were told what kind of food that the second woman had given him, but now he is puking. After he does something like making a mess, he starts shaking and runs away and hides.
This is his 3rd home and he just turned a year old in July. We don't wanna give up on him, but we need help because we are at our wits end and it's causing issues between me and my boyfriend.
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This is something I keep reading over and over again.
People get dogs that they know have been abused and have issues and didn't do well in other homes. Maybe you felt sorry for this dog.
I have to ask: Would you have agreed to foster a child that had not done well in two homes, or would you have put a lot more thought into that?
In general, only people who have a lot of experience with dogs of all types should attempt to rehabilitate a rescue. You also need to have plenty of time available to retrain the dog. You need hours a day.
If you feel you do have this time and want to do this, start researching. You'll need to study this breed and also this dog's particular problems.
Look up both breeds- French Bulldog and Boston Terrier. Learn what you can about them. Here are a couple of links to get you started: www.frenchbulldogrescue.org/
www.dogbreedinfo.com/
Next, Google something like "rescue dog peeing and pooping in house" and read everything that comes up.
Last, you'll need to train your dog in order to bond your dog to you. Because the dog was mistreated, you'll need a positive training system. Here are a couple of links to check out.
Choose ONE training system and do all of it- not just the parts that specifically address certain problems. That doesn't work.
Finally, if you do not feel you can take this on, find a French bulldog or Boston Terrier rescue and hope they have room for one more dog. A breed-specific rescue is always a better bet for rehabilitating a dog.
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