Hello, I have a 3 year old female Doberman who I love to bits. At about 12 months she was diagnosed with ADHD. It was like the normal Doberman teen liveliness, but ten fold. And she has never grown out of it like she should have by now. I avoided medications and decided to engage in a strict training regime, which has been pretty successful. She knows the rules and generally does as she’s told, although can be a complete nightmare at times. However, when she gets distracted by something she is difficult to stop. Taking her for a walk is a nightmare. She generally walks well on a leach, although walkeis can be really over stimulating for her and I come home from every walk with a new injury. Generally grazed knees and hands where I hit the dirt, but also a shoulder injury that took weeks to heal and a cracked bone in my elbow. But besides all this, she has been a sweet and loving dog when there isn’t too much stimulation around. Luckily I live on a large rural property where she has a quiet life and loads of space to burn off her excess energy.
Over the last year, her excitement has started to become vicious. She has attacked my other dog (a staffy) three times. And a few days ago she managed to pull down a big fence in order to attack another dog. Luckily I got to her in time and there were no injuries. But the determination to get this dog was frightening and there was no stopping her or calming her down. She didn’t respond to any commands and was just so completely focused. I feel she had now become a dangerous dog and I have lost all trust in her. I have made the very hard decision that it is no longer safe for me to keep her, but due to her behaviour I am nervous about finding her a new home while she has these issues. Sadly, a few people have suggested euthanasia due to the level of danger she is presenting with, although I’m finding it difficult to think about this. I guess I’m trying to make some tough decisions about what to do next and was hoping to get some views / advice / opinions from you kind folks.
Thanks.
Over the last year, her excitement has started to become vicious. She has attacked my other dog (a staffy) three times. And a few days ago she managed to pull down a big fence in order to attack another dog. Luckily I got to her in time and there were no injuries. But the determination to get this dog was frightening and there was no stopping her or calming her down. She didn’t respond to any commands and was just so completely focused. I feel she had now become a dangerous dog and I have lost all trust in her. I have made the very hard decision that it is no longer safe for me to keep her, but due to her behaviour I am nervous about finding her a new home while she has these issues. Sadly, a few people have suggested euthanasia due to the level of danger she is presenting with, although I’m finding it difficult to think about this. I guess I’m trying to make some tough decisions about what to do next and was hoping to get some views / advice / opinions from you kind folks.
Thanks.