Posted Date: 2008-08-31 16:41:22 By: Leslie
Although I hate to see that others are having problems, it is something of a comfort in that it makes me feel less alone. I brought home a beautiful 8 week old Wheaten female in May of 2006. All I had ever heard was that they are the \"perfect\" dog in size, coat and temperment. Friendly and great with children were other accolades. She was an angel for the first 6 months and then began to change in personality. She started growing aggressive and nasty towards others, particularly children, other women and especially other dogs. The frustrating thing is that she is wonderful, although very demanding of attention, with me and my family and great with my parent\'s dogs. I cannot have company in the house because she is so aggressive. She will be ok and then out of nowhere explode snarling. Walks are very difficult because if she so much as sees another dog or child down the road she turns crazed. More than once I have had to physically hold her down to the ground to keep her from going after another animal. We have been to a behaviorist who referred to her as \"hard wired aggressive\" and she is currently medicated on 3 fluoxetine a day. This has done nothing to stop these vicious episodes. I spoke with a woman who had a puppy from the same litter that they had to get rid of due to the fact that it bit her young children. I cannot in good conscious take her to the SPCA or a rescue group because she is so unpredicatable. I know there is really only one solution but it makes me heartsick to even think of it. Has any ever found a way to help a dog with these issues or is it a hopeless case? |