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Someone please tell me to calm down!
I'm babysitting my brother's dog while he is in Italy for the holidays. I've been babysitting him since the 20th, and my brother comes back on the 5th.
The dog is a 9 month old English Bulldog and weighs 56 lbs. He hasn't been trained well, plays very rough, fights with other dogs, and chews EVERYTHING. Yesterday, while I was in the shower, he ate a pair of my UGG Ansley loafers (which cost me $100.) Then today when I was painting my nails, I hear him chewing on something. I look over, and he had gotten into the closet (which was shut) and ate the soles off of my Tod's, which are $700 shoes.
I'm so upset. Like...SO upset. Someone please tell me to calm down, that he's only a dog, and these things happen.
The dog is a 9 month old English Bulldog and weighs 56 lbs. He hasn't been trained well, plays very rough, fights with other dogs, and chews EVERYTHING. Yesterday, while I was in the shower, he ate a pair of my UGG Ansley loafers (which cost me $100.) Then today when I was painting my nails, I hear him chewing on something. I look over, and he had gotten into the closet (which was shut) and ate the soles off of my Tod's, which are $700 shoes.
I'm so upset. Like...SO upset. Someone please tell me to calm down, that he's only a dog, and these things happen.
Re: Someone please tell me to calm down!
I think I'd be submitting a bill to your brother for the replacement costs of the shoes and never agreeing to watch this dog again.
Tell your brother what happened. Show proof if you can. And hopefully he'll give you money. And don't watch the dog in your home again.
What is your brother thinking???
A puppy needs discipline, needs to be socialized, needs to learn how to walk on a leash, to heel, to "leave it" to "come" to "Stay" and many other things!
And he needs to keep ALL chewables out of that puppy's reach.
Get some raw marrowbones from the butcher section of your supermarket and give those to the pup. Bet you he has hours of endless fun.
They're great to keep a dog busy and to keep his teeth clean and white.:)
Tell your brother what we told you, particularly the part about training a puppy. If he doesn't nip this in the bud NOW, that dog will be a bigger problem when he is an adult.
Fighting with other dogs is a definite NO. I would hate to see an incident happen, with either another dog or a person.
If he hasn't got the time or inclination to devote his time to a dog -- and a very large breed in particular (a bulldog is a large breed dog) then he needs to consider rehoming the dog, preferably with a bulldog owner.
I am not one to say "rehome the dog" but in this case, it may have to happen.
Don't assume a dog is trained. Keep your shoes out of the dog's reach.