So Sad!!

Hi. I am really upset tonight because we have decided to get rid of our Redbone Coonhound. She is really mean to our cats, she is always biting.. For some reason she will not get house trained! We thought she was but she has been going on out floors and on OUR BED! I am so sad.. She is such a beautiful puppy and I love her so much! She also chews everything in site! We are scared that she is going to ruin our new house. I guess I just wanted to vent.. I have been crying for about 2 hours.. I am so upset.

I am not too sure what we are going to do. My husband doesn't want to get rid of her. I am thinking we are going to try a crate when we move into the house. I get so attached to animals.. So does Tim.

[abbey]

Puppies pee! maybe when you move into your house Susie and you have more room and a garden for her to play in she'll settle down.

[orangesox1]

I'm so sorry, I am very attached and commited to my animals but I had one cat that I just couldn't deal with and had her put to sleep. I hope things work out, if it's still a pup it's probably going to learn if your really hard on it.

I got a Labradour from the dog pound that was a shocker of an animal, it had been taken back three times as the people that to it couldn't deal with it's behaviour. I had to beat it literally into submission, it's my best dog now and I saved it by doing so, that was also under the ranger and vets instruction too.

[Gabs]

Crate training would more than likely help her... be sure you get a crate that is close to her size, if it is too large, she will have more room to 'do her business" and if possible take her out several times a day until she is old enough to hold it.


Good Luck... Be sure also to keep her plenty of 'chew toys' to play with and keep her occupied so she will leave your furniture, shoes etc. alone...

[Accountable]

The smartest dogs I ever had were chewers. As long as I kept them occupied with games & such, they didn't chew. But who has time to keep a really curious doggy genius interested?? Good luck with her. Is there a competitive hunter in the area who can give pointers? The vet may know. Although, every hunter I know keeps dogs outside the house.

I think we are going to try the crate thing. It'll be easier once we get into our own house (here in a few days) because we can use a crate with her. She is a very vocal puppy (she is a hound) so she whines so BAD when she is in her crate. We could have gotten evicted living in an APT. Let alone they don't even know we have her! I am going to talk to the Vet on Saturday when we go in to see if she has any suggestions. Other then the biting. chewing, pottying in the house.. she is a very lovable loyal dog.. She is already VERY protective of me. I will let you all know how it all turn out. Thanks for the advice.

[LilacDragon]

See about getting her into dog training classes in your area. While I understand that the hound breeds are very hard to train, you will learn a lot about how to deal with your little beastie.

Yeah we are going to sign her up at petsmart for training classes. That is IF we keep her.

[BabyRider]

Ok. Susie, I wasn't going to say anything in this thread, because I knew, when you told us you got a redbone, that this was going to happen. Hounds are hunters, it's in their blood. They are made for hunting, and when they aren't permitted to do what they were meant to do, they get destructive. Your dog is bored. Your dog has the energy and heart of a hunter and is trying to relieve itself of all that pent-up energy however it can. This is not going to change, and if by some miracle it does, the result will be a broken spirit. A pure hound like this is happiest doing it's job. To be completely frank, and this is NOT meant to hurt your feelings, Susie, you are taking away this dog's purpose. Think of how LC feels, being told she can't do her job anymore. It crushed her. It's the same with your puppy. If you want my honest, harsh opinion, get this dog to a hunter who will train and appreciate her for what she was bred to do. It will be better for you, and better for her.
I have to say again that I do NOT say any of this to hurt your feelings, but to make everyone in the situation happy. Let this dog be the hunter it's supposed to be.