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Input: adopted a 6 year old dog about 7 months ago.  He’s 60 lb hound mix. He was brought to shelter from another state when his owner got sick.  In previous home, they knew owner was home a lot, had several dogs and found our dog as a stray a few years prior. 

He was timid but loving.  He is loyal, friendly dog 99% of the time.  He’s great with kids, loves walks, cuddle, etc.  but he won’t be crated and has severe anxiety.

7 months ago we put out crate, feed him in it, which he would do (and still does) but when we tried to crate train he resisted, pulls, jumps up on us to not go in.  So we stopped.  He would chew shoes, soft pillows and even chewed three doorknobs.  We left him toys, etc...didn’t stop.  We Took anything he could chew out of living room.

Over summer I was home and we tried to crate train again...same behavior.   I think me being home made it worse.  He wasn’t alone very often and if he was, he destroyed anything he could get.  In early September just after I was back at work, he destroyed our couch, flipping pieces over, cut himself, etc.

In response, we made him a pen that we could walk in with him, tried to train him in it, he figured out how to get out and cut himself and hurt his face.  Further destroying our couch and anything else he could find including plastic, metal, etc.  he even opened a closet to get my coat out and eat it.  

So we got a training collar and a steel pen.  Got him in 3 times before he got out.  Had to reinforce it. I usually am the one to put him in before I leave with kids and I can’t get him in. The dog fights me for as long as I have, jumps on me, and I’m not strong enough to physically pull him in.  It becomes a battle.  I’ve been bringing him to husband at work but it’s not working out.  Dog is chewing things if husband and co-workers leave area.  It’s a garage that has chemicals, etc.  he can’t always be with our dog.

We consulted vet, put him on anxiety meds, but based on cost we can’t keep him on them forever...we also can’t afford the behaviorist/training that they recommend.  We’ve maxed out our savings with crates, meds, etc.  we also can’t afford to replace our couch so we have it taped up with a blanket over it.  It was 8 pcs. We have 4 ripped up pieces left.  

His anxiety is so severe that if he sees me getting dressed for work he cries, follows me around, and will hide if I call him to try to get him in crate.  He can’t handle being alone.  

Our kids love him but they aren’t the ones fighting him and/or worried he will harm himself if alone.  We can’t go anywhere unless the dog comes because the crate training isn’t working.  

WIBTA if we call shelter and surrender him?  Love the dog but worry he needs a different type of situation...



surrendering my dog after weeks of trying to train