I adopted a sweet 3 year old boxer mix about 3 months ago and I am so in love with her, but this has been the hardest experience of my life and I am just running out of options.
I live in a city in a high rise apartment building.
I work a full time job and she would freak the F out when I left, every time I left.
I also quickly discovered she is afraid of moving cars/trucks/anything loud so going on walks near me is completely impossible. Luckily there is a large “dog park” in my building where I would take her. It was frustrating to not be able to go on walks but she seemed happy in the park so I was okay with it. As time has gone on she has made more and more enemies in the park and when we see them she is instantly aggressive. I am always able to pull her out but she has bit me a few times during these times. It seems like every few days she suddenly hates yet another dog. Riding the elevator and even leaving my apartment at any time with her makes me so anxious, if we run into one of them who knows how she’ll react. It’s strange though - she goes to daycare and is a total princess there and has 0 issues whatsoever. I don’t know what it is in the building she hates them so much.
I have her on anti anxiety medication which hasn’t made a difference in the aggression but did help her separation anxiety.
We went to Petco classes but that hasn’t done much obedience wise and I just hired a 1:1 in home trainer to begin in January (I am traveling for the holidays) and I am told that she will be able to help with the walk fears within 3 months (of course I need to do the “homework”) which is promising.
Tonight we went down to go to the bathroom and when the elevator doors opened there was another dog and she immediately went at him and almost bit him. Now I am crying in my apartment at the end of my rope - I can’t live like this, so anxious when I step outside my door with her. I know she feeds off my anxiety but I can’t be calm o am always on alert for other dogs. I can’t afford to move and i honestly can’t wait the 3 months the training will take. I am scared for her safety, other dogs, and my own when I have to intervene. I don’t know what to do and I am terrified that my living situation just isn’t conducive to her. I have wanted a dog for so long and I am just so heartbroken about this failure. Has anyone had to rehome a dog? Does anyone have advice? I don’t know what to do and this just feels so terrible. I love her and don’t want to traumatize her by having her leave my home either. HELP
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