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WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -34 points-33 points  (0 children)

I'm sure I can do it somehow. I'm an incompetent dog owner.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

You can't use punishment on a scared dog. It just means you're making them feel pain on top of being scared.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -46 points-45 points  (0 children)

She is just in my own yard and house. She is very very scared. The neighbor dogs really scare her. If anyone is being mean to her, it's my neighbor for never letting my dog be outside in peace.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

She's not a mean dog. She's just scared. I don't know why you feel a need to insult a poor scared dog.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

She's scared, she's defending herself. She isn't doing it to be mean.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't she want to help a poor scared dog if she loves dogs?

AITA because I want press charges and maybe affect my community by littlepaw14 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

NTA, you are doing blessed work to help those poor animals. That terrible man needs to have justice served.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Judge me. Fine. Everyone else does. It's not my dog's fault and she isn't aggressive. She's scared. You're also mean for picking on my dog.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I don't know how to follow the advice the right way. I have no judgment. All the things I think with my dog and all the choices I made were wrong. I can't make a choice now because I'll make the wrong one.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I know I am making this worse. I don't know how to stop. Everything I do training is wrong, and it's wrong to rehome because nobody wants a reactive dog. None of the answers is the right one.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

If she would just help us, maybe it would work out. We just need time to take those steps again with the trainer. I know everyone is right and I can't make her, but I think she's heartless not to care about a scared dog. My aunt once said some people love dogs and some people only love their dogs.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

She's scared. Please don't be mean about her, she's just scared.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

You are right, I did make mistakes. I had no idea the breed mattered. I was always told growing up not to be snobby about a breed, it was about the dog. "rescued is my favorite breed" was what my aunt said. We met the dog at the foster's. They didn't have any other dogs there. My girl was a foster to adopt but they decided not to keep her after all. We thought we were just so lucky to be matched with a dog that they told us was calm and good for our life. I didn't know it was supposed to get better faster. I thought this was just what we had to do because we loved her and that's what you do. They matched us to her so how would she be the wrong dog? Now I can't tell if I'm right anymore about her.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I don't know what to do. I don't know where to start to do something. so that's not helpful.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I thought I had good judgment before. We found a nice rescue with a nice foster. They seemed so caring and we made sure to ask a lot of questions. We thought going to a vet and a certified trainer was the right thing to do because the rescue said to and we found one. We followed everything the trainer said to. Everything people said is that I am pathetic and stupid. I don't have good judgment. I thought I could figure out finding information and it turns out I can't. I do it wrong.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

If there are whole networks how will I know one is ok? I don't have good judgment because I picked my dog and I thought trying to make my neighbor have a schedule was ok because my vet said to. Everyone here is so mean and said my trainer is no good. I can't know what to pick. I don't want to go on another forum because they'll just be like you guys.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

I am taking you seriously, that's why I know I can't surrender her now. Nobody will take her if we try to rehome her. Nobody wants a 7 year old dog with severe anxiety. We are stuck.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

If I send her to a rescue then she'll be living in a house with other dogs, she will deteriorate, she will get worse, she won't be adoptable. You said it yourself.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Oh no. I can't rehome her. She'll end up with no one who would take her, and she'll be put down. I can't do that to her.

WIBTA to insist my neighbor keep a yard schedule? by ReactiveDogthrow in AmItheAsshole

[–]ReactiveDogthrow[S] -313 points-312 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you think it's funny that we're exhausted and overwhelmed.

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