Nick, please listen to the wisdom of these posters. They know what they are talking about.

It seems that you cannot see how you are shifting blame onto the puppy, "He did it for awhile but then ignored me." (he didn't ignore you, you failed to engage him sufficiently), "So yet another issue with this dog to watch for." (as the dog is responsible for contracting giardia). He is not responsible

You created this mess and you need to fix it. You weren't able to get your puppy the right sized collar without major help from the people on these boards, but you talk as if you are going to take this pup through some formal training process to title.

It is horrible to think of this poor puppy in the middle of this. The best solution you could think of for the collar situation was to take the puppy to the store. A sick puppy who doesn't have a collar.

And now the training thread has started and you continue to make ill-conceived decisions on the spur of the moment as if you know what you are doing. And then plead ignorance and ask for help.

Let's face it, you are not going to raise and train a PPD in a home with two small children. You have some misguided notion of a dog protecting your family, a dog that you are going to train (but you KNOW NOTHING) about the most basic elements of dog handling or dog care. This is why we hired someone to help us

If you want a dog that will bark at strangers, adopt a balanced, level-headed adult dog from the local shelter. That is what most dogs do, once they have bonded with their family and know where their home is. No I want more than a barking dog

Heck, put Jethro on your front porch. You won't need no PPD with him laying out there!

Please give this puppy a better chance at a good life than he has had so far! Give him to an experienced owner who can take care of him and love him for who he is, who doesn't see him as "another issue".

I don't rehome dogs. People are getting over excited about what I said in my venting post. I was upset about him eating something. He's doing much better around our home. He licks my kids and basically ignores them. I took him to a play ground with kids recently and he ignored them. All the screams ect. He wanted to just play tug.