yours was better then some other posts, you were gentle compared to SOME! sorry if i dont seem to listen and seem to make up excuses,
i am taking everything on board and in perspective and am trying to do the things you are advicing, i will call some kennels and try get a cage for cheap, where did you say i could likely get them from for cheap?
it might not be for a week or so as i got pet insurance and food and some vets bills to pay yet and my good friend jeff to pay for helping me, but i have got a new cleaning job!
its 2 days a week 2-3 hours, pay is around 3-5 pound an hour! not much but it will help alot towards the cage x

i have been knocked for six before and it wont take long for things to get better x

i generally take him for two walks a day and a run off the lead and play football with him on garden but i have let it go this past couple of days, he still gets his run like and a walk but i will exercise him alot once recover a bit,
I have been having breathing dificultys and chest pains, another excuse i no.
I was supposed to go in for an ecg to check my heart but i moved away and im not registered in my area,

this is gross i no but i found out i got round worm and cant afford treatment, i will live like. keeps me skinny! haha. not alot i can do at moment gotta fix dog stuff first! it costs 19.99 here for crate just checked! i see if i get cheaper one at kennels tomorrow morning,

I would do lots of little training sessions while he's not getting enough walks.

In 2005 I had a broken ankle and I had to devise ways to substitute for the frequent walks and the training club that they were used to.

We did fetch with a ball that I rolled down the longest hallway (not even really a hallway, but three rooms that opened into each other). We discovered dogfishing. We ran through obedience routines many times a day.

I found several websites at the time that helped a lot, such as:
http://www.calgaryhumane.ca/animal_behaviour_dog_indoor_exercise.asp

None of this can be a long-term substitute for "real" exercise, but they will help drain off energy. If you don't find ways to do it, he has to....... as you have seen.

It would be good to post back with your progress. I saw when I looked at your older threads why so many people on this one were frustrated; it looks as if no advice offered was ever used.

Getting a crate will be a good step. The advice to look for ways to accomplish and succeed instead of offering reasons for failure -- that's good advice.

I honestly believe Toni is messing with us.

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i think i figure out why he was sick! he was on puppy junior before and the delivery guy bought performance instead, THE WRONG FOOD! of course i asked for the junior but as i had NO dog food at all and the shop was closing for weekend i give it a go but it never registered!!!! could it be possibly it was too rich for him?

No. There's no way that giving puppy vs. adult food can cause a dog to be sick every day of the week.

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i raise my hands and admit it but to be quite frank who would adopt a him, with his temperament towards strangers and with out the chance to bond to someone at a kennels he will be destroyed

Maybe, maybe not. But to be quite honest, this dog is better off dead than tied to your back yard all day long 5 days a week. He will go insane.

Stop smoking whatever it is you're smoking.

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i have a speech impairment and cant write well if that s why you cant understand my posts!

Talk about an understatement! First letter of every sentence is CAPITALIZED. If you see a word underlined in RED, it's because you spelled it wrong. And you don't know shit about dogs either. Give this dog to someone else and go back to school & therapy, because you really need both.

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FOR PEOPLE TO JUDGE ME THE WAY YOU HAVE IS DEPRESSING!

I can already tell you are depressed. Any anti-depressant will work wonders for you.

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PLEASE DONT JUDGE TOO SOON!

Sorry.

Sorry Toni. When I drink I'm sometimes too honest.

you seriously need shooting! sorry im too honest in the morning.

How dare you type something so disgusting, got any special needs have you? wear glasses? how would you like me to take the mick huh!!!

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this is gross i no but i found out i got round worm and cant afford treatment, i will live like. keeps me skinny! haha. not alot i can do at moment gotta fix dog stuff first! it costs 19.99 here for crate just checked! i see if i get cheaper one at kennels tomorrow morning,

Leaving the dog issues for others for the moment, treating roundworms is one thing you *can* do safely and very cheaply. For one, Piperazine-based dewormers are usually available over the counter (varies by location of course), are well-tolerated, won't cause intestinal cramping. I would really recommend going to the pharmacist and having a chat with him. It's far less costly than you think and certainly far less costly than *not* treating yourself.

Well this is going nowhere fast. Could we get back to your DOG, BRUNO??? HE is what is important on this forum and to the forum members. This is not a forum for discussing our personal problems.

SO, Toni, did you look up any of the articles I posted for you? Remember my post? Here are the articles again:
http://leerburg.com/philosophy.htm for training
http://www.leerburg.com/corrections.htm for corrections

Also look at the articles on this site, by Ed Frawley, tons of information here on all sorts of things:
http://www.leerburg.com/articles.htm

Did you read any of them? Will you reply to this question please? As Connie said, "it looks as if no advice offered was ever used", so did you read any of the articles?

Finally caught up with the thread and I notice a few thing. Most salient one being that you're in the U.K.

I appreciate it's difficult to do things when you're depressed and disoriented, but there are some positive steps you need to take.


If your only income is that cleaning job, then you qualify for Council Tax Benefit -- which I hope you've applied for now -- and also, your pet can be treated free of charge by the PDSA.

The RSPCA and Battersea Dogs Home run advice lines -- the latter also takes email enquiries. Both run low-kill shelters with no maximum length of stay. I used to volunteer for the latter (before I left London) and it was really amazing just how many 'problem' dogs could be turned around and rehomed. If you're truly struggling to keep your dog, don't let guilt over condemning him to death prevent you from getting rehoming advice -- you often won't be.

Chaining your dog outside on the other hand is a good way to get him seized and you in court if the neighbours complain -- not a good way to go.


Dog training isn't rocket science -- don't get hung up over finding the perfect source or nothing. Borrow a book or two rather than spending to buy one (find out when the mobile library visits and request a book online if you can't go out to it).


Get registered with your nearest GP ASAP so you can get your health problems under some control. A lot of surgeries can put you in contact with local support groups which can be real life-savers. Now I know that prescriptions can be expensive to fill at £6.70 a drug, but pharmacists are usually happy to ignore that if the real cost of the drug is less and you may very well qualify to get free prescriptions on your low income.


Directions, directions, directions. I know you've got a lot on your plate but there's more help out there than you seem to realise, going from your replies.

Is anybody familiar with the term: "Internet troll?" As in: "Do not feed them!"