Serious behaviour problems...may have to rehome
I rescued a approx 3 year old Staffordshire bull terrier, last year.
She has never been socialised as her last 2 owners both kept her shut in the gardens as they couldn't cope with her.
Things were fine at first but about 9 months ago, the started and now its getting worse, i have tried countless training...i just dont know what to do, im tempted by crate training, but i dont know whether that would work.
if it carries on we will have to be thinknig of rehoming her as i dont know how much longer i can cope, i dont want to as i love her to bits, and dont want to let her down, and im afraid if she goes to the RSPCA they may put her down, and i dont want to rehome her on someone else incase they just pass her around.
sorry its such a long post.
her are some thing tia does:
She steals food constantly, she will steal it out of your hand and tries to steal it out of our rats cage.(althought she is well fed)
She barks constantly, at the slightest noise and constantly when we are out.
She urinated and poo'es all over the kitchen, if you shut her out of the living room for few mins, she wee's not just when she's in the house while we are out.(she is walked about half and hour every night, but never poo'es in public)
she also wines like mad if u shut her out of a room,until u let her back in
She is constantly stealing things e.g. my daughters dummies (even when they are placed where we think she cant get them, she will find away).
We have tried every hardness, lead, collar, muzzle we can get our hands on, we have about 25 in a box, but she still pulls to much for me to walk her, only my partner can do it.
she cant be near another dog.
she jumps on people and wont leave people alone when they come around.
she has never bitten though and is amazing with the kids, when ever my 5 year old, she is usually sat at his feet.
and is incredibly protective, especially over me.
Im so sorry its so long, but i just dont know what to do.
we have contunity in what we tell her she can and cant do, we dont give in occasionally, we are very consistent.
Im just really really stuck and in a bad position.
please please any advice, again sorry its so long, just other forums were'nt really helpfull to me and just told me to rehome her if things were that bad, but i dont want to give up on her and a rescue may put her down as her breed is debatable.
thanks in advance