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Thanks again everyone. He is a great dog and I feel so fortunate to get to be the one to turn his life around and give him a good quality of life. I just want the best for my fur babies. I had assumed that he didn't like water cause he is very afraid of storms like daisy my other pup and she does not like water at all but he surprised the heck out of me a few days ago. While I was outside cleaning a fish tank with the water hose he started running through the water and playing in it. It was the cutest and funniest thing I had seen him do yet.

And his new name is ...... ZANDER! Protector of people We are considering making a den for the pups under our stairs safer during a storm.

The good night treat sounds like a very good idea thanks. I was talking to my husband tonight and letting him know what I have learned and he corrected me the incedent under the bed he just growled and my husband back off when he snapped was when the Plummer came and not knowing how he would react he was trying to get " new name coming soon" to go out in the back yard and he was being stubbon and refused so he had to grab his collar and pull him out. But again we haven't grabbed him like that again.

As far as the hugging goes that is something that he started with us not as much with the kids but with my husband and I. He was never around kids before so is still figuring them out. But he will crawl up my lap until he has his paws completely wrapped around my neck lol it is the sweetest and cutest thing ever! He also smiles at us so I know he is happy here. We can all see how much better he is doing since we got him. I also finally found his breeding record and realized that his 6th birthday was a month ago on September 3rd!!! Also should I be concerned that my dogs don't interact they don't fight they just don't seem to pay attention to each other. Unless you call one over to you then they both come lol We actually had started calling him Bandito and I can't say it except for in a fun playful way and he seems to like it. But just wasn't sure since it is still so close to his other name.

Ok now several have said to crate and I have never crated a dog before and really don't care to but could it be possible to just train him to a particular spot as of the moment his spot is under the table which I have been working on him using a bed under there and maybe he will follow the bed to a better more secluded area if he wants to be alone. Or is that naïve of me to think I just don't wanna cage him if I don't have to. Especially since I have another dog that has never had to be crated I don't want to start a rivalry. They already don't acknowledge each other. Also how is the best way to get them to socialize with each other?

Thank y'all so much. first I want to say my husband did pull him out from under our bed before and that's when he got nipped. My husband won't allow the dogs in our room because they keep him up at night and we couldn't lure him out. We don't do that anymore we have since realized that he likes to be under things mostly the table or a chair. He was under the chair I was sitting on when my daughter tried to hug him good night and I really think she just startled him. And all the kids now know when he is lying down to try to get his attention from afar first and if he comes then they can pet or hug him. Over the past few weeks I have noticed some changes in him he is starting to relax more and comes to me if I have the right tone in my voice. Stern doesn't work for him he needs playful baby voices lol. The one thing my uncle did do was take him to the vet religiously and he stayed at the vet for a couple of weeks before we took ownership since we were out of town when my uncle moved. He will not let us groom him and I was going to have the vet do it but she told me they have had problems with him and would have to sedate him just to wash him which I thought was ridiculous.

Hello all This is my first post so if there is info that you need that I haven't provided just let me know and I will elaborate. Any and all help welcome. My husband and I have taken in a 5 year old full blood BC. Neither of us have ever owned one before and have been trying to research the best way to take care of one. So let me give y'all some back story. We took Bandit in about 4 months ago from my great uncle who had him from a puppy. My uncle is a very inactive person so Bandit didn't get walks or playtime with others. He was pretty much always yelled at to go away. Why he ever got him I do not know. So when he was moving and told me he wasn't taking Bandit I immediately took him in. He is a great dog but due to his upbringing has quite a few qwerks. I wish I had found this group earlier because after reading some I realized I should have went with my gut and renamed him but everyone told me I was crazy. He cowers when his name is spoken. We do have another dog named Daisy she is a mix breed that we adopted about 4 years ago sadly they really don't interact with each other. Daisy has never had any interest in play. So Bandits qwerks are 1) he goes crazy over shadows like him is hunting them. He will stand at stare at them for long periods of time or he will start jumping at the ones on the floor. 2) he runs and hides when you call him by name (does anyone think it would be possible to rename him at this point or is it too late) 3) he has snapped at my youngest daughter a few times now and also nipped her in her face when she went to say goodnight to him. Now for this instance we believe this happened because he was under a chair and I am not sure if he was asleep at the time so I think he was startled. Also his bottom teeth look like they have been filed down was told they weren't so he must have broken them at some point. Had he had those that nipped might have been way worse. He has snapped at me and my husband as well usually when we are trying to get him out from under something. He loves his ball and playing soccer. And since he has been with us my husband takes him on runs though not daily and we play ball with him. Being that he is already 5 I am no trainer and really can't afford one I just would like to know how to work his mind and what kind of exercise he needs both physically and mentally and how would I train him to have a job. Ok so I will answer any and all questions for more info there might be other things he is doing that I am not even noticing. Thanks Amanda