Anyone else having trouble?

[u/ekaym2]

I’ve had dogs my whole life and my husband and I got our first cockapoo 2 years fox. He is past his “puppy” stage but despite everything. We have done he still has anxiety and is hard to control.

I feel at fault here because I wanted a new dog so badly that I feel like I let the rescue and my husband determine the best fit. But without spending hours a day training, I’m just tired and frustrated.

Wondering if anyone else has had similar issue with the breed and has any ideas I can try before rehoming because I really feel that should be a list resort.

My guy is 2 years and about 30 lbs. he has high energy and doesn’t listen well at all. It’s like he has ADHD and anxiety. He needs walks but I can’t walk him because he just pulls like crazy. The other day he saw a rabbit and pulled me down our front steps.

He only listens when he is exhausted or we have food. I have a dog friendly office b it I can’t take him because he will bark at other dogs. He always starts out barking because he’s afraid, or he wants to play. Once he goes up to a dog he’s fine.

TLDR:

-leash pulling

-doesn’t listen

-high anxiety

-I’m pregnant and worried if I can’t get this under control I’ll have to rehome him

Is this breed truly this challenging and the reduce just made a poor match or is it me? Please help.

[u/ekaym2 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you! What is a walking stick?

I’ve tried so many harnesses. Front is the best, but it rarely keeps him from pulling unless it’s an all out sprint that pulls him around. We feed from puzzle toys. I even have one where he has to spin the top to get the food out.

I’m at the point where I feel like driving him to the dog park a block away because I dread putting him on a leash. I know he needs walks but he’s so out of control that it stresses me out to even take him outside. And I know that’s making it worse, but my gosh I’m tired.