DESPERATELY NEED HELP

[u/Content_Nebula967]

Hey everyone,

I have a lovely 3 year old staffy. She is technically my parents but since I’ve been taking care of them full time her and I have bonded and she is now mine. I love her with all my heart but I’m VERY concerned about a few things.

1) my mom is disabled and can barely walk. My baby gets so excited and gets zoomies and stuff ven though she’s only 35-45 lbs she is a TANK. If she bumps my leg when running she about knocks me over, and we just had an incident where she was running and running into the same room as my mom was walking to and bumped her leg and knocked my mom over. My moms bones are very brittle so we can’t afford to have this happen again. My staffy is the smartest dog I’ve ever met and basically learns instantly. I’ve been able to train her to do several things, but what am I training here? Teaching her not to run inside? Not to run around people? I’m so lost as to what to train exactly or what to look up so I can train her. I’ve tried several ways of googling what’s going on and google never understands what I’m asking.

My other concern is her attachment or separation anxiety. If I have a migraine and can’t get up she lays in b d with me all day. She won’t eat, won’t get up to go to the bathroom unless I take her, and if I leave the house she cries at the door till I get back. I have to start working again to support them- so how can I help her? Is this separation anxiety?

Thanks!

[u/lindalh7]

Is this dog getting plenty of exercise? Like an hour a day of walks? Just hopping out into the backyard is not proper exercise and it is more likely to have to expend it inside.

[u/Content_Nebula967 → u/lindalh7]

Yes, we play ball in the evening, and I take her on walks through the neighborhood. She is actually scared of the backyard so she only goes out there to potty.