This summer I gave my mother a english spaniel and viszla cross puppy. She absolutly loves the dog (his name is sunny) BUT the problem is she works all day and only has a hour for lunch to come home and let him out of his kennel. we were planning to get her a older dog one you can leave on their own without eating your belongings but this puppy needed a home bad and we love our dogs so we thought we could give him a great home. sunny is beginning to be a little tooo much for my mother she finds when she is home she is always disaplining him, and he is starting to get a little too agressive towards the grandchildren. he is a very high strung dog and someone told us neutering will help. we know the puppy stage will pass but we are beginning to feel bad for the pup because he is so crazy at times he has to be kenneled again and again. There are no traing schools that we can find that will work for us we are on the verge of having to find sunny a new home that would break my mother's heart she live alone and he is her companion please help us if you have some advice we would appreciate it.

Hi macenzie, Please do not be offended by my post,I REALLY am trying to help you. Im afraid that Sunny was a bad choice for your mums circumstances. They are both very exuberant breeds as pups, and with your mums situation, things are going to be very difficult. If your mum works full time than this little man spends an awful lot of time on his own, whereas if his owner was able to be home with him all day, a lot more training would be possible. Because of the circumstances it may be in Sunnys best interest to find him another home. If however your mum is adamant that she wants to keep him, then there are one or two things she could try, if she is prepared to. 1) Get up an hour earlier than she normally does and take Sunny for a walk and do some training with him before she goes to work.
2) Ask a good reliable friend to pop in and spend some time with him during the morning and afternoon
3) Pay someone responsible and dog knowledgable to walk him twice a day, and do some work with him
4) Join and evening obedience class, and take Sunny to training herself. Without meaning to be rude, perhaphs mum isnt going about his training the right way

Thank-you for your help, we thought we were giving him a better place to live since his first home was not so great. I appreciate all the advice we really have his best interests in mind and since he was supposed to be a companion for my mother we only want to do whats best, so we are going to try some of your advice and I think we have found a women who will pick him up and give him a walk daily and do some training and then work with my mother to train her. Thanks again Mackenzie

Hi
I don't mean to be rude either but if your Mum works all day please don't get her another dog of any breed.Dogs are companions and need companionship like wise.Working all day and leaving a dog is not fair in my book.
Sorry just my opinion, I hope you find Sunny a new home quickly.

I think if she eventually looked for an older (rescue?) dog ---
5 years + depending on breed/temperament, it could be very happy to sleep in the sun all day without anyone around :) Much better for it in a safe happy home than being pts :(

Not all dogs want/need constant companionship and are content to while the day away :) Unfortunately, the normal attitude is to 'get a puppy' 'get a puppy' 'get a puppy' :rolleyes: :(
jmho
toodles

This dog is my mum's companion and we are looking for some advice since we have given the dog a better home then he was in before, we only have his best interests in mind. You would probably like to know we have a women that will pick him up for the day, daily and train and walk him and bring him home so he won't be alone all the time! this dog means alot to my mother and I was really looking for some advice on the matter sorry I upset you.

Mackenzie,
Don't feel badly, please. In your first posting it sounded as if your mom's dog spent the entire time in a kennel/alone at home during her absence. No matter what love she has for him, that would be just too long of a day alone without training or human contact.

In that situation, there's not much anyone on here could help/suggest about his problems since they likely stemmed from being confined for too long. :(

It completely changes the picture now that you have reposted to say she has someone come into care for him every day who trains and walks him. :) It would have helped to know this in your first posting just as good background information.
Extensive descriptions about the dog/situation are always needed to help with behavioral situations since no one on-line can see what's going on in the household setting.

I hope this makes you feel a bit better.
toodles

Hi there

You've been given all good advice and I hope it works out - as was pointed out you have a cross of highly intelligent, always needing occupied etc breeds. I have a Vizsla and was wondering - what does your mothers dog look like? Have also had a Viz x border collie and he just looked like a black Vizsla. Can't picture a Viz x springer though!

Best wishes
Shirley