was my mom abusing my dog?

I think she has anger issues. It would make anyone angry when that happens. Actually, my one year old dog pooped today. I was pretty upset, but I was mumbling and cursing to myself. I have swatted my dogs' rumps, but not dropped them. It's more important that you understand that her reaction was an inappropriate display of anger. What she did to you was wrong. I have 6 kids myself and I do have bad days where everything makes me really mad, but she was wrong. Please try to learn from her behavior how not to act. Use it as a tool and learn other ways of expressing your anger. Coming on here is a good way because you can remain anonymous and still get answers and help and vent your feelings a little. I don't know how old you are, but take the dog outside to play every day and that will really help with his potty problems as well as make him less likely to chew things in the house. Discipline, exercise, love in that order and you will have a good dog who no longer poos in the house and gets yelled at. I really hope you have a better day and feel better.

It sounds like your Mom totally lost it and then took it out on the poor dog.

Spanking a dog is a total waste of time unless you catch in in the act of doing something wrong, even a second or two after is too late for it to register anything other than that the human involved has gone crazy and should be kept away from. She could actually have taught your dog to poop quicker in the house before she hits him for doing it slow!

Could you print out the short article in the link and get everyone who looks after the dog to use some of the ideas in it before the dog becomes certain there are crazy random-behaving people in the house?

http://www.canis.no/rugaas/onearticle.php?artid=1

What you need to do now is work out a better toilet routine for the dog. They usually like to go just after they start a walk, when they get up and before they go to bed. To make them keener to poop in the right place leave some of it there from the previous day or better still get another dog to visit. Your dog will then regard pooping time as valuable territory marking.

Don't obsess about it to your Mom, it's just words and a stupid spanking. Perhaps one day when you have kids of your own with pets you'll have figured out a much less stressful way of dealing with it. And that Calming Signals article can give people a whole new set of insights into dogs too.

Both my mom and dad are like that now i take my dog out on the backyard every 2 hours so he can do his business that way it's very unlikely for it to happen i also stand up for my dog get s me in trouble but my dog out of it so i guess its worth it if you really care about your dog if it comes toextreams some friends will probabbly will be willing to adopt a dog or you can sell him or give him away to a nice family by posting it on the paper.

P.S i still have my dog 2 years dealing

It is abuse . There is no need for your mother to hit the dog, He made a mistake, Im guessing your training him. Hitting a dog won't teach him to not to do it. It will teach him to be afraid of you and won't learn a thing. She should not of droped your dog he cound of been hurt. I understand she got mad but she can't keep doing this. Eventually that dog will stand up for its self and could end up biting your or some else. Try talking to your mom again when she has calmed down, Try not to be upset, Its not your fault maybe you could try spending some time outside with your dog later to make you both feel better.

It was most definitely abuse when she hit him but when she put him on the ground, that was just showing dominance over the dog which is what most dog trainers will recommend that you do.

The profanity was also very uncalled for, i don't care how mad she was, there was no reason to scream at the dog, he had no idea what he had done and he doesn't know what your saying.

I wouldn't have hit the dog but i definitely would have put him on the ground.

You should look for signs that your dog wants to go out when he needs to.

My dog touches the doorknob with his nose and it makes a little click which is the sound i listen for to know that my dog needs to go out.

She shouldn't have lost her temper and she certainly shouldn't have dropped him on the floor, she could cause him serious injury.

A light slap on the butt may be helpful in disciplining a dog, but taking your anger out on your dog is not acceptable.

Maybe you could talk to you mum about it?

I wouldn't say it rises to the level of abuse, she is just not equipped to handle the situation in a way that will ensure it doesn't happen again.

If it's your dog, you should be training and caring for it in a way that makes sure this doesn't happen.

Did you clean it up, or did she?

I would be upset with you too.

not abuse but not treated kindly

dropping was wrong

just you need to watch the dog more and off the computer more.