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>I am looking for anyone experienced in Plott Hounds. >I recieved a plott as a recsue dog that someone was >starving to death at 10 weeks old. They thought he >was a Pit Bull and soon realizedf he wasn't so he >became "useless" to them as a "pet" (or whatever they >planned on using him for). As an experienced Pit bull >owner I was taken in by these people under the false >belief he wa a 10 wk old pit puppy who needed help. I >later found out he was a Plott Hound Pup who they did >not want because they had purchased him under false >pretenses, believing he was a Pit (probably, judging >by the people I got him from, they wanted to fight >him....thank god they didn't know Plott's were >tenacious fighters as i found out.) They later >admitted to me that he was a Plott and that's why they >got rid of him (and were starving him to death which I >reported to the ASPCA). > >My problem....we fell in love with this puppy as we >were nuturing him back to health. He attached himself >to my 10 year old Pit bull Jake and my 10 year old >cat, Ralphy (who used to sit and give the puppy >baths...not anymore...)We decided to keep him. > >He learns extremely fast, almost too fast as he is >almost too smart for his own good. BUT, walking, >although he knows what the command "heel" means he HAS >to be in the front of the "pack"...pulling and >demading the front spot, often biting Jake and >attacking him sometimes....(my 10 year old, completely >harmless Pit bull). He also is extremely defensive >around his food and treats, often snapping at Jake and >showing his teeth with a wrinkled nose and snarl >etc...regardless of trying to disipline for doing >this. He also like to constantly chase and jump on >my 2 cats (ralph, who was his "daddy" and my other >cat) who now live on the top of counters and areas the >dog cannot reach. and also is beginning to challenge >Jake it seems constantly for the "top spot" in the >house. He is not yet fixed but we are planning on >getting him fixed asap. > >SO...my problem....We love this puppy...he's 6 months >old....BUT I'm afraid that the 2 days a week i have to >work and leave them alone for 5 hours, they will get >into an all out brawl and one of the animals is going >to get hurt. > >He has gotten to the point where he even snapped at my >face one day while i was trying to get a kiss from him >while he was sitting next to my husband (the ONLY >person he respects in the house) and missed my face by >less than a half an inch and his jaws snapped shut >with enough force that if he DID get my face, he >definitely would've caused some serious damage if I >didn't back up. I (not my husband)have taught him to >sit, lay down, paw, stay etc...not heel, he won't do >it...even for my husband.....he's always gotta be the >front of the pack...even with a choke chain, which I >hate he will not heel. we've tried a snoot >loop...choker, everything...but still attacks me and >our other dog, Jake when we're on walks if he isn't >"top dog". At 6 months he has even went after a full >grown 100 + pound deer that grazes in our yard on more >than one occasion...without any regard for commands to >stop, come tc. > >If ANYONE knows anythign about his breed I need help. >I have been reading a TON about Plotts ever since we >found out what he was 5 months ago...but his behavior >is not changing and I'm afraid he will eventually snap >and maybe even seriously hurt or kill one of my cats >or seriously hurt Jake when there is no-one here to >intervene. He cannot be in a kennel, as the people >who owned him before us used to snatch him up by the >scuff of his neck (which he stil hates to be touched) >and throw him in his kennel as punishment. (He also >has SEVERE separation anxiety, which was only curved >whn he was younger, by leaving him out with jake while >I was at work...and everything USED to be fine....)I >do not want to give him away to someone who will treat >him as a "property" and not a pet...and around >here....anyone who hears "Plott" hears hunting >dog..and honestly...he's a wimp outside our family. >Often wimping out and running or trying to flee when >confronted by other dominant dogs or unfamiliar >situations. I would just like to know if there is any >hope for this pup with my other pets...or if I should >try and find him a home with another family or person >who he can be the center of attention. I know he >cannot be around children...when you run he tries to >bite you...and I am so scared that one day a child >will run and he will try and run after them like >"prey" and bite them as he does me when we run while >taking him for a walk. > >I'm at a loss...if anyone has ANY advice PLEASE HELP. >Thanks. > >I am at my wits end. I don't know what to do. I am >an experienced dog owner...I've had dogs my whole life >and I don't know what to do about him to get him to >behave.

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