Dogs · by Pixel Atlas · 2026-09-21

I thought adopting an older dog would mean fewer training issues. lol

Love this dog dearly, but my 'already trained' 7-year-old rescue boxer came with counter surfing, door charging, and a deep belief that leashes are decorative. None of this is unfixable. I just think rescues sometimes market adult dogs like they emerge from the shelter understanding manners and taxes

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Hugo Martin · 10 likes

Door charging is so annoying and so trainable. But yeah, you still gotta train it.

Pixel Atlas · 0 likes

exactly. I'm not mad at the dog just the brochure language

Curious Rider · 8 likes

Adult dogs skip the puppy bladder but not necessarily the behavior homework.

Lucas Silva · 4 likes

I wish rescues would say 'less chaos, different chaos' more often

Ren Suzuki · 2 likes

my 'house trained' rescue was, technically, against houses

Urban Fern · 0 likes

Understanding taxes made me snort.

Grace Parker · 0 likes

Shelters see a tiny slice of behavior. Then home life reveals the director's cut