Im 19, lving with my bf, and our small dog.
Ive owned dogs all my life but this is the first dog ive had on my own. We got him at 8 weeks and i loved him ! But once he got a little bigger, i started getting this deep burning anger whenever he would do something bad, and i would hit him or give him a kick. Every time he chews something up i drag him out from under couch where he hides and hit him once hard. Whenever we do tricks and he doesnt understand he gets freaked out and runs away under the couch so i get angry and do the same. Sometimes ill pick him up by his neck or his fur. If he starts barking i grab his snout. Once he tried to bite my horse so i grabbed him and hit him 3 times as hard as i could. I dont WANT to do this, i feel so guilty after but its like in the moment i dont care and cant stop myself. I cant get rid of him my bf loves him so much and i bought him for a lot of money from a breeder and its very selfish but its not money i can just throw away and i wanted my bf to be happy i had no idea i would do this to an animal ive always loved animals and i really do love my dog!
Idk what to do i feel so ashamed my bf knows i do this sometimes and he tries to help me but he doesnt know how bad it really is. Im surprised my dog doesnt hate me yet he is nine months old and its been happening probably since he was 5 or 6 months old .
I was not abused in any way as a child, but i was bullied and have self harmed in the past. I suffered from an eating disorder previously for around a year. But i have never felt anger like i do with the dog .