I got the pit rescue guy to come assess my dog. He did a temperment test and told me he didn't think I needed to worry at all. Just to train the dog (because he IS very strong and a chewer) and introduce him to the cats very slowly and on a leash. He is already getting along with my other dogs.
His worst behavior is trying to get in the chair while I'm sitting in it! He's just a big lug who loves attention. By the way we found out through the pit guy and my vet that he is mostly sharpei. They are fighting dogs as well.
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Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Not that I think you would, but please don't bring her to a regular kill
shelter. Our local shelter will hold a "lost" Pit Bull for a certain
amount of time waiting for the owner to claim them, but they won't adopt
them out, they are pts if the owner does not find them. Even in
shelters that are willing to re-home them, they aren't usually equipped
to do proper placements for them.
I just want to be clear here... I haven't met this girl. There are
always exceptions to every rule and she may be one. Can you tell what
she's mixed with? I wish I could come over there and evaluate her
temperament. Maybe when you talk to the Pit rescues, you could ask if
someone who knows Pits might come over and tell you what they think of
her chances of fitting into your household. If you decide not to keep
her, and are willing to foster her, she'll have a better chance of being
accepted into their program.
Nina
wendy wrote:
> Hey Nina,
>
> Thanks so much for your input. As always, I value it
> greatly. I am researching right now on the net, and
> the more I read, I think it's inevitable that we get
> her placed in a pit bull rescue asap. Considering
> that we have two other dogs, and that we are not
> trained to take care of a pit bull (like you said, and
> I have read, they require special interaction with
> their owners). Even the PBRC website says that these
> dogs can be great dogs, but the owners must understand
> their temperament and the fact that they were bred for
> hundreds of years to fight, and it's not that they
> hate other dogs, but have urges to fight. I am not
> sure we want to take this on so will be looking into
> finding a shelter for her tomorrow. I have no idea
> what we're going to do with her tonight. She already
> got her head stuck in the space between the fence and
> door in our dog run.
>
> :)
> Wendy
