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<blockquote data-quote="OpenWindow" data-source="post: 89839" data-attributes="member: 45"><p>If you can't afford obedience classes and/or neutering, I vote for calling or emailing a rescue group in your area to see if they have any suggestions or will take the dog. When I lived in St. Louis we fostered puppies for a stray rescue group that had many pit bulls, among other breeds. They had a program to deal with retraining aggressive dogs who had been abused, neglected, and some obviously involved in dog fighting. They were very thorough with this training, and with finding the right home for every dog, especially those with special needs. If the dog wasn't ready to be adopted, they took very good care of them in the shelters or with very qualified foster families. They even make you sign an agreement when you adopt the dog that if you have to give the dog up for whatever reason, you return him to the rescue group because they cared that much about these dogs. They also make you agree, if you adopt a puppy that hasn't been trained yet, to take him to obedience class. We have an American bulldog that weighs 90 pounds, and obedience school made all the difference. He is protective, but he will sit on our command even if he's not sure of who is at the front door.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully they can give you some good advice so you can get the aggression under control and can keep him. If you can't find a rescue group in your area, look up Stray Rescue in St. Louis and email them your concerns - I'm pretty sure you'll get a helpful response.</p><p></p><p>Linda</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OpenWindow, post: 89839, member: 45"] If you can't afford obedience classes and/or neutering, I vote for calling or emailing a rescue group in your area to see if they have any suggestions or will take the dog. When I lived in St. Louis we fostered puppies for a stray rescue group that had many pit bulls, among other breeds. They had a program to deal with retraining aggressive dogs who had been abused, neglected, and some obviously involved in dog fighting. They were very thorough with this training, and with finding the right home for every dog, especially those with special needs. If the dog wasn't ready to be adopted, they took very good care of them in the shelters or with very qualified foster families. They even make you sign an agreement when you adopt the dog that if you have to give the dog up for whatever reason, you return him to the rescue group because they cared that much about these dogs. They also make you agree, if you adopt a puppy that hasn't been trained yet, to take him to obedience class. We have an American bulldog that weighs 90 pounds, and obedience school made all the difference. He is protective, but he will sit on our command even if he's not sure of who is at the front door. Hopefully they can give you some good advice so you can get the aggression under control and can keep him. If you can't find a rescue group in your area, look up Stray Rescue in St. Louis and email them your concerns - I'm pretty sure you'll get a helpful response. Linda [/QUOTE]
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