Second Post, need home or advice for Pitbull

[bobby_b57]

Hi,
I posted several days ago regarding a female pitbull mix we had taken in as a stray. We call her "Brown Dog", because I was trying to avoid getting attached....it didn't really work! We live in Dacula, but will gladly drive her anywhere in metro area for an adoption or "interview".

She is a great dog with people, and gets along well with our similar age, similar size dog. But, we had a major "incident" between her and our 2 older dogs today. We keep them segregated, but today she got into a fight, requiring vet attention for the old ladies. Bottom line, there is no way we'll be able to intergrate her into the pack.

It will hurt all of us if we have to take her to animal control here in Gwinnett, but if we can't find a better resolution within a few days that's what we'll have to do. Who has suggestions for other alternatives? We haven't taken her to a vet yet, but will be willing to share the cost of initial vet visit, vaccinations, etc, if we can find a good home for her.

Please share any advice. Contact Bobby @ 678-457-7122, or:
bobby_b57@yahoo.com

Thanks in advance for any help......"Brown Dog" will share her thanks via many kisses!

[Nicole]

Let me see what i can do.

[bobby_b57]

Have a possible taker for "Brown Dog"....will drop another note if it falls through.

Thanks, Bobby

[Pitgrrrl]

I'm new to the forum, but will offer you some advice anyway.

The situation you describe is not uncommon due to the pit bull's
unique heritage as a fighting breed. Many pit bulls do not do well in
multidog households. Some can get along with other dogs, while others do
not. Many pit bulls become dog-aggressive as they mature.

The tendency for aggression towards other dogs is heightened between pit
bulls of the same sex. In general, pit bulls do best as only dogs in a
household or placed with a dog of the opposite sex.

Is this dog spayed? Spaying may help decrease some tension
between the dogs, however, you will also need to carefully supervise, and
most likely, keep them separate from each other; once pit bulls have fought
with each other or another dog, it is unlikely that they will get along
with each other ever again. Please read some important information about
breed characteristics here:

http://www.pbrc.net/breedinfo.html
http://www.pbrc.net/fightinfo.html
http://www.pbrc.net/faq.html

Many owners find that they can keep both dogs while maintaing a Crate and
Rotate routine. Please read here for information on how to safely separate
your dogs:

http://www.pbrc.net/rotate.html

If you really feel that you must find a home for this dog, please
read here for information about rehoming. The dog MUST be spayed/neutered
in order to be listed on our site. If you need help paying for the neuter you can apply with PBRC for assistance:

http://www.pbrc.net/fund/ap_neuter.html

http://www.pbrc.net/submission.html
http://www.pbrc.net/adoption/owners.html
http://www.pbrc.net/adoption/reality.html
http://www.pbrc.net/adoption/screening.html

Please keep in mind it takes, on average, 6 months to rehome a pitbull.