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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This dog belonged to my ex, and he died.

I believe she is very unlikely to be adopted if she goes back to the Fx Co shelter, which is where he acquired her. She is animal aggressive, and has to be the only animal in the home. She is a pit mix. She is 10 years old.

Our daughter is very upset about the whole situation. She just signed a 12 mo lease at a place with breed restrictions.

Any ideas on rehoming her? Would it be crazy to bring her home with me to see if her animal aggression has waned in her sundown years? I have a 3 year old dog. [/quote]

I had a pit that was great around people, children and adults alike, but was dog aggressive.

However, it was somewhat selective and was with dogs "outside her pack"; so, if I could manage the initial meeting and the other dog wasn't super dominant like her, she would be fine with that dog once she met them and knew them.

Her dog aggression did temper/lesson as she got older and was a completely different level when she was 10 compared to when she was 2.

Every dog will be an individual, so may or may not be possible with you dog.  At 10, he doesn't have that much longer to live, quite frankly, pits are typically a 12 year dog.  If you can crate him when you are not around then you might be able to see if you can integrate him into the pack to see if his disposition is similar to the the pit I had.  The only hesitation I would have is that if your current dog is a small breed it's probably too risky due to the size difference but if you have a larger dog that is similar in size that along with the old age of the aggressive dog it's less risk so long as, again, you crate when you aren't around.

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