[tenderfoot]

This is not about how great he is 99% of the time (he is supposed to be great 100% of the time) this is about how bad he can be in the remaining 1%.

These are animals, not fur babies (as much as we wish they were). They have drives, emotions, reactions, fears, and very powerful teeth. They can flee or fight. When fleeing is not an option they have to fight to survive.

There was a day when I would have fought to say that all dogs can be changed. Until I was attacked in a very similar situation by a bull mastiff. I won't go into details. Our final analysis on this dog was he was not to live with children, had to be managed by a confident adult at all times or kept safely away from others and should be muzzled when in public.

Normally I hated muzzles and felt they did not teach. I still don't think they teach and have never actively used one on a dog. BUT - for this dog it was a matter of living a semi normal life & being muzzled, or not (and I don't even want to talk about what NOT means).

There is a place in Colorado called Ugly Dawgs - this is an amazing woman who takes on large aggressive breeds and gives them a home for life. I think the Bull Mastiff is destined to live there.