[observer]

Rich,

Relax. Rehoming this dog properly would just not be all that easy. That's all people are trying to say. In reality,there are a limited number of people out there who have the experience and the time to take on a dog that up until then was someone else's problem. We'd all like to think that there are more of them out there, enough to take on all the dogs like Rosco. I'm just looking at it from a more pessimistic, or realistic, point of view. If that turns out not to be an option, and ckimba can't, for whatever reason, do the work required, with guidance from an expert, then PTS has to be considered, as this dog has the obvious potential to be a real risk to those who come in contact with him.

Ckimba hasn't tried very hard up to now to do anything that's been suggested before. It took a near bite to get him even to the point of having someone actually SEE the dog -- which he had been told to do many times before. He was thinking of putting him down at the time he started this thread -- before anyone responded with that concept. So forgive us if those of us who have been around here a little longer are somewhat more cynical.

Ckimba-- the questions you ask in your last post should, of course, be asked of the trainer who is coming to see him, who is in the best position to answer them since he will have the opportunity to see Rosco and interact with him. You'll get suggestions here as well, for sure, that you can think about and discuss with the trainer. I would crate train him, for one thing, if he's not already. That can come in handy in several scenarios.