[Pyuvjzwf]

If you don't want to read a super long post just read the last paragraph.

Background on Izzy...
>>I picked her up last Friday, almost a week ago, I showed up at her owners house where she was tied to bumper of an old broken down Ford on a 4-5 foot chain. This had been where she was living for at least the past 4 months. She started out as an indoor puppy then spent all summer tied to the truck I guess. She actually belonged to a 16 year old, I think she was a xmas present... low and behold, now that 16 year old is never home to take care of Izzy minus the 2 mile walk every day. [I walk her for a min. of 3-4 hours a day, and that doesn't even wear her out!]

First week Izzy...
>>Her first day or two here all she did was run, run, run, run around the apartment. I took her on a walk and she was pull, pull, pull, lunge! She jumped on our counters, stuck her face in the toilet, growled at the neighbors, ruined a futon, etc etc. Now she is soooo much more calm inside. She went to work with my husband Monday-Wednesday this week and ran all of her energy off. Today I decided we would not go outside, but spend the whole day inside just to see how her energy and manners that she's learned would work. She's been pretty good. Just in the week I've had her she no longer jumps up on anything but the occassional jumping up on me. She stays out of our room and has no interest in the toilet FINALLY. She is seriouslly SO smart. I bought a training collar and now she walks at my side/behind me almost consistently too.

BUT here's the main point...
>>Izzy is at our home on a trial basis right now. If for whatever reason she doesn't work for us she's goes back "home". I know the lady and daughter that had her previously love her but they don't have the time nor the knowledge of the breed to exercise and socialize her. Now we are almost sure she is a keeper, under one condition... she is NOT human aggressive.
Her previous owner said if she bites anyone she would put her down. If she bites someone I won't be able to keep her, living in an apartment where childern and men are present that just wouldn't work for us. But I wouldn't want to send her back home to be put down.
Hypothetically, If this were to happen, what do you suggest I do? Try to find her a pit-bull knowledgeable forever home, try to find a trainer to work with us, etc? She has never bit anyone aggressively and is only 8 months old, she does playfully bite and we are working on stopping that with a firm NO and redirection. But one night my husband came home and when he came in she ran at him in a defensive stance [legs wide, head down, mohawk down her whole body, teeth showing] barking like mad not letting him in for a good 30 seconds... she hasn't done this again. Also I had her outside one night chained to the fence while I showered so she could have some fresh air, and I went outside and a neighbour guy said she has growled at him, he wasn't mad he was actually laughing thought she was cute. Then I went out and she backed up and growled at me with her hair on end. Again, she hasn't done this again.
[She is 8 months old and I believe got jipped on her puppy socialization so it might be a start from scratch kind of deal, which means I have even more to learn lol.]