Oh y'all... I'm going to cry. This poor guy has not been treated with the discipline, respect, and love he deserves.
Here is the reply to my inquiry and the pictures.
>1.)Does Meatball get along with other dogs?How about cats?Small
>children?
>We have a Dashund and a pitbull in our house as well, all get along just
>find, we also had an 18 month old baby here for 6 months, no problem at all
>
>2.)Has he shown any aggression towards anything - people, food, toys,
>etc?
>
>He does get protective of his food from the other dogs, but we can reach
>down and take his food without incident
>
>3.)Is he housebroken?Has he ever been crate trained?
>
>not too house broken, problem is the pit is on heat and he and the dashund
>go around trying to out mark each other... before that he was pretty good
>though. Meatball has not been in a car since he was a pup so i have no idea
>how he would react
>
>4.)Has he been through any formal obedience training?
>
>none
>
>5.)I see from your post that the puppy hasn't had any shots.Has he been
>to the vet for any other medical reasons?Has he been neutered?Has he
>been on any type of heartworm preventative or flea/tick preventative
>medication?
>
>been very heathy, no worms, blood or anything else in stool, no cough or
>any signs of even being off color...
>
>no preventive meds at all
>
>6.)Where was Meatball adopted?Breeder, SPCA, local pound, etc?What is
>he mixed with (if you know)?
>
>son bought him from a man on a street corner
>
>unknown mix
>
>7.)What type of diet regiment has he been on up to this point?
>
>1 large bowl of Old Roy a day
>
>8.)In your interaction with him, what are his exercise requirements?
>
>we have a large back yard which he runs around in for most of the day
>(sleeps in garage at night) youngest son gives him a good run around after
>school in the yard, he was very, very active running with the other dogs
>before the pit came into season, when she finishes they'll be together to
>run again