National Brittany Rescue And Adoption Network Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa Region

We got Zeke from our local  shelter, as he had been there for a couple months. He had been a stray several times in this area and ended up back at the shelter. He was in danger of being put down because of how long he had been there. We were his last chance. We decided to take him. It was an eye opening experience because of his aggression and anger. We could not really pet him or get too near him. He was mean to us and our other dogs. He would gaurd bones and food and attacked dogs that touched him. However, interestingly he would ocasionally jump on us and lick our faces which made us think maybe underneath he was not a bad dog. Gradually and very slowly, he allowed us to pet him and handle him. He slowly began to play with our other dogs, after several months of terrible fighting. Now, after 2 years he has become a pretty nice dog, playing with our others and laying on our laps. He is even ok with new fosters coming into our home. It took about 2 years to get to this point and he still has a few issues to be ironed out, but he is a much improved dog. We think it was mostly fear based aggression as he does seem fearful at times. We are glad that he survived.