Wilmington, NC - American Pit Bull Terrier. Meet Octane a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

American Pit Bull Terrier

Color

Tan/Yellow/Fawn

Age

Young

Size

Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Male

Pet ID

1850937

My details

Not good with kids

Good with dogs

Not good with cats

Needs experienced adopter

Housetrained

Has special needs

Why I need a new home

Behavioral issues

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

We brought Octane home at 8 weeks old (Oct 2019). We found him through a Craigslist ad. When picking him up from the original owner, we suspected he was being abused. The orig. owner told us that Octane needed to be beaten in order to obey. We didn't want to leave him there, so we agreed to purchase him. He is extremely skiddish, and fearful of people & exhibits aggressive behavior when approached by strangers. Our attempts at socializing him does not seem to help. He was given his first round of shots when he was smaller, but now is too big & aggressive for me to take him to the vet. We have been working with him on basic commands such as "sit" & "shake". He gets along with our older dogs. He is crate & house trained, but where our older dogs have free roam of the house when we're not home, Octane is confined to his crate. I travel for work, & my husband just took a job in another county. Octane is too aggressive for a dog sitter. He needs someone to show him extra time & attention.