‘They said she was the perfect couch potato—but they lied’: Couple disappointed after NYC rescue conceals dog’s severe anxiety, prey drive, and behavioral red flags, leaving them torn between training and returning her

Dog shelters take on a lot of responsibility. Whether it is in-taking doggos and making sure they do not have diseases or behavioral issues that could impact their resident population. Or it is the care they must take to make sure that each and every doggo gets the best chance of being adopted. Or it is correctly informing potential adopting pawrents about the canine cuties that they want to adopt.

The onus is on the shelter to do the work. And while they usually seem to do what they need to, there are times when it all falls through the cracks. And that is what happened to the poor couple protagonists of this story, who were sold a lie that their newly adopted American Bully was nothing like her namesake and much closer in character to a couch potato. Leading to quite the internal conflict for the couple who could not decide whether they would be able to handle training or would have to return the unruly canine.
 

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