Hello Mr. Koerner,

I bought your book during Christmas time, a few months after I got my dog from a well known game bred apbt kennel. The reason I am writing is because I seem to have gotten a human aggressive pitbull. I bought him when he was 5 months sight unseen over the internet and he was the last of the litter ( whether or not the breeder new is something that is irrelevant at this point). He has attacked my family on various occassions, with a determination I have never seen before. The dog however, is wonderful and I believe he is game however he has that HA flaw. I attribute it to his insecurity around strange people and new situations. My question to you and I probably have many is how to proceed with this matter. I care deeply for the animal and have provided much socialization with the dog and my family and we have made great progress, but I know that I can never leave him alone with them ever again, since my family doesn't have the same amount of dog psychology awareness necessary to approach a dog so insecure as him. I contacted the breeder to get a replacement dog with the option of me keeping the dog (since I have grown attached to him and I will never give up on him) and he has asked for a video of the dog . That is where I stand now. Before I go any further with this matter I decided to ask for your expert advice and I would rather remain anonymous so as to not hurt the breeders and dogs reputation. I hope you understand. My question to you is should I breed this dog in the future from the same line and ask the breeder instead for a discount on a future more stable pup given the fact that I wasn't expecting such a liability? I was thinking of preserving this line and discovering what I have, as you mentioned people should do in your book. However, there is a good chance that the offspring will be HA as well, right? What route do you suggest I take? I can't help but think I was scammed, but I also read in your book that even from the best litters sometimes things go wrong and a recessive gene pops up. I've read that some dogman where tolerant of HA. Should I feel grateful of what I got, after all the dog is bred beautifully on paper? Perhaps I will have to wait and see what he produces and then I will no for sure? And even if his pups come out O.K there is still a chance that if I breed sister/ brother or another combination the HA gene might pop up again, right?


Thank you