You should have done research on the APBT breed (and the history), the Breeder, and done an Aptitude test on the animal, which can give you a tremendous amout of information about it.

In your post you stated the animal acts insecure towards people and new enviroments which is an indication of one thing, the animal lacks socilization OR the only contact he had was abuse. The breeder could have sold the animal to another person and that person abused it (for one reason or another) then returned it to the breeder and more than likely neglected by the breeder when returned. Which to me is an indication that this breeder is a POS! There is no such thing as a bad dog only irresponsible breeders and bad owners.

A true game bred APBT will not show Civil drive, (the only way this happens is through outcrossing) nor display shyness or insecurity but rather shows confidence and true power and pure loyalty to it's master. I think you purchased this animal from a Backyard Breeder who only breeds to make money instead of making the breed better and could care less who buy his puppies. IMO I do not think you should get rid of the puppy afterall it's really Your Fault for not knowing anything about the APBT (but what you hear and see) not knowing anything about the breeder and falling for the BS that this backyardigan breeder laid on you.

I think this animal should be castrated and rehibilitated through pure socilization and love, given a job like a running partner or weight pulling or something in that arena as Bulldogs thrive on work.

I disagree with you wrknapbt, you said that rehibilitation is the needs of the human which is way inaccurate. If an animal is abused and shows distrust in humans, one of the best ways to correct this problem is through socilization and love AKA rehibilitation.

For the record, it is not my intent to make this post a heated discussion, So I apologize if I did this. I do not own an APBT but rather a fan of it's history, Spirit, Courage, and Tenacity and I do not agree with just anyone owning this breed, because in the wrong hands can be a time bomb waiting to blow.