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I live to far away to be any help with this, but I will offer words of hope. In the 12 years I owned my husky I was able to successfully foster him out to friends of friends twice while sh...stuff was going on at home. Here's hoping that someone knows someone in the next 24 hours.

I would look for local Facebook groups- I find that some of those groups have lots of like-minded people that may be willing and able to help. I’m also in AL and it seems the cat and houseplant groups are pretty willing to help “neighbors!” Wishing you the best of luck!

I would think that rescue agencies would have names of people who would be willing to take in a dog for a short period of time.....I mean, that's what fostering is all about. Maybe ask a local rescue if they would help you find a place.

I've not heard of a home insurance policy that doesn't allow bully breeds, that's crazy! I'm sorry you're dealing with the anti-pit hype. They really are the most wonderful dogs! My parents were originally so afraid of pits, but then they adopted a "lab/collie" puppy that turned out to be definitely a pattie mix. She is the best dog ever and so sweet, mild tempered, goofy, and loving.

I'm not near AL or I would love to help :( I think Confluence is definitely on to something though, I bet if you call rescues nearby and explain that you're looking for someone who could foster for a few weeks to prevent you from having to surrender him, they'd be more than willing to help. They hate seeing pitties end up in rescues too because they can be tough to adopt out.

If there are programs in your area that provide housing assistance, you might be able to also call them and ask if they can point you in the right direction to rentals that allow bully breeds, so you can get a headstart on finding a place that will let you keep him there.

@Ktarpey, thank you! I'm definitely taking her advice, and will look into yours.

Ammit, I definitely understand that. I knew some insurance companies were like that, I just wasn't sure if the landlord actually said he had to go due to the insurance, or if it was just my mom saying that so I'd get rid of my dog. It pains me to admit, but my mom is one of those people that will do and say whatever she has to so she gets her way.

@Looper, I haven't yet found anything, but I did order and do a Dog DNA test for him to determine his breed(s). Hopefully the results come back soon and I can either prove them wrong, or can just admit, "Okay, you were right. I'll do what I can to find a place for him". I know my girlfriend's sister is willing to take him, but she has to fix her fence/gate first. I'm hoping to have his DNA results back in the next week or so, and I hope they come back proving he's not a pit bull like the shelter said. The shelter here (and probably everywhere) is bad about labeling most bigger dogs as pit bulls or pit bull mixes. What gets me is that my other dog is supposedly half pit bull (per the shelter) but everyone's giving her a pass and not my other dog. Even though she's been the one to show signs of being aggressive more often than he has. She's killed tons of wild animals that have entered the yard. She's chased many stray/neighboring cats. She's growled at our cats and dogs for getting near her food. She's attacked other dogs over her food. He's attacked her once over food, never growled at anything else over food, never (that I've seen) killed a wild animal, never shown signs of wanting to chase neighboring or stray cats. He has tried to attack/bite at other male dogs, but I also know to keep him away from strange dogs because he doesn't like other males. (And yet my mom insists we should take him to the dog park, knowing how he is with other male dogs! Ugh.) But that's all he's done that I know of. My mom claims he attacked my cat who got out of the house, but I don't think it was him. She says both of my dogs were trying to attack her (she was perfectly fine), but she put the blame directly on him saying he started it, when she admitted she didn't even see the fight start. I think it was my other dog, who's known for killing wild animals, and having a thing against stray/neighboring cats. Not saying she didn't know it was my cat, but she probably wasn't thinking. I mean... When I see something in the distance, I don't immediately think, "Oh, I know what that is!" I question and go investigate. If she went to investigate my cat and my cat decided "eff you" and attacked at her, then she likely would've went for "revenge" on my cat. I'm not saying Rhett didn't start the fight or didn't attack the cat. I'm just saying, it seems more likely that Cupcake did given her history. And it makes me mad that my mom's like, "Rhett attacked your cat. But Cupcake was doing it to, but Rhett started it!" And then later admitted to not even having seen who started it.

Also also, there is an app called quadpay I believe and affirm. If you do find a kennel that you like that would be good for your pup (I've seen really nice ones for less than 500 that have a cover) you can make payments. I've done it multiple times and the accept everyone ♡

Whatever you do, keep us updated ♡

Hey Spry, can we get an update on your pup? Im in MO and would gladly have him if the need is still there. :) We would just need to figure out transport.