desperate for good home for dog after tragedy

Charlotte NC

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So there’s no real good way to start this message but yesterday my husband took his own life. We were separated for about three weeks at the time. We shared a dog together and decided easily when we separated that he would take the dog. Sadie is a nearly 2 year old 50lb American Staffordshire Terrier Boxer Lab mix who is full of love to give. She loves hugs and will jump up onto her hind legs for one often. A truly sweet girl with people she has learned to trust. She has so much personality and I truly have loved her since the moment we rescued her when she was only four months old. The problem is she shows a lot of leash aggression and is very wary of new people. This is why my husband took her, he was the only person to walk her because she would pull me down to the ground when trying to lunge at another dog or person. I can’t handle her well and am often scared walking her because of what might happen. With everything that is happening and all I have to do I don’t know what to do with her and it breaks my heart that I know I can’t keep her. I can’t take her in for multiple reasons and I am devastated at the idea of giving her up to a shelter. She would do so well at a house with a fence where she doesn’t have to encounter random dogs and people on her walks like she has in our apartment complex. If anyone is willing to give her a good home or knows a no kill shelter or someone anyone that would take her please let me know. I am so lost on what to do on so much of this since yesterday, but her well-being is at the forefront of my mind.