SAVE and help Lincoln please!! He is a good boy that needs training!!

42nd near Main, Springfield OR

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I have a dog that needs a forever home and he can't just go to anyone. This scared boy needs someone that can help him, teach him, love him and spend money or personal training knowledge and time on some behavioral issues he has. His name is Lincoln. He is all brindle. He still needs neutered. He's 1 year 5 months old. He is a very mixed breed with high energy and is confused about pecking orders and what his role is, as a dog. He loves to run and he's FAST and he LOVES to tear stuff up. His mom (our dog) is a siberian husky/ rottweiler mix. (Not sure of %) His dad (our daughters dog) is a Border Collie/Pit (50/50) Our daughter had taken him when he was a puppy and then housing fell through for her so they ended up in a smaller space than anticipated. He peed in the house, in vehicles, etc.... (he lives with me now and his behavior has changed dramatically just having more room and routine and he no longer pees in house or car. He will pee if you came to meet him. He will pee, shake his head, jump on you, talk and groan and yell at you and may bite at you. He never draws blood but he bites when he is scared by a new person. He was rehomed for 2 weeks once and it didn't work out because they could not get him to get along with their small dog. He warmed up to the humans well enough in that time period but not the other dog. He does fine here with his mom (our dog), his sister, (our other dog) my daughters pitbull and the cat (his dad dog can't stand him when he comes to visit) the other dogs tolerate him but he disrespects them all and ignores social cues so things get pissy around here sometimes. He does play with them, but again, he has attitude like he thinks they are weak for not playing hard like he wants, so he will nip and lunge at them in frustration that they want to end playtime. He has terrible boundaries. 🤦‍♀️ If I could keep him and afford to take him to aggression training classes and teach me how to deal with him I would, but I've already thought about it long and hard and slept on it plenty of nights to know he needs a better home than what I'm giving him. We have a tiny backyard and I personally cannot take him out for physical activity like he needs. We will actually lose housing too if we can't find him a home. My daughter just had a baby and that is the reason I have Lincoln is because baby was coming and he does not like kids. He tolerates them and he does good around older children 12vand over but he doesn't like the unpredictability of toddlers and babies and he has pulled on clothing of children from our family and lunged and nipped at my granddaughter. I consider him a dog that just shouldn't be around them either....until further rehabilitation and good use of judgment from future responsible owner. He likes the cat a lot and he tries to play rough sometimes but I remind him (and so does the cats claws) and he likes to listen (to an extent) lol He really is treat and praise driven and when he trusts you and loves you...he loves too much and won't go away lol he leans and pushes for love and follows you and watches his humans do things and he thinks he can lay on your whole lap 😄 but he's super heavy lol He's a tall boy too. The big thing is, I'm afraid he will hurt a child and have to get put down if given to the wrong person or if we keep him. He accidentally bit ME the other night and the bite was intended for our 8 year old dog (his mom) and it was not a gentle bite. It didn't leave a mark but it was aggression and it hurt. We already called EVERYONE. We had a page full of rescue resources and many won't take dogs with aggression issues. Greenhill took him in for an appointment and the poor guy was in tunnel vision panic mode trying to escape the building so THAT didn't work out. My heart breaks knowing he will go to another home yet again but we have to find him someone that WANTS to and has the resources for him. Please help. There must be someone out there that can be this dogs hero, help him calm his energies, trust the world around him and be safe and happy while not hurting others. And know this, we dont want a rehoming fee and we won't just load him up. I want someone to come meet up with him a few times until Linky boy trusts you and you trust him. Oh and he won't allow peaceful visits through drive through places or tolerate people coming up to the car that he doesn't know. He would need muzzled for that. THANK YOU!!