Dog in desperate need of new home or foster!

Bellingham WA

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This is a situation I was hoping I would never have to go through. A little over a year ago my dogs had an accidental litter together. I rehomed the 3 puppies to what I was hoping would be there forever homes. (My roomate kept one.) I did have an agreement that they would come back to me if anything happened. So, here I am with the only boy of the litter returned. His mom has situations in her life that could not be prevented and she has a son to worry about first. He was homed to her in the hopes of him becoming a SD. I really encouraged her to work with a trainer but she never had the time or money. (I have tried to help in all the ways I could and have been left feeling hopeless. ) I was watching him slowly become an issue it broke my heart. He deserves a home that understands him and doesn't blame him. He has a lot of built up frustration from not having structure or enough stimulation. Despite this Hellsing has some great qualities and a ton of potential. He is food motivated and toy motivated, he gets distracted easily but has a good amount of drive, he knows basic obedience pretty well, he is crate trained, great with children though I am wary of it because of his size and some of his bad manners, he is very cuddly and loves to be with his people, he has a pretty spot-on recall and isn't reactive on leash. If I was in a better place I would keep him myself but I absolutely cannot take on another dog. So, here is the things that Hellsing needs to work on. He can be jumpy and nippy when overexcited, he has some food aggression with other animals including over water bowls, I have 2 cats but I would never trust him alone with them (He has a lot of prey drive.), he does not do well with other male dogs (We currently have him with 2 females, and one male unaltered. We have them on crate rotations inside and joint supervised play outside, but I have worked a lot with my male to keep him neutral. I wouldn't trust Hellsing with another hyperactive male.) I feel like he could adjust to a confident female, and he is very insecure and throws temper tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants. What I am looking for is someone who is willing to take on a challenge. He would make a great sport dog with some training! He turned a year on July 27th, he has not been vaccinated he has an appt. On the 20th to get his shots, and is not fixed.(Hopefully that will tone down some of that male energy.) His father is a Golden Retriever/German Shepherd cross and his mother is an Alaskan Malamute/Siberian Husky cross. I have both his parents and we have his sister in the same house, we would like them all to stay connected if possible. We love play dates and even have watched Hellsing when needed. I am not asking any rehoming fee there will be an agreement stating that the new owner will get him fixed, that he will come back to me if it doesn't work out, and that you will signup for training classes if you do not have training experience yourself. He is with me until we find him a new home, I will continue to work on his bad manners and brush up his obedience. I just want him to find his forever family that will see him for the dog that he can be. (Our home is not good for his mental health, it has been very tense and frustrating at times. I want him in an environment that he can thrive in.) I am also open to a foster home! My roomate wants him out ASAP.