Hello...I'm writing because I've lost all hope in finding a home for a dog named Tyson. His story began when he was bought as a "purebred" because he was large and cute. Tyson turned into a HUGE unruly dog who attacked other dogs and got into much trouble. He ended up on a chain and never gets off it. Never. This year, his owner called me and asked me if I could find a home for Tyson because he realized that the life he is living is no life for a dog---he said he is going to shoot Tyson if I don't get a home for him.

Tyson is a mixed breed---I don't know much about dogs, but he looks like a St. Bernard or Newfie mix. He is tied up near a dog house (I've never seen him use the house---he might not fit in it anymore). He never gets water. His feces never get cleaned up. He has had his jaw broken and many teeth removed because he was kicked by a bison or horse. He is matted terribly, he stinks something awful, and his eyes and nose don't look all that healthy (he's always leaking mucus from both). He seemed a very sweet dog until he was relegated to a life on the end of a chain. I don't have the expertise to train such a dog, or I would and then adopt him out as I've done with several other animals.

Anyway, I was hoping that you could give me some advice on what to do. Do you know of any rescues who would take him? Do you know of anyone interested/capable of training a large, unruly dog?

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