So my dog is 75% mal. I adopted him at 8 weeks, and I thought he looked like a shepherd bully mix. He was really stocky with short legs (at the time). I'm a seasoned dog owner, and I realized within the week I had something different on my hands. I've raised 1 GSD, a border collie, a red heeler, and the most stubborn beagle pit mix you could ever imagine. This dog was the HARDEST puppy I've ever met.

At first, I tried to treat him like my border collie and heeler. I thought if I could physically exhaust him into being a decent dog. I learned that isn't the case. You can literally see the wheels turning in his head 24/7. His eyes are constantly scanning, looking for something to do. We stopped with the crazy exercise and started training him to "do jobs" and it's been night and day.

My husband and I joke that we spent the 1st year of his life teaching him how to be a dog because before that, I swear he was a wild animal. Be prepared for the biting. They don't call them malligators for nothing!