QUOTE=Barefoot;810249]I'd love to hear an update on how Popeye is fitting in, and how Bonyta is doing.[/QUOTE]

I was hoping to not have to post this but I see Popeye was in the paper for adoption today.This is a letter we wrote when we had to give him back.....
I know you've heard that we couldn't keep Popeye. I want you to know that this was done with extreme sadness on our part. We really have come to love this guy and are heartbroken that we had to make this decision. He was such a love with us but there have been two instances that scared us. The first one was when we had a plumber in the house. Popeye went after him. He only got the guys pants so that was good but we were surprised by this as he hadn't exhibited this behavior previously. The back breaker was an incident at the dog park yesterday. As you may or not know we've been taking him & Bonyta there daily. He did seem to get excited a few times to the point of posturing with other males but I was always able to get him to calm down by commanding him to stop using only my voice. He responded everytime to these commands until yesterday. There was a male dog and he was involved in a fight. It was frightening. He got a hold of this dog and would not let go. I tried to pry his mouth open with my barehands and could not budge him all the while screaming at him to let go. Deb when he didn't let go I had to continuously punch him on the side of his head until he let go. Luckily he didn't mame the other dog because come to find out he appeared to have mostly collar. Deb, I've always heard how a Pit's jaw locks and never had seen it but I believe that's what I experienced yesterday. The way he acted after the incident leads me to believe he didn't understand what happened. It was almost like a Jekyll & Hyde thing. I felt bad for him because I think there's something in him he has no control over. As I said he's such a lover and for him to go to a place where he becomes dangerous is scary.He is Pitbull, Labrador mix and seems to be having an inner battle with that. Yesterday brought out a scary side of him. Please know we wish nothing but the best for him.Carol got your voice message and we appreciate you reaching out to us. She will call you when a little time passes. You're right, we can't stop thinking about what could have happened. We wanted so much for this to work.God Bless you and your familyMark

Like I said I didn't want to post this but it's my belief that although Popeye is very lovable he is a very dangerous dog in certain situations. I firmly believe he needs to be kept away from other male dogs.