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He is! We got him in January when he was 1 year old.
His past family had him when he was only 6 weeks old (wayyy too young), then when he got bigger, didn't take him out of the flat. He then had 4 months or so of not being socialised at all before he was dumped in the shelter for 4 months.
When we met him, he was very energetic, but seemed friendly with everyone.
After a few weeks of being with us, a more reactive side started to develop - barking at anything that moved, trying to bite strangers, food aggressive, aggressive with other dogs etc etc.
We luckily found an amazing trainer and have been making great progress ever since. He still has some of those traits, but stays under threshold now.
As our first dog, we definitely bit off more than we could chew, but it's been an amazing journey and you can see and feel how much he trusts my partner and me in just these 6 short months.
Definitely one of those sink or swim scenarios - especially in a busy city with a lot of dogs (Barcelona)!