The "baby" for now

Well, many of you know that we attempted to adopt a 3 year old dog from an animal shelter last weekend. Unfortunately, that didn't end well. The first day we brought him home, he snarled and lunged at me when I reached down for a bone. Hudson jumped in between us and we had to pull the 2 of them apart. At first I thought, "well, it's my fault. Maybe its just a little food agression from being in a shelter. He's in a new place and stressed out, we'll just give it some more time." But the next day, he snarled at Matt when we went to brush him. Then that evening, he jumped on our bed. We tried using verbal commands and gesturing, but he wouldn't get off the bed. When Matt reached for his collar to pull him off, the dog completely snapped. He bit Matt on the arm, started snarling and barking and refused to back down. I held onto Hudson while Matt pushed the dog out and shut the bedroom door. After that, I was pretty much a mess. Neither of us felt comfortable with the dog in the house any longer. I was petrified of being alone with him and was just waiting for him to snap again. Matt was ready to take him back right then, but the shelter was closed for the evening. So the next day (Monday) I took him back to the shelter and explained what happened. They apologized profusely and took him back (but kept our $100) and tried to offer me a puppy. After discussing our options, we decided it would just be best to get a puppy that we could mold and train. As crazy as we may seem, WE feel that this is best for OUR family. If you think otherwise, that's your perrogative. For now Kodi and Hudson are having a great time with each other. Hudson is doing well other than tripping over him and taking back any toys that Kodi might try to play with. They are both currently napping, Hudson on the couch, Kodi on the floor. Wish us luck with housebreaking and sleeping tonight!