Dog adoption in Chapin, SC, 29036 Staffordshire Terrier Dog "Rosco"
This listing is no longer active — this pet may have found a home. See other pets needing homes nearby. Need to find a home for a pet of your own? List them for free.
- Name:
- Rosco
- Breed:
- Staffordshire Terrier
- Gender:
- Male
- Size:
- medium
- Location:
- Chapin, SC 29036
- Species:
- Dog
- Listed:
- April 14, 2026
About this Dog
We adopted Rosco from the City of Columbia, SC shelter in the fall of 2022, he was approximately one year old and listed as a Boxer mix. The vet also suspected he was mostly Boxer. We did extensive training with Dog Training in Your Home (Robert Varney) and his fellow trainers, attending over a year of their optional training classes in the Columbia area.
In most ways, he's a very good dog. We already had a dog (Boxer mix) that we love and wanted a companion. They have gotten along beautifully, never an issue. It has always seemed that he relinquished the "boss" position to her and has never challenged her in the three plus years we've had him. He has been in dog daycares and done great!
The issue has been that, in certain situations, he will suddenly turn frantic to run to we suppose what he considers a threat or curiosity (i.e., a visitor, a deer in the yard, a strange dog), despite years of training. We learned early to obviously always keep him on a leash, even did so for months after adoption in our house in case he and our other dog would have a negative encounter. This has sufficed until recently, with the only negative being both my husband and I have been knocked down due to his sudden leash pulling.
New visitors to the house always have to meet him carefully and then he is o.k., obviously watching his approach to them initially. However, recently we had a contractor at our house (outside) doing work underneath the house. Both dogs were inside and not thrilled with the noise going on and at one point my husband had to enter the house for something, when he was going back out Rosco escaped, charged at the person, and lunged at the man’s face.
How aggressive the intention toward this person is not completely clear, but regardless of intent, the damage was done.
He is now only 4.5 years old, and we've found through a DNA test that he is actually mostly American Staffordshire/pit mix, with about 20% a mastiff. We really hate to consider a behavioral euthanasia or even to just return him to an overcrowded shelter as there is SO much good about him. He loves his known humans and loves nothing more than to lay beside them
Contribute to Rosco's Stash!
100% of Rosco's balance will be sent to whoever adopts Rosco.
Adopt Rosco and Receive Rosco's Fund
Adopting a pet can be expensive, and we're trying to help by fundraising for each individual in need of adoption. After verifying the adoption, Rosco's new family will receive the funds that their pet has raised.
$0 is Rosco's current balance
How will Rosco receive the contribution?
The adopting family is the only party eligible to receive the contribution. If you adopted the Rosco, thank you for providing a home and a loving family! Please begin the process of claiming Rosco's contribution here.
For adoptions in which nokillnetwork.org was the matchmaker and we have contact information for both parties, we make every effort to contact the adopting family. For adoptions that were not facilitated by nokillnetwork.org, we still encourage the adopting family to claim the contribution by submitting the necessary information.
The adopting family is the only party eligible to receive the contribution. The adopting family will be required to provide proof of adoption between 4-6 weeks after adoption. This is to ensure that the home is a good match and Rosco was not returned. After we have verified the adoption, Rosco’s balance will be sent to the adopting family. Our staff provides instructions and help throughout this process.
What happens to unclaimed funds?
We want the Rosco’s balance to go to the adopting family as a way to say thank you for providing a loving home and to help with pet care expenses. In the unfortunate event we cannot contact them and verify the adoption, Rosco’s balance will remain in our general fund. This fund may be used to match contributions made to other adoptable pets, incentify other adoption-related actions, promote our mission, or support the operating expenses of nokillnetwork.org. If you would like to make a direct contribution to nokillnetwork.org to help us help other pets in need, you can go here. We appreciate your generosity and help!