He's from a shelter a few hours away. I'm not sure if he was then placed by a rescue or they just got full and he was re-placed at the petstore for adoption. I wouldn't be buying a dog from the petstore, he is a rescue. All my animals are either resuces from the SPCA or the like or pure-breds from reputable breeders who I've researched. Secondly, my boyfriend grew up with pitbulls and has nothing but good to say about the breed, and we have a pitbull cross. Not a mean bone in his body, except to little fluffy mutts that annoy him, usually. I know they aren't all agressive, but I do know a lot of them are dog agressive. And being that mine is getting older, and a little less tolerant, I'm weary of it possibly being a bad combination because of some of the breed traits. I was mostly asking for experience. If anyone has had an older pitbull or pitmix and tried to introduce a younger pitbull and if it went well, badly, etc etc. Anything specific that was a struggle because of certain temperments or traits these dogs tend to have. That's all. I know I'll most likely be able to have a trial period, but I want to hear peoples experiences (if there are any) incase it's likely to go bad. I would rather not put my dogs, or the rescue, or ourselves through that if there is a 90% chance it won't work. I'm sure he will find a great home if we don't adopt him, and I'd rather not traumatize any of the animals if its a huge risk because of breed traits. As for the kongs, thanks quirky. I stuff mine with more than just cookies here and there, though. I've been trying out pureed veggies mixed with her food and then frozen, or a bit of melted peanut butter mixed with food, and frozen. The kongs are the one toy she hasn't been able to destroy, so they're the one thing I feel comfortable giving to her when we go out, and they keep her busy while she gets the stuff out, and then she naps. Generally I don't put a full meal of kibble in them, maybe about half, and then still feed her, her other full meal later. I'm just curious to know if she's still getting enough nutrition, or maybe she's getting too many calories. It really depends on what's in the kong. I'm trying to avoid peanut butter, as she gains weight easily. But things like pureed carrots, with small bites of carrots and broccoli with some kibble, and stuff. I've found cleaning them isn't so bad. I generally have three stuffed and frozen at a time, for whenever I'm going to be out for an extended period of time. I have a large one for if we'll be gone for a full day, and two mediums for when we'll only be a few hours. So far it's been alright, but we haven't been doing it for too long. Thanks for the help guys.

What you need is a book called wiring simplified from the big box store to familiarize yourself about what I am talking about. With no grounding do not connect the green wire to anything. just roll it up and wrap a piece of tape around it. You only connect the black wire to black and the blue wire to black not the green wire. The white wire to the white wire. Is there insulation on the brown wire? Now to find out if your wiring is grounded. Check your outlets. Are they all grounded outlets or are some 2 prong outlets? If you find 2 prong outlets then your house is not grounded. If you have all grounded outlets pick up an outlet tester at the big box store. They plug into the outlet and have 3 lights on them to tell you if the outlet is wired correctly and has a ground. Plug that into an outlet and you will know for sure if your outlets are grounded. Grounded outlets have a half round hole. for the ground pin.

Thanks again. I did review a number of options before posting here for review by the big guns. :) I know some people love the remotes, but personally, I prefer simplicity and control via switches. A remote is one more thing to lose and/or have "hidden" by young children! And yes, our current switches are rotary-style combo setups (two knobs per switch) that control both lights and the fan - there are two settings for lights (low or high) and three speed settings for the fan - each controlled by its respective rotary knob. I've found plenty of switches that control both fan and offer dimming for lights - but all are rated for halogens or incandescents. It's just odd, and I wonder why. I did try a "dimmable" candelabra LED in our current fan/dimmer switch setup - it flickered badly on the low setting. I think some dimmable LED bulbs are okay with newer incandescent dimmers (per happy reviews from folks like JMVD), whereas other LEDs - even those rated dimmable - are more finicky. I won't beat a dead horse. I just wondered if anyone knew of combo switches rated for LEDs that I might have overlooked, or if there was a compelling reason for why they don't seem to exist yet. Maybe we'll try a Maestro switch though, and experiment. Thanks again!

Yes, most ceiling fans either have pull chains or a remote control available to allow you to switch the fan and light features separately from one power feed. The bigger issue is making sure you have adequate support for the fan. If the box was designed for a light only, it probably isn't sufficiently strong to support a fan. Of course, some houses are roughed in for fans to start with even if they only put a light in. If it's not a fan box, you can retrofit a fan box. They make ones that you put in the support bar through a normal box sized hole. No additional damage to the wallboard/plaster requried.