I am considering taking on a 6 month old American Bulldog, and am after any pearls of wisdom please.

Do you have experience with big bull breeds - or any type of dog for that matter?

They are lovely dogs but need handling correctly or they can rule the roost.

An Am-Bully is about the nearest thing to an American Pitbull Terrier you can legally own in this country.
Very similar, but bigger and bulkier than an APBT.

As Bill says - can be lovely dogs, but need a firm hand.

It would be interesting to know why the current owners want rid of the dog also.

If it has got to six months with bad handling and is getting out of hand it will need an experienced hand to get it back in line.

Definitely no kids near it.

All I would say is dont have bare legs near it when it is,excited and wagging its,tail.

Have to disagree, although there is a tenuous blood link between the breeds they are very different beasts. The am bull was not bred for dog fighting, it was bred mainly to hunt American game, such as wild boar, and as a guard.
They "can" make a good pet if you are experienced, but I find the breed generally untrustworthy. In the uk too many badly bred dogs were imported, too many crossed with god knows what. They can suffer from fear aggression, and be somewhat unpredictable. I've known real dogmen and women with much experience owning and handling Staffords and true APBTs who would not give yard room to one, due to bad experiences with temperament.
Not a breed I could in good conscience reccomend anyone unless they are very experienced and know what they are doing.

Although, we are not getting confused with the abomination that is the "American bully" are we? That again is a long way from either the American bulldog, Scott or Johnson type, and the APBT. It probably has closer blood relations to the hippopotamus, poor beast.

Yes - what an ugly thing that is.

I have to agree also that the American Bulldog is not in any way like the real APBT - which incidentaly is streets better than the American Bulldog in regards of temperament around humans.

The law is an ass.

as above have you ever dealt with bullbreeds before and at six months if it already has problems it may not be a place you want to start of from especially if it is a male, they are akways that bit more trying if they got issues

they are lovely but strong willed need and need a lot of mental stimulation and a fair bit of exercise normally good with people and kids but as it is 6 months most of the socilisation will be done by now so you have no clue really what experiences the dog had had or how he will be