I hope your hubby comes around, JoAnn. It is hard once you get attached to a pet but time can heal that hurt, somewhat anyway.
After having Bo, a Boerboel, we just can't "get into" any other breed. Boerboels are kind of unique. They are very large and imposing, some people see that as
threatening which is fine by my. They are very gentle around their family, but if a stranger approaches the property they immediately change modes and are very aggressive. About the second week we had Bo I was walking him and he picked up a tissue or napkin someone had
thrown out of their car on the way by. I didn't want him eating it so I grabbed his snout with my left hand and reached into his mouth with my right hand, telling forcefully "NO", and pulled it out. Keep in mind he had the jaw strength to amputate an arm, let alone a few fingers. He looked at me sheepishly and got petted. That was something I would never have considered with any dog I've owned previously. He never tried eating anything he encountered along the road after that, either. I can't say, for sure, if that was unique to Bo or a trait of the Boerboel generally. They have been bred to behave that way so it wasn't all that much of a surprise.
This is the puppy Bo's breeder has available -