Blog Entries ( pit bull )

Dear Cooper, One year ago yesterday, you came home. You were supposed to be a foster, though! It became apparent – almost immediately – that the big boys adopted you. They played with you, letting you tug and tug and tug on toys that they held until they got bored, then they’d let you win. I think they instilled in you a tremendous misunderstanding of your own ...

A quiet, red-nosed Pit Bull was rescued in 2008 from the Town of Hempstead animal shelter by Almost Home Animal Rescue & Adoption, Inc.  He was four months old and suffering with mange.  He was to be a short term foster, and so was named Shorty. Shorty was adopted right away into a family who changed his name to Rocky. After just six ...

A quiet, red-nosed Pit Bull was rescued in 2008 from the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter by Almost Home Animal Rescue & Adoption, Inc. The pup was four months old and suffering from mange.  He was to be a short-term foster, and was thus named Shorty. Shorty was adopted right away into a family who changed his name to Rocky. After just six months in his ...

Peace and love win over war.  What a great theme for Squeaker and Oscar, former adversaries under Michael Vick, who are now friends in Best Friends Sanctuary (“Michael Vick Pit Bulls Oscar and Squeaker”).  I am reminded of soldiers who, upon returning from war, can’t accept the idea of hurting another living being.  Due to their justifiable distrust of humans, Squeaker and Oscar ...

It doesn’t have to be Valentine’s Day for me to want to read a story about dogs' love for one another. A Chihuahua and a Pit Bull loved one another, and they refused to be apart. They were spared separation and ultimately found a loving family to adopt them both. These guys faced adversity, but in the end, love conquered all. I love reading ...