But, when it comes to rescued pittie bulls, WOOF! might just have a soft spot. You see, I have three of my own rescued pitties. Two of them are mixes, Tiggs and Winnie (with who knows what!), and the third, Honey, is a little pink nosed American Pit Bull Terrier.
Because WOOF! spends a LOT of time volunteering in rescue for SLCOAS, Best Friends, and No More Homeless Pets, I have witnessed first hand the disproportionate number of pitties in our shelter system, which sadly also means a disproportionate euthanasia rate. I have recently helped start the SLCoAS Pit Crew program which aims to place more adoptable pitties and pittie mixes in foster and adoptive homes, along with free spay/neuter county wide for these amazing dogs, along with free AKC Canine Good Citizen training. I am hoping we have a sea change in the way these beautiful, misunderstood dogs are perceived. To know a pittie is to love a pittie. Plain and simple.
That brings me to Otis. I just love a story when someone tells me they went to the shelter set on one particular kind of dog, then they met a pittie, and well, the rest is history. Otis's family loves him to pieces, for good reason. He's a lap dog, happy-go-lucky kind of guy, whose name fits him just perfectly. Mr. Spunkmeyer if you will. Otis's mom recently had a baby, and Otis's dad travels alot. So, they wanted to make sure their little man was getting his regular exercise. WOOF! is happy to oblige :)
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