The saddest thing I see and feel is that the vast majority of these portraits as well as the no-kill shelters where I live in the Erie, PA area ( the A.N.N.A. shelter & the Humane Society) are filled with mixed Pit Bull dogs. They are either abandoned, surrendered or captured by Animal Control. I "rescued" a mixed pit last December 2016. He is a surrendered perhaps year old pup. I love him so much but he has definite issues which I am desperately working on. It is not all easy or simple. I have always raised a dog from a puppy and never had any such difficulties and I am 62 years old and have owned dogs all of my life. The Pit Bull not being neutered and being allowed to go around impregnating other non-spayed female "whatevevers" is an epidemic in our town. I will do my very best to undo the craziness that has been inflicted on this dog but I can tell you that it needs to stop somehow. Pit Bulls are truly becoming our ignorant society's mascot of tough, hard city animals.
On Jun 15, 2017 Linda Burfield wrote:
The saddest thing I see and feel is that the vast majority of these portraits as well as the no-kill shelters where I live in the Erie, PA area ( the A.N.N.A. shelter & the Humane Society) are filled with mixed Pit Bull dogs. They are either abandoned, surrendered or captured by Animal Control. I "rescued" a mixed pit last December 2016. He is a surrendered perhaps year old pup. I love him so much but he has definite issues which I am desperately working on. It is not all easy or simple. I have always raised a dog from a puppy and never had any such difficulties and I am 62 years old and have owned dogs all of my life. The Pit Bull not being neutered and being allowed to go around impregnating other non-spayed female "whatevevers" is an epidemic in our town. I will do my very best to undo the craziness that has been inflicted on this dog but I can tell you that it needs to stop somehow. Pit Bulls are truly becoming our ignorant society's mascot of tough, hard city animals.