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Actually right on the side of the road. Not sure if we are keeping him yet. Although the boys named him Leroy and promised to walk him, feed him, clean up after him blah blah blah. The 8 year old got a hurt look when I pointed out that I have not seen him do much for the 4 others we have.

We are not trying to hard to find his owners. He had a lot of ticks and has a lot of little sores.
 

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Haynie said:
Actually right on the side of the road. Not sure if we are keeping him yet. Although the boys named him Leroy and promised to walk him, feed him, clean up after him blah blah blah. The 8 year old got a hurt look when I pointed out that I have not seen him do much for the 4 others we have.

We are not trying to hard to find his owners. He had a lot of ticks and has a lot of little sores.
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Hummm ... an abandoned pit bull. Wonder where he came from. Here in NM, them doggies are so cross-bred for fighting that who knows how they will turn out as a family dog.
 
If it is a pit bull be cautious, I had a mixed pit bull growing up and he was hell to handle. He hated dogs, bit family and myself. But he was loyal to our family. He is a really cute dog. Good luck with him..
 
Haynie; You have a good heart !!!! Several months ago a little tiger striped cat showed up in our garage and desided to make it his home dispite the 6 cats we already have. They all seamed to except him as family and he stayed around for over a week. I took him to the local Humain Society to see if anybody would claim him. I put a $20 donation down with the instructions that if no one claimed him I would return and adopt him. They kept him for the 10 days required and called me to see if I still was willing to take him. In the 10 days that they had him, they fixed him, gave him all his shots, ran all the tests on him, and chipped him. All this at no cost to me, as it is standard proceeding when taking an animal in. I paid another $55 adoption fee and took him back where he made himself quite at home. My vet said that would have cost between $500-600 to have all that work done, and he suggested the Humain Society to begin with !! You may want to check your local Humain Society to see if they have something like that in your area. Our Humain Society does not put animals down unless they are beyond repair and has a vet on duty at all times. You just can't buy the devotion that an animal will give you back for a little pat on the head or a warm lap to curl up in. The kids will love you for it, and it is a great example to them of kindness in the world today. Jim S
 
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He will probably be the best you ever had. We had one end up on our front porch 5 years ago wife took to Petsmart she had a chip got the phone and address. Phone was disconnected and house empty. She is now ours wonder dog. We have a pack at the dog and we have adopted many of the dogs that were left there, some of the best dog you could the seem to appreciate it when they are take in.
 
Awww. What a sweetie.God bless you for saving him. Keep him if you can. Pitties are wonderful family dogs. Some puppy and good canine citizenship training goes a long way, along with the love and care of a good family.
 
Just make sure he's not chipped. My daughter raised a wonderful pitty. The vet told her to make sure and train him so he knows where he stands in the pack. When he got too rambunctious as a pup, she pinned him to the floor by very lightly laying on top of him. It's the same thing the mother would do to the pup. He understood she was the boss, and he was the most loving animal I ever met. One more; Close friends of ours stopped to see about a stray standing in the street. She opened the door to check on him, and he jumped in and sat in the passenger seat. She claims the pup chose her! Good luck!
 
Turns out he was from just around the corner. Even if we kept him they would have seen us walking him. I felt guilty and went over. I have never seen a very young mother and her 3 year old so happy. They both started dancing. I pointed out the ticks and she said she thought she got them all. When THEY rescued him he was covered in them. That explained all the little sores. We dropped off the puppy food we bought for him, and the gave them a new leash. He may not be in the most ideal situation but he is close and I can keep an eye on him.

My 8 year old was pretty bummed but it was a good lesson.
 
I'm glad that it had a happy ending. My wife and I have owned pitbulls for the past 30+ years and have never yet had a bad dog. Admittedly, a couple of them were aggressive towards some other dogs (not all dogs, just some), but all of them were great with people, especially children We now own three large females, one of which was a rescue that had been used as a bait dog. She's brindle and looks very much like the pup you found, but is missing most of her lip on the left side of her face from her experience as a bait dog. She is the most gentle, non-aggressive dog I've ever seen and in fact if she senses aggression in another dog, she walks the other way - no doubt as a result of her past. Anyway, the point is, that while pitbulls are about as stubborn a breed you will ever run into, they are also wonderful dogs when trained properly from a puppy. Good on you for taking in the pup, even if it was only lost from around the corner.

Jim Smith
 
I've sort of been looking for a new 'furkid' to help fill the empty spot....but I'm not looking to hard either. Seems like a cute one showed up for you...although, I'm just not a 'bigger dog' person. And that one looks like it'll get pretty large?

And you already have four other pups?!?!? WOW!!!





Scott (my pup isn't looking hard either) B
 
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