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**!!Aaroncheg** · 08-20-2012, 04:47 AM

When are rescued fighting dogs, ever saved and adopted? I do know that, a couple of them (Vick's dogs) were actually sent to my county's SPCA and were successfully adopted out (one of them is a RIP now though). We all know, that's because it was a hyped up celebrity's story, with a load of media attention. The truth is, the intent to "save" these fighting dogs, is not to be "adopted" into a new life, rather, the end of the needle. The general public is not suited for a proven fighting dog as a "pet" and they wouldn't take the time, to send them off into the hands of an experienced pit bull owner. That's just not how things work with this breed, as DA is still under the responsibility of the owner "training it out" or "raising them properly". So, of course the shelter is going to say that they are unsuited by that point (DA) alone.

To be honest though I wouldn't call these dogs proven fighting dogs. Vick is pretty idiotic and nowhere near the dogman legitimate fighting dogs come from. Anyone can throw two dogs into a box and let them fight and then torture them later. His breeding sucked, his dog fighting sucked, he sucked. I'm willing to bet his dogs aren't anywhere near what real fighting dogs are. Look at Hector. He had no problem switching to a therapy dog. I get the feeling no real dogman would ever take on one of these dogs. That being said I don't see the harm in them being where they are at Best Friends. They are knowledgeable and know how to handle DA dogs as well as HA. Also they don't want just anyone taking these dogs. They probably have a whole process that people have to go through when trying to get a dog like this to make sure they go to the right home which is probably why it is taking this much time to get these dogs adopted.

08-20-2012, 04:47 AM	#10
!!Aaroncheg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 460 Senior Member	When are rescued fighting dogs, ever saved and adopted? I do know that, a couple of them (Vick's dogs) were actually sent to my county's SPCA and were successfully adopted out (one of them is a RIP now though). We all know, that's because it was a hyped up celebrity's story, with a load of media attention. The truth is, the intent to "save" these fighting dogs, is not to be "adopted" into a new life, rather, the end of the needle. The general public is not suited for a proven fighting dog as a "pet" and they wouldn't take the time, to send them off into the hands of an experienced pit bull owner. That's just not how things work with this breed, as DA is still under the responsibility of the owner "training it out" or "raising them properly". So, of course the shelter is going to say that they are unsuited by that point (DA) alone. To be honest though I wouldn't call these dogs proven fighting dogs. Vick is pretty idiotic and nowhere near the dogman legitimate fighting dogs come from. Anyone can throw two dogs into a box and let them fight and then torture them later. His breeding sucked, his dog fighting sucked, he sucked. I'm willing to bet his dogs aren't anywhere near what real fighting dogs are. Look at Hector. He had no problem switching to a therapy dog. I get the feeling no real dogman would ever take on one of these dogs. That being said I don't see the harm in them being where they are at Best Friends. They are knowledgeable and know how to handle DA dogs as well as HA. Also they don't want just anyone taking these dogs. They probably have a whole process that people have to go through when trying to get a dog like this to make sure they go to the right home which is probably why it is taking this much time to get these dogs adopted.
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