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**highattainlet** · 07-12-2010, 02:42 AM

I worked at a shelter and decided to adopt my first pit bull after she'd been on the floor for 100 days. She had cancer. A vet who worked at the shelter said she would remove the tumor for free if I agreed to own the dog.

The dog was brought to the shelter after being found, starving, tied to a tree in the middle of a state forest. She was found by hunters who heard her screaming.

I adopted her, had the surgery done, and fell totally in love with her. Just a week before I adopted her, there was a Christmas photo shoot at the shelter and they wanted the front page of the paper to be a shelter dog with kittens crawling all over it. (Peace on Earth...). My dog was the one chosen for the shot. The picture came out post-adoption.

My dog's former owner's called and wanted their dog back. I was the Executive Director of the shelter, so the situation was messy. I told the people to come on in and we could figure it all out. I had my dog at the shelter when they arrived. I was out of my mind and didn't know what to do. I was already in love with the dog, and she was in a really, really bad place at the end of the other peoples' ownership.

So, the people came to take my/their dog. They loved her. Every time I had to do something, my dog would cry for me or follow me, leaving her old owner's behind. The people said, "She loves us, but you're her momma now. You can keep her." They took photos, video tape, and let me keep her.

A very happy ending. They even sent me pictures of her taken throughout her life. She was 6 when I got her and had had 3 litters. This owner gave her away after an accident and the next owner's room mate tied her to a tree after her new owner was arrested and went to jail... Turned out really well, but was dicey. No idea what I would have done if they hadn't given her to me, but my instincts told me to meet with them. Glad I listened.

That dog was remarkable. It was a privilege to own her. Oh, and I learned that her name, before she became mine, was Bitch....

I am not clever enough to make this stuff up.

07-12-2010, 02:42 AM	#4
highattainlet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	I worked at a shelter and decided to adopt my first pit bull after she'd been on the floor for 100 days. She had cancer. A vet who worked at the shelter said she would remove the tumor for free if I agreed to own the dog. The dog was brought to the shelter after being found, starving, tied to a tree in the middle of a state forest. She was found by hunters who heard her screaming. I adopted her, had the surgery done, and fell totally in love with her. Just a week before I adopted her, there was a Christmas photo shoot at the shelter and they wanted the front page of the paper to be a shelter dog with kittens crawling all over it. (Peace on Earth...). My dog was the one chosen for the shot. The picture came out post-adoption. My dog's former owner's called and wanted their dog back. I was the Executive Director of the shelter, so the situation was messy. I told the people to come on in and we could figure it all out. I had my dog at the shelter when they arrived. I was out of my mind and didn't know what to do. I was already in love with the dog, and she was in a really, really bad place at the end of the other peoples' ownership. So, the people came to take my/their dog. They loved her. Every time I had to do something, my dog would cry for me or follow me, leaving her old owner's behind. The people said, "She loves us, but you're her momma now. You can keep her." They took photos, video tape, and let me keep her. A very happy ending. They even sent me pictures of her taken throughout her life. She was 6 when I got her and had had 3 litters. This owner gave her away after an accident and the next owner's room mate tied her to a tree after her new owner was arrested and went to jail... Turned out really well, but was dicey. No idea what I would have done if they hadn't given her to me, but my instincts told me to meet with them. Glad I listened. That dog was remarkable. It was a privilege to own her. Oh, and I learned that her name, before she became mine, was Bitch.... I am not clever enough to make this stuff up.
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