Updates On 6th Feb 2015

PIT BULL LOVE BEGINS AT A GAS STATION

FIrst-Hand Report by Kay Bedingfield of North Carolina

“While driving back home, I stopped at a gas station in Georgia the day after Thanksgiving and found a scrawny, black dog sniffing around the garbage. I wanted to take him, but I had cats and had never had a dog of my own. I did know rescuers in Atlanta who would take him, so I decided to rescue him. I just couldn’t leave him at the intersection of the Interstate and a major highway. He’d surely be killed or starve! I whistled and he came running! It never occurred to me that this might not be the smartest thing I ever did. I felt so much for this dog. I picked him up without any problem and put him in the back seat. He had a Pitt Bull face and chest and was very strong. The vet called him a mixed breed I think to make it easier for me and him due to the stigma Pitts have to bare. He had a long scar on his back, and if I had to guess, I would think he may have been used as bait for fighting or that fighting was just not in him to do. so he was dropped off, abandoned.

I started on my way back to Atlanta and looked for fast food places. When I found one, I stopped and got their scraps and fed him through the opening between the two front seats. Once home, I made arrangements with the rescuer, but I just couldn’t leave that sweet face behind me and became a dog owner. He was the sweetest animal I ever knew. His name was Hobo, and he was my best friend for the next 12 years! I think he knew me better than I knew myself, and I am grateful for having stopped that day because I feel we found each other. He made a huge difference in my life! He was such a gift and one I found at the right time for both of us! I hope we open our eyes to the gentle side of American Staffordshire terriers because the one I loved was like a soul mate.”

(representative photo)

Source: https://www.facebook.com/GreatAnimalRescueChase/photos/a.135..

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