a friend of mine has a beautiful red female that loves to ride around in the back of his truck. Every time he stops by she cannot wait for me to come over so she can slobber kisses all over my face. She is the most gentle and affection dog I have seen. Over the weekend I was at the tire store next to my vets office waiting for a couple tires to be put on my car so wandered over to the parking lot of my vet. A lady had a huge 7 month old blue American Pit Bull. This guy weighed 80lbs. He was just as loving as the female my friend owned.
Pet Pitbull - Find the Pit Bull
A friend came across this, I have not seen it here but was a true story picked up and carried in one of the dog magazine's. Maybe if these people had read this first?
Here is a story I am going to tell which I read in this months issue of Dog Fancy magazine.. I will warn you it is a tear jerker, but deserves to be told..
Tahoe was a therapy dog and often paid visits to a certain little boy in a childrens hospital who was fighting leukemia. Tahoe usually visited on certain days of the week. One morning the little boy asked his nurse if he could see Tahoe that day. She told him it wasn't the day for his regular visit. The little boy said "I know, but I really want to see him today. Please call and ask if he can come see me." The nurse called the owner and asked if she was busy. Said for some reason Tommy really wanted to see Tahoe today. The owner agreed and her and Tahoe went to see Tommy. Once there they walked into the room. Tahoe stopped and looked at Tommy who had tears in his eyes. Immediately Tahoe climbed up on the bed and gently laid down beside Tommy. Tommy wrapped his arms around Tahoe and hugged him as tightly as he weakened state could. Tahoe laid his head across Tonmmy's neck. A few moments later Tommy passed away with Tahoe in his arms. Tahoe was a pit bull terrier. When they left the hospital the owner with tears in her eyes and Tahoe with his tail down and looking very sad. A lady across the lot yelled.. "GET THAT MONSTER OUT OF HER, THERE ARE KIDS HERE." The owner simply stopped, turned around and looked at the lady with tears in her eyes and said quietly. " I know, that is why we are here.
The Cocker Spaniel was for many years attributed with more dog bites than any breed in the US. To my knowledge it still leads this list.
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