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PIT BULLS ARE THE MOST
CONTROVERSIAL BREED IN THE
MEDIA,THE COMOFT COMMONLY
ABUSEDDED AND NEGLECTED DOG,
SOME THINK OF THEM AS ICIOUS
AND DANGEROUS.
OTHERS WHO KNOW THEM SAY IT'S
THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE.BULLY BREO
RESCUE AND PLACE PIT BULLS WITH
RESPONSIBLE OWNERS IN FOREVER
HOMES.
JOINING ME ARE HEIDI, THE VICE
PRESIDENT, AND KELLY, A
VOLUNTEER THERE.
LADIES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
WHO DID YOU BRING WITH YOU
TODAY?
WE HAVE BIG DADDY, AS WELL AS
BRONX.
AND BIG DADDY IS CALM, BEEPS
HERE A COUPLE HOURS, HE'S TAKING
IT ALL IN.
HE'S A BIG MUSH, WOULD PREFER
TO LAY ON THE GROUND.
AND BIG DADDY IS UP FOR
ADOPTION.
DADDY IS LOOKING FORA HOME.
HE IS WONDERFUL WITH RCH HE
MEETS, GREAT WITH DOGS.
HE'S ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD, 80
POUNDS.
DON'T LET HIS SIZE SCARE YOU,
IT'S ALL IN HIS HEART.
HE LOVES EVERYONE.
HE IS A RESCUE FROM THE
MANHATTAN SHELTER.
WE RESCUED HIM THE NIGHT BENEFIT
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EUTANIZED
DUE TO OVERPOPULATION IN THE
SHELTERS.
HE'S LOOKING FOR A HOME WITH
SOMEONE THAT WILL LOVE HIM AND
RUB HIS BELLY.
THAT'SALL HE WANTS, HUH?
TELL US ABOUT BRONX.
HE'S TEN WEEKS OLD, TAKEN
FROM THE BRIDGEPORT ANIMAL
SHELTER WITH THREE OTHER SIB
LICKS LINKS.
HE'S AMAZING WITH LITTLE KIDS,
OTHER DOGS.
HE'S GREAT.
SO LET ME ASK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT -- OH,
LOOK AT SIBLINGS OVER THERE!
THEY'RE ALL UP FOR ADOPTION?
ALL FOUR OF THE R. THEY'RE
TEN WEEKS OLD.
ADA AND GYPSY ARE FEMALES, AND
CHOPPER AND BRONX WE HAVE HERE,
THEY'RE OKING FOR HOMES.
I WANT TO ASK YOU, WHY DO
THEY HAVE SUCH A BAD RAP, PIT
BUL?
THEY'RE THE MOST POPULAR DOG
OF OUR TIME, THE MOST POPULATED
IN SHELTERS.
IT'S A MISCONCEPTION BY THEIR
LOOKS, THEY'RE BIG, THEY'RE
STRONG.
THEY'RE A LITTLE
INTIMIDATING, RIGHT?
THEY CAN BE, BUT ONCE YOU GET
TO KNOW THE REAL PIT BULL
THEY'RE AMAZING DOGS, THEY JUST
WAN TO LOVE PEOPLE.
THEY'RE NOT AGGRESSIVE IN ANY
MANNER F. YOU FIND A PIT BULL
THAT'S AGGRESSIVE IT'S NOT
COMMON OF THE BREED.
BUT WE HEAR ABOUT IT A LOT IN
THE NEWS.
BECAUSE IT'S EXCITING, NO ONE
WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT A CHIHUAHUA
BITING.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE STORIES
YOU DO HEAR?
THESE ARE PROBLEMS FROM THE
TRAINERS OR OWNERS?
IT DEFINITELY AN OTHER THAN
PROBLEM, USER ERROR, IF YOU
WILL.
ANY DOG CAN BE TRAINED TO BE
AGREES EF, A CHIHUAHUA, POODLE
OR PIT BULL.
PIT BULLS ARE NOT INHERENTLY
AGGRESSIVE, SO IT'S MOTLY THE
HANDLER ON THE OTHER END OF THE
LEASH.
HOW CAN YOU FIX THAT?
TRAINING T?
RETRAINING THE DOG,
SOCIALIZING THE DOG, MAKE SURE
YOU LOVE THE DOG.
ANY DOG, YOU CAN TEACH AN OLD
DOG NEW TRICKS.
CAN YOU?
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
ANY DOG CAN BE BRED TO BE LOVED
AND BE A LOVING DOG AS WELL AS
AGGRESIVE, DEPENDING HOW YOU
TREAT THEM.
KELLY, HOW DID YOU GET
INVOLVE
I COULDN'T OWN A PIT BULL
MYSELF SO I DECIDED TO VOLUME
VOLUNTEER AND FLL IN LOVE WITH
IT.
I DRIVE FAR TO GET THERE BUT
IT'S SO WORTH IT JUST TO BE WITH
THESE LITTLE GUYS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MIRACLE
DOG.
SEEN WAS FOUND ON THE SIDE
OF THE ROAD IN BRIDGEPORT WITH
TWO BROKEN LEGS.
WHICH ONE IS SEVEN?
ABOUT 45 OR 50 POUNDS, A
LITTLE GIRL.
SHE WAS POND ON THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD WITH MALNUTRITION, THERE 5
DAYS -- TWO DAYS 25, POUNDS, TWO
BROKEN LEGS.
SHE WAS GIVEN FLUIDS, TAKEN CARE
OF, GOT X RAYS, SHE HAD TO HAVE
SURGERY ON BOTH BACK LES AND
NOW SHE IS HAPPY, HEALTHY.
SHE'S RECOVERED IN THIS
PICTURE.
FROM SUCH A BAD START SHE'S
TURNED INTO AN AMZING DOG THAT
LOVES EVERYONE
THE NEXT PICTURE IS JACKS.
JACKS IS UP FOR ADOPTION, WAS
FOUND UNCHAINED YOU SEE IN THE
PICTURE ON THE LEFT.
HE WAS LIVING OUTSIDE FOR TWO
MONTHS WITH HIS OWNERS LEFT HIM,
AN NOW HE IS HAPPY GO LUCKY,
TRAINED, LOVES EVERYONE, AND
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE HIM
A HOME.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF A PIT BULL
IS A RIGHT NOOCH A FAMILY?
PIT BULLS ARE GREAT FR ANY
FAMILY.
THEY'VE BEEN CALLED THE NANNY
DOG FOR THEIR TIES WITH
CHILDREN.
ANY *** THAT TRAINED
PROPERLY AND INTRODUCED PROPERLY
CAN DO GREAT IN A HOME F. YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR A DOG THAT WANTS TO
HANG OUT AND BE YOUR BEST
FRIEND, A PIT BULL IS FOR YOU.
WHERE CAN WE FIND THESE DOGS
TO ADOPT?
OUR WEBSITE IS BBRINC.ORG.
WE HAVE A FULL LIST OF DOGS FOR
ADOPTION AS WELL AS EVENTS AND
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES.
AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FOSTER
HOMES.
WE ARE ABSOLUTELY LOOKING FOR
FOSTERS, DONATIONS, ANYTHING WE
CAN GET, WE NEED TO HELP THESE
DOGS.
WEAR VOLUNTEER AND DONATION
BASED RESCUE.
McBRIDEY, THANKS FOR
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT,
KELLY, THKS FOR BEING HERE,
HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND DADDY AND
BRONX A HOME.
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