Look at these faces. On the far left is Jovi, she came from Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge. Shes a foster failure and living the good life in her forever home. In the center we have Scotch, freshly sprung from Hammond Animal Control, enjoying the good life with his foster family. He is available for adoption. On the far right is Goliath, also from Hammond Animal Control, and also a foster failure, he and his sister Jovi will never want for anything again. And then there is Tater (the cat). He was found as a stray and became an ABRA kitty and is also available for adoption. Two foster failures and two adoptables, enjoying life together. Heres what I love most about this picture; when Trisha and her family started fostering for us, they said no pits. With 2 small boys in the house and no experience with the breed other than what they had seen on TV, it was just not something they were comfortable with. Their first foster was bichon/poodle mix (and the only foster that ever snapped at one of their kids, I might add). Fast forward two years later, and although they all have different body types and are mixes of different bully breeds, all three of those dogs would fall under the category of pit bull. Tater is an honorary pit bull, lol. All with the family that initially said, no pits. One of the proudest moments of my rescue life is when, after experiencing how great these dogs truly are, Trisha and her family said, from now on, wed like to focus solely on helping pit bulls. They need help the most. WIN!!!!!!! Their whole family have become great advocates for these dogs. And then there is the handsome cat now known as Edgar. Another one of the proudest moments of my rescue life was when, recently, a foster who has always been a dog person (but accidentally wound up with a foster kitten that soon became a foster failure) stated, I think Ive become a bit of a crazy cat lady. (Im not going to call him out, but he can volunteer himself if he wants to, lol). He and his fiancee just recently adopted an elderly and sick cat from a local shelter that likely would have been passed over indefinitely. Edgar is at least 10, has rotten teeth, a URI, a heart murmur, a few other issues. He is in the best home he could possibly have now, with a wonderful couple who are now dog AND cat people :) I have seen that happen so many times (in my own family no less. Men who didnt think they were cat people until they married cat-loving women. Theyve been converted and are now all crazy cat people who adore the felines in their household.) I tell people this all the time. Those who have negative views of pitties or kitties have clearly never had one of their own. All it takes is one. You will be changed forever and wonder how you ever lived without them. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy, hopeful and happy, proud and satisfied.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:57:48 +0000
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