Category: Pit Bull

  • Virginia “Pit Bull” Takes Bullet for Owner during Burglary; Loses Leg

    Virginia “Pit Bull” Takes Bullet for Owner during Burglary; Loses Leg

    Now these are the dogs we know and love.   Last month, a “pit bull” girl named “Lefty” (Aww, look at that sweet, pink face!) came to the aid of her owner in Painter, Virginia, when he was assaulted just outside of his home and forced into his home at gunpoint while four masked men…

  • Wauconda, IL “Pit Bull” Kills Shih Tzu. Result? Two Dog Victims

    Wauconda, IL “Pit Bull” Kills Shih Tzu.  Result?  Two Dog Victims

    July 31, 2013 update: Sadly, word came today that “Chuck,” the dog being called a “pit bull,” will be killed following a 10-day rabies quarantine.   Again, what a pity.   “Chuck” in the hands of a responsible owner could have had a long and happy life, and so could the Shih Tzu, Shibui.  …

  • Ripon, WI: BSL Remains Unchanged for Now

    Ripon, WI: BSL Remains Unchanged for Now

    As we posted back in June, the Ripon, Wisconsin Common Council has been mulling additions to their existing breed-specific legislation (BSL) and decided on Monday, July 22, 2013, to leave their existing breed-specific ordinance untouched . . . for now.   However, Ald. Annette Klein encouraged the council to increase the insurance policy requirement from…

  • Galesburg, Illinois ACO Upset with Man’s ‘Slurs,’ Not His Belligerence

    Galesburg, Illinois ACO Upset with Man’s ‘Slurs,’ Not His Belligerence

    As the whole world has come to know by now, Floridian George Zimmerman was found not guilty on Saturday, July 13, 2013, of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Trayvon Martin.   Now there is talk of federal prosecutors possibly prosecuting Zimmerman under a new federal hate crimes law since, though Zimmerman was…

  • Oklahoma “Pit Bull” Saves Family from Fire

    Oklahoma “Pit Bull” Saves Family from Fire

    From WTVR CBS 6 : A 10-year-old pit bull is being praised for…helping to save sisters from their burning home. The dog, named Baby, woke up the sleeping sisters as their house filled with flames and smoke Tuesday. The dog would not stop barking and jumping on the women until they woke up. …While the…