[gkihueonhjh]

Why is it that family has to be so awful? I rescued my baby Rooban about 2 years ago straight out of the pits, his sister was rescued about 1 year after him when she was just a puppy. They both endured a hard life, Rooban was fought and Belle nursed on her dead mother for Lord only knows how long. My love for them and Pit Bulls turned into a cause, I have started my Pit Bull rescue, I started my rescues website and above all I enrolled myself into veterinary school to better my chances at helping all abused Pit Bulls. I love these dogs SO MUCH and I hate dog fighting even more, my goal in life is to educate fear and stop the ignorance associated with this misunderstood breed. My parents are my biggest fans and I love them dearly, but why is it all the rest of the family became hyporcrites? They use tell me I was great, now they hate me, they think I am releasing child maulers into the public, give me horrible looks and talk behind my back. My family is just awful, they hate what my passion is..but they have owned little dogs who have bit more people than my 2 Pit Bulls combined. I love my dogs and they will never go no where! I will not fight hate with hate for it does not represent my rescue or my efforts of saving this dog-but really...GROW UP!! My neighbors are my dads brother and wife and they seriously stare out the windows everytime we are out waiting for something to report, they even have their grandkids scream when me and my dogs are out (on leash's). They have outkasted my parents and spread lies of my dogs being aggressive, they will stop at nothing to see my dogs removed from their loving home. I tell everyone "I leash my dogs to protect them from you, not you from them"..Everyone has their opinion-a bad opinion and then I have 1 aunt who calls herself the "dog lady" but hates Pit Bulls, sorry but you are not a dog lover if you discriminate against one breed. I am basically not welcome at any family events either, but my heart will never change "I WILL FIGHT FOR PIT BULL RIGHTS TILL MY LAST BREATH" Everything in the public eye that has to do with Pit Bulls is always negetive, I WANT TO CHANGE THIS!! I love these dogs and the abuse makes me cry! I dont care about loosing family because I will never be alone, all the souls St. Francis has helped me save will be with me always! I will be a advocate for these dogs for as long as I live!! I am writting this so everyone else who has lost family over this love-knows you are not alone! My rescue is named "In the Pits 2nd Chance Pit Bull Rescue" I am forming an alliance of Guardian Angels for the abused Pit Bulls around the world, if you feel alone...come join my family for you will never be singled out for what your heart beats! "HATE THE ABUSER NOT THE BREED"

[maclaudser]

Tough situation your in. As long as you know what your doing is for the good and your not overwhelming yourself.

No matter what you do people will always criticize. Unfortunately for you, your main lifeline (family) is not very supportive.

As long as you are HAPPY doing what you do, thats all that matters. If it's your passion do it up.

Michael Jordan got cut from the basketball team in 9th grade. . . .

he was one of the greatest basketball players ever.

When Frank Shamrock was a kid he broke his neck, and doctors told him he would never do a contact sport again. . .

He was a professional fighter/entertainer

ALBERT EINSTEIN FAILED BASIC ALGEBRA. . .
. . . he developed the ATOMIC BOMB!!!!

Adversity has came to all who has tasted success.



Let the haters hate and smile.

[SweetCaroline]

How old are you?

Do you live at your parents' home?

Carla

[QwOpHGyZ]

The first thing I tell anyone who owns this breed is "Put on your thick skin" I could really careless what anyone thinks of me or my dogs, but that is how I roll =) Welcome to the forum!

[gkihueonhjh]

thankyou, thats great!!!

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THANKYOU I will deffinatly remember that!! who'da thought he flunked algebra..LOL, at least I got mom and dad!


i am 30 years old, yes i had to move back in with my parents when my mom got sick. now i am putting myself through school, so i am staying with them until i can find the perfect farm to have kennels on for my rescue...but thats just it, they take it out on them cuz they let me and my dogs stay here! AWFULL

[G8whlTAe]

Personally I'd try to move out of your parents house as soon as you can. Your relatives are basically waiting for the chance to set you up, there's not too much you can do to change their opinion.

[eladiopsislab]

I just read your bio on your home page. You are misleading and misrepersenting that dog you claim was used for fighting and escaped from it. You caught a dog running loose that had got into trouble. An how do you know if that dog was juiced.

[SweetCaroline]

]i am 30 years old, yes i had to move back in with my parents when my mom got sick. now i am putting myself through school, so i am staying with them until i can find the perfect farm to have kennels on for my rescue...but thats just it, they take it out on them cuz they let me and my dogs stay here! AWFULL

I think you need to tone it down while you are in your parents' home.

This Pit Bull "cause" thing that rescue has sprouted -- sometimes I wonder if these dogs aren't being loved and promoted to death.

Tone it down with the dogs for a while, get yourself through school and get a real job, and get your own place -- then see how you feel about this "cause".

Carla

[MrsGoo]

Hang in there. One of the first things I had to learn, was to develop a thick skin. You have to take the good with the bad, keep the good, and throw out the bad....

Sometimes, older people are harder to get to change their minds. For now, reply with facts, be brief and let your dogs' manners speak for itself. Nothing will convince them more than a dog that proves itself opposite of everything they "think" they know about the breed.

[selayeffethy]

I just read your bio on your home page. You are misleading and misrepersenting that dog you claim was used for fighting and escaped from it. You caught a dog running loose that had got into trouble. An how do you know if that dog was juiced.

I would like a respose to this. I get unreasonably upset when people assume a dog was used for fighting with no proof.

I also am not a huge fan of breed rescues becuse I think most of them are misguided, uneducated about the breed and generally likely to adopt an unstable dog out to inexperienced/wrong type of owners that will later go on to make headlines because people are stupid.

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From the home page, my responses in color

ABOUT ME: I have always been into animal rights and I have always had a strong feeling on the compassionate way of treating all animals. Compassion is geat. Animal rights is not. Animal rights people want to end all pet ownership and make ridiculous laws that actually hurt pets in the long run such as anti-tethering when we all know that sometimes tethering is the only way to conatin a dog safely.
I always loved these dogs and my love for the breed was put to the test about 3 years ago when I rescued my first Pit Bull. Driving through a bad neighborhood at night I never thought I would of ran into the love of my life, everything stopped for me. My dog ROOBAN SWEETS had broke free from a fight ring and was running wild-full of blood and bite marks, there was even a huge wound on his throat from someone stabbing him with a screw driver. Proof of a fight ring, please? It is entirely possible this dog ran afoul of a breed hater or was into a fight as a stray with another dog. Don't make a claim you can't prove or you lose credibility as a person and a rescuer.

I stopped, open the door and helped this terrified animal into my car before, the dog catcher could get him. Once I got Roo home I could truley see all the abuse this animal had gone through, my new friend was pumped with steriods, chewed up, scared, hungary and over 3 days and nights all he could do was circle. Roo could not sleep because of the steriods that were pumping in his system;
Again, proof? Did the vet find steroids in his system? You do know that it is common for a dog thats been neglected or a stray to be in pretty bad shape, unable to rest and relax in a strange place and fearful of a new environment. Heck, he might have just been kept outside and was unused to being in a house.
after a long rehabilitation, I noticed how much Roo loved his life as a normal dog and how much he loved playing with other dogs.
Why the hell would any responsible rescuer or owner allow any bully breed dog suspected of fighting previously to play with other dogs? Thats a recipe for disaster expecially since Dog Aggression is quite common in the breed.
Rooban and I taught each other, the love for my dog turned into a cause and full mission for the respect of all Pit Bulls. I have been doing all I can for this breed ever since, I want to educate fear, stop all ignorance and lend my helping hand to all Pit Bulls who are living a life of hell. I am putting myself through veterinary school so I can better my chances of truley helping all battered Pit Bulls who need a 2nd chance at life, I am here for anyone or any Pit Bull who needs help. I want this site to be used by all compassionate people who share the same drive as me, together we can spread my message.
Spreading a message doesn't make you a rescue. Do you have 501(c) status? A network of fosters and dogs in their care? Kennels? Anything beyond your own dogs?
"HATE THE ABUSER NOT THE BREED"
Not all aggressive dogs are abused. Not all dogs who want to fight were trained to do so or abused in any way. Not all dogs can be saved! There are some seriously insane dogs that have suffered too much abuse or who were badly bred and are unstable and who pose a danger to society and should be euthanized. Are you prepared to become more educated about the reality behind the breed? Are you prepared to open an actual rescue and to have temperament testing done on all dogs and to euthanize those showing Human Aggression?

The last thing we need is HA/fear biting/unstable dogs being "saved" and adopted out. Thats part of the reason there are so many places with BSL.

[casinobonyanes]

"HATE THE ABUSER NOT THE BREED"
Not all dogs can be saved! There are some seriously insane dogs that have suffered too much abuse or who were badly bred and are unstable and who pose a danger to society and should be euthanized. Are you prepared to become more educated about the reality behind the breed? Are you prepared to open an actual rescue and to have temperament testing done on all dogs and to euthanize those showing Human Aggression?

The last thing we need is HA/fear biting/unstable dogs being "saved" and adopted out. Thats part of the reason there are so many places with BSL.

my thoughts exactly, esp the last part. i also believe in the a "good dog is hard to break/damaged/ruined".

[objennasweene]

starting a rescue is going to cost alot for me taking care of three dogs is very expensive if you do it the right way

[CaseyFronczek]

I'm sorry your family feels the way they do, but other then try to educate them through your works I don't know how you'll get them to turn around. When my husband and I first got together I had a Boxer, and he wanted to get a Pit Bull as he always had one in the past. My answer was I'm not going to have one of those man eating beasts in my house. Well he kept showing me different things about pit bulls, and starting bringing me around to meet them. It took no time at all for me to fall in love with the breed, and now my feeling is a house is a house, but when there's a pit bull in it you have a home.

[rNr5Di3S]

Come on animal rights.

Nobody seems to find dogs in the usual ways now,like finding a stray. They are all found after crazy stories of living in the sewers,suckling on their dead mother and being dogs that are taken from fights.

[selayeffethy]

Yup, Jim! We all know stray dogs never wander into another dogs yard looking for food and get their butts kicked or meet up with other strays and fight over resources.

[Buyingtime]

if it is only your family that hates you.. you are not doing enough...

[XVzrlWIv]

if it is only your family that hates you.. you are not doing enough...

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Come on animal rights.

Nobody seems to find dogs in the usual ways now,like finding a stray. They are all found after crazy stories of living in the sewers,suckling on their dead mother and being dogs that are taken from fights.

Or were once bait dogs.
I wonder how many rescued dogs that are claimed to once be bait dogs are just dogs that got into a nasty fight with another dog at some point in their lives.

[gkihueonhjh]

I know because the dog catcher was there, I also took my dog to 2 different vets to find out why his urine was so vibrant,,,The dog catcher took the other dog that was fighting mine, but let me take roo before his associates came..The call that came in was 2 dogs got loose from an organized fight, I have a relationship with the dog catcher so the dog that made it in my car I was able to save the other one went with the catcher..The vet's both of them told me his injuries were that of fighting and the steroids were causing him physical as mental problems..I worked with my personnal vet for 3 days getting those drugs out of his system..I am not misleading anyone of my dog or his past..ROOBAN IS VERY LUCKY I FOUND HIM...

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Yup, Jim! We all know stray dogs never wander into another dogs yard looking for food and get their butts kicked or meet up with other strays and fight over resources.

My dog was not a stray,,like I said the dog catcher was there and I know the story of my dogs...Im not going to stop doing what I love-infact I just want to work harder...Once I am able to get the ball rolling, I will be a great rescue and do wonder's for Pit bulls! Im sorry everyone is so negitive!! kind of suprises me but oh well, my family has givin me tough skin and I can take all the critisism that is thrown my way..ITS THE DOGS THAT REALLY MATTER!!!

---------- Post added at 06:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:50 PM ----------

I would like a respose to this. I get unreasonably upset when people assume a dog was used for fighting with no proof.

I also am not a huge fan of breed rescues becuse I think most of them are misguided, uneducated about the breed and generally likely to adopt an unstable dog out to inexperienced/wrong type of owners that will later go on to make headlines because people are stupid.

---------- Post added at 06:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:02 PM ----------

From the home page, my responses in color

ABOUT ME: I have always been into animal rights and I have always had a strong feeling on the compassionate way of treating all animals. Compassion is geat. Animal rights is not. Animal rights people want to end all pet ownership and make ridiculous laws that actually hurt pets in the long run such as anti-tethering when we all know that sometimes tethering is the only way to conatin a dog safely.
I always loved these dogs and my love for the breed was put to the test about 3 years ago when I rescued my first Pit Bull. Driving through a bad neighborhood at night I never thought I would of ran into the love of my life, everything stopped for me. My dog ROOBAN SWEETS had broke free from a fight ring and was running wild-full of blood and bite marks, there was even a huge wound on his throat from someone stabbing him with a screw driver. Proof of a fight ring, please? It is entirely possible this dog ran afoul of a breed hater or was into a fight as a stray with another dog. Don't make a claim you can't prove or you lose credibility as a person and a rescuer.

I stopped, open the door and helped this terrified animal into my car before, the dog catcher could get him. Once I got Roo home I could truley see all the abuse this animal had gone through, my new friend was pumped with steriods, chewed up, scared, hungary and over 3 days and nights all he could do was circle. Roo could not sleep because of the steriods that were pumping in his system;
Again, proof? Did the vet find steroids in his system? You do know that it is common for a dog thats been neglected or a stray to be in pretty bad shape, unable to rest and relax in a strange place and fearful of a new environment. Heck, he might have just been kept outside and was unused to being in a house.
after a long rehabilitation, I noticed how much Roo loved his life as a normal dog and how much he loved playing with other dogs.
Why the hell would any responsible rescuer or owner allow any bully breed dog suspected of fighting previously to play with other dogs? Thats a recipe for disaster expecially since Dog Aggression is quite common in the breed.
Rooban and I taught each other, the love for my dog turned into a cause and full mission for the respect of all Pit Bulls. I have been doing all I can for this breed ever since, I want to educate fear, stop all ignorance and lend my helping hand to all Pit Bulls who are living a life of hell. I am putting myself through veterinary school so I can better my chances of truley helping all battered Pit Bulls who need a 2nd chance at life, I am here for anyone or any Pit Bull who needs help. I want this site to be used by all compassionate people who share the same drive as me, together we can spread my message.
Spreading a message doesn't make you a rescue. Do you have 501(c) status? A network of fosters and dogs in their care? Kennels? Anything beyond your own dogs?
"HATE THE ABUSER NOT THE BREED"
Not all aggressive dogs are abused. Not all dogs who want to fight were trained to do so or abused in any way. Not all dogs can be saved! There are some seriously insane dogs that have suffered too much abuse or who were badly bred and are unstable and who pose a danger to society and should be euthanized. Are you prepared to become more educated about the reality behind the breed? Are you prepared to open an actual rescue and to have temperament testing done on all dogs and to euthanize those showing Human Aggression?

The last thing we need is HA/fear biting/unstable dogs being "saved" and adopted out. Thats part of the reason there are so many places with BSL.

Like I said I am not misleading..I have 2 veterinarians, a dog catcher and vet techs that will back me. Sorry that you feel this way about me but I am truley here for the dogs not negetive feed back! yes I am into animal rights and the ethical treatment of animals, "EVERY ANIMAL BIG OR SMALL SHOW COMPASSION FOR THEM ALL" I do not disagree that some have to be euthanized, it is true some can not come back to life. I am a very RESPONSIBLE OWNER AND MY DOGS ARE HAPPY, how will you know if you dont give them a shot? There was alot put into it before I just "LET ROO PLAY"..Im used to people having their own opinions but all that matters is the dogs to me and the treatment of them..The dogs I have found homes for are happy and not dangerous..I am working on my paperwork but I explained "Im newley started out" NEW MEANS IM NOT A UP AND RUNNING RESCUE BUT WORKING ON IT!! I will do great things in life for Pit Bulls and my skin is tough so I will be here for a very long time!!!"HATE THE ABUSER NOT THE BREED"

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I just read your bio on your home page. You are misleading and misrepersenting that dog you claim was used for fighting and escaped from it. You caught a dog running loose that had got into trouble. An how do you know if that dog was juiced.

Ok, I took roo to 2 vets, 1 when I first rescued him(like the next day) and then my regular vet who worked with me to help him sleep till the drugs were out of his system, the dog catcher was there, he was my friend and I had roo in the car..he explained what all was going on and to get him outa there before the rest showed up..the other dog was not so lucky..as for belle I worked at this clinic for years and the sad story of the pups came from the dog catcher..so i took her to foster and ended up keeping her..I am not misleading and tell you the truth Im tired of responding to these now...so the ones who are supportive and nice "THANKYOU" to the others...all that matters to me is Pit Bulls I am not here for a popularity test...JUST PIT BULLS!!!!

[MrsGoo]

Regardless of where your dogs started out... they are with you now. And of course, we all know you have to have super tough skin to own this breed, so you're already working on that as well.

As far as your family goes, you have to try to keep peace, and "get along with them", at least to some degree. Try not to stir up too much heat, and just keep doing what you're doing. Lean all you can about the breed, you never really stop learning, so absorb all you can, and remember.... "kill 'em with kindness" when it comes to people that don't understand you or "get" what you are doing.

[gkihueonhjh]

if it is only your family that hates you.. you are not doing enough...

that made me laugh...thankyou!!