We have two pit bulls. When we retire, we are traveling in an rv & pits, and several other breeds are not allowed, no matter how sweet they are. We’ve been trying to find homes for them, but it looks pretty bleak.
I have consulted our veterinarian, who put me in touch with someone. She said that she’s had 3 friendly pits on the pit adoption website for 2 years. She advised me to put them down.
I’ve found a pit adoption website myself who have so many who weren’t abused as mine were before I got them. They aren’t being adopted because either your home owner’s insurance will skyrocket or be cancelled. The people who want pits want them for all the wrong reasons. One wanted one for a warehouse guard dog. From my experience people who have guard dogs starve & abuse them to make them mean, as they do for fighting dogs. Someone else wanted one to hunt hogs. She has all of her dogs in cages outside & only brings them out to hunt. If I can’t find someone who will treat them as pets, I’d rather put them down.
Footnote: we can’t afford to stay in this house after we retire. The rv is not really a choice.
Retirement is not an option, either. I’m already out on disability & he will be soon.
We have been trying to turn public opinion of pits. We take one of them out to public functions in parks. Little kids play with both of them!
The news only shows the bad ones, which had bad owners. Dogs aren’t bad by nature. They are trained to attack & kill & they can be rehabilitated. Dogs respond to love.
We’ve already explored all of the options. People who answer the ads want them for breeding (they’re both ‘fixed’) or fighting, etc. We’ve been at this for almost 2 years.
nikko- Apparently you didn’t read everything. Sometimes the plans you make do not work out. We did not plan to become disabled.The pits are rescues. sSmeone else was irresponsible. How old are you?
One more thing. I have been responsible my entire life. Not only for me, but for other people as well as animals. We can’t anticipate what life will throw at us. Of the people I’ve taken in over the years only one has turned their life around.
