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Hi, I’m Eloise! A bull terrier puppy from Blue Ridge who was adopted! I live in Washington, DC!

23/05/2024

Are we there yet? Memorial Day Weekend Edition

04/03/2024

Bring your dog to work day!

30/01/2024

If I work hard, I can play hard, right?!

24/01/2024

I got to romp in the snow this month! I loved it but needed to warm my little feet up after my snowy walks!

13/12/2023

Eloise at The Capitol

18/10/2023

I’ve recently come into my own as the house watchdog. I sleep on the job quite frequently but I like the view.

12/09/2023

My new humans didn’t really want me directly on their new couch…
…Now the couch is mine.

How it started vs how it’s going:

30/08/2023

My new humans are feeling sick today so I’m picking up the slack at work and helping them get some rest!

18/08/2023

We first learned about Eloise, who was 17 weeks at the time, back in June. Eloise’s human mom had contacted us after having bred her female bull terrier without having an understanding of breeding in a truly responsible way. Amongst other things, she didn’t know that temperament of the dogs that she bred should be considered and her bull terrier is not okay with other dogs. She ended up having a singleton, Eloise. After about a month, the mom started to attack Eloise and her human mom realized she was in over her head and wanted Eloise to have the chance at a good life. The woman fully comprehended that she made a huge mistake in trying to breed and only wanted to make it right by Eloise so she contacted us. We decided to send her to a foster home to start so we could make sure that she would learn a lot of things she needed to know so that she could be a good citizen throughout her life. We were hopeful that the combination of being with an experienced foster where she would be socialized with other dogs and her young age would outweigh the possibility that she might end up similar to her mom in regard to other dogs. Genetics won though and after initially doing well with other dogs it became clear that Eloise should be the only dog in a home. Once we started to look for her permanent home, we were contacted by a woman named Veronica. Veronica and her partner Adam had been looking for a bull terrier for quite a while. However, like us, they wouldn’t settle for just any bully because there was an available one, they needed to have a bully who was the right fit. Eloise seemed like the one and after speaking with both of them, we agreed. Eloise’s fosters, Kasi and Dustin, generously offered to drive about 9 hours to bring her all the way to Veronica and Adam. This past Wednesday, they packed up the car and headed out, getting Eloise to her new pawrents in the early evening. It was love at first sight. Eloise has been settling in and thoroughly enjoying all the attention of being the only dog in the home.

You can like and follow Eloise’s adventures on her page, Say Cheese Eloise.

02/08/2023

❤️🐾

28/07/2023

Eloise, also known as Ellie, is ready for her forever home. She is 5 1/2 months old and weighs a little under 30 lbs. Ellie is a fun loving pup who loves every human she meets. Rolling in the grass, hopping like a bunny and getting the zooms are her favorite things. Ellie is crate trained and house trained. She loves her toys and has no problems with you taking them or her food. Her leash manners are improving, she is wild sometimes. Kids 12 and older would be best due to how wild she can be and typical nippy behavior. Ellie does come with one restriction, she has to be an only dog. There are no exceptions to this. Currently, Ellie is able to be walked near them or pass them but she cannot live with them or play with them. Ellie will not take corrections from other dogs and it turns out not so fun. This is not something she is going to grow out of, so it is safe to say, she needs to be an only dog…always and forever. If you remember, we took her in as a 17 week old after the owner who bred her realized she was in over head and just wanted Ellie to have the best life she could. We know the temperament of Ellie’s mom, which was not considered when she was bred. This is why we are serious about her being the only dog in the home. We had hopes that since we got her so young, we could socialize her properly and not run into issues with her and other dogs but clearly genetics are at work here. We also know though that her mom is a very loving bull terrier with humans, just as Ellie has exhibited. She will make a wonderful addition to someone’s family.

If you live within 6 hours of Williamsburg, OH and feel you are the right person/family for Ellie, please either message our main inbox Blue Ridge Bull Terrier Club Rescue or Lisa Taubman Blount directly. If you live further then that, in our area of coverage, and are willing to drive more, please feel free to reach out.

24/07/2023

Gotta p**p 💩… My duck has to come too!

11/07/2023

Out doing some exploring! I love to stop and sniff everything and sometimes try to eat things that I shouldn’t!

06/07/2023

As long as Im around, you will have great reception! 📡

03/07/2023

It’s vet day! Shots.. shots..shots…
oh not those kind🤨

30/06/2023

Eat, play, nap, repeat! 🐾

24/06/2023

Comin in hot 🔥

22/06/2023

I have mastered how to sit and i lost a baby tooth 🥹

20/06/2023

I think I like it here! Lots of exploring and smells! 🐾

19/06/2023

On June 7th, we received an email that included the following: “I am in desperate need of help. I need to rehome my puppy. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of breeding my older 3 y/o female...she had a singleton pup & I really wanted to keep her. She is now a healthy 17 week old fully vaccinated puppy. However, my older dog (the mom) is really aggressive towards her. She's bit her badly twice requiring emergency vet visits. It's come to the point where I have to keep her in her kennel for her own safety while I'm at work...I am a nurse, often working 12 hour shifts. But, this is not the life I want for her after all she's just a puppy. Please let me know if you can do anything to help me.”.

We are sharing the excerpt from the message in the hopes that it is a lesson for others. Once we spoke with the owner, we found out that her original intent was to breed her girl and sell the puppies. There had been no health testing done, temperament of the parents wasn’t considered and there was a lot that the human involved didn’t know about whelping and after care. We do want to make it clear that we greatly appreciate how honest the owner has been with us. Regardless if an answer to a question would not necessarily shine the best light on her, she provided responses to us that were truthful. She ended up trying to sell this puppy several weeks ago but realized that anyone who was interested either was going to use her for breeding or was not properly equipped to have a bull terrier puppy. It was a turning point for her, a point where she realized that she truly cared what happened to this puppy and that she should not have tried breeding her dog. Shortly after, the bull terrier mom started to show aggression towards the pup. It was then that the owner knew she had to reach out to a rescue for help, so here we are. Yesterday with the help of some great volunteers, this now 18 week old pup, Eloise, made her way from the Chicago area to Ohio where she will be fostered so that she can be properly socialized and learn how to be a good citizen. Some people may think we are too picky with our placements but we don’t ever want to set up our bullies for failure. When it comes to months old bull terrier’s we are even more cautious as they are at a critical time in their life where who is raising them can impact the rest of their life, positively or negatively. They need to be with someone who knows how to not let them push boundaries, where they learn from other doggies about social cues and where they are exposed to lots of different situations, sounds and people. While this pup’s life could have had a very different outcome, she now has a chance to grow up and shine as a member of a family without worry of being used as a breeding machine or in a home with someone who doesn’t understand the breed. Since going to her foster home yesterday, Eloise has been able to act like a pup, playing with other dogs, exploring all sorts of new smells and not being kenneled for the majority of the day.

If you have considered breeding your bull terrier or miniature bull terrier, please do it for the right reasons, the betterment of the breed. Educate yourself and find a mentor through the Bull Terrier Club of America or the Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America. If you are unsure how to find a mentor, you can reach out to us and we will direct you to someone who can help. As we have stated previously, we exist because of backyard breeders, we would love to not have a reason to exist and, as volunteers, go back to our real lives where we don’t neglect everything else for the sake of helping bull terriers and miniature bull terriers in need. The breeders who are members of the national clubs are responsible, know the breed standards, do proper health testing and socialization, breed with temperament in mind, take their dogs back if there is an issue and work with the owners to help resolve issues. Please take time to think about all of this, it makes a difference in the lives of dogs and humans.

You can like and follow Eloise’s adventure’s on her page, Say Cheese Eloise.

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