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Gertie + Vinnie Sharing how amazing it is to love and be loved by pit bulls!

1. So…2. Do you?3. Wanna play!!
20/02/2025

1. So…
2. Do you?
3. Wanna play!!

18/02/2025

Some days you just want the toy to swim to you 😂😍

Hope you’re having a cute day, pals 😍
16/02/2025

Hope you’re having a cute day, pals 😍

The testing continues to see what we can do for his skin issues while balancing out his cancer treatment (that most like...
13/02/2025

The testing continues to see what we can do for his skin issues while balancing out his cancer treatment (that most likely caused the skin issues). Not that he notices… he just wants those sweet, sweet vet treats.

I swear, this guy, through all his ailments… he looooves life. My dogs are forever my teachers 🥰

Partner yoga this morning! And it will be a bit peanut buttery 😂
12/02/2025

Partner yoga this morning! And it will be a bit peanut buttery 😂

Just a 🎶 cutie cute cutie girl! 🎵 Good morning, pals 🥰
10/02/2025

Just a 🎶 cutie cute cutie girl! 🎵 Good morning, pals 🥰

I walked out to see pic 1 and said “Did you not like how I had it?” And he just (pic 2) looked at his masterpiece like I...
10/02/2025

I walked out to see pic 1 and said “Did you not like how I had it?” And he just (pic 2) looked at his masterpiece like I’m an idiot for not seeing how much better it is 😂

Paw patrol was tough, today! They did not want me leaving without them. Happy to be back home with my babies 🥰
09/02/2025

Paw patrol was tough, today! They did not want me leaving without them. Happy to be back home with my babies 🥰

Babies from seven years ago! 😍💛🥰
07/02/2025

Babies from seven years ago! 😍💛🥰

06/02/2025

IG isn’t sharing videos to FB anymore, I guess? And I forgot to repeat my post here yesterday, sorry, pals!

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Another successful swim! This week he had on a smaller vest and he didn’t even flinch, even though we could tell he was working harder. So proud of him 😍

My dreamy boy would like to sleep in, this morning
06/02/2025

My dreamy boy would like to sleep in, this morning

This morning, after morning potty breaks, they decided it was a good day to go back to bed. I couldn’t agree more 🥰
02/02/2025

This morning, after morning potty breaks, they decided it was a good day to go back to bed. I couldn’t agree more 🥰

If you need these two, they’ll be soaking up the sunshine on the porch 🥰
30/01/2025

If you need these two, they’ll be soaking up the sunshine on the porch 🥰

29/01/2025

Two weeks off from swimming. Two weeks! The massive amount of side eye I got during that time (bc he didn’t understand single digit weather or Miss Laurie being sick) was a bit much 😂 But understandable 🥰

If you’re moving to BlueSky, we’d love to hang out there, too.
28/01/2025

If you’re moving to BlueSky, we’d love to hang out there, too.

Sharing how amazing it is to love and be loved by pit bulls!

Hey, pals! I have a question for you. I’d love to get away from Meta, and never got into X anyway, while also, this page...
27/01/2025

Hey, pals! I have a question for you. I’d love to get away from Meta, and never got into X anyway, while also, this page is one of the few places i create on social media that brings me consistent joy because of our interactions. Are any of you over on BlueSky? I’ve been enjoying it.

UPDATE: Because of the response below I went to setup an account for G+V, but I’ve used all my emails for my personal account and work account. I need to figure out if setting up an email just for BlueSky is worth it to me. Stay tuned.

UPDATE 2: https://bsky.app/profile/shotgungertie.bsky.social

27/01/2025

Someone had tubby time this morning!

Hi, pals! Just poking my lil head in to see what’s going on!
26/01/2025

Hi, pals! Just poking my lil head in to see what’s going on!

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Hey, pals! A behavior question for those who have possible experience with this… Gertie has always done this a little bit in the morning as a form of play but the last month (maybe more?) she does this for a really long time (currently, for about 15 minutes straight) multiple times throughout the day. I can tell it’s a form of self-soothing, and she does seem to be behaving with more confidence (plus there’s less time licking her paws in the ongoing battle with her allergies). I’m curious if anyone thinks there’s another behavior here I should be concerned with? She does recognize I only want this behavior with certain items (her toys and this blanket… she’s not nibbling on everything in the house). Additional info: teeth look good, a new CBD oil was added to her diet (which I think is the first one actually helping, after trying multiple brands), all other activities are normal… a little more playful, a little less snapping at me (old age crotchety meets skin sensitivity and not understanding I’m accidentally touching spots that feel weird).

As a single mom, the balloon foot covers are a nightmare to put on/take off, but these were very easy and warmer. Bonus, they were still on when he came back from chasing that squirrel (no 🐿️🐿️ were harmed in the making of this video 💛) #vv167 #gg147

We didn’t go to swim last week, and since then I’ve been sick (aka too sick to take him on his walks)… so he about lost his mind when we pulled into the parking lot for The Doggie Paddle! Happy boy, happy mom 🥰 #vv164 #gg144

That time of night when he gets antsy but doesn’t know what he wants to do. Well, short of knowing he doesn’t want to relax with me 😂 #vv163 #gg143

You all know how much we love Ms Laurie at The Doggie Paddle, and we want to express our gratitude for Ron, too! He helped Vin to swim all the way across the pool to get his toy, yesterday, when Vinnie wasn’t too sure about that. 💛 Thanks, Ron! #vv151 #gg131

She gets so excited after her bath is done, but capturing how she looks at me after I smooch her 🫠🥹 #vv146 #gg126

It’s *always* a good day when it includes Ms Laurie at The Doggie Paddle 🤿 #vv139 #gg119

Mister Vinnie absolutely showing off! He was very happy to be swimming at The Doggie Paddle and burning off some extra energy while I was sick and not walking him 😂😍💛 #vv133 #gg113

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Gertie was adopted from It’s a Pittie Rescue on June 11, 2014 — where she was estimated to be 6 months old. I gave her the birthday of November 30, 2013 (tribute to my first cat, Qi, who passed on that day a year earlier — sometimes I wonder if they share parts of the same soul). When she came home she had just had knee surgery and was on crate lockdown for her first 6 weeks with me. They didn’t know her back story, and I hope it wasn’t horrible — but how you part ways with this little beauty is beyond me. Once she was fully healed, we walked everywhere (it is normal for us to do about 5 miles a day walking or hiking or running). She is one of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever met. She’s tiny but mighty. She’s funny and sassy. She’s smart and loving. She’s the full package. Three and half years later Vinnie was adopted from Players for Pits on January 1, 2018. He was a 90 lb, 4 year old (born September 11, 2013), black pit bull covered in scars from his mast cell tumors being removed. Needless to say, he was hard to adopt out. But those were the reasons that attracted me to him. And then once we met, well, it was all over. He came from a hoarders house and was never really trained to be a dog. The work Players for Pits did with him, especially his first foster Becki, was incredible. He still has a lot of things to learn — he just gets so excited to meet new people or do new things, and that’s a lot to calm down in a 90 lb pup — but he learns so fast and really just wants to be acknowledged for his efforts by his parents. This page is to share their story — to show you how wonderful pit bulls are as companions. The stereotype given to them, the horrible humans who abuse them, and the breed-specific legislation created against them is pure ignorance. So we’ll also share news pieces that keep us all up to date on what is happening, and share with you the efforts and needs of the non-profs like It’s a Pittie Rescue and Player for Pits who are working tirelessly to improve the world for these pups (and us too).