💕❤️ADOPTED❤️💕
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He's so cute.🥺
He absolutely, genuinely thought she was offering him that whole bowl of treats.😂
Long post- needs 🏡
Reese is 6 months old and seeking a (very) APBT/working dog-savvy home. He is not remotely suited to an inexperienced handler. He has tons of drive and tenacity. He's what his genetics made him and the handler bears the responsibility to keep him and those around him safe. 🧬
He is extremely breed-typical--- he thinks every human on the planet is his bestest friend and he particularly thinks children are the coolest.
He is wonderful with:
Every human he has ever met
Our 3.5lb blind Chihuahua
Our 11yr old WL GSD stud
Our GSD females
Our cats
He's not super wonderful with:
Horses - but making massive progress
Dogs who want to roughhouse - he can get carried away
Please don't message me and tell me that you have the perfect home for him loose on your farm with your free range chickens and male pitX. This dog is NOT your "petbull" type that is going to do well just anywhere. He needs structure, guidance, management and an outlet for his drive.
Ideal home is a family with a 6' fence, and female dogs just to be safe. Though he's good with my males, I anticipate he's too dominant to be good with competitive males when he matures and I want to put him in a permanent home, not a situation where he's set up to fail.
Additional video clip in comments.
Reese was found stray and the shelters were absolutely packed so we are fostering.
#adopt
Reese, 6 month old APBT puppy found stray and unclaimed. Vaccinated and microchipped - ready for his forever home! Loves everyone he meets.
2022 Rescues Update: Some good news, and some scary stuff that ended up really good!
Ella and Mae have homes pending. Finally! Dylan has been adopted and is in a wonderful new home. Chloe is the only one still needing a home.
Really long read, but here's the whole story on Janine. Maybe it will help someone else recognize GDV earlier in the process, thus giving the dog a better chance.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Janine, the oldest, was sleeping with my son, James, and abruptly got off the bed and tried to hide in small places, behind his dresser, in his closet, etc. She was also drooling excessively. Somehow, never having seen GDV in a dog, and despite her abdomen showing almost no distention (at that point), he knew she was bloating. He woke me up saying he thought Janine was bloating.
My amazing vet Amboy Vet Clinic x-rayed and confirmed GDV. By this time she was definitely showing distention, but gums still had good color, heart rate was pretty good though she did have a pulse deficit, and she was not in severe distress at this point thanks to James catching it SO early. Dr. Trego was able to accomplish gastric decompression via tubing and buy us time to hopefully get to an ER for surgery before tissue damage occurred or worsened.
Now, typically, I would think long and hard about the risk vs benefit of GDV surgery on a dog Janine's age, but her condition was stable enough at this point that we had to try, and we caught it so very early, both vets who saw her agreed she had more than a fighting chance. I confirmed with Partners and Paws Veterinary Services that Dr. Newman was willing to do the surgery if I could get her there quickly, so we flew to Lisle where fortunately, it was determined that Janine was still in the same condition and was stable enough for immediate surgery. We said our goodbyes in case we decided to euthanize on the table due to tissue damage or an age-related problem discovered upon opening her up, but an hour and a ha
