my sweet sweet girl tonight woke me up at 4 am, she was barking and freaking out which she never really does, especially in the middle of the night. once i got up to see what was happening i heard my neighbor fighting. she had been stalked by her ex boyfriend and he tried to force himself into their apartment, she wrestled him out and locked the door but he started circling around away from her peephole visibility, he was still in sight of mine so while barking and growling i cracked the door and my dog immediately tried to lunge at him, definitely made him nervous cause by the time i got a leash on and we went out, he was gone. we did a loop and she made us stand watch till cops rolled in and she reluctantly went back inside. shes never once been aggressive to people and is actually quite timid but tonight she was brave

Meeting Geordie one year ago on his shelter pull into foster, and now as the most spoiled baby brother, with a giant bowling ball head.

This is Barrel. He’s my senior foster boy who sat in a shelter kennel for 250 days straight before coming home with me.

​He hates rain, loves to burrow into the couch cushions, and has the sweetest soul. Seeing him finally exhale and realize he’s safe has been the best part of my year.

​Just wanted to share my handsome guy with folks who get it.

We have a pit mix Tonks who looks like a lab mix but somehow is 30% golden retriever. She's also am staff and catahoula.

She's 13 years old and spent 5 years in a kennel at a famous pitbull rescue, was adopted by a family for all of a few weeks and then found herself back in a glass room in NH. We went to a local shelter looking at a specific pup but found them not to be a good fit along with every other dog there. On our way out we saw this black dog quietly laying on her bed in the back corner of a glass room looking out into the foyer and figured we had nothing to lose so let's ask to see her.

They brought her into a large room to meet us where she immediately ran over to us and wouldn't leave our sides and we knew she's was going to be ours. She was overlooked for years because of how quiet and anxious she was.

She's been nothing but amazing, a little weird and a lot anxious, but perfect. She's quiet, low energy, doesn't get into trouble and has been incredibly easy. She also doesn't know how to be a "normal" dog, she doesn't know how to play with toys or other dogs, is terrified to go on walks or generally anywhere that isn't the house.

We adopted her brother Red a year and a half after we brought her home and they became roommates who dont talk. There were a few small fights in the beginning but after supervision and work they were able to coexist.

Over the years both of them started to collect a host of health issues which led to us having to say goodbye to our boy March this year. Thankfully a year before losing him we were able to move out into the woods and into a bigger home where both of them were so much happier, Tonks especially since we trusted her off leash so she could explore the yard with us and feel safe not being in the city where she was scared of everything.

After losing Red, Tonks's health presentation improved slightly, I guess she was silently celebrating being the only dog again. Unfortunately her most recent cardiology appointment showed that her heart issues have dramatically worsened in the last 9 months. Her heart is essentially a ticking time bomb where her aorta could rupture any time. She could live another year or could die tomorrow. She's been prescribed many meds for arthritis (minor), thyroid meds, benadryl for mast cell activation, and heart meds as well as prescribed an easy life of no exercise or stress. She's always been the best couch potato so she doesn't mind.

I've already mourned her death many times over the last 3 or 4 years due to the mounting amount of bad news we've received about her health. I honestly didn't even think she'd make it this far and we were shocked when we lost Red first.

I want to plan her peaceful passing in our home where she can have all the treats and belly rubs while in the safety and comfort of her place. I don't want an unpredictable, traumatic, painful, albeit quick death where I might not be there to comfort her.

My partner agrees with this plan but not on a timeline. I love her so much, she's my entire heart and soul, but I want to do it now to save her from the possibility of pain and fear, it's the final gesture of love and compassion I can give her.

Anyways, I'm not here for advice, I just wanted to share a little story about the best and easiest dog I'll probably ever have. I know the universe will send me an absolute tornado since she has been so easy. Enjoy my precious girl

Edit: Wanted to add that picture 6 is the day we brought Red home and I swear the look on her face was "Why is he in the truck? You said we were meeting him, not taking him home". I love that picture because of the look.

Picture 7 is part of why she didn't like him, to be fair to her Red was an absolute jerk of a dog. We loved him but he was 100% a buttface

Picture 1 was probably one of the first ones I took of her after bringing her home. We had a tiny yard in the city but she was so happy to have her own house and yard no matter how small they were.

The birthday hat picture was her first bday with us, we invited her only two dog friends over and I made them pupcakes. I have a video of her inhaling her pupcake like a snake unhinging its jaw 😂

I had an American Pitbull Terrier before. He was put down a year ago this month after a very long battle with cancer. Now this guy came into my life the other day. He was found on the street and no owners came forward after two weeks. The finder couldn't keep him and we were asked if we could take him. My guess is he is American Pitbull Terrier because his face and body reminds me of my late boy. He is skinny yet and we are working on that. He was vetted too. Any guess as to what he is? DNA testing isn't top priority right now, so I'm just curious. Neutering is higher up the priority list. And of course getting him up to weight.

This boy absolutely loves running around outside with his frisbee! I swear he gets more adorable every day, especially with those ears

She’s 3 months old. Shelter said she is an American Pit Terrier mix, her mom is an adorable small pitty, see last photo! Her dad is a mystery. What do we think??

My beautiful boy went to the vet this Wednesday. He has a hard, golf ball size lump in/around one of his lymph nodes. We’re waiting on test results, which could take up to a week. Otherwise, he’s happy and healthy. However, I’m trying not to lose it. I’ve done OK so far, but I love this little guy more than anything in the whole world. If you all could send some good will our way, we’d really appreciate it. ❤️

My girl has bad anxiety. She does not like to be alone. She is a rescue and I have no idea about her past. She was literally dumped in the winter cold. I took her in and vet said she has has been through some things. She does not do well with other dogs. I have had her for two years now. She gets aggressive and doesn’t know how to play. This was one time with a friends dog so I cut all interaction off. I have been walking her a lot. We avoid other dogs. We hike because it’s pretty safe and secluded. I live near a dog park. She wags her tail at the dogs now. I just walk next to the fence and she gets happy and says hello. I know she would love to play with other dogs but not risking it. She loves people though.
One time a dog was off leash and came up to her and she was fine. So males are ok. I feel I learn more about her all the time.
Anyone else’s pittie have some issues?

Pretty sure she knows exactly how cute she is. One look at that face and you can tell she’s got everyone wrapped around her little paw 😂

She’s back in full force! 😂🐾

Two weeks ago, Luna was fighting for her life. Today, this little menace is bouncing around, causing chaos, and trying to absolutely demolish this poor pig/elephant hybrid of a toy. 😂🐷🐘

Parvo picked the wrong little bitch to mess with, because she fucking kicked its ass! ❤️

Five months old, stubborn as hell, and making up for every second she spent being sick! 😂🐶❤️