Don't forget!!

We will be at PetCo in Boulder-

this Sunday-March 2nd

from 10-3pm




Come in to say hi and meet and greet some of our Pit Bull babies!

How far would you go for your dog?

Rolo's owner Laura Hagan visits Action Kennel in Arvada to see her dog Rolo on Thursday. (THE DENVER POST | HYOUNG CHANG)

If you haven't heard the news- Rolo will live!!

Although Rolo is a German Shepherd, I wanted to post about him today. What happened to Rolo could happen to any dog owner, of any breed- regardless if its a so called "Red Zone" breed or not. This is a fine example of taking responsibility of owning a dog, and what it means, for everyone including the community around you.

This article from the Rocky Mountain News mentions the prosecuting attorney, Roberto Ramirez and his comments, that really seem to bother me. Its evident, he doesn't have the EQ when it comes to animals.

Yes, everyone Rolo has strikes against him- he's been out of his yard unattended, and has barked so much that he no longer has vocal cords to bark. Owning any animal requires responsibility, every owner must be accountable for regardless if you own a purse sized canine to a giant.

Laura Hagan constructed this website to help save Rolo's life. What would you do if your dog got out and bit someone? And you had to fight like hell to get your dog back?

Got love to Sponsor?

Can't Adopt?

Can't Foster?

What about sponsoring one of our sweet faces?


Click HERE to sponsor one of our dogs!!


They always need the help!!!

Eli the movie star!

He's getting stronger and stronger...
He still has his mountain to climb, walking with a limp from his sore and bone bruised shoulder, and a twisted spine.

Here's our little movie star- Elijah Love

Instant Karma

I went to Bad Rap's blog this morning, to see some news that literally leaves me in awe. Before I signed on with CPBR, I was an avid reader, now I just pop in from time to time. This morning I was very happy I did.

Umm... Arizona? What the hell is going wrong here? EVERYTHING!
Then I decided to look on Google to see if there was any more news... Of course, there was!

Mahlon Patrick

This bad(I have other names that I cannot say to describe him) guy had help, and it looks like their good karma wore out, if they even had any. Sooner or later... karma gets you. I am confident in that.

People like this make me sick.

When will this madness stop? WAKE UP!!

Please help Jada!!

Please click on the picture of Jada

Please Help! Jada has lost her foster home through no fault of her own. She is now stuck in a kennel. She has only been there a few days and already is extremely unhappy and acting very lonely. Jada is a people dog through and through. She thrives with human contact, but is miserable alone. She needs someone to bond with! Please consider this sweet girl. If you can foster please apply for her as a foster parent, if you can adopt our girl even better, she needs to find her own forever home soon. Having a family and stability is the only thing this little girl wants.

If you'd like to consider adopting click here.
If you'd like to consider fostering click here. Just list "Foster for CPBR" as your dog choice.

If you would like to donate- please click on the donate icon on this page.

The Hysteria

I was stumbling upon a few google news reports on Pit Bulls worth mentioning, and I found this article from the Pacific News Daily in Guam. This breeder knows what we know, and what the fearful haven't figured out because they're still swimming in their ignorance.

Valero (Baby V)

I was in Eaton over the weekend to visit our Elijah Love; while I was there a couple came in with their young daughter to look for a dog. When Elijah and I walked by, Eli being naturally curious walked closer to the family, when the husband asked what kind of dog he was. I said "He's a Pit Bull". The wife literally stepped by 5 feet. I shook my head with a strong distaste for her ignorance, and walked away with Eli. Dana explained he was a very sweet Pit Bull and walked away to help them look for a dog. I can only hope that the wife and mother doesn't look at her children's friends in fear, when a child of different race and ethnic back round becomes her child's friend. That and she doesn't get a little nipper lap dog, that bites her and everyone around her.

People amaze me with how ignorant they can be.

I chose to fight for kindness... and stand up to the ignorance.


If you view this and it leaves you emotionally indifferent, you might want to check what you fight for.

Got a Foster Home?

You can ask any Pit Bull Rescue Organization what helps them save Pit Bull lives, and they will say Foster homes. They help us tremendously to rehabilitate our abandoned and neglected dogs to gain stability and a loving home before they can be adopted. Not to mention it helps their temperament and with their training to have someone be with them one on one.

Butkus

Do you have what it takes to be a foster parent to a Pit Bull?

You may want to ask yourself a few questions and honestly answer if you can be a good foster home. Do you know what it takes to be a good example?

Here are some faq's from Pit Bull Rescue Central just to help a little more....


We always need good foster homes, are you a good candidate to be one?

Mark your calendars!!!

Colorado Pit Bull Rescue will be having a meet and greet event:

In PetCo in Boulder- 2480 Arapahoe Ave
Sunday March 2nd
10 am- 3pm

A couple of our dogs will be there, to meet and greet with you!!
You'll just have to show up to see just who!

You can wear your Colorado Pit Bull Rescue attire, in your support!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

This is our little sweet face, Kato.
He would LOVE to be YOUR Valentine!

We wish you and all the canine friends, a Happy Valentine's Day.

Do you have a special sweet face (Pit Bull) adoption success story?


Submit it here.

The myth of Locking Jaws and more...

I find myself talking dog about what I do in my spare time with Colorado Pit Bull Rescue, and what we do. Occasionally someone will ask, "Don't Pit Bulls have Lock Jaws?" I have to shake and shutter the thought out of my head.

NO. Pit Bulls do not have Lock Jaws, if they did it would be awfully hard for a Pit Bull to eat food.
There are many myths to the Pit Bull, most people are just now getting on the mainstream to find out. Most responsible Pit Bull owners and lovers already know all of this...

Here is a video, courtesy of Andrea Yori and Wallace (Wallace is the famous Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Freestyle Flying Disc National Champion!)

*Mark your calendars for- Annual SpayDay USA- February 26, 2008

Mark your calendars for National SpayDay- February 26, 2008! Click on the picture above for information on Spaying and Neutering and WHY it is RESPONSIBLE TO DO IT!!

For information on low cost clinics and veterinarians near you, click here

Do the right thing! Spay or Neuter.

What you make them...

I walked into Eli's kennel on Saturday afternoon in Eaton to see to my surprise a happy go lucky Pit Bull. He is showing signs that he is getting better and better every time I see him. His head is filling out, and his body is getting thicker. He's finally getting the love and nurturing he deserves, and is thriving. Eli rolled on to his back to show me his tummy and knock his head on the floor, (like a goof ball dog can do) and kissed me many times. It melts my heart.

Something would be wrong with me if it didn't.

I got Eli out his kennel, walking him outside to do his 'business' and when we came in, Eli had the chance to meet other families and their dogs, and he met 3 Pit Bulls within an hour, and he did wonderful! I was so happy for him, to see him want to play and to see him want to be near more people, it's amazing!

One lady was there to get her two Labrador's nails clipped, and it was her first time ever seeing a Pit Bull in person, and she didn't give the fear reaction, she just wondered what happened to Eli when we walked by with Eli having a jacket on, and Eli limping slightly. I said, "This little boy is being nurtured back to health, he was neglected, and practically starved to death." She said to me "oh my God, how could someone do such a thing?" We started to talk about all the news about Pit Bulls and of course the infamous "Michael Vick" (my expletive will linger in silence) situation and of course we talked about the dogs he abused. She said "I don't believe he got the sentence he deserved." I so agree.

The situation with Michael Vick, made me want to sign on to Colorado Pit Bull Rescue. Granted, I sponsored Priya (her story will be coming soon) because she too was neglected, and left. So I was a little aware of our organization. But I had no idea until the crap hit the fan, how badly Pit Bulls are treated by irresponsible owners, backyard breeders, not to mention the wonderful media which spin Pit Bull stories to a one sided argument.

I have been around dogs all of my life, I was raised with them, and I will always have one. No matter what. I've had the little whipper snappers, and the large mammoths. I have never been afraid of dogs. I don't believe I ever will be. The last dog I had lived to be 34 days shy of her 15th birthday. She was and is my forever love dog. She was a black Labrador/Siberian Husky mix, she wasn't small and she was generally everyone's best friend. But she wasn't a push over.

I know because I made her that way. I wanted her to be good with people, but if something went astray, she would know what to do. And she did. I didn't tie her up to a post in the backyard, with no socialization from the world. The only time she was left outside for long periods of time was because I was outside with her. She was part of my family, just as she was part of my life.
I gave her the world, because she deserved it.

Dogs are what you make them.

Just like my Black Labrador, Pit Bulls are what you make them. They deserve better, than an irresponsible owner, being part of a backyard breeder's "program", and being part of the media's malicious game of one sided news reporting can give.

Lying down with dogs

I watched last night's episode of CSI, even if it was a repeat, it got my attention. I was glad to see something brought out to the open even if the show is fictional. Art imitates life in more ways that one.

Maybe the show provided the mainstream some food for thought. I can only hope. The more information about our cause, the better. I am sick of seeing the media and television twist Pit Bull stories to make a one sided argument.

I hope that our blog helps as an avenue to put information out there, for the sake of our dogs.

The good news regarding Eli, is that someone read the postings about him, and has now decided to sponsor him, and provide treats and toys to our dogs in the kennels. You can take a look at him now, he's on our CPBR site. He's a great dog, just as sweet as he is mellow, and he is getting better every day. It's just a matter of time before Eli will need a foster home.


We have a new girl in our Rescue, her name is Twiggy. (You can take a look at her just by clicking on her picture.) I don't know much about her back round of which shelter she came from. She does look a lot like our Miss Lily. *(Who is in pending adoption status- YIPPY!)*


If you would like to help any of our dogs, including Elijah Love, or Twiggy, please contact us on the Colorado Pit Bull Rescue website. Our dogs need all the love and stability you can give.

Watch CBS on Thursday night!

Watch CSI on Thursday night the episode will be about the crime of dogfighting.

Please put this on your list to watch tomorrow night!

The more information out there, the better. William Peterson and Bruno are in a CBS Cares PSA for dog fighting awareness. Hopefully that will help us and those that care about Pit Bulls just as much!

You can make a pledge to the ASPCA to fight animal cruelty.



Obviously if the mainstream doesn't become outraged by art imitating life, clearly they are not paying attention!!

Fosters Needed!!!

URGENT Please Help!

We are in urgent need of foster homes for many of our homeless puppies and adult pit bulls in need.

If you are able to make a 4-6 month commitment to a dog in need please contact us right away at: adopt@coloradopitbullrescue.com

Fostering is a great way to spend sometime with a wonderful dog that just needs a little help to find their own forever home.

Many of our homeless dogs have spent very long periods in kennels/shelters where they waited so patiently for a home just to finally run out of time. And some have never known what's it's like to be a cherished pet.

By fostering you can provide the love and care a needy dog so desperately craves and so deserves!

All fostering supplies are provided including vet care and all placement is handled by our rescue group. All you are required to do is provide the love!!

Complete a foster application here to be considered right away.
Just list "Foster for CPBR" as your dog choice.

Cuddle bugs

I spent most of my Saturday afternoon, in the quarantine room of Eaton Animal Den with Eli.
He's a banged up from being in the cold and elements, and underweight, but over all he's a very sweet little guy. The picture above shows the damage on his ears from the frostbite, and how his head has sunken from not having enough food.

I got into his kennel room, and gently talked to him, and closed the door so we could have some time to meet each other. He wasn't scared, he wasn't reluctant, he was happy to meet me. I put his jacket on him and rubbed him down to massage his body, and soon he was asleep in my lap. He melted my heart, all my troubles from the week seemed to disappear.

This week our other new addition Gracie will be transported from Montrose. Gracie too has not had a great beginning, and I am hopeful we can give her the love and kindness she deserves.



Soon these two will need foster homes and be adopted... Would you be willing to open your heart to these sweet faces??

Do you know how to recognize abuse?

Eli

I opened my email this morning to see the pictures of Eli that tell a story of animal abuse and neglect. Our new boy Eli, has sores on his body from being neglected out in cold weather, these sores are from frostbite. Also, Eli's tail has been amputated due to the fact that the damage from the frostbite was irreversible, there was no way to salvage the damage that was done.

Eli without a tail

With CPBR on Eli's side, we can do something about what was done to him. He has a long road ahead of him, gaining weight and gaining trust is on the top of his Pit Bull to do list. We will help him heal and hopefully one day Eli can have a family that will love and cherish him as he should be.

Did you know that Pit Bulls have a different coat compared to other dogs, so they cannot manage being exposed to cold and the elements like other dogs? Pit Bull coats are thin compared to Labrador Retrievers and Cocker Spaniels.

If the cold is uncomfortable to you, image what it feels like for a Pit Bull.

Learn how recognize animal abuse to do something.