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Pit Bulls? What's To Love, Why Adopt

Babe, Chanel and Honey Bun are among the Pit Bull Ambassadors up for adoption at the Hillsborough County Animal Services shelter on Falkenburg Road in Greater Brandon. They're presented as sweet, social and full of life.

 

Easygoing and laid-back Babe is looking for a home, ready for adoption at the Hillsborough County Animal Services shelter on Falkenburg Road.

Consider as well Chanel, “as sweet as the fragrance she was named after,”  featured as friendly and obedience-trained and ready to break the stereotype that pit bulls are anything but suitable for family living.

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Chanel reportedly “would be a great companion dog for the family with children and other four-legged kids.” Her identification number is A1419996.

Babe, like Chanel, has been health- and temperament-tested and bears the identification number A1419917.

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Babe reportedly is doing well with her obedience training, is always eager to learn new things, is very social and friendly around other dogs “and you can always count on her to be a star at public events.”

Chanel reportedly is energetic, full of life, eager to please and “sweet and endearing with a little dose of sassy.”

As for Honey Bun, she, too, like Babe and Chanel, is an ADOPT (Amazing Dog on Positive Training) student and Pit Bull Ambassador.  A pit bull, pointer mix, Honey Bun is described as submissive and sweet, dog-friendly, obedience-trained and ready to appreciate “her second chance in life.”

Honey Bun's identification number is 1426750.

To adopt Babe, Chanel, Honey Bun or any one of the pit bulls promoted, interested parties must complete an adoption application and schedule a pre-adoption home visit. Contact Hillsborough County Animal Services.

To learn more about this “loyal breed” and the Hillsborough County Animal Service’s Pit Bull Ambassador Program, visit www.badrap.org. The site includes an adoptions page of available dogs.

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"Monster Myths" That Give Pit Bulls a Bad Rap

The following list of preconceived notions is reviewed online at the "monster myths" Web page at www.badrap.org:

  • Aren't pit bulls mean and vicious?
  • Don't pit bulls eventually turn on their owners?
  • Don't pit bulls have locking jaws?
  • Don't pit bulls have to be trained to fight?
  • Will a pit bull that shows aggression toward other animals go after people next?
  • Don't scars or cropped ears indicate a dog's been "fought" or used as "bait?"


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