A Forever Home
Hi Everyone
You know how I like to keep track of The Vicktory Dogs who are at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah? Well guess what I learned? The very first of The Vicktory Dogs has found a forever home! Yes indeed, Halle is now offical, as of July 18 and has a brother named Tacoma and a new Mom and a whole new life.
This is what Best Friends told me:
The first Vicktory dog is being adopted! Woohoo! Sound the bells, toss the confetti! Halle the Vicktory dog proves once and for all that not only does every dog deserve a second chance, but she can take that chance and run with it to a happy ending of epic proportions. Her life now is totally backwards and opposite in every possible way from her days before as part of Michael Vick’s dogfighting ring. Good for her.
This is Tacoma (on the left), Ms. Traci, and Halle (who is black). Do they not look happy?
Here is some more of the story, direct from Best Friends:
You may remember that six months ago Halle went into foster care with her new mom Traci. Part of the intricate legal hoops with adopting any Vicktory dog is that the dog must first live in a potential new home for six months before being considered for adoption. There are a whole host of other things that have to happen during those six months as well (such as working with a trainer toward Canine Good Citizen certification) but in the end it all came down to waiting out the time. Traci and Halle sailed through the other stuff perfectly
Backing up a bit, several months before Halle went into foster care, Traci had adopted another pit bull from Best Friends. Anybody remember Tacoma? He came to Best Friends from the local animal control. Almost immediately, Tacoma proved his invaluable skills as an office assistant in Dogtown. Nobody could knock over furniture and swoosh files off the counters like Tacoma. But his true genius, his ace in the hole, as it were, was that Tacoma could bring a smile to any face that walked in the door.
So after Ms. Traci took Tacoma home with her, she applied for Halle and the rest is now history, as they say.
The last six months have been magical indeed for Halle, Tacoma, and Traci. Traci is able to bring the two dogs to work, where they soak up loads of attention and treats from coworkers. The dogs go on hikes with Traci all the time, they have play dates with other canine pals, and the two are inseparable day and night. They play constantly in the house and yard. Swimming pools in the summer, snow wrestling in the winter, Tacoma and Halle are stuck like glue. In fact, Traci says that even though she bought them double beds, they’re never in more than one at a time. They double up in the dog beds, on the couch, Traci’s bed—anywhere!
Here are the two new Best Friends from Best Friends, snuggled on their couch together. Mom is laughing at me cause she says that Tacoma and I are exactly alike with the leg flip over thingy. She says it MUST be a PitBull thing that she doesn't quite understand. I do it to Scarlett when we are snuggled up on the couch, although since Scarlett (my Rat Terrier "sis) is a lot smaller than Halle, I have to be careful cause sometimes she bites my toes. I also do this to my Mom when we are sleeping in our bed. I just want to make sure everyone knows that I am there, that's all. I think that getting as close and as snuggy as possible is always a good thing (as Martha Stewart says). It's a Good Thing.
If you would like to read the entire story from Best Friends about Halle and Tacoma, then just wake up your mouse (or throw your leg over him and hold him down) and ask him to take you for a visit to The Blogging from Best Friends.
And then while you are in CyberSpace, ask the mouse person nicely to take you to
PitBulls: Saving America's Dog Halle and Tacoma are helping to dispel the negative stereotypes surrounding pit bulls, but us bullies need ALL the help we can get to fight breed discriminatory legislation, dogfighting, and other challenges pit bulls face, and when you go to visit Saving America's Dog you can learn so much more and figure out how you can help.
So. I am so very happy for Halle and for Tacoma and for Ms. Traci, cause they are a gorgeous family and I just want everyone to be as happy as I am every single day of my life.
Love and Licks,
Bob
......... leg flinger ExtraOrdinary
You know how I like to keep track of The Vicktory Dogs who are at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah? Well guess what I learned? The very first of The Vicktory Dogs has found a forever home! Yes indeed, Halle is now offical, as of July 18 and has a brother named Tacoma and a new Mom and a whole new life.
This is what Best Friends told me:
The first Vicktory dog is being adopted! Woohoo! Sound the bells, toss the confetti! Halle the Vicktory dog proves once and for all that not only does every dog deserve a second chance, but she can take that chance and run with it to a happy ending of epic proportions. Her life now is totally backwards and opposite in every possible way from her days before as part of Michael Vick’s dogfighting ring. Good for her.
This is Tacoma (on the left), Ms. Traci, and Halle (who is black). Do they not look happy?
Here is some more of the story, direct from Best Friends:
You may remember that six months ago Halle went into foster care with her new mom Traci. Part of the intricate legal hoops with adopting any Vicktory dog is that the dog must first live in a potential new home for six months before being considered for adoption. There are a whole host of other things that have to happen during those six months as well (such as working with a trainer toward Canine Good Citizen certification) but in the end it all came down to waiting out the time. Traci and Halle sailed through the other stuff perfectly
Backing up a bit, several months before Halle went into foster care, Traci had adopted another pit bull from Best Friends. Anybody remember Tacoma? He came to Best Friends from the local animal control. Almost immediately, Tacoma proved his invaluable skills as an office assistant in Dogtown. Nobody could knock over furniture and swoosh files off the counters like Tacoma. But his true genius, his ace in the hole, as it were, was that Tacoma could bring a smile to any face that walked in the door.
So after Ms. Traci took Tacoma home with her, she applied for Halle and the rest is now history, as they say.
The last six months have been magical indeed for Halle, Tacoma, and Traci. Traci is able to bring the two dogs to work, where they soak up loads of attention and treats from coworkers. The dogs go on hikes with Traci all the time, they have play dates with other canine pals, and the two are inseparable day and night. They play constantly in the house and yard. Swimming pools in the summer, snow wrestling in the winter, Tacoma and Halle are stuck like glue. In fact, Traci says that even though she bought them double beds, they’re never in more than one at a time. They double up in the dog beds, on the couch, Traci’s bed—anywhere!
Here are the two new Best Friends from Best Friends, snuggled on their couch together. Mom is laughing at me cause she says that Tacoma and I are exactly alike with the leg flip over thingy. She says it MUST be a PitBull thing that she doesn't quite understand. I do it to Scarlett when we are snuggled up on the couch, although since Scarlett (my Rat Terrier "sis) is a lot smaller than Halle, I have to be careful cause sometimes she bites my toes. I also do this to my Mom when we are sleeping in our bed. I just want to make sure everyone knows that I am there, that's all. I think that getting as close and as snuggy as possible is always a good thing (as Martha Stewart says). It's a Good Thing.
If you would like to read the entire story from Best Friends about Halle and Tacoma, then just wake up your mouse (or throw your leg over him and hold him down) and ask him to take you for a visit to The Blogging from Best Friends.
And then while you are in CyberSpace, ask the mouse person nicely to take you to
PitBulls: Saving America's Dog Halle and Tacoma are helping to dispel the negative stereotypes surrounding pit bulls, but us bullies need ALL the help we can get to fight breed discriminatory legislation, dogfighting, and other challenges pit bulls face, and when you go to visit Saving America's Dog you can learn so much more and figure out how you can help.
So. I am so very happy for Halle and for Tacoma and for Ms. Traci, cause they are a gorgeous family and I just want everyone to be as happy as I am every single day of my life.
Love and Licks,
Bob
......... leg flinger ExtraOrdinary
Posted by Daisy and Bob's Blog at 7/24/2009 10:14 AM 
Categories: We Have a Dream
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Categories: We Have a Dream
Tags: Best Friends blogging pitbull American Pit Bull Terrier
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