Pitbulls FTW

It has been quite awhile since we had a post but knowing that we don't want this blog to end up like nearly every other blog I created I will see what I can do to keep it going. Since the last blog a lot has happened, not just with Val and I but with our dogs, our work, and life in general. One of the major events that we went to was the Canine Carnivale, kind of like a fair with games food and entertainment courtesy of MayDay Pitbull Rescue. We took Showlow, and it was one of her first events with large groups of people and animals and she did AMAZING. At first she was intimidated and shy but by the end of the event people were coming up to us saying "Oh is she that dog that was carrying that bone around all day". She did the lowest setting on the limbo and even got into the kiddie pool with a large shepherd and laid down no problems.


Works been going pretty well, finished school so will be taking the VTNE and State Exam soon, so will be doing a lot of studying in the coming months. Vals dad recently stumbled upon a chow-shepherd mix around 12 wks old in his front yard. being who we are...and not wanting that dog taken to the pound where who knows what would happen to it, we took it in...and boy was it a very needy puppy. Had it for a couple days then took it to work, had a fecal/giardia test done on it, dewormed it, and vaccinated it. Luckily one of Vals friends was looking for a puppy, and before you know it, she had a new dog and it has just been doing better and better. Couple weeks ago we even had a introduction with Baby and Baby did Great! seemed to have some excited energy, but the intro went well. We also have a playdate set up for Baby and an adult Lab some friends of ours have. Since that will be babys first real introduction with a large calm dog, we are excited to see how it plays out.

It feels like I crammed everything into two paragraphs, but its last, tired after long day at work and hope to have more frequent shorter posts, with pictures...Also we think Showlows around 9 months and is 34.3#...She is the worlds first MinPit!

A Tired Dog is a Happy Dog

Well its been awhile since my last post. I hope you all read Vals blog a couple weeks ago. Where to start...

Well Showlows about 30 pounds and it seems like she's getting more and more energy everyday. She is completely caught up on her vaccines, having 4 sets of her K9Combo, her Kennel Cough, and Rabies, as well as her last Parvo virus Vx. She is 100% healthy and ready to take on the world...literally.

Raising a puppy isn't easy its a full day commitment. Her and Baby have really became quite the duo.Whereas Baby would love to lie around all day, Showlow has unlimited amount of energy thats hard to keep up with. This prompted us to think of getting her into agility. Showlow would be amazing at it, she always wants to play fetch and recently she has been interested in the frisbee. She hasn't learned how to catch it midair yet but will go retrieve it, and it shouldn't take her long till shes jumping in the air catching it.We have lots goin on in our life but we will be getting both ShowLow and Baby their CGC awards (Canine Good Citizen). Her and Baby do play a bit rough but they do seem to care for eachother and miss eachother whe they aren't together.

We plan on taking Showlow to the Canine Carnivale this October 29th for Pitbull Awareness Month put on by the amazing MayDay Pitbull Rescue here in Phoenix. Feel free to message me for more info or check out their website at www.maydaypitbullrescue.org

The best advice I have to give on raising puppies, pitbulls or otherwise is this. A tired dog is a happy dog. A happy dog is a good,obedient dog. Tire your dog out before any training. Take them for walks, let em run around until they go lateral. Until next time. Be a responsible pitbull owner. Spay/Neuter, Vaccinate, Train and show the world that pitbulls make wonderful pets.

-John