So, what happened to lead us up to the days of stories like Michael Vick and his dog fighting pit? (I will not show the horrible images of the maimed dogs he is responsible for.) But I pulled on my big girl panties, grabbed a leash, took a deep breath, and entered her kennel. The first time I was called on to show Snuffy, I went into an internal panic. This is not Snuffy.Īs an adoption counselor, I remain neutral on breeds and help potential adopters with whichever dog or cat they’d like to vist. The classic American Staffordshire Terrier. I confess to a lingering fear of large dogs, especially the “bully breeds”. This 91-pound American Staffordshire Terrier (also known as the Amstaff or Stafford or by the more common pit bull terrier) mix does not look like a dog I would hang out with. Then along came Snuffalaffugus, who I call Snuffy. A Cocker Spaniel and a scruffy terrier–I’m in! Plus there are cats, evil Siamese cats. I love scruffy terriers, and if a dog remotely resembling a Cocker Spaniel arrives at the shelter, I immediately start singing songs from Lady and the Tramp. Einstein, another irresistible force, adopted from the East Bay SPCA.Īt the shelter, I am more comfortable over on the cat side than I am on the dog side. The world’s cutest dog lets me live in his house. As many of you know, I work at Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF).
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