Thought this might be of interest to some.

http://gprime.net/flash.php/thepitbullproblem

our family member

We want to make a profile for our sister, but she is not a "normal" dog. You see she is a *whispers* cat. We found her one day by the lake. I found her (Labatt). She was stuck in a bucket and couldn't get out of it because she was too small. Our mom is allergic to cats, but she took Squeek anyways. Mom says squeek has no idea she is a cat, besides the fact that she once in a while uses that *toostie roll* littler box. Teegan's favorite thing.  She hangs out with us in our room at night, and she chills with us in the back yard. Teegan has taught her how to sunbath. I am teaching her to growl. Mom laughs because Squeek doesn't make cat noises, she makes dog noises. We wanted to check and see if anyone would be offend if we posted any pictures of her up. She thinks she is a dog, so please don't tell her she is a *gasp* cat.

Moving

Mom sat us down today and said we are moving. Well we are sort of moving. Her best friend is moving to charlotte so we are going to spend half the time in Charlotte with the family, and the other half the time in Raleigh/ Durham with mom and her girlfriend. We will be staying with mom's girlfriend when we are in Raleigh/Durham. We wont have a fenced in yard because Heather has an apartment but there is a cool nature trail with a pond. We will have our own room and couches to lay on.

We will have a fenced in yard in Charlotte and the kids to play with. Mom said we will be going on rides weekly to go back and forth.  We will even have beds and toy boxes at each places, along with food so that we don't have to pack our things each week. Mom says its some what temporary since we will more than likely be moving to Chicago in a year for good.  

Batty says it will be fine, and we now have a larger family and more car rides are good for us. Batty says if I can be nice to other dogs that mom might take us to the dog parks, I am unsure about other dogs though.  We are in our house for another month, then mom said we will be in Charlotte for about a month getting our family settled in to the new house and area, then we will start going back and forth. She did say we were going to start going to the apartment soon so that we could start to get used to the new places and the new noises and adjust to living with Heather.  I like Heather though, I try to cuddle with her.  Should be fun.  

Is Chicago Pitbull Friendly?

I am considering a move to Chicago within the next year, but I am unsure if it is Pitbull friendly. I was just wondering if anyone might know. I have the option of leaving my Pitbull behind, with My bestfriend and her two kids that adore Teegan, and not having to worry if she is being cared for, but I am unsure if I would want to split her and Labatt up. 

We are good dogs again

Well mom kept us seperated all day yesterday, and she left with Labatt lastnight and didn't come home until this afternoon.  I missed my mom and my sister, although the kids played with me alot and so did my other mommy. As soon as mom let Labatt outside with me I ran over and gave her kisses. Mom shook her head at us, then I heard her tell one of the kids that sometimes Labatt and I need a night apart. I don't care to sleep with out Labatt. I don't like being in the back yard with out her either. 

We are bad

Mom is not happy with us right now. She woke up to us fighting.  I over heard her on the phone and when she got off she gave us the "mean" mom look, then seperated us in to different rooms. We each had to go to the vets. 

Labatt is bruised and walking with a limp, the doctor says she is just sore and will have bruising. I on the hand almost lost my ear.  I had to get stiches and now mom is upset with me.  

She said we are both in big trouble, and she took all of the bones and toys away from us.  We tried to tell her we are sorry, Batty smiled at her, and I even showed her all of my teeth, which normally makes her laugh, but it didn't work today.  

Angry

I get up at 5am this morning and decide it is nice out and I should take Teegan, my pitbull mix for a run.  We go running through the neighbor hood, only one other person is awake right now, and she happily greets the neighbor and rolls over for a quick belly rub.  We hit the road, I decide it would be nice to run to the buddhist temple not far from the house.  On the way a van drives by somewhat slowly, I think to myself, that is nice of them to slow down since the road is somewhat narrow.  About 10 minutes later this same van drives by again, and there is another one right behind it. Both stop on the side of the road, the driver gets out and approches me . He wants to know how much I will sell Teegan for.  As he gets close to us, someone in the second van gets out. I say she isn't for sale, and the guy tells me that everything is for sale.  

The two man continue to advance on my dog and I, and all the sudden I see it happening.  Teegan's ears slick back,  her hair rises on the back of her, and her tail drops, she even leans forward.  I realize that if these two men take a step closer my dog will attack.   She does the low growl I have learned over the years means she is not messing around.   I tell the men she is not friendly, and can very well hurt them, just as I say this, my neighbor, who is a state cop, pulls up in his unmarked car.  He steps out of his car, and asks me if there is a problem, He see's my dog and the way she is acting and he reaches for his gun.  He tells the men they should probably go, and he takes down the plate numbers. After the vans drive away, he comes over and offers to give us a ride home.  He is a little wary about walking right up to my dog and I, for Teegan still looks like she might want to kill someone, but then she realizes it is indeed the neighbor and jumps up and licks his hand.  

I have never been so angry in my life. Did these men think the could hit me over the head and steal my dog?  They would have had to kill me, and more than likely the would have had to kill my dog as well in order to get her.  

I feel as though I should go by a can of mace or a small gun to carry around.  

 

I am venting, but I was enraged, everything has a price.   I was ready to hit the guy when he said that, my dog has no price tag, she can not be bought.

I feel safe with her, I know she would protect me, but at the same time I am worried about that, because what if she does have to protect me one day, she is a pit mix, I wouldn't want anything to happen to her.  

 

interesting article

I found this article to be interesting in the way we (humans) interact with our pets.

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20060285?GT1=10252

 

Hot

It is sooooooo hot outside.  It was up to over 110 degrees today. Mom laid on the kitchen floor with us, she said it was the coolest spot in the house, and she gave us our "special ice cream"  for some reason she wont eat ours.   She said that we are going to get another bath today, seems when it is hot we get to play in the hose alot.  I love the water, and it seems even labatt is liking the hose these days.  She butted me out of the way yesterday when mom broke out the hose. 

We must have been extra good this week cause mom hasn't been going to work, and she has been taking us for rides and letting us run free out front. Although every time I try to run to the neighbors house to pee on their bushes she yells at me to stay in the yard.   She said we are going some where special this weekend.  I hope that it is camping at the beach. Labatt doesn't care for the sand on her toes all that much, but I like to run on the beach.  

thunder.

It's thundering outside. Mom brought us in even though it wasn't raining.  She laughs at me when it thunders, I run around barking in the direction that I hear the thunder.  Teegan hides under the tree and cries, or runs behind me crying.   She isn't a very protective dog sometimes.  Mom always jokes saying that if some one breaks into the house i'ts not Teegan the pit bull mix they have to worry about, its Batty Blue.