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My tarded boy
I luvs him! We adopted him in June of 2009, he was born May of '08. Adopted him from Sheltered Hearts, a rescue group in Rougemont, NC that specializes in rescuing and rehabing pitbulls. I have had siberian huskies, rottweilers, shepherds, beagles, mutts you name it, this is the best most loving dog I have ever owned, even if he is insane.
He's still young so the happy happy HAPPY nature is still there and he can barely concentrate lol, but when he is focused he is super smart, often only takes one to two tries to master a command, amazing!
A lover of food, he was found wandering the streets of Durham, NC which is a really rough neighborhood. He was infested with sarcoptic mange and didn't have a hair nor an ounce of fat to his name. He was picked up by animal control in March of '09, a rescuer from Sheltered Hearts went to evaluate him and fell in love and brought him to the rescue center to give him the TLC he so desperately needed, he weighed just short of 30 pounds.
In early June we went out to eat at our favorite deli, Jersey Mike's, and then travelled to Rougemont to check out the adoptable dogs and fell in love with a dog who was, oddly enough, named Jersey. It had to be some sort of sign and we got him a week later.
Jer-Z now weighs about 70 pounds and gets two walks and two bowls of food a day, he is the happiest dog I have ever seen and I am happy to have him in my live
This is not stock, do not use without my consent!
Since I am going off to college soon I really wanted to snap a few photos of my boy so I can log into dA and see him everyday
This pic was taken at the tennis courts and came out quite nicely
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What a beautiful face he has! 
It's very sweet that you've adopted him from a rescue. I'm sorry to hear that he had to deal with mange, though. From his personality description, it's sounds like he's a fun dog! XD
I also think it's great you've had other dog experiance before getting a pit. They are quite powerful, but very wonderful dogs once raised right.
It really makes me feel good about the world to see dogs in homes like these.
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Aww thanks ^^ yeah I highly recommend adopting older dogs from rescues and shelters. They have been vaccinated, temperament tested, spayed/neutered and they're out of the crazy puppy stage and on some occasions with Jer-Z he was at a rescue and they had already house trained him, it's pretty awesome lol
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It's always nice bringing in a dog that's already house trained! 
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I never much fancied puppies lol they are cute and all but they chew on everything and adolescent dogs are just horrible animals XD they jump on everyone and everything and they're just too hyper for me lol
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I'd have to agree. Young dogs are really challanging! lol
I've come across people who get puppies, thinking it will be easy, then having to give them up at a shelter because they had no idea what they were in for. It's really a shame.
I'm actually working on training my neibor's puppy a little bit. She's a border collie boxer mix that they rescued from a shelter. She has the potential to be an awesome dog, but she nips, pees when excited, jumps up in your face, charges everyone she sees (in a playful way), but at least is slowly getting better. I'm already seeing some change in her, she's really smart, but just a bit crazy. XD
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Omg border collies and boxers are both sooo hyper active, I got run over by my uncle's collie I hated that dog xD we had some friends with an older boxer named Roxie, she was really sweet but I've seen some psycho ones too xD they just need to learn that not everyone wants to play all the freakin time lol but training a dog when it's young can literally save its life later, I hate seeing dogs in the shelter.
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I know right? I've known plently of boxers, and most of them cant wait to get right in your face! Because of this, quite a few times the puppy got nipped at by some older dogs that did not want anything to do with her. XD I suppose it's good she's realising not every dog wants her climbing all over them. I'm just grateful her owners are very deturmined to keep at her training and not give up.
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Nothing like life saving training, the rescue I adopted Jer-Z from has asked me to design their logo
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Really? That's an awesome opportunity! I wish you the best of luck!
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Aww, what an absolutely adorable boy.
Pitbulls really come in the most beautiful coat colours, I think.
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I really like the tri-color ones
Jer-Z is brown but because of the mange he suffered as a stray he has several translucent hairs in his coat as a result of the scarring so his overall color is sort of a silvery brown, very interesting
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I like the redish brown and white ones best and I also know one, who's a very light shade of brown, but with darker brown brindle, he's also quite a beauty. :3
Aww, poor boy he had to live as a stray, but he's got a good home now. :3
Yeah, it sounds pretty interesting. c8
My pooch is plain black. XD Which isn't that exciting a colour, but also nice, I think. ;3
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With lotsa white like a piebald or with white markings like mine? I like the solid jet black ones like that pit in the movie "Black Dog"
Fast forward to 2:05 [link]
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he looks so cute!
it sounds like you really love this dog. I wish you many happy years with him.
this is a really nice pic. I can see the love you have for this dog.
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He is the best dog I've had, if you look closely you can see my reflection(my head and shoulders) in his right eye
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What a handsome boy! Love those eyes, he's very pretty. And respect for you for adopting a dog, let alone a pitbull. That breed has a bad reputation, just like many other breeds, but it's caused by people, not the animals. All those dogs I've met have been wonderful. My dad used to breed rottweilers so yeah. When I'm old enough and have my own space (minimum age is 20 around here to adopt an animal) I very much intend to rescue a puppy/young dog. They all deserve a second chance (:
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100% true, though bred to fight and if put in the wrong situation a pitbull can cause great damage, if raised and trained properly they are the best dogs imo. Ours loves children and other dogs, except the little dogs down the street that attack him, I hate those little fuckers
We've had three rotts, great dogs too
Feels great to give a needy dog a second chance
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Yeah well of course any dog can cause trouble and damage if not kept properly or put into great stress, some breeds are more sensitive to such things than others but still. My dad had 4 rotties plus 13 litters I think... So yeah that breed is very familiar
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I bet if left inside mine would eat everything XD
My family has had three rottweilers, all named Samson
I think I would be good at fostering but may get attached lol
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Aww yeah xD The rotties couldn't be left unsupervised with anything that smelled like it could be eatable lol.
Yeah I believe I would do good at fostering, but my heart would break when I'd have to give the dog away... Respect for the people who are able to do that lol
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I was raking today and looked over and Jer-Z was dragging a limb around that was bigger than he was lol the funniest part was when he tried to go between two trees with the limb in his mouth XD
Either I am a really good trainer or the dog is a genious cuz he picks up on commands real quick, so yeah, a good fosterer def, giving the dog up, not so much XD
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Aww bless him. One of my fathers rotties used to pick up small, fallen trees when walking in forests and well of course it didn't turn out too well for her when she tried to get somewhere with it xD
All dogs I've ever been with have been super fast learners or I might have been clear enough, who knows. But yeah giving up the dog is not the fun part.
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I've taught Jer-Z to jump up on things, that's how I got him up on the wall for a photo, hez a genious!!
I've heard of dogs carrying around railroad ties, strong jaws and necks! amaaazing
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yeah my dog knows all kinds of tricks
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More people need to see examples of Pit Bulls like your guy, including my Mom. She refuses to believe that not all Pit Bulls are fighting dogs, etc. and has told me numerous times, 'If you ever get a Pit Bull, I will not come to visit you.'
While I am extremely partial to German Shepherds, I would love to have a Pit Bull, I have heard numerous times that they are wonderful dogs
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If you adopt from a shelter these dogs have been through a battery of tests to asess them for any signs of aggression toward people, children, dogs, cats, around food etc so a rescue pit is the best dog ever imo. Mine is scared to death of this fluffy little white dog down the street, it's sad XD
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wooow o_O
very-very beautiful *-*
i love pitbull =3
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Aw, What an adorable Pit. They are one of my favorite breeds! If I were not so active in agility, they would be my first choice of dog
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Thanx, I have been teaching him "over" "up" "down" and the like, in this pic infact, he is standing on the 'bleachers' it's just terraced so people can sit, but he is pretty obedient and really smart
Agility looks like tons of fun, I love to watch it on tv XD
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Oh it is incredibly fun! Once you and your dog both get the hang of it, you get super competitive. Its a blast
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lol I like it when the dog jumps into the handler's arms at the end of the run
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lol, haha the dogwalk can be scary to some. I guess Im lucky one of my Eng. cockers, Flynn, Is 'stupid' in that sense. He doesnt over think things, he does it jsut to please and to get his treat! On the other hand, my Cocker pup, Julia, is so so smart an in tuned, we joke and say she is part BC 
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lol, gotta like a detirmined dog that jumps right in with all four feet to please you
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Thanx
Rednose pits have the amber eyes, they're very pretty
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You're welcome.
And you're right, they are.
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