Foster homes teach Vick's dogs new tricks

[Linflas]

His back resting comfortably against her chest, Hector nestles his massive canine head into Leslie Nuccio's shoulder, high-fiving pit-bull paws against human hands. The big dog ? 52 pounds ? is social, people-focused and happy now, it seems, wearing a rhinestone collar in his new home in sunny California. But as Hector sits up, deep scars stand out on his chest, and his eyes are imploring.

"I wish he could let us know what happened to him," said Miss Nuccio, the big tan dog's foster mother. Hector ought to be dead, she knows ? killed in one of his staged fights, or executed for not being "game" enough, not winning, or euthanized by those who see pit bulls seized in busts as "kennel trash," unsuited to any kind of normal life.

Instead, Hector is learning how to be a pet.

It's nice to read that people are having success at socializing these dogs and that they have a chance at a decent life after what they were used for.

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[paulxcook]

Fantastic.

 

[Specop 007]

I dont know if I could ever fully trust a dog that had been through that. No fault of the dogs mind you, but you just never know if its going to strike out.......

 

[CPA]

If you've ever watched Dog Whisperer, you know that pitbulls can be socialized just as well as any other dog.

 

[Nyati13]

Originally posted by: CPA
If you've ever watched Dog Whisperer, you know that pitbulls can be socialized just as well as any other dog.

Dogs respond very well to love and kindness, ( eh, that sounds so sappy, but it's completely true ) and calm, firm authority.

It's nice to hear that those dogs are doing well.