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Old 04-08-2009, 05:57 AM
 
Location: Connecticut
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My husband and I are big advocates of adopting dogs/cats from shelters. The city of West Hartford/Hartford rents a building from the city of Newington for sheltering rescued dogs. They have a website where you can go look at these dogs who are up for adoption; this is also where we adopted our Pit Bull...Alice...who is an absolute angel and probably the most loveable dog we have ever owned. Please go see the 8 month old Pit who is up for adoption, also other puppies as well as a 10 year old Pit who is being fostered. Don't be afraid of Pits...not ever... The breed is very much misunderstood. The website is wwwhartforddogpound.com

Take one of these poor abandoned babies home...you won't be sorry.
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Old 04-08-2009, 11:01 AM
 
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Thank you for this post! I also thinks its a great idea to adopt from a shelter and its great to spread the word I am looking to adopt a dog soon and will be sure to check out their site.
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Old 04-09-2009, 10:39 AM
 
Location: West Hartford, CT
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Great reminder! Shelter dogs make great pets and they do wonders for the adopter's spirit. Adopt a shelter dog and be prepared to be thanked every day.
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Old 04-09-2009, 12:24 PM
 
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Great reminder! Shelter dogs make great pets and they do wonders for the adopter's spirit. Adopt a shelter dog and be prepared to be thanked every day.
Amen. When we first saw our little pit, she was probably about 25 pounds and had been confiscated by the Canine Officers I believe in Hartford area. She was found tied to a dumpster...had recently had babies and was mortally thin. Someone took her babies and she evidently got left behind. We fell in love with her immediately. She is black with a white chest and 4 white paws and when we saw her for the first time she was absolutely filthy...had only been recently confiscated. We had to wait 7 days before we could take her home but when we did get her home, I physically picked her up and went into the shower with her holding her. She already had kennel cough when we first got her and I had her that very night at the emergency vet. hospital in Cheshire...then more visits to the vet in Yalesville...it took weeks but she did get better.

I slept with her, wiped her little nose for her and rubbed her belly when she would cough her little heart out....She wouldn't eat for the longest time, so I bought baby food in the meat flavor, put it on my fingers and rubbed it on her gums so she would get some nourishment. From baby food, we advanced to moist dog food and I had to sit with her and put the moist food in my hand and let her eat out of my hand. She still stand by her dish and waits for permission to eat. I will never forget the first day she totally ate on her own; it was a coconut donut! We were so excited, we made sure we had plenty of plain donuts on hand for her.

Now, she has been spayed, is up to 54 pounds, has a beautiful black coat with chocolate flecks, her white chest has a pattern to it.....it is the Hawaiian symbol for LOVE!
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Old 03-16-2010, 01:29 PM
 
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Those of you who adopted or newly added a dog to your family, how did you deal with home owners insurance. My insurance had mentioned that they will drop us if we add any of the larger dogs.
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Old 03-16-2010, 01:37 PM
 
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You might want to post this in the Pets section.
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Old 03-16-2010, 01:38 PM
 
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Thanks. Heading over there...
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Old 03-16-2010, 01:38 PM
 
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I've heard that Pitbulls have a strong prey drive and don't do well with smaller animals like cats. Anyone familiar with the breed know about this?
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Old 03-16-2010, 01:41 PM
 
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Adoption is great (that's how we got our cat), but unless you're willing/able to adopt a pit bull I've found it's next to impossible to adopt a dog in CT if you aren't the "perfect" candidate (ie have an adult that doesn't work, fenced in yard, etc, etc).
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Old 03-16-2010, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Cheshire, Conn.
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Adoption is great (that's how we got our cat), but unless you're willing/able to adopt a pit bull I've found it's next to impossible to adopt a dog in CT if you aren't the "perfect" candidate (ie have an adult that doesn't work, fenced in yard, etc, etc).
Yes and no. I was rejected by one agency but approved by another. I don't think either was located in Connecticut though. The one that gave me the green light is Abandoned Angels in Bayside, Queens. They deal with Cocker Spaniels.
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