Pitty Post Day!

I'm so excited that today is finally the day!  It's Blogville Pitty Post Day!  I can't wait to get around and visit everyone who joined me in celebrating all that is great about Pit Bulls!

The look of a very grateful Corbin

Now, this whole day started when I did a post a few months ago called "You Call Me a Pit Bull Like it's a Bad Thing" and my pal, Pip the PipBull, had this great idea to do a blogwide pitty awareness day.  I'm so glad everything came together and I can't image a better way to celebrate my birthday than to raise awareness for my breed.  It means the world to me that all of you are joining in and this is honestly the best birthday present a Corbin could ever ask for!

What to write, what to write...?

Go figure, I had a little bit of writers block while thinking about what I'd post about today.  Do I list off all the good things I've done?  Maybe a story about someone who's mind I've changed?  Something about my past pitty foster siblings?  Maybe just something simple... a photo and a sentance about being awesome?  Well, I couldn't decide and I couldn't find the words to say.  I was stuck.

Bring me the computer, I've got it.

Well, my inspiration came to me on Saturday in the form of two stunning Pit Bulls.

Please meet Oakley and Eva... my TWO new foster siblings.

Oakley, Me (Corbin), and Eva

Now, usually I only get one foster sibling at a time, and since my ouchies, the momma has limited my foster siblingness.  But, a few weekends ago I had a visitor and I was so happy to have another pooch around, the momma said I could have a foster sibling.  Well, how about TWO foster siblings just in time for Pitty Post Day?!  Awesomeness.  Let me tell you a bit about each of them.

Face to melt the hardest of hearts!

This is Oakley... although, the momma keeps calling him Brutus because he sure is a Brute!  Oakley came from a high kill shelter in Kentucky and he's about 7 months old.  I must admit, he's super handsome.  The shelter said he was turned in because his family moved into an apartment that didn't allow large dogs, so he and his Great Dane sister had to go.  Of course the momma fell in love with him when she saw his photo, but man did her heart skip a beat when she met him in person on Saturday when he arrived!

Top notch handsome good looks.

Oakley was one of the most well behaved dogs that the momma has ever seen walk into the rescue.  He was friendly with all the other dogs and even ran away from the Chihuahua mix who started biting after him!  He loved people and even sat down to be pet -what a charmer!  The momma watched as many people walked right past this wonderful dog without even giving him a second glance.  This guy is the total package!  But, for the people that did stop to meet him, he won them all over!  He's a big time snuggler and climbed right into laps and gave out all of his love.  What a dude.

COWABUNGA!!!!

Now, usually I don't get dude fosters.  I like my ladies.  But I've gotta say... this dude is A-OK in my books!

Now, onto Miss. Eva.

Eva is a super sweet little girl.  She's only about 45lbs and she's about 4 years old.  Poor Eva... her family lost their jobs and their house and had to move in with family where the pooches couldn't go.  Somehow, their plea email reached the momma's email box and her heart melted.  The momma agreed to help out this family and take in Eva and her brother Duke.  So, Eva came to me a few hours after Oakley.  She's a wonderful girl and you can definitely tell she had a great family and was really well taken care of. 

Her and Oakley hit it off right away!  They had a great time playing in the yard.  She's also a great snuggler and Saturday night when daddy-o was up at the lake, we ALL got to snuggle with the momma... so I was keeping her legs warm and Oakley and Eva had her sandwiched on the couch! BOL!  SnuggleFestSlumberParty! 

So, now... if you can count, that means there are 3 pitties in my house!  And there hasn't been one single scuffle... we eat together, play together, chew on bones together and snuggle together.  3 dogs who before Saturday had never known each other.  We can't wait to show them off and find them the best of best forever homes!  But, until then, I'm so glad to have some great friends to share the day with.

I know a lot of people have reservations about Pit Bulls... but, to those people I say, meet one.  Meet me.  Meet my foster siblings.  Allow yourself an open mind and the chance to make a great, loyal, loving friend.  Forget the breed name.  What's in a name anyway?  We're not bred to fight, we're bred to love.  Even if we're raised in awful conditions, we're still wired to love.  This is why so many successful adoptions have come from abused and rehibilated pitbulls.  We're lovers.  Give us the chance to love you.

Thank you again to everyone who participated.  This means the world to me.  My hope is that all of these Pitty Posts will reach some of those non pitty people.  I hope they read and understand all the great things about us.  Maybe we can change some minds and maybe, just maybe, we can change the world.

We'll be doing another blog later today with the emails I received from people without blogs!  Also, check out my pal, Deccy.  He's joining in on Pitty Post Day and what's even better, he's trying to fight the ban of "dangerous dogs" in the UK!  I shared my story on his blog today.  Oh, and one more thing... the momma will be taking over my blog tomorrow to do her Pitty Post Day post, so make sure you check back tomorrow!

Happy Pitty Post Day!