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It's The Pits K-9 Rescue

Rescuing and Rehoming Bully Breeds. Educating the Public. Lovin' the Bullies!

About Me


..It's The Pits is a canine rescue that coordinates the fostering and adoption of dogs that haven't yet found their permanent home. We specialize in American Staffordshire Terriers ("Am Staffs"), but will do our best to help all breeds, often by referrals to other local rescues that specialize in that type of dog. We are located in North County San Diego, as are many of the foster homes that we work with to give the animals a temporary and loving home before they are placed into permanent situations.· We rescue dogs from various shelters, evaluate them, ensure they are healthy and match them with the appropriate family.· We take pride in finding the correct dog for the families that contact us by matching the activity level of the dog to the family's needs and making sure that other pets in the family work well with the new addition to the pack. All of this is important in finding forever homes for our rescued pets.· If you are looking for a special dog, or can help by serving as a temporary foster parent, please contact us.For more information on fostering or adopting, please visit the official website for It's The Pits at www.itsthepits.org or email Beth Gruff at [email protected]

My Interests

GREAT PIT BULL STORY:One of our dogs was recently accepted into a non-profit k-9 training program called Law Dogs USA. Chance will be trained for 4 months in Washington and will be given at no charge to a police department who is in need of a service dog (most departments would love a sniffing dog, but cannot afford one as they cost $4000-$10000!) to serve as a bomb or narcotics sniffing dog! She has excelled in her preliminaries and we know we will see great things from her! Law Dogs USA is special in that is is non-profit, so all of you are familiar that they rely solely on donations AND they only take in pit bulls from shelters or rescues! They see the great in these dogs along with their intelligence and willingness to work, PLUS they know that these dogs need more help getting out of shelters and into great situations. For more information on Law Dogs USA please visit www.lawdogsusa.org and http://www.10news.com/news/13213899/detail.html?rss=sand& ;psp=newsWE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF DONATIONS................. Bruce: Bruce came to us from a very upset woman; she was getting a divorce and her husband couldn't take his dogs...so we acquired two WONDERFUL blue pits. Bruce went into foster care and within 2 days, tripped down the stairs and tore his ACL. Whether he exacerbated an old injury or created a new one, he went in for surgery, costing us $2400!!! We have some donations from the previous owner and current foster, but still have A LOT of money owed to the surgeon!Mitzie: 14 week old pup that fractured her hip. She recently had FHO surgery and is recovering with us now. Total Cost: $1000-$1200.If you are able to donate, please visit www.itsthepits.org to contribute via paypal. Please specify which dog you would like to assist. We (the rescue and the doggies) really appreciate it as we operate solely on donations!THANK YOU TO THE MYSPACE FUND FOR ANIMALS: WE RECEIVED $320 THIS MONTH TO HELP WITH OUR HEAP OF MEDICAL BILLS!!!

Heroes:

Beth Gruff (President), Eric Gruff (Vice-President/Webmaster), Adina F. (Foster Coordinator/Secretary), Nicole Edwards (Medical Director), Governor Animal Clinic, Royal Canin, Iams/Eukanuba, fosters, and volunteers of It's The Pits.

My Blog

FOSTERS URGENTLY NEEDED!

Updated 4/19/07Hey All-We currently have a few dogs that are in need of loving foster homes!Kellan (American Pit Bull Terrier Mix)Neutered male, about a year old.  Larger dog, but super sweet and...
Posted by It's The Pits K-9 Rescue on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:19:00 PST

Urban Legends about Pit Bulls

Pit Bulls Have Locking Jaws:NO! The pit bull's jaws are the same as any other breed of dog; ask any veterinarian.  Pit bulls have been bred to not let go and have well muscled jaws, however, thei...
Posted by It's The Pits K-9 Rescue on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:41:00 PST

Great Pit Bull Videos

Check out these great videos (and prepare to get emotional!): http://server.inalbum.com/show/jodipreis/Message_to_the_Medi a2.html?296033009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGairk18L8g http://www.youtub...
Posted by It's The Pits K-9 Rescue on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:10:00 PST

Fight Breed Specific Legislation

The pit bull is probably the most misunderstood dog in the United States, if not the World.  People see them and cross the street out of fear and try to ban them from their cities.  Why? Sim...
Posted by It's The Pits K-9 Rescue on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:54:00 PST

Can you find the Pit Bull?

Can you properly identify the American Pit Bull Terrier in it's proper form? If you're up for the challenge, please visit the following sites: http://members.aol.com.radogz/find.html http://www.pitbul...
Posted by It's The Pits K-9 Rescue on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:43:00 PST

Pit Bull -Fact or Fiction

What is a pit bull? Pit bulls are actually not one breed of dog but 3: the American pit bull terrier (ABPT), the American Staffordshire terrier (AMSTAFF) and the Staffordshire bull terrier (STAFFIE).&...
Posted by It's The Pits K-9 Rescue on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:28:00 PST