Pit Bull finds a home after 10 years in a shelter in Texas
@Deepizzaguy (122367)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
July 23, 2022 4:13pm CST
An American pit bull mixed breed female named Jill came to the Clay County Animal Shelter in Henrietta Texas 10 years ago a stray dog who suffered from heartworms that was close of ending her life.
After Jill was given medical treatment at the animal shelter, she was available to be adopted by a loving person who wanted to adopt her.
The problem was that since Jill was a Pit Bull, no landlord wanted that breed of dog in their home or building.
Jill was able to stay alive inside of the animal shelter in Henrietta since the shelter has a no kill policy.
Jill had the greatest gift of her lifetime when on the Fourth Of July, Keelie Blassingame came to the animal shelter in hopes of adopting Jill as her new best friend for life.
Keelie went to seek approval from her landlord who after seeing Jill in person, granted Keelie her permission to have Jill as a member of her home for life.
Better late than never in this case.
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@Deepizzaguy (122367)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 22
That is true since it is a shame that Jill being a pit bull was not allowed to be adopted because of her being a pit bull.
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@Deepizzaguy (122367)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 22
@RubyHawk That is a good question since some politicians give in to the demand of special interests group to ban pit bulls from their community.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 Jul 22
@Deepizzaguy I wonder why they don’t allow pit bulls to be adopted. Many people have pit bulls for pets.
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@RasmaSandra (98157)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Jul 22
That is just wonderful and what a great photo that pitbull is so very happy,
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@Deepizzaguy (122367)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 22
10 years inside of an animal shelter is a very long time to the point that the employees inside of the shelter are going to miss Jill but they are happy to learn that Jill will be living with a new owner.
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@JudyEv (382656)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jul 22
@Deepizzaguy So they should have a few very pleasant years ahead of them.
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@Deepizzaguy (122367)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 22
@JudyEv Keelie will enjoy the company of Jill for quite a long time.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Jul 22
This is actually a beautiful love story, for Jill and also, for Keelie! My son has a pitbull, Mackie is the sweetest boy in the world:)
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@Deepizzaguy (122367)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 22
My late mom said that it is how a dog is raised by an owner that determines if they are sweet or bad.
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@Deepizzaguy (122367)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 22
@kobesbuddy That is true since one of my previous dogs who was a German Shepherd mix hated males since his previous owner who was males abused him.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Jul 22
@Deepizzaguy Any dog will turn mean, if they are abused and treated mean.
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@LindaOHio (222896)
• United States
24 Jul 22
No dog should ever have to spend 10 years in a shelter. That makes me want to cry. I'm glad Jill now has a loving home.
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@Deepizzaguy (122367)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 22
I know what you mean the dog must have felt depressed being inside of an animal shelter for a long period of time just because of her being a pit bull.
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@Deepizzaguy (122367)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Jul 22
So am I since despite being a pit bull, Jill has a right to live with an owner who will care for her for the remainder of her life.
