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    Pit Bull Princes and Princesses

    Pit Bull Princes and Princesses
    Dog Writer Dorothy / Pit Bulls / Rescue Dogs

    Photographer Sophie Gamand used to feel irrational fear at the sight of a pit bull.  Then she decided to explore her fear and found a great way to help change the image people have of pit bulls–create lovely photographs after crowning them with garlands of delicate flowers, hardly what you would …

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    Dogs Get You Out and About

    Dog Writer Dorothy / Rescue Dogs / Stories about Dogs

    One of the great things about dogs is they help us get our bodies moving and take us to fun places.   You may not have a dog-friendly beach available like these folks in California, but there are leash-free dog parks in many towns and cities these days.  For me, …

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    Vick Dog Ginger Girl’s Happy Ending

    Vick Dog Ginger Girl’s Happy Ending
    Dog Writer Dorothy / Pit Bulls / Rescue Dogs / Stories about Dogs / Vick Dogs

    While working on “Saving Audie: A Pit Bull Puppy Gets a Second Chance,” I naturally became concerned about the fate of the other Vick dogs.  One image stood out in my mind, a photo of a thin, scared puppy from the Vick operation that appears in the book.  Her face …

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    Expand Your Life, Adopt a Dog

    Dog Writer Dorothy / Rescue Dogs / Stories about Dogs

    It’s National Dog Day, a chance to celebrate our favorite animal companion.  Many shelters across America are celebrating this day by offering “specials” on adoptions.  And even if your local shelter isn’t into specials, today’s a day to consider making a new and very special friend.   Shelter dogs offer …

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    Revisiting Audie, My Vick Dog Hero

    Revisiting Audie, My Vick Dog Hero
    Dog Writer Dorothy / Pit Bulls / Rescue Dogs / Stories about Dogs / Vick Dogs

    May, 2010: As I knocked on the door, photographer Bill Muñoz and I heard a dog barking loudly from inside the house, and we exchanged nervous glances.  Our anticipation was high, because we were about to meet Audie, a young pit bull rescued three years earlier from Michael Vick’s notorious dog-fighting operation.  Bill …

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