Hello (and HAPPY THANKSGIVING) from Rochester, NY

Please tell us about yourself! You will not be able to post on the rest of the board until you have posted here

Postby Miss_Pits » November 25th, 2009, 12:23 pm

Hello :wave2:

My name is Amanda and I am from Rochester, NY. I have had a pittie in my life since March of 2005 and can't imagine life without one!

Phoenix was rescued from Animal Rescue (who has adoption days at PetSmart) on March 26, 2005. I had been working at PetSmart since June of 2004 and watched the rescue take in 15 pittie puppies and get all but Phoenix adopted out. He was the 'ugly' one of the group, sort of a plain Jane. He was 10 1/2 months old before I adopted him and is the love of my life!

He does have his issues though. He is very shy with new people, and not very brave about trying new things. It took a couple of years before he would comfortably walk around and explore the house. When I first adopted him, he refused to walk on a leash and spent much of his time in his crate. He has come a LONG way in the past few years and is now working with me as my 'training assistant' when working with dogs who are fearful of other dogs.

Colt is my newest pup and the baby of the pack. He is going to be a year old on 12/7. He was rescued from a terrible BYB at the age of 7 weeks. He has been a handful! I work at a vet clinic so he came to work with me every day as a puppy for socialization and training and it shows! Though, he was attacked by a yorkie at 12wks old and now has a fear of little dogs which we are working on. Colt and I are going to start working on weight pull and we are working on our CGC and hopefully going to get into Rally.

India is our Shepherd/Rott mix and she is going to be 7 in May. She was being given away by someone at a Festival when she was about 6 weeks old and I am a HUGE sucker - so, she came home with me. She is a gem. She is the queen bee in the house, she is smart, well behaved and a beauty to boot!

Along with the dogs we also have 5 cats and 9 rats. 2 of the cats were abandoned at my job and the other 2 kittens I raised from the time they were about 16hrs old (at the same time a co-worker and I were raising baby raccoons). Our oldest cat is a rescued barn cat.

I am currently taking classes through Penn Foster to become a Vet Tech. I also run a small pet sitting business and I am an assistant trainer for Tails of Success (http://www.tailsofsuccessNY.com) and I am trying to self educate myself enough while I raise the money to get a training certificate of some sort. I live near down town Rochester with my boyfriend of 4yrs.

And now... Here are some pictures!!

Image
Myself and my beasties on team Tails of Success at the Lollypop Farm Barktober Fest (I'm the one with the little pittie, Colt, wearing the red harness)

Image
Colt as a bitty baby in early Feb. 2009

Image
Colt with his BEST friend Kamin the Irish Setter

Image
Colt at work with me

Image
Colt and Phoenix - they TRULY have a love hate relationship.

Image
Colt and Phoenix again

Image
Colt and the baby Coons

Image
Baby coons shortly before going to the rehab-er

Image
Phoenix and Colt

Image
India and Colt

Image
"I got yer taillll!!"

Image
Sebastian and Marla (bottle babies)

Image
Sparrow and Trout

Image
Trout and Anthony the rat

Image
India and Colt


Hope you enjoyed!!!
Amanda

Dogs are miracles with paws.
User avatar
Miss_Pits
Just Whelped
 
Posts: 34
Location: Rochester, NY

Postby iluvk9 » November 25th, 2009, 12:47 pm

Welcome, Amanda! What great looking dog and er...raccoons? 8)
iluvk9
I'm Cougarific!
 
Posts: 14900
Location: New York

Postby amazincc » November 25th, 2009, 1:32 pm

Welcome to PBT!!! :wave2:

You have a gorgeous zoo... :)
User avatar
amazincc
Jessica & Mick
 
Posts: 9814
Location: Holding them both in my heart.

Postby madremissy » November 25th, 2009, 1:59 pm

Hello and Welcome to PBT. All your animals are gorgeous. Thanks for the photos.
User avatar
madremissy
I have a basketball and I'm not afraid to use it.
 
Posts: 3786
Location: meansville, ga

Postby LMM » November 25th, 2009, 2:46 pm

What gorgeous animals! A pet sitter you say and here I am in the market for one, what a coinky dink! ;)
User avatar
LMM
I'll Kick Your Ass
 
Posts: 1834
Location: Bitch please....

Postby Miss_Pits » November 25th, 2009, 3:37 pm

LMM wrote:What gorgeous animals! A pet sitter you say and here I am in the market for one, what a coinky dink! ;)


Indeed I am :wink:
Amanda

Dogs are miracles with paws.
User avatar
Miss_Pits
Just Whelped
 
Posts: 34
Location: Rochester, NY

Postby Marinepits » November 25th, 2009, 4:10 pm

Image
Never make someone a priority in your life when that someone treats you like an option.
User avatar
Marinepits
Proud Infidel
 
Posts: 15621
Location: New England

Postby Jenn » November 25th, 2009, 4:12 pm

Hello and welcome, what a crew :)
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure....
User avatar
Jenn
undecided
 
Posts: 11382
Location: TX

Postby maberi » November 25th, 2009, 6:44 pm

Welcome to the forum. Great looking crew!!!

Fellow Rochester pit owner, Matt :wave2:
Look beyond what your own eyes see
User avatar
maberi
I Save My Empty Calories For The Bottle
 
Posts: 2781
Location: rochester, ny

Postby TheRedQueen » November 25th, 2009, 7:49 pm

Fantastic! A new member that we don't have to beg pics from! 8) Welcome to you and your crew!
"I don't have any idea if my dogs respect me or not, but they're greedy and I have their stuff." -- Patty Ruzzo

"Dogs don't want to control people. They want to control their own lives." --John Bradshaw
User avatar
TheRedQueen
I thought I lost my Wiener... but then I found him.
 
Posts: 7184
Location: Maryland

Postby Miss_Pits » November 25th, 2009, 8:07 pm

No shortage of pictures here!!

Thanks for all the compliments guys!
Amanda

Dogs are miracles with paws.
User avatar
Miss_Pits
Just Whelped
 
Posts: 34
Location: Rochester, NY

Postby pitbullmamaliz » November 25th, 2009, 8:54 pm

Welcome! :wave:
"Remember - every time your dog gets somewhere on a tight leash *a fairy dies and it's all your fault.* Think of the fairies." http://www.positivepetzine.com"

http://www.pitbullzen.com
http://inaradog.wordpress.com
User avatar
pitbullmamaliz
Working out in the buff causes chafing
 
Posts: 15438
Location: Cleveland, OH

Postby kera09 » November 25th, 2009, 10:06 pm

welcome to pbt :wave2: i havent been on a vaca in YEARS and would love one!! hint hint. hehe what an awesome bunch of animals you have!
duge, ava, lulu and martini's momma :)
User avatar
kera09
Hyper Adolescent Bully
 
Posts: 318
Location: rochester

Postby ArtGypsy » November 25th, 2009, 10:22 pm

HOLY COW, I MAY FAINT... :o :o :o

The CUTENESS-FACTOR is TOO MUCH....... :rolleyes2: :rolleyes2:

Welcome to PBT!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm Jody, I Live in Nebraska, and I JUST MAY have to drive out and snuggle those babies.... :love:
“Hope has two beautiful daughters: their names are Anger and Courage.
Anger that things are the way they are.
Courage to make them the way they ought to be.”----Augustine
User avatar
ArtGypsy
First I Caught Her, Then I Didn't Share My Fries
 
Posts: 946
Location: Eastern Nebraska


Return to Introductions

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users

cron