Indica Pie 1999-2002
Indica Pie was my first pit bull. I volunteered for Sacramento County Animal Control from the time I was 14yrs-17 yrs old. I immediately fell in love with Pit Bulls, I was intrigued as to why so many people were terrified of them, when what I saw was a wiggly ball of sweetness. I was like a lot of other people, my parents did not like pit bulls, (for no apparent reason) and I grew up with a golden retriever and a lab. One day as I was scoping out the kennels and I glanced in a kennel that had a very thin beautiful buckskin brindle and white pit bull female terrified in the corner. Her nipples were practically hanging to the ground, so she had puppies somewhere, I immediately stopped and squatted down in front of her, and she was too scared to move. The moment I made eye contact with that dog, I knew I had to save her. I took her home, and a long rehabilitation process began.
She was probably abused, due to her behavior at home. She would run and hide at every loud noise she heard, she would cower if you lifted anything above your waist. It was almost impossible to take pictures of her because she was afraid of the camera. I don’t have many pics of her due to her fear.
Finally, with a lot of desensitizing and socialization with the help of my friends, she started to become a normal dog. The dedication she showed me was all I needed to know that I could never live without a pit bull again. She is what made me fall in love with the breed.
I lost her in a tragic accident due to a person’s bad judgment. She was the greatest dog I ever had, and even though she was only in my life for a short time, about 2 yrs, I will never have another dog like her again. I am a true believer that you have one dog in your life that is THE dog, almost like a soul mate, and she was the one. I wish she was still in my life, I still miss her very much.
I did Pit Bull rescue for about 2 yrs until I realized the heartbreak it caused and started to concentrate on buying pit bull puppies from known backgrounds, and got into showing. I had to make too many hard decisions when I did rescue, and no 16 yr old should ever have to make the decision to euthanize a pup due to uncontrollable aggression. I have the greatest respect for people who do rescue, I can’t.