INDICA KENNELS
American Staffordshire Terriers and Boston Terriers

I began volunteering at Sacramento County Animal Control when I was 14 yrs old. Throughout the time I was there (4 yrs) I was lucky enough to fall in love with Pit Bulls,I earned a lot of respect, I ran my own pit bull rescue, I was foster care coordinator and I was also Youth leader volunteer. I ran into a lot of pit bulls with uncontrollable aggression, and other very severe problems. I ended up only being able to rescue/place puppies under the age of 1 yr. I had to make the decision to euthanize too many dogs due to terrible behavior issues that were not their fault. Obviously dog aggression in this breed is somthing that is inevitable, however- you have to expect the general public to be able to control it.. and unfortunately most of them cannot and euthanaisa becomes a better option. I decided that it was too heart breaking to continue with rescue and thought I would get a dog from a known back ground.

 My best friend was already into showing and I didn't really have much interest in it, but I decided to get a show dog... along came Indy... UKC CH Delta's Miss Bacardi Blue. Indy was from a back yard breeder with the most scatterbed pedigree I ever saw! I of course did not know what a scatterbred pedigree was until I was educated. She did not have one single show CH on her pedigree, but I loved her and she was beautiful! I started to show her when she was 6 months old, she did AWESOME! Better than anyone could dream for a back yard breeder pup! I was so happy with her, I couldn't wait to health test her and breed her... no problem, right? WRONG... I was devastated when I had her OFA cardiac exam done by a cardiologist and she was diagnosed with a grade II murmur, mitral valve displaysia and subaortic stenosis (in other words- genetic cardiac disease) Keep in mind that I had her to the vet on many occasion where my regular vet did not hear her murmur. When I told her breeder, his comment was, "I'm sorry to hear that"... rather disappointing. She is now 3 yrs old, has all her heart concerns, chronic knee joint fluid for unknown reasons, and is in the early stages of hip displaysia... and of course is spayed! She is the only dog with genetic defects I allowed myself to keep, she is so attached to me, it's rediculous- I call her my genetic trainwreck! It really is too bad, because she is an exceptional example of the breed, there is seriously not a lot conformation wise that I can fault her on, and she has a temperment to die for. One of the most naturally dog friendly pit bulls I have ever come across.

She now spends her days as a blood donor and a couch potato!

 So, after major disappointment #1- I thought I'd try again...see Ronan's page for his story and pictures, and of course, check out my beautiful girl Indy on her page.