Not Adoptable?

Thank you to Templeton Rescue in RI for taking the little peanut "brindlefemalepuppy". She is leaving for the airport in the morning and off to start her new life. I wish we could have helped her locally with a home but unfortunately despite our best efforts she remained without any prospects for a home. So we are happily sending her off to a more progressive area where pit mixes and puppies are more wanted.

And what a shame it is too, she is a sweet little puppy. We first posted her when she was about 8-12 weeks old for a kill shelter in the central part of the state. They liked her so much they kept her far longer than they normally hold homeless dogs. The sad reality of shelters is that they take in more dogs than they can house and routinely must euthanize adoptable dogs. It isn't their fault, it is "our" fault collectively as owners, breeders, etc who fail to spay/neuter and do not own their pets responsibly. She had it tough, not only because she is one of thousands of homeless dogs and puppies but she is also not a purebred. She is a mixed breed with the real kiss of death being that part of her mix was obviously "pit bull" and worse still, she was brown with a brindle pattern. The only thing that would have made it worse was if she was black in color. So this poor baby was doomed practically from the day she was born. She is 4 months old now and only finally getting a chance for life.

Pit Mixes are caught between a rock and a hard place. Many people who would consider a mixed breed will balk at adopting a dog with "pit bull" in its heritage because of the breed perception. And those too who might be interested in adopting an American Pit Bull Terrier, rarely consider the mixed breeds. They want the purebred dog. So it in turn makes it harder to find a place for a mixed pit bull in rescue as they are traditionally "completely unwanted" and it takes a long time to find them homes. I have seen some pit mixed dogs up for adoption for years before they ever find a home and some still haven't

Sadder still, larger black mixed breed dogs are the first ones to be euthanized because they are the last ones to be adopted. I don't know why black and brindle dogs are the hardest dogs to find homes for, maybe they blend into the darkness in a shelter? Maybe because of their dark colors, they look less friendly? More blah? Black and Brindle dogs need a second chance, please consider looking past "looks" and pedigrees to find a dog that is truly compatible with your home and needs. They are just as deserving and just as wonderful.