Izzy

What a beautiful girl, that's what I say when I look at this dog. She IS the American Pit Bull Terrier. She's very ADBA conformation and if you read their standard - it should say in small letters "Izzy at ASCPBR". She's not flashy or showy, she's just beautiful. She is very athletically balanced, everything in it's place and working to perfection down to the last inch. She watches everything with a sweet quizzical expression and warm brown eyes that could just melt your soul. All she wants is to snuggle up as close to you as possible and she takes deep breaths like she's making sure she knows what you smell like her tail slowly wagging the whole time. Everyone is her friend and she greets everyone calmly with a wag to say hi. She appears to be a very mellow gal.

Like most of these dogs, Izzy has a sad story and yup, you guessed it...it involves a chain and a thick collar and very little love and affection. A shame but she can make up for it now and she loves to cuddle. She will climb into any available lap.

She's very quiet you will almost never hear her bark for any reason. She will whine softly in the crate when you first put her up but will stop and curl up into a ball. She's always awake when I check on her with her hear up, ears cocked and that sweet expression on her face. She is always alert - nothing slips past her gaze. She's a snap to bathe, just stands there quietly and lets you lather her up and rinse her off. She doesn't mind getting her ears cleaned or her nails trimmed. She rides great in the car.

She's a wonderful dog and will make a wonderful pet. She is not aggressive to other animals, she will not start a fight but I can't guarantee she wouldn't fight back if confronted - she is a pit bull after all. She greets everyone the same calmly with a wagging tail. She seems fine with cats under supervision but I would not leave her unsupervised. She seems a little too interested in what they are doing.

As to be expected with a neglected chain dog....she knows NOTHING, not even how to walk on a leash so we are starting with square one to teach the basics and housebreaking. She seems very responsive to training and eager to connect with someone. She picked up the leash walking in one afternoon and now walks nicely at a heel with minimal correction. She's a smart gal, our Izzy.