Copa Joe
I was wanting a dog for some time now and never really considered a ‘shelter dog’, I just decided to stop in on my day off, and saw this beautiful, gentle, playful goof ball running around his pen, pushing the top half, of a two piece dog house with his nose, barking at it! He came running right up to me and we hung and played ball and fetch for awhile… Then I realized that he had (a good portion of) Pit Bull in him… STOP EVERYTHING!! Only crazy people have Pit Bulls! I honestly thought that the only way to get a ‘good dog’ would be through a reputable breeder, and that he would have to be a puppy in order to be trained properly (and certainly not a Pit Bull!). I was wrong…I left that day without him, and researched Pit Bulls and spoke with (Pit Bull) owners. I had pre-conceived, negative ideas. The only information I had for them was through the Media… Truth be told, Pits are only as vicious as their owners train them to be. They do not have in-bread DNA to make them snap or attack.
I adopted Copa Joe (then named Strike) in April of 2010, from the Florida Keys S.P.C.A. He is a beautiful black, Pit/Lab mix with a white ‘tuxedo’ chest and orange eyes. I can’t say enough about Cathy and the Staff at the SPCA. They had cared for him for 6 months, trained him his basic commands, he was ‘house broken’ and well socialized with other people and animals (well… we’re still working on the cat part :). He loves the ocean and swimming in pools and ANYTHING to do with water!! He’s so Cool! THANK YOU for my new best buddy and educating me on just how Wonderful SPCA pets can be! He’s everything I wanted in a dog!
We’re going swimming now….. Cheers!
Paul and Copa
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