January 2008 - Posts

• Jan 31 2008 Nat Geo to follow the Vicktory dogs By Michael Mountain

  National Geographic have asked us if they can follow the progress of some of the Vicktory dogs in one or more episodes of Dogtown to be aired later this year. The first three episodes of their new series about life at Best Friends Dogtown aired in January... Read full blog posting >> with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Best Friends, Nat Geo, Dogtown, Michael Mountain, Vicktory

• Jan 31 2008 Meet one of the cupcakes! By patty_hegwood

  Spending several weeks with these delightful creatures, a bit of whimsy strikes and a touch of giddiness – that these guys are actually safe and are beginning to "show up", so to speak. I'm talking about what happens when dogs – any dogs... Read full blog posting >> with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Dogs, Best Friends, pit bulls, Vicktory, Patty Hegwood

• Jan 29 2008 Pittie cupcakes By patty_hegwood

  Patty Hegwood, director of animal care at Best Friends, writes from her unofficial side about the Vicktory dogs. Lying in Ellen's room here at the sanctuary, I am mushing her head around with my hands and she is licking my face. We are like two girlfriends... Read full blog posting >> with 9 comment(s)

• Jan 29 2008 Do dogs have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? By drfrank

  Dr. Frank writes about caring for the emotional and mental needs of the Vicktory dogs. Rehabilitation of fighting dogs has received very little attention and no systematic study. How does the experience of being used for fighting – which includes not... Read full blog posting >> with 11 comment(s) Filed under: Best Friends, Vick, Dogtown, dog, Dr Frank

• Jan 28 2008 Lucas’s 15 minutes of fame! By Michael Mountain

  Lucas was the star of the show today, as dozens of folks, from Inside Edition to the New York Times , got to meet the Vicktory dogs for the first time. Lucas is one of the "champion" dogs, and you can see it in his face, which is covered all... Read full blog posting >> with 1 comment(s)

• Jan 27 2008 The Poster Children By FrancisB

  When the 22 Pit Bulls rescued from Michael Vick's Virginia property arrived at Best Friends earlier this month it was hard to imagine that these were the dogs that the HSUS's Wayne Pacelle was referring to when he commented in an interview, "If... Read full blog posting >> with 8 comment(s)

• Jan 28 2008 How popular are pit bulls? By Michael Mountain

  Merritt Clifton, editor of Animal People , takes issue with my previous post, in which I wrote: " Remember that only a generation or two ago, pit bulls were renowned as 'America's family dog.'" He promptly e-mails me, saying: This... Read full blog posting >> with 11 comment(s)

• Jan 28 2008 Hounds of the Baskervilles? By Michael Mountain

  I'm no expert on pit bulls, so I was as curious as anyone else to see what these somewhat self-effacing celebrities were like when they first arrived here. In a nutshell: they're very different from anything you may have imagined or been led to... Read full blog posting >> with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Dogs, Best Friends, pit bulls, Dogtown, Michael Mountain

• Jan 28 2008 The story so far By Michael Mountain

  We call them the Vicktory dogs. They're the 22 dogs, rescued from ex-football star Michael Vick's infamous Bad Newz Kennels, who are now living at Best Friends. And now that the final court proceedings have been concluded, we can begin to introduce... Read full blog posting >> with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Dogs, Best Friends, Michael, pit bulls, Michael Mountain