[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by pstinard

The mother and son were out with the dog this morning and I came over and got introduced to the puppy. It's a healthy male Staffordshire Bull Terrier mix with thick, thick (did I say THICK?) brindle colored hair by the name of Lightning. He's soft, fluffy, and fat, and about three months old (as I guessed). I can tell he's going to be a handful, but hopefully the neighbors will give him the love and care he deserves. I petted him and loved on him for a couple of minutes, and he wanted to come home with me, LOL! He's already as big as Bella, so sorry, Lightning, you can't come home with me.

I think the big issue is that the little boy is away at school during the day and the mother is at work, so the dog is left in the care of a rather cranky grandmother who doesn't have the patience for little Lightning. I think it was the grandmother who insisted that Lightning be banished to the back yard. This probably wouldn't be as big a problem if Lightning had a properly constructed heated dog house with a decent dog run. They have the space and money for it, and they also have a big back porch they could set it up on, so there is really no excuse other than meanness or ignorance.

I think that the mother knew that they were wrong to keep the puppy out in the rain yesterday, and she seemed relieved that I wasn't upset about the new puppy. I'll give them a chance and offer friendly advice if I see anything odd going on. At this point, calling an animal control officer would be a last resort.

The attached photo is NOT a photo of Lightning, but he looks a lot like the puppy in this photo, except with thicker hair, if you can imagine.

I see this going poorly. Pits need a lot of training but hopefully they do it and don't either just give up and get rid of him or don't train him at all.