Happy Tail: A rescued Pit Bull fits right in with a family's six kids

Right from the start it was clear that Olive was a lover, not a fighter. "When we visited her in the shelter," says her new mom, Brandy Watson, "she didn't bark wildly for our attention. Instead, she just walked up and kind of leaned into my husband's hand."

That was enough to convince the Watsons, who live in Jamestown, ND, that 7-month-old Pit Bull-mix Olive would fit right into their family of six children. Olive was listed on Petfinder by the James River Humane Society, also in Jamestown.

"So many people are afraid of Pit Bulls," Brandy says, "but like any dog, so much of it has to do with how you raise them."

Big though she is, Olive is afraid of some things, including brooms, vacuum cleaners and the family's big male cat ... but not the family kitten.