Summer

We rarely take dogs from farther than the Central Valley of California because there are so many in need closer to home. BUT, sometimes there's a situation of such great need or educational value, such as our puppy mill rescues, or in this case, victims of organized dog fighting, that we make an exception.<br/><br/>We have always loved Pit Bulls and we rescue a lot of them, and multiple awesome Pitties have shared the homes of our founders and volunteers as both fosters and permanent residents. But there was a time, many years ago, when we felt that euthanasia was the only option for dogs from dog fighting cases. With so many Pits already in need that aren't specifically bred and trained for fighting, it didn't seem to make sense to try and save those that were. Thankfully, over the years we've kept an open mind, met some of the wonderful dogs from the Michael Vick case, and learned from the awesome folks over at Bad Rap. Every dog, like every human, deserves to be judged on their own merits, rather than breed, race, or history. And so, two little hard luck, fight bust Pitties have joined us. <br/><br/>Summer is probably around 6 years old and super petite at about 35 pounds. Her story is vague. She was seized in an "alleged" dog fighting case right around the same time as the notorious OK190 case (2024) and where our other dog is from), but details are sealed. The OK190 case refers to a landmark Federal animal cruelty investigation in Oklahoma involving one of the largest dog fighting operations ever uncovered in the United States. Summer has clearly had some litters, but no more in her future. She greets dogs calmly and politely through the fence. She does think cats are for chasing.<br/><br/>Summer has been living in a kennel for nearly 2 years since her rescue and was likely living on a chain before that. She almost certainly has never experienced life as a loved companion. We'll be working hard to teach her that people can be kind, safe, and good.<br/><br/>Applications at:<br/><br/>http://dogwoodanimalrescue.org/adoption-application-dogs/<br/><br/><br/>You can follow us on social media at:<br/><br/>https://.www.instagram.com/dogwoodanimalrescue/<br/>https://.www.facebook.com/.DogwoodAnimalRescue/<br/> <br/><br/>Making a difference, one animal at a time.

We rarely take dogs from farther than the Central Valley of California because there are so many in need closer to home. BUT, sometimes there's a situation of such great need or educational value, such as our puppy mill rescues, or in this case, victims of organized dog fighting, that we make an exception.

We have always loved Pit Bulls and we rescue a lot of them, and multiple awesome Pitties have shared the homes of our founders and volunteers as both fosters and permanent residents. But there was a time, many years ago, when we felt that euthanasia was the only option for dogs from dog fighting cases. With so many Pits already in need that aren't specifically bred and trained for fighting, it didn't seem to make sense to try and save those that were. Thankfully, over the years we've kept an open mind, met some of the wonderful dogs from the Michael Vick case, and learned from the awesome folks over at Bad Rap. Every dog, like every human, deserves to be judged on their own merits, rather than breed, race, or hist

We rarely take dogs from farther than the Central Valley of California because there are so many in need closer to home. BUT, sometimes there's a situation of such great need or educational value, such as our puppy mill rescues, or in this case, victims of organized dog fighting, that we make an exception.

We have always loved Pit Bulls and we rescue a lot of them, and multiple awesome Pitties have shared the homes of our founders and volunteers as both fosters and permanent residents. But there was a time, many years ago, when we felt that euthanasia was the only option for dogs from dog fighting cases. With so many Pits already in need that aren't specifically bred and trained for fighting, it didn't seem to make sense to try and save those that were. Thankfully, over the years we've kept an open mind, met some of the wonderful dogs from the Michael Vick case, and learned from the awesome folks over at Bad Rap. Every dog, like every human, deserves to be judged on their own merits, rather than breed, race, or history. And so, two little hard luck, fight bust Pitties have joined us.

Summer is probably around 6 years old and super petite at about 35 pounds. Her story is vague. She was seized in an "alleged" dog fighting case right around the same time as the notorious OK190 case (2024) and where our other dog is from), but details are sealed. The OK190 case refers to a landmark Federal animal cruel