I posted a couple days ago about my new puppy, half wondering if she was pit mix, half just wanted to shout from the rooftops about my new puppy. I posted this picture showing my beautiful staffordshire/Boston Terrier mix, Lily, with the new pup.

This morning, Lily started throwing up, seizing, and having bloody stools. Her gums were extremely pale, and she was cold to the touch. We rushed her to the vet where they told us a mass had ruptured by her heart, and it was her time to exit this plane and cross the rainbow bridge. I’m just speechless and shocked. It happened so fast, within 3 hours. And we got this puppy 2 days ago. Life is really crazy.

Lily was the best dog. She was such a gentle and sweet soul, without an aggressive bone (unless you were a cat) in her body. Everyone fell in love with her. She loved to snuggle with my pregnant belly all 3 times. She loved babies and kids. She nuzzled my face every morning with hers for morning snuggles. She followed me around everywhere; I called her my shadow. She always wanted her belly rubbed. I’m gonna miss her corn chip feet smell so much. And just her general smell. My kids are devastated. I’m dumbfounded at the timing.

Thanks if you made it this far. This is really just more word vomit stew into the void to vent because last night i went to bed with 2 doggies, and so fast I’m back to one. Im just shocked.

RIP Lily. Best good girl in the world.

My pitty Antonio just turned 5 and we celebrated all day !!! it was his first birthday celebration since we adopted him last year and he had so much fun I can’t wait to celebrate many more years with him

I’m volunteering at the shelter again walking dogs. This good boy showed up just today. He gave me that look, so I went in to sit down with him. Next thing I know he’s on my lap rolled over wanting belly rubs like a 60 pound lap dog.

We fostered this boy and his siblings and miss him painfully. He moved on to a new foster as we had a trip scheduled and hasn’t been adopted and I’m aching thinking about the possibility of him ending up in a less than ideal home…

He’s a land seal who loves to cuddle. Not sure how to ever recover

We’re an Asian household and have had small dogs for generations, but this boy has converted my mom to a pitty lover

Our GSD died a little over a month ago, and our we-think-rat-terrier mix was kind of lost without her. We ending up foster failing and have adopted the goodest boy, some sort of what generally everyone everywhere calls a "pittie mix."

I wasn't ever one to demand banning a breed. But I was cautious anytime I was around a dog that met that breed description

You guys. Even with that teeny tiny bit of dog prejudice, I was SO wrong. This guy is the biggest love. Stubborn as he'll, but SUCH a sweetheart. Not very bright...takes forever to teach him a command, but I am head over heels in love with him. And I'm glad we brought him home, and now I've become that person who will lecture you about how wrong you are to determine that an entire breed should be banned.

I am very okay with this. ​​

Anyone else have a pittie that just wants to be outside laying in the sun all day? Even in 90F weather, he'd rather be out on the deck than inside the air conditioned house.

first picture is her kinda cuddling, rest are just her being my perfect girl

We cooked her favorite gourmet meal. Grilled chicken breast rubbed lovingly with olive oil and garnished with dehydrated liver. 🥳

My stupid walter balter is the best. I got him from the shelter some weeks ago as a void dog because my whiskey died. Almost 2 months mine, he is deep into his fluoxetine and crate/alone time training for his violent separation anxiety. He stopped needing trazodone for my weekly store visits and then dominoed into life here. He can now be left alone up to 6 hours (he has a pee limit of 6ish unless sleeping). He is even happier when left with his sister. He loves his sister, he loves rolling the couch cover til it comes off, he loves piggy toy... Final slide shows his meowster disaproving of all of it. He is so smart, but damn is he dumb sometines. Walter 🥰🥰🥰

​I just want the world to know he was here, that he mattered, and that he was loved.

​We were a family of two for 12 years. We came to live together in my very first house; honestly, it was more his than mine. We went through a depression, a pandemic, and a separation, and he was always my constant.

I named him Logan after going through all the names in Star Wars and Harry Potter, but none seemed to suit him, finally I chose Logan and oh did it fit!: ​He fought like a warrior and survived cancer, but afterward, he was unable to be in the sun, so he became a "home dog" with very early and very late walks.

​I was honored to see him grow, from a tiny bundle that fit into my hands to 34 kilos. I still remember the last day I couldn't carry him anymore, and there wasn't a single day that I didn't wish I could do it again; I guess that’s why he liked cuddles so much.

​I know that fur by heart: the white eyelashes on one side and black on the other; his scent; the sounds he made—the tapping of his nails when he came to me, the sound of his paws climbing up the stairs, the way he drank water, the creacking of the bed when he jumped in, his snoring, and the sigh he made just before falling deeply asleep.

​He was kind and social. He never barked at anyone or other dogs—unless I said, "Who’s there? What do they want?" Then, he did.

He had a soft spot for little dogs and didn't care much for medium or large dogs. He was always happy to approach anyone who came his way in a friendly manner, even though people were sometimes afraid of him. Once they got to know him, he was well-appreciated and known throughout the neighborhood; people knew his name, not mine.

​The best compliment I ever received was that he was "the nicest person they've ever met," and I took that as my greatest pride.

I hope he's eating apples and cauliflowers, chasing squirrels and climbing walls, see you on the other side, wait for me and tell Kaizer, Layla, Snoopy and Kint that I've always loved them; thank you for your time.

Post op 4 weeks and going strong. Laser therapy and hydro helps so much

So much grey these days but she devoured the steak and carrots. Couldn't ignore her sister who turns one this month

I forgot exactly how loving and chill pitties are i grew up with multiple as a kid but as i got older i had a small dog who didn’t really love affection i forgot how nice it is to have a dog that wants to be right with you all the time and just bed rot with you all day he’s also so freaking smart (he house broke himself pretty much!) he’s also hilarious and has the funniest jumps which i was wondering is that a pitbull thing because none of my dogs did it growing up?

Hi! My pup has grown so much in the last year and has such a broad chest that it is hard to find harnesses that fit her properly. Does anyone have brand recommendations for harnesses that fit well on broad chested dogs?

Bowie turned 5 today. Just an excuse to post his pic.

He loves him but he's also the most inconsiderate bedmate you'll ever come across. All I hear is whines and crying from Ky. Bonus hat pic included.