pit bull terriers

"Daisy has only ten weeks to prove her usefulness or else be sent back to the pound. Yet if she goes back, who will protect Colonel Victor from his PTSD attacks? Or save the littler human, Micah, from those infernal ear muzzles he calls earphones? What if no one ever adopts her again? Determined to become the elite protector the colonel needs, Daisy vows to ace the service dog test. She'll accept the ridiculous leash and learn to sit, heel, shake, even do your business, Daisy when told to. But Daisy must first learn how to face her own fears from the past or risk losing the family she's so desperate to guard-again."--Dust jacket.

An introduction to pit bull terriers, covering the history of the breed, different types of pit bulls, behavior, training, and more.

Examines the conviction of professional football player Michael Vick for running a dog fighting operation, and describes how many of the dogs were rehabilitated to work as therapy dogs or live in loving homes.

See the amazing road to recovery of Audie- an adorable Pit Bull rescued from Michael Vick's now infamous dog fighting operation.

"The residents at Harbor View, a Greenwich Village home for 'thrown away' people, love Lady, the live-in therapy dog. But when the owner dies in a tragic and bizarre hit-and-run accident and Lady vanishes, Harbor View is plunged into chaos."--back cover.

Shares the tale of a pit bull rescued by a shelter volunteer who overcame considerable odds to become a World Champion competitive Frisbee dog.

"Full-color photographs and simple text provide a brief introduction to pit bulls"--Provided by publisher.

The story of a friendly, severely injured puppy who had been used as a bait dog in dog fights, and the family who adopted him.

Fifteen-year-olds Mack, a high school drop-out but a genius with dogs, and C?ce, who hopes to use her intelligence to avoid a life like her mother's, meet and fall in love at the restaurant where they both work, but when Mack lands in prison, he pushes C?ce away and only a one-eared pit-bull can keep them together.

The author describes how he and his adopted twin sons, Dan and Noah, came to own and love a dog who was rescued after its owners used it as bait for fighting dogs and then left it in a cage to die.