Pit bull bites off N.Y. 5-year-old's genitals

[MineralMan]

60. Spoiled. Certainly not!

He's a good sort of dog. We rescued him from a shelter, but they had no idea whether he was good with cats, so we were a bit concerned. He and the cats took to each other quite easily, and now I often see all three of them in the dog bed together, since the weather is getting colder. Here are Dude and our 17 year old tortie:



We also didn't know how he'd be with children. We took him out the next day to meet our neighbor's children. He was excited to see them and ran over toward them. But, just as he got to them, he stopped and stood stock still right in front of them and lowered his head. The children petted him, pulled his ears, and did all the things children do to dogs. He just stood there, wagging his tail as hard as he could. That's when he "kissed" the little 2-year-old. I had him on a very short leash, of course.

Now, all of the children for blocks around know him by name, and yell, "Hi, Dude!" when he's on a walk. He has met them all and looks forward to seeing them. He's just a big, slow-moving old soul.