We have a beautiful longhaired calico cat named Onitsuka who thinks she's queen of the house:
Two red eared slider turtles named Michelangelo and Leonardo:
A chihuahua mix puppy, formerly a stray, now a super sweet and friendly family puppy. She doesn't have a name yet, but I call her Orejona (that's spanish for a girl with big ears) She's more for my fiance's nephews, who terribly missed their old chihuahua and wanted another dog so badly. She loves them.
And of course, the reason I'm here on this forum, a 3 1/2 month old pit bull, my sweet girl Hysteria. She was a gift from an old friend of my fiance, he runs one of the local dog sports clubs where they do weight pulling and high jumping and stuff. (that's a whole world I know pretty much nothing about) Her mom and dad were last year's tournament winners, which is why he asked that we please keep her name as is. I'm NOT a fan of the cropped ears - but oh well, it was done when she was a baby. She survived parvo as a baby too - and from what I gather, I think she might've been the only survivor of the litter.
(please ignore the mess on the patio, spring cleaning hasn't gotten into full swing yet!)
She. Is. Wonderful. Neither of us have ever had a pit bull before. I've had friends with pits though, and I've never thought they were scary or believed any stigma. The ones I've known have always been the sweetest dogs, and Hysteria is no exception. She has a wonderful sweet and friendly personality, and she's just so smart - I've trained other dogs before and she just blows me away, so eager to please. She. Is. Wonderful.
So, hopefully I can get some tips and assistance from more experienced pit bull owners, thanks in advance for any input and advice!
-Emma
