PETRA - WE WILL MISS YOU

One of the hardest things to deal with are the dogs that come here and never get adopted before their time comes to an end on this Earth. Petra was one of those dogs. And though her last few days were spent with our gals Rita and Heidi, its just not enough. But its the best we can do for them in their final hours. Petra, your happy go lucky smile will be so missed.

THE FIRST SNOW....

at our new place on the mountain. We got an early snow up at our new place and one of the twins, "Moe" and Monster enjoyed the day.

LOUISIANA HERE WE COME!

One of our dream projects is finally under way. Thanks to a grant gifted to us, we are able to start our LA. to L.A. Pit Bull Project. The funding given will allow us to drive into various parts of Louisiana on a case by case basis and bring back a Pit Bull in need, back here to Villalobos. With the state of Louisiana literally without any Pit Bull rescue facilities, we offered our assistance after a visit earlier this year to New Orleans and the Katrina area. Next week we will be bringing back "Noel", a little black and white female who ended up at a very high kill shelter in Baton Rouge. Thanks to the kindness of the Pearl Family Foundation, we will be able to help the Pit Bulls of the South.

IT AIN'T THE SIZE OF THE DOG IN THE FIGHT BUT THE SIZE OF THE FIGHT IN THE DOG THAT COUNTS

Taco Bell bobbleheads step aside...we got the real deal!! Yes we're known for being the largest Pit Bull rescue in the world but not for nothing' we just love all dogs. So yesterday during a bad rain storm in Bakersfield, this little guy kept coming by to visit us at our first Pit Bull spay/neuter event at the Martin Luther King park. And despite this being a REALLY bad neighborhood with tons of stray dogs and gang members running amuck, this street savvy little ghetto dog has managed to stay alive running the neighborhood. So after alot of persistance, he managed to win us over....okay win ME over and he has now taken up residence in my Suburban and claiming it as a "Chihuahua Condo". I mean let's face it, last night he was freezing his ass off in a crappy neighborhood, fighting for his life and looking for food. By day he now sleeps on my dashboard, soaking up the sun and by night he's curled up in his new bed and cruising around and doing errands, riding shotgun in "the Burb". "Taco" is now living the life and looking back at his old neighborhood and jerk off owners with a "Yo quiero this assholes!" :)

BARBIE SAVES THE DAY

Oh sure....you're thinking what the hell can Barbie save? I'm not talking about that plastic, big boobed, bleached blonde doll from Toys R Us! I'm talking the sweetest and kindest dog on the planet. Her name is Barbie and she was adopted recently by Kendra. Today Barbie and her new family came by with a car load of blankets to keep our remaining dogs here at VRC warm and cozy. And of course she couldn't help but show off her new pink rhinestone bling hanging from her collar. Tonight our dogs are so thankful to Barbie and Ken....dra :)

EGYPT IS HAVING HER SURGERY!

I feel like a worried Mother. Egypt has been here since she was 12 weeks old and is now an adult dog, unwanted, unadopted. Every day we hope that someone will see what we see in her. Though sensitive, she is sweet and gentle and gets along with a house full of cats. So as if not having a home of her own wasn't enough, she now has hip dysplasia. Though not common in this breed, she is a Pit mix which is probably why she ended up with this horrible condition. Today she went in for her surgery and though we know she's in good hands with our long time vet, we are still sad for her. She won't be home until tomorrow but for tonight will be probably wondering what's going on. But we do have all of our Facebook fans to thank for raising the funds to get this very expensive surgery done. Egypt is such a big part of our family. Now hopefully she'll become a part of someone else's and get a home of her very own.

NEW VOLUNTEER AREA

So the move to Tehachapi is coming along. The beautiful forest and weather up there is something out of a dream. I never could've imagined that we would be so lucky as to find a place like this. It is truly a miracle that the dogs will now officially live in "paradise". But of course we also want to give our volunteers a beautiful place to hang out. So this is the area from our new place that we have picked to create the new volunteer area. When complete not only will the canopy of the 200 year old oak trees and tall pine surround everyone, but we will also have indoor seating complete with pot belly stoves keeping everyone toasty roasty in the winter months. Though this project will take a few months to complete, the new volunteer area will be one of the first that we construct. Our dogs can't live without our WONDERFUL and DEDICATED volunteers! So stay tuned here for all the updates on the big move to "T-town"!!!