We were bred by humans, didn't ask to be born.
Please tell me what I've done, did I do something wrong?
I languish here in a cold hard cage.
Below a sign that reads.
'Dangerous Dog Do Not Touch' but dangerous by my looks not deeds.
Months pass by, my body grows weak, the boredom crushes my mind.
There's lots of dogs just like me, lying caged in a line.
There's many a dog been abandoned & kicked, but all still looking for a friendly face to lick.
The temperament still remains rock solid, but for us the reward is a fate most horrid.
Well I'm a Pit Bull without a name, without a place to be.
The politicians and others have decided, to blame mans faults on me.
For many of us, life is abuse, in one way or another.
When things get mad, dog owners you'll find turn their backs and run for cover.
We've often been used as the scapegoat, in the cold without the UK Kennel Club coat. Such an easy target to blame, to some I don't exist, and no one likes my name.
I have nothing but heart to offer you. No reputation, rosettes, prestige, no class.
So why should you bother to defend me? Is maybe what you ask?
Well if I need to answer that question, don't give false hopes, just pass me by.
You may have eyes but don't want to see, the cruelty some think is okay for me.

I'm not a dangerous dog can't you see.
Your laws are the chains, which choke me so slowly.
Open your hearts, live & let be, cause if I had a gun right now I'd use it on me.
I don't want to be left to die this slow death, just want to know someone who'll care.
Yes my name is PIT BULL but I'm just a dog, please give me a chance if you dare.
Here comes a lady, clutching a lead, they unlock the chains from my door.
They warn her not to bother with me, but she doesn't seem to want to agree.
Hours later, my journey ends, and we enter into a new home.
She washes my wounds, offers me food and speaks in a nice friendly tone.
A soft bed tonight, warm, such a delight, but wait does she really know?
Yes I know what you are, and I know your name.
Your not perfect in every way, not all dogs are the same.
But when the bad men, come for you, at any time of day.
I'll stand strong in front of you, protecting you always.
They may come here, and break down our door,
But we'll be judged by our conscience, not by their law.
You see, you'll find, good people in rescues, who follow their hearts and do good. They've met a few adoring pit bulls, and realize you've been misunderstood.
Well I'll walk proud, by your side, and we'll take on the world together.
You're the loyalist friend I'll ever know, it's a friendship that will last forever.
Well thank you for all you've done for me; I'm a PIT BULL with a friend.
You took me from the depths of hell; I'll stay by your side to the end.

I killed them today. Yes, I know you'll blame it on me... your fickle callous heart will find a way to blame me for what you did; find a way that *we* should have made space for your "problem". Do you even know she purrs when you rub her ear just the right way? Do you know he 'talked' to me from his little metal cage, almost as if asking me to save him? Probably not... after all, that's why you dumped him in the first place. Was he that much of an inconvenience?

By the way, the old one, the one you dropped off, the one you were sure was peeing around the house just to spite you... he was probably diabetic, and it was his only way to tell you he was sick. And your dog.. the one you bought as a cute little puppy 13 years ago... why didn't you think of her *before* you decided to have children? What miracle is it that you think we can save her? Oh.. and you there. You're moving, aren't you? Do you *really* believe in your excuse? Do you really think moving into a metal cage without you is LESS traumatic than moving into a new place where at least she can be with you? Don't you understand she wants nothing more than to be with you always? Why can't you see that?

But you see.. I took care of that problem for you. Yet I hear you talk about us like we don't care; hear you ask why I urge you not to do it. "*MY* cat is too pretty to die here, she'll be adopted." Huh. You keep believing that. Do you know I don't even ask anymore? I don't want to know from week to week which little furry angels didn't make it out.

So I helped them to the bridge today. I gave them the lethal dose, but you decided their fate way before I. You see... You gave up on them. All they wanted was your love, and you weren't willing to provide that. With each one, I caught a glimpse of their eyes and had to fight the urge to take them home. That little red and white baby, he was so scared while he was here, perhaps I can add one more to my family? But I can't. There are way too many, and the reality -- bitter though it is -- is I can't save them all. All I can do is offer them love.... Why couldn't you?

Steph Ravin

I see by his coat he must be a stray,
the untidy look gives him away.
He's lost his will and is so thin
hasn't eaten, since God knows when.
I know as I coax him through the door,
There's always room for one more.

The other night in the freezing rain,
That little female came again.
Matted and soaked crying in need,
lost and alone with babies to feed.
Her pleading eyes I couldn't ignore,
There's always room for one more.

There's a new face on the docks today,
hungry but clean to our dismay,
I stroked her head Her body ripples
when she got up I saw she was crippled
she started to go, but fell on the floor.
There's always room for one more.

There's the poor doggy standing in the rain,
I've tried to entice him Time and again.
One ears lopsided the other's been torn,
Blind in one eye lost and forlorn.
He's coming now, so I'll open the door.
There's always room for one more.

These stories are true,
As I've said before,
There's always room for one more.

Anonymous

Look deep into my loving eyes. Please, tell me what you see? Do you see a savage monster? Or do you just see me?
I long to lick your hand and place my paw upon your knee I long to feel your loving touch and hear you speak to me
Please tell me that you care for me and that you love me too Please don't be afraid of me for I would never hurt you
My life has only just begun. Please don't shut me out I can't understand these things you do. Or why sometimes you shout
Have I been bad? Please let me know. Help me to understand Why I have to stay chained up and from the house been banned
Why must I wear this muzzle? Whenever we go out? Why do children run away from me? And Mothers sometimes shout?
I wag my tail, I give a smile, I want to be their friend But they see me coming and run inside. I just don't understand
Why do they fear me? What is it that I've done? I'm just a dog, I'm full of love with a heart that's full of fun
I will always stand beside you and guard you until the end I'd give my life to save you. I will always be your friend
Whenever I see you cry, I will kiss away your tears I'll sit beside you quietly and listen to your fears
I will walk with you for hours and never once complain But why oh why when we get home must I go back on that chain?
I just don't understand it - I used to lay beside your bed I'd softly kiss your hand as you'd reach out to stroke my faithful head
And sometimes during the night I'd hear you cry softly in your sleep I'd place my head upon your bed and listen to you weep
I'd lovingly offer you my paw. It's then you'd draw me near You'd wrap your arms around me tight until your tears disappeared
But now I hear you crying. And there's nothing I can do I long to nuzzle you lovingly and give my heart to you
This chain has kept me locked up . I'm a prisoner for your love I've never done anything wrong except be a loyal, loving dog
Every year at Christmas Time we would always go to town I'd dress up in tinsel and reindeer horns. You'd laugh and call me "your clown"
We'd walk around the city - Up and down the street People of all ages would hug and pat me. And kneel down at my feet
They would always say things like, "can I have a photo, with the cute rein dog deer?" The children would wrap their arms around my neck and whisper excitedly in my ear
I'd stand like that for hours listening to all the children's wishes Listening to their heart's desires. But now, why are things so different?
Where once they ran towards me, they run the opposite way Where once they'd hug and cuddle me and sometimes even play
What's happened to make things different? Please tell me what I can do? I'm still the same, I haven't changed. My loving heart's still true
People now are mean to me. They say that I should die They say I can't be trusted and that I have no rights
They've taken away my dignity. My freedom and my life They muzzle me and chain me, but my spirit's still alive
No matter what is done to me - No matter what they do No matter how much they try to break me. My love for you stays true
So, please don't let them hurt me. I am still man's best friend A dog sent down from heaven to love you to the end
The Lord above, he sent me to be your loyal, loving dog He said that you would love me - I am your gift from God
Please look beyond my name and you will see my heart is full Of love that is beyond compare, for I am a proud Pitbull.
Please help save me............
D Watson.

If a dog will not come to you after he has looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience ~ Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face ~ Ben Williams A dog has the soul of a philosopher ~ Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.) Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends ~ Alexander Pope (1688–1744) The dog is the only living being that has found and recognizes an indubitable, tangible and definite god. He knows to whom above him to give himself. He has not to seek for a superior and infinite power. ~ Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949) Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job ~ Franklin P. Jones Dogs have more love than integrity. They've been true to us, yes, but they haven't been true to themselves. ~ Clarence Day (1874–1935) A dog is not 'almost human' and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such. The dog can do many things which man cannot do, never could do and never will do ~ John Holmes The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic.~ Henry Ward Beecher (1813–87) No cold philosophy, no cynic sneer, Checks the unhidden and honest tear, What little difference, and how short the span, Betwixt thy instinct and the mind of man.~ Inscription on a dog's gravestone Dogs understand your moods and your thoughts, and if you are thinking unpleasant things about your dog, he will pick it up and be downhearted." - Barbara Woodhouse (1910-1988) Irish author and dog trainer Why, that dog is practically a Phi Beta Kappa. She can sit up and beg, and she can give her paw - I don't say she will, but she can.~ Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) When most of us talk to our dogs, we tend to forget they're not people.~ Julia Glass If a dog doesn't put you first where are you both? In what relation? A dog needs God. It lives by your glances, your wishes. It even shares your humor. This happens about the fifth year. If it doesn't happen you are only keeping an animal.~ Enid Bagnold (1889–1981) They are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.~ Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog. ~ Mabel Louise Robinson To err is human - to forgive, canine.~ Anonymous To a dog, the whole world is a smell.~Anonymous Animals are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time.~ Henry Beston The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.~ Samuel Butler (1835-1902) Buy a pup and your money will buy love unflinching.~Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.~ Ogden Nash (1902-71) Among God's creatures two, the dog and the guitar, have taken all the sizes and all the shapes, in order not to be separated from the man. ~ Andrés Segovia (1893–1987) Children and dogs are as necessary to the welfare of the country as Wall Street and the railroads.~ Harry S Truman (1884–1972) It is fatal to let any dog know that he is funny, for he immediately loses his head and starts hamming it up.~ P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.~ Agatha Christie (1891–1976) Trained or not, he'll always be his own dog to a degree. ~Carol Lea Benjamin The dog has an enviable mind; it remembers the nice things in life and quickly blots out the nasty.~ Barbara Woodhouse (1910-1988) A man may smile and bid you hail, Yet wish you to the devil; But when a good dog wags his tail, You know he's on the level.~ Anonymous If a dog's prayers were answered, bones would rain from the sky.~ Proverb Every dog is a lion at home.~ H.G. Bohn Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail. ~ Josh Billings (1818–1885) A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.~ Josh Billings (1818–1885) A good dog deserves a good bone.~ Ben Jonson (1572–1637)

When all other friends desert, he remains.~ George G. Vest The best thing about a man is his dog.~ French Proverb Born a dog. Died a gentleman.~ Epitaph on a dog's grave in Maryland I've caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs.~ Barbara Woodhouse (1910-1988) Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.~ Elizabeth Taylor (b. 1932) A heart beat, at my feet.~ Edith Wharton (1862–1937) Agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.~ George Eliot (1819-1880) So many get reformed through religion. I got reformed through dogs.~ Lina Basquette (1907-1994) It's funny how dogs and cats know the inside of folks better than other folks do.~ Eleanor H. Potter Dogs are very different from cats in that they can be images of human virtue. They are like us.~ Iris Murdoch (b. 1919) The more I know about men, the more I like dogs.~ Gloria Allred Don't make the mistake of treating your dogs like humans, or they'll treat you like dogs. ~Martha Scott (b.1914) Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read. ~ Groucho Marx (1895–1977) A dog's best friend is his illiteracy. ~ Ogden Nash (1902-71) I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons.~ Will Rogers (1879–1935) Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. ~ Mark Twain (1835–1910) The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.~ James Thurber (1894–1961) Extraordinary creature! So close a friend, and yet so remote.~Thomas Mann (1875–1955) There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog. ~ Konrad Lorenz (1903–1989) Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.~ Franklin P. Jones I'd be happy to have my biography be the stories of my dogs. To me, to live without dogs would mean accepting a form of blindness. ~Thomas McGuane (b. 1939) I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that dogs think humans are nuts.~ John Steinbeck (1902–68) Happiness is a warm puppy.~ Charles M. Schulz (b. 1920) Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.~ Milan Kundera (b. 1929) Say something idiotic and nobody but a dog politely wags his tail. ~ Virginia Graham (b. 1912) The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. ~Anonymous Living with a dog is easy - like living with an idealist.~ H.L. Mencken (1880–1956) A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. ~Robert Benchley (1889–1945) If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater . . . suggest that he wear a tail.~ Fran Lebowitz (b. 1951) Dog: A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship. ~Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) All knowledge, the totality of all questions and all answers, is contained in the dog.~ Franz Kafka (1883–1924) No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as a dog does.~ Christopher Morley (1890–1957) All of the good things that have come to me have come through my dog.~ A dog owner overheard in New York's Central Park Love me, love my dog.~Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) I'm a lean dog, a keen dog, a wild dog, and lone; I'm a rough dog, a tough dog, hunting on my own; I'm a bad dog, a mad dog, teasing silly sheep; I love to sit and bay the moon to keep fat souls from sleep.~ Irene MacLeod He cannot be a gentleman which loveth not a dog.~ John Northbrooke The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.~ Andy Rooney (b. 1919) In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.~ Edward Hoagland (b. 1932) Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative.~ Mordecai Siegal