YAY for Neville the Pittie! :D

[Kfamr]

Remember Neville, the sweet Pit Bull who was banned from Ontario and resides in Washington now to become a Canine Officer?
http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?threadid=77738
http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?threadid=78334


Well, it's happened! He graduated!!
His previous foster mother keeps us updated on another forum and has given me the permission to post these pictures from his graduation! :)

YAY NEVILLE!
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/HPIM2685.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/HPIM2687.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/HPIM2688.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/HPIM2686.jpg
That's Diana Jessup, the lady mentioned in the first thread link.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/HPIM2699.jpg
She said there will be more to come later and i'll try to share them with you all as well. :)

More pictures added to the bottom!

[lv4dogs]

Thats is AWESOME news. I hope they rub it right into the Ontario folks!

[lute]

CONGRATS NEVILLE!!!:D :D :D
that's one strike against the pittie haters!

[Jadapit]

Kay, that is totally awesome!!! That put a huge smile on my face. Thanks so much for sharing this new. You go Neville!!!:D

[vinjashira]

wel done Neville!

[luvofallhorses]

That's awesome! WTG Neville! :D

[anna_66]

Yippee!! That's wonderful!!!

[CagneyDog]

YAY! Thats awesome!!

[sammy101]

Well done Neville!:)

[Bigyummydog]

GO NEVILLE GO !


This is to the ban people............http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/bigyummydog/nanabooboo.gif

[Oggyflute]

Good one Neville.:D

[Kfamr]

Here's some more pictures of sweet Neville and his graduation! :D
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/nevgrad13sm.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/nevgrad7sm.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/nevgrad1sm.jpg
Getting a cupcake!
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/nevcupcakesm.jpg

[Oggyflute]

He's such a handsome boy, it's good to see.:)

[Kfamr]

Even more! :)
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/nevside.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/nevsit.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/nevgrad10.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/violetcarina/nevgrad13.jpg

[Jadapit]

Kay, he's not even my dog but my heart is bursting with pride for him. That may sound silly but its how i feel. It's just so awesome!:) He looks so proud.

[kittycats_delight]

Originally posted by lv4dogs
Thats is AWESOME news. I hope they rub it right into the Ontario folks!

WHOOO WHOOO WHOOOO !!!!! It is not all Ontario folks that wanted this. I would have a pitbull in a second if my situation permitted it. We are presently in the middle of arranging a move out of the country. And in Italy where we are moving we need a licence and we also need to pass a test to have one. We (hubby and I) and doing just that. When we relocate we will be getting a licence and writing the test. Please don't gfoup an entire province of people together because of political idiots. By doing that you are basically doing the same thing as the idiots that have passed the BSL laws are doing. You are grouping everyone into a bad group because of where they live. Isn't that the same as the politicans by grouping all pitties together and wanting to destroy the entire breed?

WTG Neville !!! You like all your pittie friends are showing these morons time and time again just how great you are. We are sooo proud of you !!! :D

[Kfamr]

I don't think she meant it like that. Please don't bring this thread down and lets just keep it about Neville. Thanks. :)

[Kfamr]

Here's a quick summary of Neville's story by his previous foster mom. :)




The Saga of Neville

Freedom Flight

As many people know a bill was recently passed in Ontario Canada banning the American Pit Bull Terrier. The day the bill passed the cry went out to help save the dogs in shelters who will all be doomed in short order. I was fortunate enough to belong to a message board (www.PitbullForum.com) when the cry went out and offered to take an Ontario dog.Thaank you to Holly at the Gerogina shelter in Ontario (where Nev came from). When BULLIES IN NEED contacted Holly and let her know that we found a wonderful place for Nev to go, she jumped on board and agreed to keep hiding Nev when he went past his due date to be PTS. Also a person in Seattle heard about one that SHE wanted to adopt. So..two people in particular(thank you Jamie from Puyallup, WA and Laurel from Rolling Rescue )quickly began to try to put together a ground transport to bring the two dogs the 2500 miles from Ontario to Seattle, Washington USA. Despite the best efforts of many people the trip was just NOT coming together. Nitro and Neville were waiting in shelters as the clocks ticked on their lives and the volunteers were running out of time. It was becoming truly desperate..here were two dogs..with places to go, scheduled to die simply for being Pit Bulls in a place where they were banned. It was getting to the point where I think some people were close to giving up. This was when one wonderful person stepped forward and offered to pay for the dogs to FLY to Washington. This still involved the work of MANY volunteers. We had Bullies-in-Need in Ontario praying and crying desperately from their end. One person(thank you Amy Watts )in Ontario fostered Nev overnight and then drove him from Toronto to Michigan. Where he was then boarded, at no cost, for a week at Capital Area Humane Society in Lansing, MI. They also had both dogs neutered at their cost while they were there. Then another volunteer picked the boys up and transported them to the Detroit airport. Finally it all paid off and the boys landed safely in Seattle on March 20, 2005.

Life in America

Nitro started his new life with his new owner and Neville settled in as a foster dog in search of the perfect family. When Nev arrived I really knew next to nothing about him. All I knew is what he looked like and that he loved people. I had been told he was thin but upon arrival it was quickly apparent that more than thin..he was very conditioned and athletic. Much to my surprize and delight..he was also well trained. Neville was just full of surprizes. He was unreactive to other dogs, ignored my cats, loved my kids and was just a joy to have around.W discovered a dog that was extremely wel behaved and had wonderful manners. No matter what I thought of he was completely unflappable. I even took him to a parade where he made a ton of new friends and never ceased to astound me.

After I posted a few brags about him on a few forums several people suggested I contact Diane Jessup as she was looking for dogs to try out for the Washington State Patrol to be trained as bomb sniffing dogs. I thought it was highly unlikely but what the heck..I emailed Diane anyways.

Now Nevilles Story Gets REALLY Exciting

Much to my surprize I heard back from Diane rather quickly. She belongs to the same board as I so she had seen Nev's story and was willing to come and test him out. It took some time to get our schedules to work together but at last, we managed and she came to my house to meet Nev. I fully expected to hear "what a nice dog, thanks for trying" and I am pretty sure she expected to say something along those lines. That did not happen. She liked Nev immediately and within a short time, before she even left my house, she was on the phone with her contact from teh State Patrol, scheduling a time to meet. I don't want to speak for her..but I could swear she was excited about him.

Things moved really fast from there..a few days later Diane and I went to meet with the State Patrol Officer. Again I was preparing myself for a no. I mean..this was just TOO good to be true..or was it?

No, turns out it was NOT too good to be true. The officer was VERY pleased with Nev and was trying to contact his superior to get Nev into the K-9 academy immediately. Unfortunately he was not able to reach him. We were fairly sure they would want him but we had to wait yet again. So Diane took Nev home with her and we were stuck waiting again. The next day the call came..Nev was in. But he had to pass ONE MORE TEST. After one more incredibly long 24 hour wait..word came at last. Nev had passed with flying colors and soon his training will begin.

From banned dog to cop in training. What a difference 2500 miles and a month can make in one very special dog's life.

Stay tuned for updates!!!

And as of today..August , 2005..Neville is officially Officer Neville of teh Washington State Patrol!!!!
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New and GREATLY improved Neville design!!
http://www.cafepress.com/newliferescue.26580821

[luvofallhorses]

Aww he looks so proud and is SO handsome :)

[finn's mom]

That's incredible news! He's so handsome! What a great ambassador Neville is!

[gemini9961]

Way to go Neville!!! That is such great news for the pittie community. :)

[Cheshirekatt]

Dang you beat me to it.....and I was there!

LOL

One of the best moments of my life. :D

[chocolatepuppy]

Yay Neville! And all of the great people who made this happen! I was just wondering about this dog the other day! Thanks for the update! :D