Echo found a home!

[Giselle]

I don't want to exactly venture a guess as to why they don't put them on their commercials because they are lovely dogs... but I suppose they would have to be quite careful on what are the dogs are from and where they would be adopted to as many areas have BSL.

That's what I figured, too. And, unfortunately, a lot of people just plain don't like Pitties and I'm guessing Pedigree doesn't want to lose any of its customers.

Still, the voice that speaks out is the voice that makes history.

[Ginger's Mom]

Not to take this thread too far off topic, and usually agree with most of your ideas, Sophie, but I do not think that encouraging people to go to a shelter and adopt a pit bull is a good idea. Not that I have anything against pitties, I just don't believe they are for everyone and every situation. I think it could actually hurt the breed, not help them. It's because I like Pits that I say this.

I am fairly certain that all of the pups on the Pedigree ads have been adopted. I saw somewhere (I think it was a Pedigree print ad) that showed the dates several of the dogs were adopted and they were all in the latter part of last year.

[kallisto4529]

YEAH!!!!!!!! everytime I see that commercial I just tear up, it hurt so bad to see the look on his face and to see him not go home with someone, thank you so much for sharing this.

[pitc9]

OMG... LES I'm so happy for Echo!
I love the part of the video where he's playing with the cat!
YEAH for Echo!!!

[IRescue452]

Are you sure pedigree is purposely not using pitties? I figured they picked a random dog in the shelter at the time. Maybe a pittie just hasn't come up yet. They have yet to do a commercial with a lot of other breeds as well.

[lizbud]

Happy News. I fell in love with Echo when I first saw his commercial.
I kept saying, "I'd adopt you sweetie" every time the ad came on TV.

[Giselle]

Good point; the media is an odd tool, I agree.

I don't think Pedigree is purposely not using Pitties, per se, but, just from a quick gauge on our local shelters, at least 60-70% are Pitties/Pit mixes. I'm not sure how that is in other areas, but it seemed peculiar to me that Pedigree could run so many commercials and not include a Pit of sorts. Just wishing Pitties could get some positive publicity versus the negative kind that has been plaguing them so far

[K9soul]

I was so touched by Echo's story. As far as Pedigree possibly avoiding pitties, in this video, is this not a pittie type at about 10 seconds into this one?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KQ_vcv5I_KA&feature=related

Looks like one to me.

It always varies by region, but overall statistically what I have read is that lab mixes and German shepherd mixes are the most common dogs that fill up shelters. I know the local shelter where I adopted Raven rarely had any bully breeds and when they did they were snatched up fast. But it was always filled with young lab mixes, usually black, between 8 weeks and 2 years old. Tamara has mentioned it is mostly husky and husky mixes at her shelter. I suppose it's all in where you are at, and the popularity of the breed in those regions. They all need homes though, and each and every one of them deserves a home with someone who has taken the time to understand dogs and provide them what they need.

Just my meandering thoughts on the subject.