One of the dog's seized from Michael Vick's dogfighting ring is now working as a therapy dog in California, bringing comfort to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Leo -- a pit bull who was chained and trained to kill as one of the former NFL quarterback's dogs -- now makes the rounds at the Camino Infusion Center, as you can see in this MSNBC report.
The transition took about five weeks.
“He is wonderful, and all the patients love Leo,” said Paula Reed, the facility’s oncology director. “They really love his eyes and gentleness.”
Read this wonderful post about him in full here
Above is a video from National Geographic about Dog Town the people who took in so many of the Vick Pit Bulls.
When the wheels of the chartered plane touched the runway in the southern Utah desert one chilly day last January, a crew from the National Geographic Channel’s “Dogtown” was there to capture it on film.
The plane was carrying some precious cargo – 22 of the most challenging dogs rescued from former quarterback Michael Vick’s Virginia property...
I have a feeling you will need a lot of tissues for tears when watching this show. They are doing such a great job with their second chances at life, and thank you to all the wonderful people making it happen.
DOGTOWN Website here!
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