Name/Age: Zach - 8 y/o & Pebbles - 4 y/o
Family Members: Maria
How long has Zach & Pebbles been in the family? Zach was adopted December 18, 2011 when he was 5 months old. Pebbles was adopted April 24, 2015 when she was 4 months old.
Profession: Consultant
Location: Roswell, GA.
Nicknames:
Zach: Zachie, Love Muffin, Fancy Prancer, Sir Barks-A-lot, Most Adorable Little Fruit bat
Pebbles: Pebs, Little Miss Sunshine, Princess, Chunky Monkey, Linebacker
Zach
Pebbles
5 of the best words/phrases that describe Zach & Pebbles?
Zach:
Sweet
Affectionate and loves to snuggle under the blankets right next to me every night in bed
Smart – aced his CGC on the first try 😊
Happy
Playful
Pebbles:
Loving
Funny
Master Snuggler
Fiercely independent
Happy
What makes Zach & Pebbles unique? Zach loves to bring a gift to anyone who enters our house. He is a bit shy but secretly loves attention. Also, the way he dances and spins when I come home from work every day. Hard to have a bad day when you come home to so much joy and love.
Pebbles is the most welcoming and affectionate dog to anyone that enters our home. She loves nothing more than to snuggle and give kisses to everyone. Then there is that curly tail !
Zach and his favorite Pig!
Pebbles and her curling tongue….matching set to her tail!
Rescue Stories: Back in 2011 I had 2 dogs and around Thanksgiving of that year, I lost one to cancer. My other pup, an 8 year-old Olde English Bulldog went into a terrible depression because his whole life had been spent with Harley. I knew at some point I would get another dog, but he kind of expedited it because nothing I was doing for Winston was making any improvements for his sadness. I decided that I would check a few rescues to see if they had any dogs that would be a match for Winston. I was looking for a dog around 2 or 3 years of age since Winston was 8, plus I wasn’t really up for puppy duty. Over the course of a few weeks we had several meet and greets with older pups and there weren’t any connections made, so I decided one day to bring Winston to an adoption event. There must have been about 30 dogs there and we just went from dog to dog to see if there was any interest and right as I was beginning to give up hope, Winston found his friend. It was this adorable 5 month old black pit bull puppy. I said, yeah…the puppy is cute, BUT we don’t want a puppy and I surely wasn’t ready for any pit bull puppy, let alone a black pit bull puppy. This poor puppy had 3 strikes against it in my book. Well, Winston wasn’t taking my NO lightly and the next thing I know, my 108 lb Olde English Bulldog is snuggled in the dog bed with the little black pit bull puppy and is grooming him. Uh, what do you say to that other than I’ll take the puppy! They sent me home with him that same day and it took about 2 weeks before the rescue came to do the home check and make everything official. I was so worried that they were going to take him away from me because I didn’t have a fenced yard at the time and there was no way that was happening. I was so happy and relieved to learn that his foster mom loved me and Winston and thought we were the best thing to happen to Zach. She told me the story of how she came to foster his whole litter. She got a call about a litter of pit bull puppies born in a trailer park in Gainesville, and it was tragic because the small child on the premises had drowned one or two of the puppies in the toilet. The plan originally was to gather the litter and bring them to be humanely euthanized, but once she had them home there was no way she was able to do that and decided to foster all of them until a perfect home could be found for each and every one. I’m so grateful to her and am still in contact with her. She was an angel to these pups and continues to be an angel for others in need.
Zach with his new big brother!
Rescue Story conti….My friend was fostering Pebbles and her brother for Friends to the Forlorn Pit bull Rescue so I decided to stop by one evening to squish puppies. While playing with the puppies, Pebbles came over and looked up at me with the most adorable puppy face, so I picked her up and she decided she would curl up in a little ball in my lap and go to sleep. She had me…hook, line and sinker! A few days later I brought Zach over to meet her to make sure he would like to have a new baby sister. All went well, so the next step was for Pebbles to come spend some time at my house to make sure Zach was still accepting of her in his house, also Winston was still with me so it was very important that he also wouldn’t mind. All went well, Zach had a new playmate and Winston really didn’t care…. As long as she stayed away from his food and bed. LOL After the visit, I sent my official adoption application and within a couple weeks she came in and took over.
Pebbles using that puppy face to win over her forever Mommy! (photo credit: Carey Thomason and Find My Way Home Photography)
What is your favorite pastime as a family? Zack loves long walks in the park and lunch at one of his favorite dog friendly restaurants.
Pebbles love playing fetch and tug. She loves her toys and will even try putting them in your mouth when she wants to play tug.
What is life like since you rescued Zach & Pebbles? Zach is my heart and has opened my world! I have met so many amazing people and have become an advocate for the breed that I was once afraid of.
There is never a dull moment with Pebbles, she has 2 speeds… sleeping and full throttle. She is definitely a pup that likes to please herself, I like to refer to her as the pup that would rather beg forgiveness than ask permission. She also doesn’t have a gentle bone in her body, hence the nickname linebacker. I often say I should have named her Grace as that is the only way should would have any. Her superlative would be class clown, she loves being the center of attention and will do anything for a laugh. I can’t imagine life without this little girl.
Photographers Note: Originally when Maria volunteered she had just signed up Zach and when I arrived and saw Pebbles, I asked why not Pebbles too. She wasn’t sure if she would cooperate but she did great. Upon my arrival, Zach did in fact bring me a gift, one of his toys, as Pebbles ran all around in excitement that there was a visitor in the house! These two were such a crack up. Zach the senior statesman of the house did a few rounds with his favorite piggy toy and then was just happy to relax in the back yard. Pebbles wanted to show off her bug hunting skills, which were pretty extraordinary. As I was going through the photos from the day, I think Maria can add Pebble’s curled tongue to what makes her unique as well. Pretty much every shot, where her tongue was out it was curled (evidence above). It’s the craziest thing!
Zach’s rescue story is another great example of it just taking one sweet dog to change someone’s perception about the “breed”. I think we all know there are an abundance of examples out there that will do the trick!