Stoney was found on a hot July day. In a hurry, I was driving fast and took a shortcut in an unfamiliar area. Something caught my eye on the side of the road. I slowed and saw it was a pit bull lying down. I called him and he slowly came over to me. I saw that his ears had been completely stripped of fur and flesh, and he was covered in flies and bloody sores and was skin and bones.
He wagged his tail and was happy to get attention. Poor dog crawled in my car, curled up on my floor and went right to sleep. I took care of him for several days and then found a shelter to take him. After a few months, his untrained and unspent energy was getting out of control and the shelter deemed him 'aggressive' and slated him for euthanasia.
I was desperate for an alternative for him and thats when I found out about Curtis. Curtis told me without a second thought that he would take on "Stoney." He extensively evaluated his temperament and agreed that not only was Stoney not aggressive, but he was an exceptional dog.
Curtis took Stoney home with him that day. He immediately began a comprehensive program to help make him more adoptable. He stayed at Curtis' home and using a combination of training methods, Curtis taught him how to behave with all sorts of dogs -- big, little, high energy, low energy. Curtis exercised him so that Stoney could release that pent up energy, took him for walks so that he could become better socialized with people and dogs. He found that Stoney was a very quickly learner and incredibly smart and obedient. After a relatively short period of time, Curtis knew that Stoney would be a great therapy dog. Curtis has since trained him for this purpose and today he takes him to clients and nursing homes where Stoney serves as an example of a model canine.
