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We got our first pitbull Sammi 2 1/2 years ago. When we first heard about her, we got a call from NYC from my mother in laws friend and said she heard her neighbor say that if someone didn't come get the dog that she was going to get put down. When we heard this we said no we will take her. but we couldn't get there right away so my boyfriends grandmother took her in for a few days. She said when they dropped her off that she was covered in dirt, fleas, over grown nails, her ears and eyes were filthy. and omg she was terribly emaciated. Johnny's grandmother had her vet checked, groomed and like any traditional Italian grandmother fed her endlessly. I couldn't believe that nothing was wrong with her health wise besides being very thin. When we got to see her for the first time it broke my heart to see how horribly thin she was, yet she was so happy to meet us. Sammi was afraid of everything, if you walked by with a cup she would crouch down and shake and try to hide. I could only imagine was they did to her. i rememeber the first day we took her to go swimming. I figured she would be afraid of the water and she was. But i knew she loved to play catch. So, i took a couple pebbles and small rocks and tossed them into a small stream. she was a lil fearful but eventually i got her to jump into the pond and now she is always the first one to go in for a swim. She was only 8 months old and had a rocky start, now she is happy, healthy and spoiled rotten , as every pit should be.