Rolo

When I'm with my human family I like to climb up on their laps and act as if I'm not there...

I love to play with anything you give to me. If you give me a rock, I will play with it.

I make my family laugh when I chase my tail. It's like I don't know it's attached to me. I'll keep running around in circles until I catch it with my leg.

My favorite game with my canine friends is chase and to be chased. I like to run circles around my canine buddy and then, tag they're it...

I've met kids as young as 2 years and I love anyone who can be as goofy as me.

Other types of animals I've met include macaw and when I interact with it I want to hold it. So small animals are not my forte. I do have a tendency to chase small, moving objects.

In case youre wondering, I do ask to go out when I gotta go., I do very well in a crate.

People tell me that Im more adoptable if I know things. Here are the commands that Ive already learned - Sit, down, up, off, leave it, stay, and hand (shake).

My foster family knows me pretty well and they think the perfect family for me would be one that wants a loving companion dog. I do need a yard with a fence that's at least 6 feet tall, preferably not chain linked (I'm also talented at climbing). It would be best if I was an only pet (I love to have ALL the attention). I just want a family that I can just be a big, loving, goofy dog with...

Geez - I almost forgot to tell you that I was injured as a puppy and my right eye caught the brunt of it. I don't need any medical help, it is completely healed. I feel it gives me character.

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Note about puppies: Many people want to adopt pit bull puppies because they feel that, by adopting them younger, there is less chance that they will be aggressive as they get older. While human aggression is not a predisposed standard trait of this breed, a very real likelihood of maturing into canine aggression does exist. Good socialization will certainly help with the aggression that any unsocialized breed might have as they get older. This aggression can be bourne from the fear of the unknown and socialization early and often is the best solution to this. Unfortunately, there is also a component of some pit bulls that is a genetic canine aggression (aggression towards other dogs). This cannot be socialized out and generally does not manifest itself until they reach maturity, which can be anywhere from 6 months to 2 years of age. If you are adopting a puppy to include into a multi-dog family, be aware that, through no fault of his own, this puppy can mature into a dog that might be unpredictable with the other dogs in your family and out in the world. This is not a certainty by any means but something that a responsible pit bull owner should know and be aware of.

Please note that Pit Bull Rescue San Diego does not adopt on a first come first served basis. Generally we have formed an opinion about the sort of home that we want for each of the dogs in our program. This opinon is formed from knowing each dog and observing their interactions in various situations and through periodic evaluations. Our goal is to place our charges in the home that is the best possible for that particular dog. Our only goal is happiness and forever homes for our dogs. A forever home is most likely to happen when we do the best we can to find lifestyles and personalities that match.

We are aware that this is a human process and that you may or may not agree with our decisions. Please understand that we take very seriously the lives placed in our hands for this brief time and our decisions are only made out of protectiveness for the breed and the specific dogs we are placing and not out of any judgment of you or your life.