This past spring, SPBR was lucky enough to save 9 babies from Tennessee, who we called the "Tenn niners".

Pictured at right is when they came in --

-- loving, cute and RESCUED from a horrible situation in the deep South.

See their whole story here.

Next, came big ol' Jenna -- who shortly thereafter became "Jenna and her GEMS" --

-- a cute little litter of lovelies, more of which can be found here.

Over the next months, we had these babies spayed and neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, etc. etc. --

-- and then, they started going HOME -- !!

Here's Julie, Todd and their newest addition, Tate, also known as little Tater-Tot -- !!

Julie, who started with fostering little Tate, quickly fell in LOVE with him, writing --

"Todd and I absolutely love little Tate. We cannot picture ourselves without him. A friend of mine came over today and he said "I bet I can find someone who might want him....he's adorable". I immediately told my husband Todd and we looked at each other. We knew then that we cannot give him up.

Tate is adjusting well and I am confident he will continue to. I hope that you allow us to adopt Tate and we promise to give him a life filled with love and happiness like he deserves.

Thank you Eric for all you do with saving these wonderful dogs!"

So, that said, we have 6 of these little loves available still --

-- and you know what, they're all TAN --

-- and SWEET as PEAS -- !!

Here they are, at a recent outing at aunt Lorna's place, in Amherst, NY --

-- it looks like a tribble-fest -- !!

Okay, okay -- every pup truly IS individual, and next, we'll go through their mug-shots to prove it -- !!

First, the girls...

born: February, 2011
adoptable: now -- !! Summer 2011
what comes with them: they're spayed, microchipped, wormed, vaccinated, socialized and LOVED

Then, the boys...

born: February, 2011
adoptable: now -- !! Summer 2011
what comes with them: they're neutered, microchipped, wormed, vaccinated, socialized and LOVED

Next, we had a MEET-UP, where we socialize and love on the pups, and let them have a grand-old-SUPERVISED playdate --

-- well, I'll tell you, all these lovelies did LOVERLY -- !!

Here, baby Sadie and her newest boyfriend --

"Could you be my prince?" asks Sadie??!!

Don't forget, these loves come with their OWN air conditioners --

-- aka, "tongues" -- !!

Here, you'd think ol' Sadie is doing the big "LOVE LOVE LOVE" on Kate --

-- but to the contrary, she's just sitting there, almost frozen, just absorbing the moment, and sweetly loving on Katie with an occasional lick here and there -- !!

Next, the happy crew --

-- this is either Widget or sister Sasha --

-- LOVE the EYES -- !!

And here --

-- well, it's just a FUN and HAPPY picture -- !!

Next, we have SPBR's Josh, who adopted sister Pansy from this litter --

-- as you can tell, she's fit RIGHT IN to this LOVELY home -- !!

THANKS, Josh and family, for being GREAT -- !!

Aww --

-- what WHITE TEETH you have, my PRETTY -- !!

What I see with these two litters is their will to survive, thrive and to be great dogs.

They both came from unwanted situations --

-- basically, they had nowhere to go, and we were fortunate enough to be able to help them.

So, while the world said "NO NO NO" to these babies --

-- our one "YES" was all they needed.

And with that "YES", they survived --

-- thrived --

-- wanted love --

-- and gave love in return.

In a way, they're just perfect little specimens of joy, regardless of their outside influences -- !!

What we also love about these babies is that their pit-mixes --

-- what that means for the adopter is that these are just good all-around dogs.

Sure, they have sommmeeee pit bull, some hound, some lab in them --

-- and how does that help, you ask?

Well, firstly, being not "all pit bull", they're not so likely to have the dog-aggressive traits that pure pit bulls have bred in to them.

Do I love my 110% pit bull Precious?

You bethcha' --

-- but I also realize she has special needs that demand attention, and that I attend to.

While that's great for Precious and me, it may not be for everyone.

With these babies, they're just happy to be housedogs --

-- loving people and other pets alike --

-- and plus, they've been socialized with adult dogs and have done FANTASTICALLY -- !!

Another of Sadie, with Lorna --

-- I'm sorry for SO many Sadie pictures, but I must admit, she's absolutely like a magnet to people --

-- she thrives on them.

Thus, she's in a lot of pictures, since happy people are ALWAYS nice to see, with these happy, soft, FLUFFY pups -- !!

With that, there's our Tenn Niners and our Jenna's Gems --

--- beautiful pups, looking for perfect homes -- !!

If you're interested in fostering or adopting one of them, we'd LOVE to hear from you -- !!

How do you do that, you ask?

Well, start out by filling out an adoption application at the top of this page, and we'll help you along from there -- !!

What I can say, knowing these dogs really quite well is, thank you.

Thank you to these loving creatures for being so sweet and accommodating to us as we try to find them the best of homes.

Thank you for having such wonderful temperaments and for being so much fun to watch play and grow.

And thank you for reminding us why we do rescue -- for without such a journey, these loves would have been mere statistics on pet overpopulation. Instead, we've spayed and neutered them, love them, and are now helping them find the best of homes, to cherish them for all they really are -- GREAT DOGS -- !!

Thank you, all, for your help with these pups, and we look forward to hearing from potential fosters and adopters -- !!

- Financial commitment. Adopters willing to spend money on their new investment, including premium foods (like Candidae, Wellness, Nutro or raw food), plus adopters who will invest in pet insurance or a "dog fund", lest vetting be required, which may get expensive.

The adoption fee is $295 per dog. This is reasonable, considering the premium services that each pup gets. Each dog, before placement, is examined by a licensed veterinarian, spayed or neutered, wormed with premium wormer, given vaccinations on a regular basis (not just a one-shot deal), microchipped with a premium Home Again chip (made by Schering-Plough), fed premium raw food (not 'Ol Roy, or some other filler-laden junk) and has spent it's puppy fosterhood in a wonderful, attentive, CLEAN environment. Also, each puppy is accompanied by a personal home visit to YOUR home at placement, to ensure they're going to have the life of a king or queen -- !! If the home visit doesn't pass, puppy doesn't stay. This isn't some parking-lot-of-a-pet-store adoption scheme, instead, it's the highest-quality service I can provide for these young souls, as they journey off in to their lives. Note, too, we have had a recent increase in adoption fees, due to increased veterinary surgery rates.

- Multi-dog households. While I love having many pit bulls, quite a few people aren't ready for the commitment and responsibility it takes to sometimes crate their dogs, rotate them out of the crates and generally own them responsibly. When that happens, I get calls saying, "I have to get rid of one of my dogs ASAP." I can never understand why these people think their lack of planning is all of the sudden my emergency.