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Meet Kammie
– a very special dog in need of our help!
Kammie has the perfect pibble personality –
she just can’t get enough lovin’ from the humans
around her! After cuddling, her favorite
activity is finding the perfect cushy spot for
nesting – whether it’s the cushions of the
couch, a pile of pillows on the bed or even a
basket of laundry will do in a pinch. Her
affinity for comfy spots isn’t surprising given
her rough start in life and the disability she
copes with every day.
Kammie came to Casa Del Toro after last
August’s dog fighting raid in
Orange County (IN) where she had spent her
life chained in the woods with 70+ other
neglected and abused dogs. In addition to having
survived these rough conditions, Kammie suffers
from an inoperable condition in her hind legs
which makes it difficult for her to get around.
Her condition and history should have made it
difficult to find her a forever family, but
Kammie’s gentle disposition and outgoing
personality helped her hit the adoption jackpot.
A vet tech and her veterinarian husband want to
add her to their wonderful family that includes
six human children, 3 other paralyzed dogs who
use carts to get around, a number of special
needs small breed dogs who they met when
assisting authorities in assessing dogs from a
number of different puppy mill raids in the
midwest. (They also have
two
of the Missouri 500 from the multi-state dog
fighting bust in July of last year.)
In addition to caring for their large family,
Dr. Mike and Candice do a lot of educational
outreach to raise awareness about
giving homes to special needs dogs,
about the
horrors of puppy mills
and about the
wonderful truth of pit bull love.
Because they will be raising awareness about the
plight of pit bulls, changing hearts and minds
so that more shelter pit bulls have a chance at
adoption and so that more people will speak out
when they suspect dog fighting,
Recently Kammie
visited
WTHI news Station [Terre Haute] with "Greg
the Pet Guy" to talk about her story & the
reality of Dog Fighting issues in Indiana.
Kammie changed many minds and dispelled a lot of
Myths that surrounded Dogs that are rescued from
Fighting bust, she walked away leaving the News
team with the fact that each dog should be
judged & assessed as individuals.
Please enjoy her little visit to the News
Station.
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The first person Kammie decides to visit is Kyle who is sleepy.
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While Abby is working on the 5:30 AM show, Cody decides to walk over and meet Kammie. |
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Kammie only has one thing on her mind... Give me attention! |
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Back down stairs, Kammie makes another bee-line to Kyle, wanting more attention |
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Kammie watches intently, as the WTHI crew is starting their sound check |
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Kammie does like to get under people's feet.... |
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until the brat get's what she wants! |
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Justin and Raula loving on Kammie |
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Raula meets Kammie and overcomes her fears once she hears her full story & hugs Kammie |
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The morning director, John Black gets Kisses!. |
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It's "show time" and Pam gets good luck kiss! This is Casa Del Toros favorite picture. |
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Indy
Pit Crew has graciously jumped on board to help
Casa Del Toro
"Pimp Kammies Ride"
and we need your help to give Kammie an
attention-grabbing wagon to tool around in at
community events
Kammies Educational
Adventure Flyer
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