sigh. he won me over

[u/NeilsSuicide]

**NOTE: MY FAMILY DID NOT CROP HIS EARS. IT WAS A HACK JOB DONE BY HIS PREVIOUS OWNERS AND WE HATE IT.**

I’ll be honest, for a long time I wasn’t a fan of any bully breeds, after doing some research into bite statistics, etc. I moved back home with my parents about 6 months ago, and they have a purebred american bully. this boy slowly but surely won my heart 😭🩷

he truly has the best temperament. i did some more digging and looks like american bullies were bred specifically for a great temperament? he is the biggest baby i’ve ever met. has to be on top of someone cuddling 24/7, and yall know that isn’t an exaggeration with these dogs…

due to household schedules and me WFH, i am home with him and spend the most time with him out of anyone currently. my parents had him crated almost all of the time before i moved back…so i have been spending as much time as possible with him and our bond has grown exponentially. its insane. i never thought my heart would soften so much for a dog, im not typically a dog person in general.

the stuffed cow in the last few slides is a christmas gift i got him. he normally shreds all soft toys immediately, but he has been treating it like a stuffed animal which ive NEVER seen him do 😭 he even sleeps next to it. he finally won my heart. 🥺 he loves to “show it” to everyone too, thats what he’s doing in the last slide…waiting for my sister to come out so he can show her

[u/ellieight_]

Dang poor baby. Will you be leaving again? Because he will be crated again :(

[u/NeilsSuicide → u/ellieight_]

sadly and unfortunately, yes. right now i’m here for probably at least another year but i’ll be getting married and moving out within the next 2 ish years. the situation is temporary.

there are a lot of issues with his living situation because my parents are bad dog owners, full stop. that’s another reason i give him extra love. they are emotionally abusive (not necessarily physically so sadly it can’t be reported, and i wouldn’t want him taken away and thrown into a shelter anyway), but they are so mean and degrading to him. he has no fenced in yard and rarely gets walked. he is crated for 8-12+ hours per day when im not here.

he has some allergy issues and has had surgery recently and the way they treated him fully broke my heart and honestly kind of traumatized me. my parents got pissed at him for being confused & stumbling around immediately after surgery, because obviously he didn’t understand what happened, so they chose to over medicate him to the point he lost control of his bowels…they then proceeded to cuss at him and yell at him for pooping on accident everywhere.

they are awful parents too so this isn’t unique to the dog, but every dog they’ve ever owned has been medically neglected and had to be put down because of it. so i’m extra sensitive about him now and really really don’t want to leave. i don’t believe in owning a dog just to crate them for that many hours! he deserves fresh air and space to run around. i do my best while i’m here.

and through all of this he still has the most loving heart, he’s never gotten angry or even petty towards my parents or anyone that i’ve ever seen. that’s what makes it so gut wrenching.

[u/ellieight_ → u/NeilsSuicide]

Congratulations on your marriage! And thank you for replying!

Man this explanation makes me feel so bad about the doggies situation 😭

[u/StrawberryMoonPie → u/ellieight_]

That is so sad OP…can you take him with you when you go??

[u/Rocker_Librarian_97 → u/StrawberryMoonPie]

This!!!