Creature Feature & Resources

Creature Feature

Bullies in Need (BIN) is a non-profit dog rescue based in Ottawa, Ontario [Canada], but we have several helpful chapters throughout Ontario. We pride ourselves on the quality of loving dogs we rescue while working with shelters saving the bullies (and sometimes non-bullies) off of death row. Bullies in Need has fostered great relationships with shelters and we truly believe that the animal control, shelter staff and volunteers are the heart and soul behind saving the abandoned animals that our society leaves behind. (From the BIN website)

"Bully breeds," or so they are often called, are commonly Rottweilers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Bulldogs, and any variety of mixed breeds referred to as "Pit Bulls". In the United States and Canada, Bully Breeds are often the first to be chosen for euthanasia in shelter overcrowding situations, and sometimes they do not even make it that far. Often they are exterminated by virtue of their birth--they just aren't the "right" breed.

Part of that sensationalism we can thank our North American media for. Nothing sells news advertising time like a "vicious dog incident." So despite the fact that cocker spaniels, daschunds, etc., have higher bite ratios, the bully breeds have a history of being trained for fighting, like in bull baiting, dog-on-dog fighting, and other violent pseudo-sports, making them "scarier."  The bottom line is that most of these guys and gals just have a bad wrap and have a lot to offer owners, whether they be single owners, multiple-dog owners, families with older or younger kids, etc. Each one has their own temperament and each one has their own special love to give.

We are Covenant Rescue Advocacy have a special affinity for "bullies" and we give our hats off to our Ontario neighbors at Bullies In Need. Well done!