My two babies!
Posted on 10/31/2009 1:53:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Beloved cartoonist Berkeley Breathed had an unusual inspiration for his latest children's book, "Flawed Dogs." No it wasn't one of the Santa Barbaran's many rescued pit bulls, but it was one of Michael Vick's infamous dogs who was set to be put down.
"The book happened because I came across both a picture and a quote at about the same time -- a picture of one of Michael Vick's fight dogs. It was set to be put down, but a shelter in Utah decided to take the dog and a few others at the same time and try to rehabilitate them," Breathed told CNN. "This was the first time the dog had ever received any affection in its life.... It's the most moving picture of a dog I've ever seen, having gone through an impossible transition and fallen back to where dogs naturally go, which is just loving people."
Best known for other animals, most notably the skittish penguin named Opus and utterly bizarre Bill the Cat, the Pulitzer Prize-winner sat down with Hero Complex blogger Geoff Boucher earlier this month and talked about his career so far, his regrets and his plans for the future.
Video of Breathed reading from "Flawed Dogs" after the jump.
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Happy to make a $50.00 contribution to my local pitbull rescue.
Has anyone pinged Chet99?
I guess so.
My two babies!
My bulldog, Rufus, is a rescue dog. Sweetest, greatest dog I have ever owned.
Rufus seems to do real good!
It’s nice when things turn around for them.
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