2/14/16: This week is the Seven Days’ Animal Issue and we are meeting some squishy-faced, wrinkly, drooling balls of love whose stories will melt your heart. Back in 1998, Dawna Pederzani founded the Vermont English Bulldog Rescue which became a non-profit in 2015. After teaming up with Karen Sturtevant, the doggie crusaders rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed 49 bulldogs last year.
The bulldog has experienced a huge surge in popularity, both in popular culture and among celebrities. In 2015 the American Kennel Club ranked the bulldog its 4th most popular breed. With success comes a high demand for the dog, which leads to overbreeding, a proliferation of puppy mills and an excess of unwanted dogs with expensive health problems.
Eva spends a Sunday with a bevy of bulldogs and their adoptive families to see what makes this dog so special.
https://www.facebook.com/VermontEnglishBulldogRescue/
Music: Kevin MacLeod, “Bumbly March,” “Laconic Granny,” & “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” Vincent Lopez, “My Fate is in Your Hands”
This episode of Stuck in Vermont was made possible by
Hotel Vermont and Vermont Tourism
This article appears in The Animal Issue February 2016.
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What a great addition to this week’s animal issue! I especially like the tuba music in the beginning.
Thanks Don! Bulldogs and tubas go hand in hand in my book! 😉