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Pits at Play
This is Nashaka and Duke on one of the
many movie sets of Simon Wolf Productions.
These boys are my true leaders.
Don't they look damn good together?
BFFs
FOX reporter Christina Gonzalez says "good bye" to Tank Tater Tot Torres, after finding him in the hills outside her home and fighting off attacking coyotes. He ended up here with us and then became Tia's daughter's new dog
Lefty and some of his fans at the Family Pet Expo 2007.
Mason likes to hang out with Carol in her trunk:)
Actress Katherine Heigl visits for the first time.
Katherine Heigl getting kisses from Liberman
Posing with the Heigl family and their new family member, Villalobos dog Sissy
A typical day of dog walking by our devoted volunteers
Crate training at it's finest.
Wasco giving William (one of our parolees) a big sloppy wet one
Volunteer coordinator Jessica, comforts Dillinger at the Pet Expo by crawling into his crate with him. And yes, guys, Jessica is up for adoption too... for the right price!
Tia and Lefty doing a press conference in Los Angeles.
Adidas commercial shoot.
Now that's a lot of bull in one place!
Does LEFTY have hot taste in women or what!?
(Lefty with Heidi/training assistant and Jessica/shelter mgr/volunteer coordinator)
Our trainer Louise gives lessons on "Pit Bull walking 101." Okay, so her techniques are a little different. What can I say? She's British. Crazy Brits. Always gotta do things different.
Hard bodies at your service!
Tia and Katrina dog Bisoux at a grand opening event with L.A. City Mayor Villaragosa.
Tia, her husband and some "familiar" faces at the Mayor's event.
Punky our Shar Pei/Pit Bull mix finds a creative use for his igloo dog house
My #1 sons BEFORE they had their last "brotherly bout". Duke and Joe USED to be the best of buds, but like the normal Pit Bulls that they are, one day... all it took was one little bump into each other and IT WAS ON!!!!! So now they sleep in separate beds :(
Rufus (our Fila) and L.A. letting Animal Planet know, there's always room for one more Crocodile Hunter!!
Our baby bear, Lil' Simon tells Tatanka (our very first Pit Bull)... Be "beary" careful. I heard there's a "vicious" Pit Bull running around. By the way - what's a Pit Bull?
Tarzan getting a bath on his first day at VRC. Yesterday he was a "fighting dog" in So. Central Los Angeles and today he's getting scrubbed down in the "spa".
Walter can't seem to figure out who that handsome dog is in the mirror
Who needs the Dog Whisperer when you can have Louise Crane? (one of our trainers having some fun with my dog Rhino)
Moose and J.Lo on the her video shoot, "I"m Glad". Moose originally came from the N. Central Animal Shelter.
One of my damn cats!
Our awesome volunteer Mike just also happens to be a marathon runner so his Sundays are spend exercising our "behaviorally challenged" dogs. Here Spyder barely gets worn out on his afternoon run.
Our dog Lefty with L.A. Animal Services General Mgr., Ed Boks.
Hey, where are the gargoyle tryouts?
This is Lefty "kickin' it" on the set of the movie "Alpha Dog" starring Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Bruce Willis and Sharon Stone.
Lefty getting some love from director Nick Cassavetes, who I might add is a MAJOR dog lover.
Lefty's cool car in the movie "Alpha Dog".
So is he considered "whites, darks or colors"? Wonder how he's going to do in the "spin cycle"?
Villalobos
Rescue Center
P.O. Box 1544
Canyon Country, CA 91386
(661) 268-0555
Tia Maria Torres
Due to the increasing number of people showing up that have become obsessed fans, stalkers or that think we are a public zoo, we now have to take control of the situation. We are a sanctuary for these animals and the last thing they want or need is someone coming by just to "check them out". We DO NOT give tours or allow the public to walk around like the animal shelter. Visitations are for those adopting, boarding or training only. This is not only for liability reasons, but for the sake of the privacy of these animals that have already had a tough life.
Please respect that.
If you are interested in visiting, you MUST call and make an appointment.
For those of you, who think you're "special" and are planning on just "dropping by", we have a surprise waiting for you at the front gate.....
SURPRISE!