The Hunger Games star, 19, recently adopted a 3-month-old blue pit bull, which he named Driver.
"Thanks to Josh, he now has a full stomach, warm bed and a loving owner," reads a post on Hutcherson's official Facebook fan page, which announced the news.
Driver and Hutcherson found each other when rescue group Hands Paws Hearts pulled the dog out of a municipal Los Angeles County shelter, as first reported by TooFab.com. The puppy, who has two missing toes, had been dropped off as a stray.
"He sat in the shelter for 11 days with a broken leg, and the injury was already about a month old," adoption coordinator Sasha Rose tells PEOPLE. "He'd been sitting in a great deal of pain."
On the same day Rose went to pick up Driver from the shelter, she got a call from a friend of a friend – who turned out to be Hutcherson. The actor had been looking for a pit bull, and "he wanted a rescue dog, that was a priority."
Hutcherson met the puppy before it went into surgery, and the two hit it off right away.
"Josh is very, very happy," Rose says, and Driver is "very active and playful. He doesn't complain. He's a really nice dog."
By Helin Jung
http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20588235,00.html
More people like you would make the world a better place for a rescued pit bull. Thank you for helping and loving this baby!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL! I am a pitt bull mom, and I love my baby these poor dogs always get the bad rep. There should be more people like you rescuing these babys and giving them the love they deserve. Thank you for loving and giving this beautiful dog a chance at life! you are awesome!
ReplyDeleteHe's precious! Love his ears:)
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteI have 9 rescued dogs one is a mixed pit training and socializing is the thing. cute baby you have.
ReplyDeleteHOW CAN I ADOPT A PIT BULL :)
ReplyDeleteThank you sooo much Josh
ReplyDeleteChas Lewis : got say that's great thing, i got a blue female pit puppy.
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