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DogTown Returns January 1
Michael Vick made headlines when he was arrested for running an illegal dog fighting ring, but many people never got to see what happened to the dogs that were seized from his property. In the newest season of DogTown, we get a chance to see the success stories of a handful of the 22 dogs that went through DogTown’s rehabilitation center. DogTown is a National Geographic television show that follows the rehabilitation of dogs at DogTown, the last-hope refuge that’s a part of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, the largest no-kill animal facility in the country. The new season features several of the Michael Vick dogs over several episodes, and will premiere on January 1.
The season premiere introduces us to Georgia and Cherry, two former fighting dogs with different stories and different problems, who provide prime examples of how these dogs can overcome their past. Georgia was a champion fighting dog, bred often, who is friendly with people but starts to fight for her life every time she sees another dog. Cherry was a bait dog, an untalented fighter used to boost the confidence of champion fighting dogs. He gets along with other dogs, but is terrified of people, and this fear may keep him from getting a home. The first episode takes the viewer into the underworld of dog fighting, showing the horrors of the operations and the traumatizing effects that fighting has on the dogs involved. The highlight of the episode is the proof that the dogs can be saved, even after such a horrific past, and that euthanizing them isn’t the other answer.
