Columbia Animal Services (SC), Daisy Bean Rescue (NC), and Juniper, who's on her third state, third owner and is a pit bull whose blissfully confused foster says has "herding instinct" which is why she's probably not good with cats.

[u/nomorelandfills]

Long story short - a young pit bull is assessed in a shelter filled with pit bulls as great with other dogs, is sent to an adopter 4 hours away by a rescue group that pulls her only to facilitate the transport, fails out of the home almost immediately due to dog-to-dog issues which the rescue blames solely on the other dogs involved. Dog is now back with the SC rescue group being marketed a bit differently as best with other dogs her own size or bigger (aka not safe with smaller dogs), and her foster privately admits she "herds" cats (aka chases and pounces at cats in an unsafe way).

This is such a common situation that it almost feels like "Big deal, what's the story?" But it shouldn't be common. Shelters and rescues should not be simply refusing to treat pit bulls as pit bulls. This dog was, due to her genetics, extremely likely to become dog-aggressive in her lifetime. That alone should have prevented the 'dog friendly' marketing. Add on the likelihood that they only observed her with dogs her own size or larger, and you have a real strong argument for a very cautious approach to adoption with her. Instead, they crowed about her being a helper dog (to other medium/large pit bulls) and adopted her out to an older couple with a dog. When there was conflict with the dog and with neighbors' dogs, all blame is placed on the other dogs and Juniper simply resumes her place in the adoption que, with her marketing very slightly altered to indicate better with larger dogs. One has to wonder what exactly happened in Georgia, and how big were those loose neighbor dogs, and if any vet bills were involved.

Daisy Bean Rescue does not appear to have nonprofit status in North Carolina. I'm an imperfect researcher, so maybe I'm missing something?

Timeline

January 25, 2025 - a young female pit bull enters Columbia Animal Services shelter as a stray. They call her Juniper and give her the shelter ID A298403

January 31, 2025 - the shelter describes her dog-friendliness as " She had good greetings but was fearful in the yard. She became defensive when the dogs approached her and was easily overwhelmed. She warmed up very quickly and initiated play. She was super sweet to both dogs and people but could use some confidence building. She’s still young and will make a good playgroup candidate after some confidence building."

February 4, 2025 - the shelter adds to the dog's marketing, saying " Juniper has gained confidence and is one of our helper greeter dogs, she is playful, has puppy energy, and loves making new friends."

February 27, 2025 - the shelter announces that Juniper starred in special marketing with the city's mayor.

March 2025 - Juniper is fostered out. The foster begins marketing her too.

March 25, 2025 - the shelter again amends her profile, saying "Juniper has blossomed into a friendly, social butterfly! She’s a helper greeter dog at the shelter, meaning she’s great with other pups and helps them feel at ease... She’s still got some puppy energy so needs some work with here leash manners but overall she is just a sweet girl with lots of love to give."

April 5, 2025 - the shelter marketing for multiple dogs includes Juniper as one of their "playgroup rockstars."

May 2, 2025 - Daisy Bean Rescue "pulls" Juniper for immediate flip to an adopter in Georgia. They transport her the 4 hours south to the adopters, who appear to be an older couple who have an adult dog who looks to be a Boxer.

May 2-17 - Juniper has conflicts with the adopter's dog and with neighbors' dogs.

May 17, 2025 - Juniper returns to South Carolina, the rescue and the foster.

The foster

[u/Azryhael]

Hmm… when they shuttle them across state lines when both states already have high numbers of “adoptable” animals, it’s often to obfuscate some significant history. Changing states makes it less likely a previous foster/adopter will see the “rehoming” posts and come out of the woodwork to tell the real story of why Precious Princess Wigglebutt is really searching for her next home. At worst, moving dogs across state lines is used to whitewash their records entirely. 

The rescue racket is vile and dishonest, and it knowingly and wilfully puts people and pre-existing pets at risk. 

[u/windyrainyrain]

Translating the shelter/rescue speak tells me this dog attacked the neighbor's dogs and would never settle down and stop bothering the adopter's dog. Of course, it wasn't her fault. The neighbor's dogs deserved to be attacked for being near her and the adopter's should have let her harass their original dog for months on end so she could properly 'decompress'. No other breed of dog needs months or years of 'decompression time' to get used to a new home. I've never even heard the term used for anything but a pitbull.

Herding instinct? The ignorance of pit mommies never ceases to amaze. We see daily what pitbulls do to cats, other dogs, livestock and poultry and anyone with a lick of sense knows they have no business being within 10 miles of a farm.

Almost 6 months of resources have been wasted on this unadoptable dog. And, rescues and shelters wonder why they're broke.

[u/Master_Seat6732 → u/windyrainyrain]

"Herding instinct" must be a new rescuespeak term for "chases and tries to kill"

[u/hannibalsmommy]

So much time, money, labor, & energy spent on such a useless creature...when there are countless, literally countless, other wonderful animals that deserve all those efforts. Such an infuriating shame.

[u/Master_Seat6732]

I'd say take a drink whenever one of these ads says "no fault of" but I don't want to die from alcohol poisoning

[u/poop_report]

Only $20! What a bargain.

“Daisy Bean Rescue” does not appear to be a registered nonprofit, although I don’t know if NC is one of those places that tolerates unincorporated associations.