Kim and Jill, aka “the twins,” are two of Duchess’s puppies that we still have with us. At the Galveston shelter we were told they would have been “shark bait” because they were too small for fighting dogs. Did you know that pitbull puppies are used as bait by some big game fisherman off the coast?

Kim and Jill were a bonded pair and never far apart. We couldn’t bear to split them up and tried very hard to find a family that wanted two, all black, bonded pitbulls. That is how "the twins" ended up staying with us and their mom forever.

Our sweet Kimmy girl has had health issues from the beginning. We recently found out that her back knees are basically non-functioning. It's no big surprise that these dogs, bred in the worst of conditions by people with horrific intentions, are suffering with life-long medical issues. Kim gets medicine daily to deal with the pain and eventually will need a doggy wheelchair in order to get around and keep up with her pack. For now, we keep up with her vet visits and medications
(which aren't cheap),  and monitor her play time.

While Jill is more of the protector, Kim is the snuggler and mischievous one. Despite her back knees not working right, it doesn’t stop her from enjoying a snack from the counter now and then. We have learned to not leave any donuts out around this one. She does a great job of showing our friends who visit that even though she has limited movements, she still tries her hardest!

**UPDATE**

We recently lost Jill. Kim is doing well without Jill but definately misses her.