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Gumdrop the Dog is the first Denver-adopted pit bull

By Giovanna Mengarelli

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: Lucas, a six year-old, Staffordshire Bull Terrier is pictured in a kennel at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, where it has lived for 90 days on December 13, 2018 in London, England. The animal shelter, which was founded in London in 1860, is currently seeking homes for some of its longest standing residents. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: Lucas, a six year-old, Staffordshire Bull Terrier is pictured in a kennel at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, where it has lived for 90 days on December 13, 2018 in London, England. The animal shelter, which was founded in London in 1860, is currently seeking homes for some of its longest standing residents. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) /
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One type of dog that gets a bad rep is pit bulls, one of the most misunderstood canines.

After a decades-long ban in Denver of such a breed, Gumdrop the Dog becomes the first pit bull to be adopted, and he’s as cute as ever! Let’s see!

News this week in Denver, Colorado: a three-year-old pit bull coming all the way from an animal shelter has officially made history after becoming the very first pit bull adopted in the city in over thirty years! Since 1989, Gumdrop, who has since been renamed Odin by his forever family, is the first adopted pit bull in the city of Denver, following the recent repeal of a breed ban.

Odin was officially adopted on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, after the breed was officially legalized to be adopted in Denver.

Becoming the first pit bull to be adopted after a decade-long ban in Denver, this pup surely made his mark on the world!

According to Kyle Wagner, a spokesperson for the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment, Odin was found as a stray on December 17, 2020, and was therefore taken to VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital, where it was then determined that he didn’t contain any sort of microchip identification (how sad).

After and following a five-day hold at the animal shelter and no one coming to claim him, the pooch was up for legal adoption on January 2, 2021. His adopted forever family drove over an hour to come meet him and take him home.

Denver residents voted to lift the city’s longstanding ban on pit bulls last year, with the ballot measure overwhelmingly passing with 64.5 percent, according to The Denver Post.

As of Jan. 1, 2021, residents can now own or keep pit bulls and other restricted breeds — such as American Staffordshire Terrier and Staffordshire Bull Terrier — provided that they obtain a permit and have their pet microchipped.

The new ordinance also requires pit bull owners — who are limited to two pit bulls per home — to pay a higher fee than is set for other breeds, to maintain appropriate paperwork for their dog, and to have no issues with the pit bull for three years.

A citywide ban on the breed was put in place in 1989 after 20 people had been attacked by pit bulls the previous five years, local station KMGH previously reported.

Hot. Animal Planet’s Pit Bulls and Parolees airing 200th episode this weekend!!!!. light

What do you think of Denver’s decision in the present and past? Do you agree? Let’s discuss down in the comments below! Woof, woof!

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