Big news: Macky Mack is in the house!

Only he’s no longer a chained, starved, homeless dog picked up by Chief Wayne Nutt of Log Cabin, Texas before Christmas. Now he’s a Love-A-Bull, and he’s got a new name.

Before now, Macky’s life had not been easy. According to Chief Nutt, Macky lived his life on a ten-foot chain in a yard, with little shelter and no enrichment. Prior to this final visit, Chief Nutt had visited Macky a number of other times – to issue citations for an expired rabies vaccine, no dog license, and no shelter in the cold winter. Eventually, Macky’s caretaker stopped feeding him – her son had stopped sending money for his kibble, she claimed. It was about two weeks later that a kind neighbor called the police, worried that the dog kept getting skinnier and skinnier. The Chief came and whisked Macky away, and the caretaker was charged with animal cruelty/neglect.

A lifelong dog lover with four dogs of his own and an occasional foster, Chief Nutt had never been fond of pit bulls. But there was just something about Macky. Every day, the Chief became more and more attached. When the three-day mandatory stray hold was up, Chief Nutt couldn’t bear to send him off to the local humane society, where he feared Macky might be euthanized. “He’s just a big pussycat,” Chief Nutt told our volunteer. And so, Macky Mack stayed, and Chief Nutt kept hoping for a miracle. A widely-read Examiner article inspired more than 3,000 phone calls to the humane society pleading for help for Macky. About a week later, Love-A-Bull caught wind and mobilized.

When we arrived in Log Cabin on December 30th, Macky was prancing around in the large play yard, soaking up the sunshine and letting out an occasional confident, celebratory woof. He had not only won the heart of Chief Nutt, but of several other city employees who were not accustomed to falling for stray dogs. There’s just something about Macky Mack.

As we talked, Chief Nutt fondly scratched Macky Mack’s ears and boasted about how far he had come in just a few weeks. He brought out Macky’s girlfriend – also a pit bull type dog – to show us how friendly he is with other animals. He admitted that Macky was the first pit bull type dog he had ever really liked, but that he wouldn’t be the last – Macky had opened his eyes.

 

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