RIP Speck, you will be missed.

INDIE PRINTING BLOG SITE, March 2, 2010

Indie Printing, more than just a business

Sad to announce that our honorary Indie Printing mascot “Speck” passed away this past Friday. Typically we feel that this should be kept private, and personal, but it was important to post about him to communicate why we as a company donate and spend so much time supporting the positive portrayal of pitbulls, and animal rescue.

Speck struggled over a year with cancer, but spent almost 15 years proving that pitbulls are no different than any other breed of dog. In the wrong hands, pitbulls can be deadly because of their strength, but so can any german shepherd, mastiff, rottweilers, labrador, or any other large breed dog. Unfortunately it’s people who train these animals to be vicious and for some reason the media picks up on these stories and chooses to make any aggressive pitbull breaking news, hard to imagine that pitbulls were once portrayed as “the family dog,” and now are the dog people are scared to have around their families.

Having Speck in our lives proved the complete opposite. We found him to be an amazingly kind, and affectionate pitbull with a gentle soul. We never had any problems with aggression, bad temperament, or territorial traits of any kind. We will surely miss Speck, but feel fortunate that he lived a full comfortable life, and are grateful that he helped us realize how special the breed really is.

We ask that you please support the following organization in support of positivity, common sense, and the reality that we all can be part of positive change in any capacity. The Downtown Dog Rescue spends countless hours to creating positive change in low income areas by putting on Spay/Neuter Clinics, Free dog training, and animal rehabilitation. If you’d like to learn more about the Downtown Dog Rescue, you can visit the following link http://downtowndogrescue.org