{"id":379959,"date":"2026-06-29T23:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/379959\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T23:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:57:11","slug":"someone-trained-this-pit-bull-mix-and-then-lost-him-now-hes-waiting-at-a-fresno-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/379959\/","title":{"rendered":"Someone Trained This Pit Bull Mix and Then Lost Him \u2014 Now He\u2019s Waiting at a Fresno Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fresno Bully Rescue is a volunteer-run dog rescue dedicated to saving as many Bully-breed dogs in California as possible, but one stray dog has been capturing his rescuers’ hearts since the moment he arrived. General is a 6-year-old Pit Bull mix<\/a> with joy and affection to spare, and he somehow already knew training and commands when he arrived from the streets.<\/p>\n

Now this adoptable dog is ready to show off for his forever person or family! TV news anchor Vanessa Villafuerte featured General during a special ‘Fun Friday’ segment on CBS 47 Fresno on June 27, and even she couldn’t resist his big, handsome face. He’s an absolute ham!<\/p>\n

What a lover boy! General may look tough on the outside, but it takes all of five seconds for him to prove what an affectionate pup<\/a> he truly is. No wonder he’s one of Bridgette Boothe’s favorite dogs at the rescue!<\/p>\n

“That sweet boy has the best mush face,” commenter @twistedbiscuitball agreed. “And the most perfect floppy ears.” From his sweet face to his heart-melting full-body hugs, everything about this dog is oh-so-lovable.<\/p>\n

Related: Stray Great Pyrenees Puppy Found Under a Truck Won Over the Whole Family, Including the Dog Who Plays With No One<\/a><\/p>\n

Other commenters, like @mfn_wayward357, can’t believe such a happy-go-lucky dog<\/a> hasn’t found his perfect home yet. They said, “He’s just a big ol’ baby! Surely someone needs a super-sized cuddle buddy,” and if you ask me, they’re definitely onto something!<\/p>\n

Even though it looked like Vanessa was falling in love, this well-trained General is still waiting patiently to be adopted. Luckily, he’d be a perfect fit in a wide variety of homes, so his pool of potential adopters is vast. Could he be the new addition your family needs?<\/p>\n

All About This Adoptable Dog<\/p>\n

General first arrived at Fresno Bully Rescue<\/a> in mid-May after spending time at Madera Animal Shelter. He was found as a stray in the small Central California town, but clearly, he wasn’t always on his own.<\/p>\n

“One of General’s favorite things is showing off what he knows,” his adoption profile<\/a> explains. “He appears to have had some training in the past and knows several commands, which he is always proud to demonstrate for anyone willing to watch. It’s clear that at some point in his life, someone spent time teaching him, and he enjoys the attention that comes with showing off his skills.”<\/p>\n

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It won’t be long until this sweet and smart dog finds someone who’s just as obsessed with him as he’ll be with them. Clearly, this Pit Bull<\/a> prince has so much love to give, and finding his perfect person is the last missing piece.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by PetHelpful<\/a> on Jun 29, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno Bully Rescue is a volunteer-run dog rescue dedicated to saving as many Bully-breed dogs in California as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[22378,112,153669,114,113,153670],"class_list":["post-379959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-dog-rescue","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-bully-rescue","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news","tag-vanessa-villafuerte"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}