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Shelter Pittie Bonds With a Little Girl and Becomes Her Playmate

A child holds a small bird while a cat watches from a nearby container.

Milla had recently decided to foster a rescued Pitbull, Wilbur, who was fascinated by horses at the owner's farm. He would stand on the fence line and beg for attention. The foster mom had no idea he was going to act that way.

A horse and a pit bull are interacting through a barbed wire fence in a grassy field.

Milla's friend found the Pitbull at the pound, and that was when they decided to foster Wilbur. He was fresh out of the shelter, and the foster mom knew that the dog needed his own toys. His reaction to the toys was the cutest thing Milla had ever seen.

Wilbur marched himself down every aisle, sniffed every toy, and picked the bones. Finally, Wilbur was thrilled when they reached Milla's home in Alabama. He ran towards the horses and would just run free.

A pit bull rests on a patterned blanket, holding a white stuffed toy with red feet.

When they brought him inside the house, he was timid around them at first. However, he bonded well with the family's pet dog Patty Cake. She helped him ease into everyday family life.

The poor Pitbull did not even know how to play, but Patty Cake taught him well. The family dog helped Wilbur learn how to be a dog, and they really grew close in the process. He kept surprising the foster mom by showing how funny he was.

A child in a yellow shirt and gray pants stands in a grassy field, watching a dog in a red vest sniff the ground.

Wilbur even got very close to the owner's little daughter, Rinnah. The Pitbull won over his human sister pretty quickly. The dog would shower her with sweet kisses and soon became her little playmate.

Soon, the family started considering keeping Wilbur, and they finally adopted him. Milla fosters dogs, and when she brings them in, she introduces them to Wilbur and Patty Cake. The mom of the two dogs jokes about Patty Cake being the counselor while Wilbur was the activities director. Milla believed fostering Wilbur really changed their lives in many ways. He was one of the most loving and kind dogs she had ever known.