Volunteer Dog Walkers needed daily at 10:00 am for Walk N Wag (no Weds). Walking the sanctuary pups makes a HUGE difference in their happiness, calmness, helps with leash skills and socialization. Not to mention all the love you receive in return and the health benefits! My doc is always saying to get in more exercise. This is a great motivator! Not only do you get healthy but think of all the great karma your earning at the same time. Your time and love is a precious gift to these pups!

SACRAMENTO, CA - A pit bull attack that left a woman in Stockton dead Thursday has re-ignited a debate about the breed: Is their reputation for violence deserved?

STORY: Woman killed in apparent pit bull attack in Stockton ID'd

Owners of American Staffordshire Terriers competing at Cal Expo's Sacramento Kennel Club Dog Show will tell you their dogs are often mistaken by the public for pit bulls, so they're intimately aware of the public scorn for pit bulls.

That's especially true for Richard Chatigny. After years of raising Amstaffs and other dogs, he and his wife adopted a pit bull named Sadie.

"She's the calmest. She's the most obedient. She's the most accepting of anybody and everybody. She's a great ambassador," Chatigny said of Sadie.