“For decades, pit bulls have been demonized,” says shelter dog advocate and artist Sophie Gamand, who’s made it her mission to repair their “unjust reputation,” with the Pit Bull Flower Power project. Since 2014, she’s traveled the country taking portraits of dogs like Frida (above), Flower and 2-week-old Roam to “celebrate their inherent personality, vulnerability and individuality,” which has led to hundreds of pups finding loving homes. Learn more about Sophie’s work — and pick up her gorgeous coffee table book, 2022 calendar and more — at sophiegamand.com.
PAW PATROL
Former shelter dogs Chance, who works with Lee County, Fla., sheriffs, and Hansel, an arson investigator at Millville, N.J.’s fire department, are among the honorees at this year’s American Humane Hero Dog Awards.
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