Mark Buehrle just signed a four-year, $58 million deal with Miami, but one of his four dogs isn't welcome to live in Miami-Dade County. Slater is Buehrle's 18 month old American Staffordshire Terrier, and he falls under the specifics as a 'pitbull'.Miami-Dade County has had their pit bull ban in effect since 1989, which Buehrle wasn't aware of when he signed his contract with the Miami Marlins. He has said that he wouldn't have signed with the Marlins if he hadn't been able to find a housing alternative for Slater and the rest of the family.
Mark Buehrle was headlined at wishing Vick hurt, but like any other dog lover, he avoided the ban by moving to Broward County. There's just a longer commute to the field, but Buehrle gets to keep his beloved blue dog.
Buehrle speaks out against pit bulls bans, saying "it's kind of ridiculous that because of the way a dog looks, people will ban it. Every kind of dog has good and bad, and that depends on the handlers. If you leave a dog outside all the time, it'll be crazy. Slater would never do anything harmful.''
Jamie and Mark adopted Slater after Mrs. Buehrle fell in love with the pup while working with an animal rescue group. Slater fits in wonderfully with the three Viszlas that the family has- Diesel, Drake, and Duke.
Slater even fits in well when he's taken to various stadiums where his dad plays.
This case had a happy ending where Buehrle did not have to give up his beloved dog, but only moved to a county that accepts his dog.
This is one more case to bring attention to unnecessary pitbull bans. Not everyone has the ability to find a nearby county that will accept their dogs, but for those who can, it's much easier to move than to lose a beloved pet who has not done anything to deserve the hatred that it receives.
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