Pit Boss (TV series)
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Titlecard for Pit Boss.
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| Also known as | 'Pit Boss XL' |
| Starring |
Shorty Rossi Ashley Brooks Ronald Lee Clark Sebastian Saraceno |
| Theme music composer | Keith Mansfield |
| Opening theme | "Funky Fanfare" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 53 |
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| Location(s) | Various, but mostly in Los Angeles, California |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Intuitive Entertainment |
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| Original network | Animal Planet |
| Original release | January 16, 2010 – March 30, 2013 |
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| Website | |
Pit Boss is an American television series docudrama that follows Shorty Rossi, owner of Shorty's Rescue, an organization set up for Pit Bull rescue. The series aired on Animal Planet from January 16, 2010 to March 30, 2013.
Shorty Rossi, a talent manager of Shortywood Productions, developed a passion for pit bulls when he was a teenager. Because of this, he created "Shorty's Rescue." Its main purpose: to rescue and rehabilitate pit bulls, the most misunderstood breed of dogs in the Greater Los Angeles area. Shorty enlisted the help of Sebastian, Ashley, and Ronald. Throughout the series, Shorty and his crew overcome many perils while carrying out their rescue efforts. Shorty's Rescue relies heavily on donations, so they host car washes, pet expos, etc., to raise money. In the season 6 finale, they return to see Shortywood has been destroyed.
Shorty Rossi, an ex-con who runs a talent-management company, and his friends rescue and rehabilitate pit bulls in Los Angeles. In the series opener, Shorty runs into trouble while trying to find an abandoned dog's owner.
Shorty retrieves a mistreated pit bull from its negligent owner. Later, he tries to rescue a dog about to be euthanized at a shelter.
The team tries to help a man who is struggling to make ends meet keep his pooch. Meanwhile, Ronald is unhappy about a job that involves wearing a crawfish costume.
Actress Linda Blair helps Shorty after he rescues 10 puppies; the team has difficulty finding a home for a rambunctious pit bull.
An abandoned pit bull is left at Shorty's office and Ashley tries to find a home for it. Meanwhile, Shorty takes his dog to an audition and must convince the director that a pit bull can play the role.
In the first-season finale, Shorty organizes a fund-raiser to offset the cost of his dog rescues. Elsewhere, Ronald loses his cool with an acting coach.
Shorty goes to extreme measures to save three pit bulls trapped in a house. Meanwhile, Sebastian and Ashley strive to perform at their best after Ronald walks out.
Six rescued pit bulls are living in crates in the Shortywood office as Shorty feels extreme pressure to secure their placement in foster homes as soon as possible in order to stave off an upheaval among the members of his staff.
Shorty and Sebastian experience a harrowing encounter with a group of wayward teenagers that uses stray dogs for target practice with their paintball guns as their attempts to stop it cause the situation to spiral out of control. Meanwhile, Shorty searches for a new employee for Shortywood.
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