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If possible, try writing a letter to the editor on how wonderful pit bulls can be. If you are a Connecticut native, all the better!
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SHELTON — Freckles, a 6-year-old pit bull, is content. She's sprawled on the floor in the Shelton animal shelter, taking refuge from the heat of a recent muggy day.
Brittany Forlenzo, 15, is pretty content, too, as she rubs Freckles' belly, her blonde, bobbed hair falling in her face.

It's a partnership that has paid dividends for both.

Forlenzo, finishing up her sophomore year at Shelton High School, has learning disabilities as well has behavioral problems, like verbalizing and interacting socially that can make high school tough to deal with.