Buehrle Buys in Broward, Keeps Pit Bull

Mark Buehrle, The Florida Marlins' splashy new pitcher had his pit bull on his mind while he was house hunting in Miami. Buehrle, who signed a four-year, $58 million contract last month, bought a house in Broward county instead of Miami-Dade—where the dogs have been banned since 1989—so he would not have to part with his beloved pit bull, an 18-month-old American Staffordshire Terrier he adopted in Chicago. By living in Broward, Buehrle and his wife Jamie get to keep Slater in the family. The Buehrles are animal advocates, and Mark Buehrle supports efforts to overturn breed-specific bans, like the one Miami-Dade has against pit bulls. “They can do certainly a lot of damage, lot of jaw pressure, lots of muscles in those jaws – but most of the time they are provoked to do that,” Sharron Carmichael of the Humane Society of Broward County said. “Having responsible ownership of the dog is what needs to be done.” Advocates such as Carmichael say the culture of pit bu...