CRAWFORD CO., MI -- The Crawford County District Court Judge has ruled the two Pit Bulls who have been in the court system for two and a half years will live the rest of their lives at the AuSable Valley Animal Shelter.

This is a story 7&4 News has been covering since it began.

The roller coaster ride started in 2008 for Pit Bulls Riley and Shelby, when a man claimed the two dogs that were puppies at the time chased him on his bike and acted aggressively.  Later that year, animal control took the dogs.  In December, 2008, the judge ordered the dogs to be killed.  January, 2009, the dogs were given a stay while an appeal moved through the courts.  In January, 2010, three different experts testified the dogs weren't vicious.  In April, 2010, the judge again ordered the dogs be put down.  that order was appealed, and the case ended back in court in January of this year.  The court finally agreed to let the dogs be adopted.

“We've suited their needs for the last two and a half years, we've made really good dogs out of puppies," said Cheryl Postma, Director at the Ausable Valley Animal Shelter.

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