DeMarcus Cousins talks about his four pit bulls

DeMarcus Cousins of the Kings love the dogs. He is the owner of four pitbulls, Sosa, Dottie, Capone and Blu. On the Sacramento Bee he talks about his love for his four animals and dogs.

DeMarcus Cousins admits it. He is something of a human version of a pit bull terrier. Tough on the outside. Questionable reputation in some circles. But under the right circumstances, gentle and loyal as a Labrador. “I can relate to it,” Cousins said in an interview. “It’s a fact.” So the star center for the Sacramento Kings, who is the proud owner of four pit bulls that he calls “big babies” and “lap dogs,” is going to do his part to try to save more of the much-maligned breed that routinely crowds Sacramento’s animal shelters.

Cousins said he bought his four dogs – Sosa, Dottie, Capone and Blu – from breeders and trained them with a gentle hand. When he walks his pets in his neighborhood east of Sacramento, he said, people tend to be wary at first. “The first question is, ‘Does he bite?’” said Cousins. “But that is not an issue with my dogs. My dogs can interact with anybody. Pit bulls are strong dogs, and they do have an aggressive nature. But they are what they are trained to be.” -