It’s a remarkable turn of events for the 7-year-old pit bull mix, who lost his left ear after being used as a bait dog in a dogfighting ring in North Carolina.Jaclyn Gartner, founder and president of the nonprofit Happily Furever After Rescue in Bethel, Connecticut, saw a photo of the injured, bleeding dog on social media and immediately knew she wanted to help him.Because of his experiences, he barks at other dogs and needed to live in a home without other pets.“I adopted him because I fell in love with him.” They enjoy taking a 2-mile walk together each morning, playing tug in the backyard and snuggling on the couch to watch Hallmark movies.“We’ll let him keep painting until he says he’s done with it — probably if we run out of peanut butter or liverwurst or snacks,” Starowitz says with a laugh."