FARGO — Valais , a four-year-old pit bull mix, has the strength of his breed but the coloring of a goat — which is how he received his name, according to Jerad Ryan, a 4 Luv of Dog Rescue volunteer.

"Valais" comes from a breed of Swiss goat called a Valais Blackneck , which is black from the head to past the shoulders and white on the hindquarters.

Valais has a black eye patch on one eye, and the rest of his face white, which runs down his chest, stomach and front legs. From his neck to tail, he's black with a small white tip at his tail.

After taking a short walk, Valais spotted a large jackrabbit across the street from 4 Luv of Dog Rescue's emergency housing building in Moorhead.

“He could make life a lot harder for someone,” Ryan said, alluding to Valais’ strength if he wanted t

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