The drama between two local dog owners and the City of Brampton continues, but it looks like the two parties are finally agreeing on something. Both sides have agreed to bring in an independent veterinarian to settle the dispute and determine whether or not the two dogs in question, Rambo and Brittany, are really Pit Bulls.

Brampton’s animal services staff are sticking to their claim that the two dogs are Pit Bulls, something vehemently opposed by the owners, who say that the dogs are mixes between Boxers and American Bulldogs. The two parties apparently have documents from veterinarians who support their respective claims.

The City of Brampton and the Gaspar and Branco families have been working to reach an agreement in the hopes of avoiding an expensive and ugly legal dispute. On January 13, 2010, Rambo and Brittany were seized from their homes, due to the existing legislation against the keeping of Pit Bulls in Ontario.

The move to bring in an independent veterinarian is a very recent agreement between the two sides. If the vet finds that the dogs are in fact, Pit Bulls, then the city will be holding them until the Gaspar and Branco families find a new home for them outside the province. On the other hand, if the vet rules that they are indeed crosses, then the city will release them immediately, albeit with a few minor conditions.

The dogs have been staying at the animal services shelter for 92 months so far.