82 maconmagazine.com | DECEMBER/JANUARY 2023
DEBO
His name is Debo, and Aug. 26, 2022, was his lucky day.
And on that fateful Friday afternoon, there was a lot of luck
to go around.
Darrell Lester, safety and training manager for the Macon-
Bibb County Transit Authority, adopted "Chewy," one of the
innumerable strays regularly picked up by Macon-Bibb County
Animal Services. Chewy, renamed "Debo" by Darrell, hopped a
ride to his forever home in his new dad's Ford F-150 truck.
Darrell Lester had definite ideas about the type of pet
he wanted — "a young adult dog, solidly built, medium-size
black male with a round face who appears formidable but is
friendly." A tall order, but Debo, a Staffordshire Terrier mix,
commonly known as a pit bull, fit the bill.
For his part, Debo, a good-natured, 11-month-old,
53-pound canine, had no owner requirements; he just
wanted a loving home. He had clocked untold hours chained
outdoors, as evidenced by the scar circling his neck, and was
captured by Animal Services while roaming off Edna Place.
Pit bulls get a bad rap as mean
and aggressive. In reality, the
breed's top traits are intelligence,
loyalty, affection, fearlessness, and
reliability. Debo quickly adapted to
the good life with Darrell, who said,
"Debo is the opposite of mean and
aggressive. He's a big baby. When
I'm home, he likes being wherever
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP
LEFT: FAITH FABIAN
WALKS JED DOWNTOWN,
PUPS MILLER AND
KENZIE WITH JOANNA
STOKES AND BRANDI
SMITH, DARRELL LESTER
SPORTS MATCHING
GRINS WITH DOG DEBO
