October is National Pit Bull Awareness Month
10 Ways to Raise Awareness and Celebrate Pit Bulls
10. Use social media such as facebook/twitter and blogs to show off positive images of Pit Bulls. Post a photo of your Pit Bull in an unlikely pose, playing with a chilld, cat, cute critter or other dog, or being just plain silly.
Educate the media and others…
Kelly Ripa (from LIVE with Kelly and Michael) said on her show yesterday that she is educated on the subject and that ALL pit bulls are dangerous and…”only gang bangers & thugs own them.” Their FB page needs more comments. Go add yours please and show Kelly and Michael some education politely.
https://www.facebook.com/LIVEKellyandMichael?fref=ts
what I wrote:
Kelly, from the history of pit bulls and bull dogs…
True fighting dogs do not show any aggression towards humans whatsoever. Human aggression was in fact considered a major fault, so if a dog showed any human aggression it would be destroyed and the line would not be bred from anymore. Handlers were in the pit with the dogs during a fight and would not be so if they thought there was any danger. and oh by the way, last time I looked, am a newspaper reporter, senior, and NOT a gangster or thug.
@KellyandMichael
Vicktory dogs and Patrick are pit bull super stars!!!
Pit bull superstars video
9. Volunteer or foster with your local pit bull rescue. Give a pit bull a second chance, walk pit bulls at the local shelter, foster, rescue, adopt.
8. Share good news articles,videos, photos and books about hero Pit Bulls like Stubby, talented Pit Bulls like Petey, extraordinary Pit bulls like Wallace, Hector and the other Vicktory dogs and shelter Pit Bulls who need homes
More about the Vicktory dogs, their five year anniversary is on Pit Bull Awareness Day, yay
http://www.badrap.org/five-years-later
7. Write letters, make phone calls, and get involved in repealing unfair BSL bans for ALL breeds
6. Educate friends, relatives, co-workers, your local shelter and the media about pit bulls. Volunteer, foster, adopt, get dogs spayed/neutered.
5. Order your very own Limited Edition Jonny Justice Gund plush toy…. do a fundraising event, order a bunch of books and/or stuffed dogs as prizes
4. Check out the latest posts at a few of the best Pit Bull blogs and Facebook pages of our pit bull superstars.
Badrap Blog
Ginger Girl
Little Red
Squeaky Jean
Handsome Dan
Did you know that my Daddy is running for state representative? I don’t know what that really means, but everyone keeps saying we could use someone like him up at the State House. You can say hi to him @ www.facebook.com/repstoutz.
Hector
Cherry Garcia
Jhumpa Jones
Patrick
3. Join or start a Pit Bull walk/hike group and participate on a regular basis
2. Join, start and/or participate in bully events, pit bull parades, kissing booths, etc
1. Get your dog trained in search and rescue, as a therapy dog, disc dog and/or other way to show off their star/hero potential
October 27, National Pit Bull Awareness Day
Stumble It!
Kelly Ripa is an air head.
no excuse, someone else commented on fb: Well I guess it’s safe to say that Kelly is true to the steroetype of the a dumb blonde, not capable of independent or INFORMED thinking. I wonder if her husband is an illegal immigrant? STEROETYPES AND MEDIA HYPE ARE DESTROYING THIS COUNTRY!!!!
Very well stated. The Victory Dogs are true champions of the breed. They have risen above all of the stereo types and more. I am leaving next week to go volunteer at Best Friends in Kanab Utah ( they became the keepers of 23 of the Vick Dogs). This year I am especially excited to be able to interact with serveral of the dogs that have earned their GCC. The dogs aren’t the problem.
cool, I used to work there. would love to visit again …
Could not have said it better. Pits are loving wonderful dogs – when raised right. ANY dog when raised incorrectly can be mean. My pit sleeps under the covers and is a very big loving baby I am not naive and know that pits can be aggressive – but so can Chihuahuas, Shitzu’s and any other breed you can think of. By saying all Pits are bad is just a racist and stereotypical as many of the thoughts and cliche’s made of certain ethnicities of people. It is not fair to any person or animal to lump them in with others as being bad based on a stereotype or one bad experience.
well, I think the Vicktory dogs show that even if they’ve been raised mean as pups, forced to fight for survival, actually terrified and traumatized, that they can overcome that because it is NOT NOT NOT their true nature
I have a Dachshund, and she is more evil than any Pit I have ever met!
LOL