“Pit Bulls can be really sweet, loving dogs if they’re raised right.“ Ever heard someone say that? Have YOU ever said it yourself? I know that when people say this, they mean it with the best intentions, but it’s such a harmful phrase. Let me explain why. Animal shelters all over the United States are filled with homeless Pit Bulls…
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I’m going to be honest with you. I feel like I’ve spent much of my life just drifting along, without much of a purpose. I did the things most people do. I got married, became a mom, went to work. I took pride in raising my son, and I tried to be a good employee. But it just never felt…
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You may think that adopting a shelter dog won’t change the world. But as you’ll see from this video, it will change the world for that dog. When you adopt a shelter dog, you save 2 lives – the one you take home with you, and the one the shelter now has room to take in. Some might even argue that a…
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March is Pit Bull Education Month at the shelter where I volunteer. Just as there are many inaccurate myths that surround Pit Bull-type dogs, there are also many myths and stereotypes about the people who own these dogs. You might think that Pit Bulls are owned primarily by young people. Maybe you think they’re owned mostly by gangsters or drug…
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There’s good news in the Pit Bull community today: The State of Ohio signed HB 14 into law, ending 25 years of breed discrimination against Pit Bull dogs. We’ve won a battle, but there’s still a raging war against this beloved breed, so there’s no time to sit back and celebrate. StephGomez.net Breed-discriminatory legislation {BSL} is being enforced in hundreds…
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