A staple must read for any pit bull owner, sympathizer, enthusiast, or in my case nut job. Click here to read. It is free thanks to the National Canine Research Council. Please visit their website where you will find all sorts of canine research articles.
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Well lo and behold we had available fosters. So Rachel and I headed off to Minneapolis Animal Care and Control last Friday. Who did we find still there? George, that’s who. You will remember George from this post . I was able to pick George up yesterday and bring him to his new foster home. [...]
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Come downtown Minneapolis for tomorrow’s Pride Parade! Marchers will gather at the staging area at 3rd St. S. and Hennepin at 10:00 am.
The parade will start at 11:00 am.
A Rotta Love Plus will be in spot #39.
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A Rotta Love Plus will be at Pride again this year. Our booth # is 4083 which is located at the Willow St. side of Loring Park. We would love to see you. Stop by and say hi.
Pride is our favorite event. Our pbullies and Rotties know discrimination. What better event than Pride to get [...]
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A day to spend with your whole family-
including your dog!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Minnehaha Park Wabun Picnic Area
4655 – 46th Street South, Minneapolis
*FREE community event
*Dog demonstrations
*Games for your BFF (best furry friend) and the whole family
*Dog adoption information
*Various exhibits and activities
~Presented by Partners for Violence Prevention ~ Call 651-298-4566 for [...]
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Remember the delightful day, when you brought your dog home for the first time? You were so excited to introduce this new family member to your home, your routine, your daily chores (okay, maybe not the chores). There was a reason you chose this dog-or perhaps the dog chose you.
Maybe your Fido is a purebred, [...]
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Today Rachel and I had the pleasure of attending a town hall meeting to discuss a new animal welfare coalition. Minnesota Partnership for Animal Welfare (MnPaw – note: this is a static website and is being developed.)
MnPAW is a coalition of animal welfare organizations throughout Minnesota who are committed to working together to aid animals [...]
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A Rotta Love Plus is taking in some puppies. Come and meet them this Sunday. We will be at the Pet’sMart in Plymouth. You can catch us between the hours of 11 am – 2 pm. (Not to mention that there will be some pretty fantastic adult dogs too!)
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Well all of us pit bull and Rottweiler owners survived last year’s attempt at breed specific legislation (BSL). For many of us one of our mantras became the statistics at which our dogs pass the American Temperament Testing Society’s temperament tests. For pit bulls in 2008 85.3% passed the stringent temperament evaluation with the Rotts [...]
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Bringing an End to Human/Animal Violence.
Every day in counties across Minnesota, animals become victims of domestic abuse. In domestic violence situations, abusing pets is a damaging and terrifying way for a batterer to control, intimidate, and hurt other members of the family. In a number of states, the definition of domestic violence includes abuse of [...]
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