If you’re a big fan of Pit Bulls and you live near Austin, Texas, here’s the perfect two day event for you! National Pit Bull Awareness Weekend brought to you by non-profit Love-A-Bull.
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Please join Love-A-Bull in welcoming Best Friends Animal Sanctuary’s famous dog handler John Garcia to Austin on the weekend of October 24-25, 2009, to participate in a weekend of family-friendly events in Austin.
John is nationally known for working extensively to rehabilitate 22 of the 49 dogs (now affectionately referred to as the “Vicktory Dogsâ€) seized from the bust of the Michael Vick/Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting ring. He is best known for his work and public appearances with Georgia, a sweet, 7-year old toothless female pit bull who, despite being a victim of cruelty and abuse, responds with love to all she meets.
The weekend will feature these FREE events:
A Family Fun Day with John Garcia
October 24, 5 PM – 9 PM at Zilker Hillside Theater
Free to the public! Dogs on leash are welcome. Chairs are not permitted, but blankets or towels are encouraged.
This fun-filled evening of activities will include:
A public screening of National Geographic Channel’s “Dog Town,†including footage of John working with the Vicktory Dogs at Best Friends (begins at 7:30 PM).
Autographs with John Garcia
Games and crafts, including: henna tattoos, face painting, balloon animals, bandanna painting
Under Pressure t-shirt silk screening
Pumpkin patch photo booth
Dunk tank
Raffle
Refreshments: Amy’s Ice Cream, Aloha Sno-Cones and Waffles, Zuzu’s tacos, Solar Natural Foods, Sweet Leaf tea
Pick the Pit Bull game, trivia, and prize giveaways
Information and adoptable pets from Emancipet, Happy Endings, Town Lake Animal Center, Best Friends, and Reunion Rescue
Booths featuring Training by Tara and Haute Dog Magazine
A Downtown Pet Parade and Costume Contest, led by John Garcia
October 25, 2 PM at Austin City Hall
Free to the public! Bring your leashed loved ones and the whole family for this walk through downtown. Austin Java and Lofty Dog will provide rest stops, and there will be prizes for best human and dog costumes! DJ Yoshi will be spinning tunes for your enjoyment. Free Parking in the City Hall Garage (entrance on Lavaca).
I think the key is Awareness. Pit Bulls have some great qualities. They also have some characteristics, that make them more of a challenge to live with than say a Golden Retriever.
Enviroment is not everything breeding is-research what a PIT BULL WAS BRED TO DO and then see if you can live with and live in an enviroment that can support those characteristics. AWARENESS.
I think the key is Awareness. Pit Bulls have some great qualities. They also have some characteristics, that make them more of a challenge to live with than say a Golden Retriever.
Enviroment is not everything breeding is-research what a PIT BULL WAS BRED TO DO and then see if you can live with and live in an enviroment that can support those characteristics. AWARENESS.