Trained service and companion animals —
including pit bulls and other restricted breeds — fall under Fair Housing rules.
Yes, our policies cover all dog breeds
including Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Dobermans, Akitas, German Shepherds, Staffordshire Terriers... etc..
Unfortunately, we can not accept aggressive or potentially aggressive breeds of dogs,
including Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Cane Corsos, and any cross breed or related breed.
Things changed in the 1980s as two trends met — dog fighting and gangs — and power breeds,
including pit bulls, German shepherds, Rottweilers, and mastiffs, became the dogs of choice.
The past few decades have brought an increase in ownership restrictions on breeds
including pit bulls and dogs that resemble them.
Four groundbreaking case studies show that removing labels is a low - cost intervention that could improve outcomes for many, perhaps all, breeds -
including pit bulls.
All dogs,
including pit bulls, are individuals.
Of the 5,206 dogs involved in fatal and disfiguring attacks on humans occurring in the U.S. & Canada since September 1982, when I began logging the data, 3,595 (68 %) were pit bulls; 567 were Rottweilers; 4,713 (85 %) were of related molosser breeds,
including pit bulls, Rottweilers, mastiffs, bull mastiffs, boxers, and their mixes.
Of the 4,558 dogs involved in fatal and disfiguring attacks on humans occurring in the U.S. & Canada since September 1982, when I began logging the data, 2,923 (64 %) were pit bulls; 541 were Rottweilers; 3,696 were of related molosser breeds,
including pit bulls, Rottweilers, mastiffs, boxers, and their mixes.
The past few decades have brought an increase in ownership restrictions on breeds
including pit bulls and dogs that resemble them.
According to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, dangerous breeds
include pit bulls - which are three times more likely to attack than German shepherds - the next most commonly reported aggressive breed.
These types
include pit bulls, doberman pinschers, and german shepherds, etc..
The definition
includes Pit Bulls.
Lincoln lives with several other dogs, all of whom are rescues, mostly from Illinois Valley Animal Rescue,
including another pit bull, an American bulldog and a pair of Rottweiler mixes.
The blacklisted breeds
include pit bulls, Rottweilers, Akitas, boxers, chows, Doberman pinschers, Presa Canarios and wolf - hybrids.
This includes pit bulls, Rottweilers, most other molosser breeds, and most of the northern breeds, including huskies, Malamutes, and Akitas.
Apartments and associations are also known to have restrictions on what they view as «bully breeds» from living on site; this usually
includes Pit Bull terrier - type dogs, Dobermans, German Shepherds, Rottweillers, Akitas, or mixes containing one of those breeds.
In this Implementation Plan, the City established several citizen - led task forces,
including the Pit Bull Task Force.
However, Midwest City had a long - standing breed ban that
included pit bulls, bull terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, and Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
These include pit bull terriers, German shepherds, chow chows, Rottweilers and Doberman pinschers.
Pit Bulls (
including Pit Bull mixes) can be spayed or neutered for $ 50 and cats can be spayed or neutered for $ 20 — a savings of up to 50 % on the Foundation's already low prices.
The ordinance bans new pit bulls and mixes
that include pit bull.
Our presentations focus on building and improving adoption programs that
include pit bulls and working within the challenges of housing and training the dogs in a shelter setting.
YES, this even
includes Pit Bull Rescues.
These breeds
include pit bulls, Doberman Pincers, and Rottweilers, to name only a few of the breeds listed.
Surrounded by her posse of three canines,
including the pit bull Brutus who, by her count, has killed 41 rattlers himself over the past two years, Golder is vigilant in spotting poisonous vipers laying in wait, but she's never fearful.
Not exact matches
The purebred American
pit bull terrier is also derived from these breeds and is often
included in the loose definition of «
pit bull.»
The story, filed from Wellington, New Zealand,
includes these details: «A plucky Jack Russell terrier named George saved five children from two marauding
pit bulls....
Vehicle: 2001 Dodge Durango Owner: Steve Maxfield, Kanosh, Utah Engine: 5.7 L Hemi V - 8 Transmission: Stock five - speed automatic (four gears plus overdrive planetary) Transfer case: Stock Powerwagon Front axle: Powerwagon AAM 9.25 with 4.56:1 gears and electric lockers Rear axle: Powerwagon AAM 10.5 with 4.56:1 gears and electric lockers Front suspension: Stock Powerwagon five - link welded onto Durango frame,
including coil buckets and control arm mounts, 12 - inch - stroke King 2.0 air shocks Rear suspension: Stock Durango leaf spring with spring - over swap, 12 - inch - stroke King 2.0 air shocks Steering: Hydraulic - assist steering ram fed from ported Dodge steering box Tires / wheels: 42 - inch
Pit Bull Rockers on 16 1/2 - inch H1 HUMVEE beadlocks Protection: Full belly skidplates made out of 3 / 16 - inch steel, full 2 - inch, 0.120 - wall DOM exoskeleton, custom bumpers, and tire carrier integrated into exoskeleton Other: Warn winch, bumper - mounted LED lightbar, roof - mounted LED lightbar, rock cameras connected to onboard monitor
Common dog breeds that aren't covered
include Akitas, American Bulldogs, Beaucerons, Belgian Malinois, Caucasian Mountain Dogs, Chow Chows, Doberman Pinschers, German Shepherds, Great Danes, Keeshonds, Mastiffs,
Pit Bulls, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Rottweilers, Staffordshire Terriers, and wolf hybrid.
About 10 communities in Utah had breed restrictions,
including banning
pit bull terriers within city limits.
Pet and rescue groups attending
include Sooner Golden Retriever Rescue, Epic's
Pit Bull Rescue, Lab Rescue OK, Inc., German Shepherd Rescue of Tulsa, Horizon Animal Heroes Association, GI Wishes / A Pet for a Vet, Tulsa Animal Welfare, Chouteau Pound Pals, TX & OK German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue, Okmulgee Humane Society and Mutty Paws.
Of course, some celebrities were in attendance to cheer on the animals, help spotlight shelter dogs and support the cause
including Denise Richards, Kelly Wearstler, who adopted a lab mix puppy, Autumn Reeser, Patrick Fabian, Amy Smart, Rachelle Lefevre, Matthew Allen, who fostered a cute white
pit bull, and Julie Marie Berman.
Her pack
includes rescued Chihuahuas and a
pit bull, four alpacas, and way too many spoiled chickens.
However, the
pit bull is a type of dog, not a specific breed, and includes breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull Terri
pit bull is a type of dog, not a specific breed, and includes breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull Terr
bull is a type of dog, not a specific breed, and
includes breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire
Bull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull Terr
Bull Terrier, and the American
Pit Bull Terri
Pit Bull Terr
Bull Terrier.
Dogs of these breeds are rarely used by dog fighters, yet the stigma of past history remains and the breeds are
included in
pit bull bans and restrictions.
These
included American
pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire
bull terrier,
pit bull, and mixes containing at least one of those.
Because «
pit bull» is not a breed of dog but a type of dog, a number of breed terms and their mixes were
included as «
pit bull types» for purposes of the study.
Breeds with a higher rate of deafness due to improper breeding
include Australian shepherds,
pit bulls, Great Danes, Dalmatians and American bulldogs.
In the show DogTown, which airs on the National Geographic Channel, the trainers use only reward methods to rehabilitate many difficult cases
including Michael Vick's fighting
pit bulls.
Discussion items
include excess enthusiasm, greeting behaviors and predatory behavior, and specific techniques for training your bully (breeds
include but are not limited to
Pit Bull Terriers, American Bullies, Amstaffs, English
Bull Terriers, Staffordshire
Bull Terriers, American Bulldogs, Boxers... and more...)
The 101 stories chosen for each book from thousands of submissions are not only inspirational and fun, but many of them also feature adopted dogs and cats,
including black dogs and cats, senior pets, and
pit bulls, the categories of pets that are most often left behind at shelters.
While most people consider the American
pit bull terrier and the American Staffordshire terrier as
pit bull breeds, others typically
include the
bull terrier, the Staffordshire
bull terrier and the American bulldog as
pit bulls too, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
«We did not
include the American
pit bull, which I know is of concern in the U.S., as the Staffordshire
bull terrier is essentially equivalent and similarly reputationed,» Vincent Egan, a psychologist at the University of Leicester, told LiveScience.
Part of our advocacy efforts
includes educating the public on various aspects of living with dogs, with or without disabilities, to encourage adoption, especially of these ostracized breeds that are in great numbers in shelters everywhere due to overpopulation and the bans on
pit bulls (read more about Breed - Specific Legislation and other BS discrimination).
These breeds
include Rottweilers, Doberman pinschers,
pit bulls, Labrador retrievers, German shepherds, English springer spaniels and Alaskan sled dogs.
The breed is typically referred to as a
Pit Bull, itself a generic term that
includes several breeds of dogs.
Cutting SF / ACC
pit bull intake by a third within two years, the sterilization requirement has been emulated in many other jurisdictions,
including Riverside County, California ---- a jurisdiction with three times the human population of San Francisco ---- in October 2013.
After the breed was imported into the United States, it was known under many names,
including the
Pit Dog, the
Pit Bull Terrier, the American
Bull Terrier, and the Yankee Terrier.