Our friend and long-time volunteer, Ann, is a sweet soft-spoken woman. If one met her without her dogs, they might guess she owned a Yorkie or a poodle. They’d be wrong. Over the years Ann has adopted nearly half a dozen Pit Bulls, teaching them how to play nicely, use their manners, and stay out of the darn pond. She… Read more →
When you picture a good dog, you might imagine the very image of Daphne. She was indeed a cutie, and she had the temperament to match. She had the look of a dog who lived an easy life. Tail wagging, tongue joyfully flopping out of her mouth, and a smile in her eyes. Daphne was a black and white spotted ray of… Read more →
On a daily basis we field inquiries from the community asking for help finding pit bull friendly housing. While Austin continues to be an incredibly pet friendly city, there is still concern with policies and restrictions against pit bull type dogs enforced by landlords and apartment complexes. Many of these policies/restrictions are based on unfounded data and misrepresentation of the… Read more →
Love-A-Bull recently had the amazing opportunity to work with the Media Awareness Project and the youth at Linder Elementary School. The mission of the Media Awareness Project is to empower youth to use media for community engagement, cultural expression & social change. At Linder, there is a really big focus on Get Ready, a program that works with students to… Read more →
Love-A-Bull is incredibly excited to partner with Sit Means Sit Austin in order to bring to our dues paying members, the opportunity to participate in specialty classes at a discounted rate. These classes are introductory courses designed to give you a small sneak peak in to all the fun you can have with your pup. Tricks Class: The primary purpose… Read more →
Love-A-Bull foster dogs partner with Life Work’s foster youth with amazing results! Just a few short months ago, Jenna Pywell and Alyssa Ibarra reached out to Love-A-Bull because they were familiar with our Pit Crew Therapy Program and had seen first-hand the positive changes that take affect when people are paired with dogs who need them, just as much as… Read more →
Love-A-Bull is changing the hearts of a community while saving its pit bull type dogs from euthanasia. Prior to Love-A-Bulls involvement, the City of Childress, Texas had an immediate euthanasia policy for all pit bull type dogs that entered their shelter. The belief of the city was that pit bull type dogs were not wanted, nor were they welcomed within… Read more →
Sometimes the dogs pulled into our program make strides beyond our comprehension! This is the story of one such pup: One of Love-A-Bull’s fosters and volunteers came across two dogs running loose in a field outside of her neighborhood. It was apparent both had been into some trouble as both were bleeding and had open wounds. The volunteer was able… Read more →
It’s a bird, It’s a plane, it’s…Super Pittie!! In honor of National Pit Bull Awareness Day Love-A-Bull will be hosting a month-long online campaign, “My Pit Bull is My Superhero!” We’d love for you to share with us and the entire world, a picture of your SUPERHERO! Our online campaign will run from October 1st through October 31st and is… Read more →
As some of our supporters may have already noticed we recently debuted some major improvements to our website. We’ve had the honor of working with Jeff McAllister, who is not only a long time Love-A-Bull supporter but the proud dad to former adopt-a-bull, Coltrane! Jeff has designed a new, more modern, more accessible layout that we hope you’ll find informative,… Read more →
