Love-A-Bull

Pit Bull Awareness Month Design Contest
2025-08-18 - 2025-09-08
Submit your design for this year’s National Pit Bull Awareness Month in October!
We’re looking for a new design to celebrate Pit Bull Awareness Month. The winning design will receive an awesome prize package. See the run-down on contest rules and details below!
Most of all be creative, have fun with your design, and make sure it promotes Pit Bull Awareness Month and pit bull type dogs positively.
Contest Begins: Aug 18, 2025
Submission Deadline: Sep 8, 2025
Contest Guidelines:

The winning design will be selected on the basis of merit and relevance to the event.
Your design must be your own original work and should not contain any third-party logos, trademarks, or copyrighted material. By entering the contest, you agree that your work is your own original work. Love-A-Bull logos may be provided upon request.
By entering the contest, you agree to give inhabitant non-exclusive rights to publish your work.
By entering this contest, you agree that we will own the artwork once it has been submitted.

Contest Rules & Terms
The contest begins on August 18th and ends on September 8th. The winner will be announced mid September.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED DURING THE CONTEST PERIOD.
Entries submitted before or after the contest period will not be considered or judged.
Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of the rules outlined above.
We are looking for a design that is attractive, fun, and best represents Pit Bull Awareness Month. Get creative and have fun!

Design Guidelines:

Make sure your design is 1500 px by 1500 px. (If possible, submit original vector artwork.)
Please use no more than 8 colors.
Do not include any designs that suggest negative views towards pitbulls or Love-A-Bull.

Love-A-Bull works to change the narrative for pitbulls. We rescue and rehome these amazing pitbulls and provide families with support, resources and training. Our goal is to change the negative stereotypes and narratives associated with pitbulls through education and advocacy.

Contest Submission:
– Submit designs to orders@love-a-bull.org as AI,EPS,PDF,PNG,JPG files.
– It should be 1500px by 1500px (transparent artwork is preferred.)
– Include your name, email address, phone number, and a short description of the inspiration behind your design.

Hot Girl Pilates
2025-08-23 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Mira Mira, 2505-A E. 6th St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
We’re partnering with Hot Girl Pilates to celebrate their first year of community with a class benefitting Love-A-Bull!
A portion of sales & all donations will go directly to Love-A-Bull. Plus, bringing in a donation enters you to win our crazy good giveaway only for class attendees!
One winner will receive:
-3 tickets to any @hotgirlpilatesss event
-HGP trucker & Tee (new merch!!!!)
-Puppy Pilates grip socks from @almlaactive
-Sweat resistant spray tan by @diosaspraytans
-Permanent bracelet of choice by @itsluminar_studio
Accepted donations:
-puppy food (not adult!)
-potty pads
-treats
-toys
Click here to reserve your space.

Dogtober at Fast Friends
2025-09-05 16:00 - 20:00 | Fast Friends Beer Company, 7313 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd NB, Austin, TX, 78744, United States

Pittie Pack Walk
2025-09-07 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-10-05 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-02 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-07 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-02-01 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-03-01 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-04-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Mueller Park, Spider Sculpture, 3700-3744 Berkman Dr, Austin, TX, 78722, United States
Join us for our monthly Pittie Pack Walk, which takes place the first Sunday of each month. Meet your walk leader at 9:00 AM wearing Love-A-Bull gear under the Giant Spider Sculpture at the corner of Tom Miller Street and Berkman Drive. The walk is just under 2.5miles long and takes an hour to complete. There are multiple areas to end your walk early if you’d like! This is a casual, fun, on-leash stroll intended to showcase responsible guardianship and all dogs are welcome – you do not need to have a pitbull type dog to join the walk!
We kindly request just ONE dog per person on the walk, please.

VIEW THE WALK ROUTE
What to bring:

6ft or shorter leash
Poop bags
Harness, muzzle, head halter as needed to have a safe and enjoyable walk with people and other dogs
Water for you and your pup

Important to Know:

This is not an offleash area; however with so much open safe we ask you to always keep an eye on the environment in the chance that there are other dog owners who may not comply.
Please be respectful of other participating dogs and their needs, and always ask before approaching or petting another dog.
Please be the best advocate for the dog you are walking, and if at any point they are uncomfortable, please do create space for them and/or verbalize what you need from the humans. The Walk Leads will be available to assist you!
At Love-A-Bull, we believe that positive reinforcement creates a stress-free and rewarding experience for dogs, and we are strong advocates for force-free training. Positive based training helps build trust with your dog and helps you bond and have fun with them. We encourage you to leave behind any tools such as prong collars or e-collars for the Pittie Pack Walk.

Please reach out to training@love-a-bull.org with any questions or talk to one of our Pack Walk Leaders for more information!

Excused Absence Dog Days of Summer
2025-09-13 11:00 - 13:00 | ColdTowne Theater, 1700 E 2nd St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States

The Watering Bowl's 4th Anniversary
2025-10-04 10:00 - 14:00 | The Watering Bowl, 820 Farm to Market 1626, Austin, TX, 78748, United States
Dogwarts awaits! Join The Watering Bowl as they celebrate their 4th anniversary!
We invite you to join us for a spellbinding time on Saturday, October 4th, with the castle opening at 10am. This year’s event is full of magic, mischief, and merriment.
As you tour the castle grounds for the 4th anniversary party, be sure to head into the Ministry of Magic. Love-A-Bull is this year’s silent auction beneficiary! From enchanted goodies to magical experiences, your bids will help cast a spell of love, care and second chances for these deserving pups. Raise your wands (and your bids!) for a cause that’s truly spellbinding.
Vendor market 10am-2pm with a silent auction and all money benefitting Love-A-Bull!

2025 Virtual Silent Auction
2025-10-17 08:00 - 2025-10-24 19:00 | Virtual, TX
We are hosting our annual silent auction virtually in honor of National Pitbull Awareness Month. Help us raise our goal of $15,000 so we can continue supporting our love-a-bulls and spreading education about Pitbull type dogs.
Auction items include gift cards from several Austin-based restaurants, breweries, and distilleries, local experiences, accessories for your furry friends, and more!
Our Auction will live from Friday, October 17 – Friday October 24 at the following link: https://www.32auctions.com/loveabull2025
Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know when bidding for our Silent Auction goes live!

PicklePaws: Pickleball Tournament and Social to Benefit Love-A-Bull
2025-10-24 17:00 - 21:00 | Bouldin Acres South Lamar, 2027 South Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX, 78704, United States
picklepaws tournament + social, vendor market, & silent auctionFriday 10/24 5-9pm
Bouldin Acres2027 S. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TXAll proceeds benefit Love-A-Bull Rescue
Tickets:

$30 per team (2 players + 2 beers) | Purchase Here
$10 per social ticket (includes 1 beer + endless good vibes) | Purchase Here

Love-A-Bull is serving up our first-ever Pickleball Tournament & Social at Bouldin Acres—and you won’t want to miss it!
Here’s what’s on the court:

5:00–5:30 PM → Warm up with open play
5:30 PM → Brackets open: single-elimination tournament begins!
7:00 PM → Silent auction wraps up—last chance to snag something awesome
8:30 PM → Championship match (who will take home the glory?)
9:00 PM → Event ends with tails wagging and paddles clapping

–BONUS: $15 PLAY IN ✨(Level 5.5 Medalist, Leslie Roberts, plays in your place for 5 minutes)✨–But it’s not just about pickleball! Come meet our adorable adopt-a-bulls, shop from some of our favorite local vendors, enjoy good company, and sip on a cold drink (each ticket comes with a free beer or NA drink—or $7 off wine/cocktails ).–Whether you’re swinging a paddle or just here for the pups and people, this night is guaranteed to be a smash!

5th Annual Howl-O-Ween
2025-10-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Yard Bar, 6700 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX, 78757, United States
Love-A-Bull & Yard Bar are teaming up for the 5th Annual Howl-O-Ween – Pit Bull Awareness Month celebration, Costume Contest, Silent Auction Pickup Party and more!
The Howl-O-Ween event runs from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and we’ll have a booth set up with information about Love-A-Bull, plus merchandise for purchase.
We’ll have our highly attended Costume Contest beginning at 2:00 p.m. To sign up for the Costume Contest, there is a suggested donation of at least $10. All proceeds support Love-A-Bull’s mission to promote responsible guardianship and improve the image and lives of pit bull-type dogs through community support, education, advocacy, and rescue.
Costume Contest categories include:

Best Group Costume (owner+dog, couple+dog, family+dogs, etc)
Best Owner/Handler Look-A-Like
Best DIY Costume
Best Pittie Costume

The Costume Contest will take place on the Fat City patio and all ages are welcome. We will have fun prizes!
Pre-Register here.
We’ll also be celebrating the Love-A-Bull Pit Bull Awareness Month with a pickup party. The silent auction fundraiser runs from October 18-25 and is full of amazing local and nationwide prizes.
https://www.32auctions.com/loveabull2025
Winners will pick up their local prizes on-site at Yard Bar on October 26th between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.

Hoppy Tails
2025-11-08 15:00 - 18:00 | Celis Beer Garden, 10001 Metric Blvd., Austin, TX, 78758, United States
Come out to meet our adoptable dogs at Celis Beer Garden!
Bring a donation for the pitties and you will be entered into a raffle to win a Celis branded bandana, leash, or a $15 gift card.

Furever Fest
2025-11-15 14:00 - 18:00 | Radio East, 3504 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX, 78744, United States
Come out to meet adopt-a-bulls at Furever Fest by Furever Grateful — a high-energy celebration of music, community, and compassion. This one-day event is a tribute to the music that moves us and the pups that love us.
📍 Radio East, Austin, TX📅 November 15, 2025🎟️Tickets: $28 | Goal: Raise $10,000 for Central Texas Rescues (including Love-A-Bull!)
Enjoy live performances by:🎸 Kings of Southern Rock🔥 The Damn Torpedoes🌈 Touch of Trey
Plus:🐶 On-site rescues with adoptable dogs🛍️ Local vendor market🎁 Raffles & giveaways🏆 “Best in Show” dog contest
Every ticket helps us get closer to our $10,000 fundraising goal for Central Texas animal rescues. Come vibe, adopt, and give back. Let’s make tails wag and speakers shake.

12 Days of Pitmas - $50 Adoptions
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-12
This December, Love-A-Bull is proud to participate in the Bring Love Home Challenge, a nationwide effort led by Best Friends Animal Society. Nearly 300 shelters and rescue groups across the country are taking part and piloting data-backed strategies designed to remove barriers and increase adoptions and fostering.
For us, that means taking a close look at our process and making changes, like reduced adoption fees and using conversational adoption practices to help more dogs find the loving homes they deserve.
To kick off the challenge, we’re reducing our adoptions fees to $50 from December 1-12 to help more families bring a new best friend.

Tomlinson's Feed Adoption Event
2025-12-06 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Tomlinson’s Feed, South Lamar, 4211 S Lamar Blvd Ste A23, Austin, TX, 78704, United States
Join us for another adoption in partnership with Tomlinson’s Feed. You’ll be able to meet our currently adoptable dogs and also learn more about our Foster program.
Admission is FREE, and the love is priceless! Whether you’re looking to expand your fur family or just want to soak up the joy of wagging tails, this event is for YOU!

Old Gregg Brewing Company Market Adoption Event
2025-12-06 15:00 - 18:00 | Old Gregg Brewing Company Market, 1900 E Howard Ln Building H, Pflugerville, TX, 78660, United States
Join us on Saturday, December 6th for Old Gregg Brewing’s holiday market! LAB puppies will be available for adoption from 3-6pm, plus you’ll be able to get into the holiday season with pizza from Deft Pies, special tamales from Yellow Bell Tacos, holiday cocktails, and a collab brew with Midnight Masa.

Tomlinson's Feed Adoption Event
2025-12-13 11:00 - 13:00 | Tomlinson’s Feed, Far West, 3563 Far W Blvd #114, Austin, 78731, United States

Holiday Gift Wrapping - Day 1
2025-12-21 11:30 - 19:30 | Barton Creek Square, 2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX, 78746, United States
Need your gifts wrapped this holiday season?
Consider giving back to a good cause by opting for a Love-A-Bull volunteer to do the hard work for you!
We’ll be set up at Barton Creek Square on the first floor at a donation-based gift-wrapping station.
All funds will go back to Love-A-Bull’s mission!

Holiday Gift Wrapping, Day 2
2025-12-22 13:00 - 21:00 | Barton Creek Square, 2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX, 78746, United States

Pittie Pack Walk
2026-01-04 09:00 - 10:00

TrueCore Fitness x LAB Class
2026-02-21 09:00 - 11:00 | TrueCore Fitness GTX, 115 Shell Road, Suite 200, Georgetown, TX, 78633, United States
Join us Saturday, February 21 at 9:30 AM for a donation-based fitness class at TrueCore Georgetown, benefiting Love-A-Bull! Start your morning with a great workout, then come early and stay after to meet some of Love-A-Bull’s adoptable dogs looking for their forever homes.
All donations support Love-A-Bull’s mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and find loving homes for bully breed dogs while advocating for responsible pet ownership and breed education in our community.
Move your body, give back, and maybe even fall in love. 💙🐾
Book the Love-A-Bull Donation Class at TrueCore Fitness here!
Step 1: Find the schedule for Saturday, February 21
Step 2: Click the “Book Now” button for the class at 9:30 AM

Love Games Valentines Day Market at Old Gregg Brewing Company
2026-02-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Old Gregg Brewing Company Market, 1900 E Howard Ln Building H, Pflugerville, TX, 78660, United States
Are you playing your love games with me?
We’re turning the love up with a show-up-and-fall-in-love kind of day. Join us for Love Games Market featuring puppy adoptions with @loveabullatx, a special cocktail menu + beer release, bites from @deft and @YellowBellTacos, plus a Valentine card station for the pups and custom stickers to take home!
Love Games Market 1-5PM
Puppy Love Adoption 1-4PM
Come sip something good, shop a little, and maybe leave with a new best friend. It’s wholesome. It’s a little weird. It’s very Old Gregg.

Bluebonnet Photos
2026-03-21 16:00 - 19:00 | Blazier Elementary School, 8601 Vertex Blvd., Austin, TX, 78744, United States
We are back for our sixth year of Bluebonnet photos with Laura Kay Saucedo, a phenomenally talented local photographer who has dedicated many photoshoots and resources to Love-A-Bull.
Each ticket is for a dedicated photoshoot time slot and covers one (1) family for a 10-minute mini session. Bring your family, bring your pets, bring your significant other, whoever you want!
Please arrive to your shoot session at least 5-10 minutes early to check in with our event coordinator.
Within three (3) weeks, you’ll receive two (2) gorgeous digital photographs via the email associated with your Square account that was used to purchase this ticket.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Please note: Once you sign up for a time slot, you are locked in! Should you need to adjust your time (if another is available) or have any other questions, please email Kristin Davis, Events Chair at events@love-a-bull.org. We also have created additional donation options should you choose to contribute extra to Love-A-Bull!

Pittie Party for a Purpose
2026-03-28 12:00 - 16:00 | New Hope Animal Hospital, 1210 East New Hope Drive, Cedar Park, TX, 78613, United States
Join us for a tail-wagging good time at Pittie Party for a Purpose, hosted by New Hope Animal Hospital in partnership with Love-A-Bull Rescue! This family-friendly community event is all about celebrating our four-legged friends, supporting rescue, and giving back in a big way.
What to Expect:

Adoption Event featuring amazing dogs from Love-A-Bull Rescue
Low-Cost Vaccine & Microchip Clinic for dogs
Family Fun Activities, including:

Bouncy house
Face painting
Decorate-your-own dog cookies
Photo booth
Dog education stations

Food Truck on site (food available for purchase)
Raffle Drawings with great prizes

🎟️ Raffle & Donations:
We’ll be collecting donations for Love-A-Bull Rescue both leading up to the event and during the event. Every donation earns you an entry into our raffle!
💉 Low-Cost Dog Vaccine Clinic Details:
Available vaccines (each $15):

Rabies
DAPP
Bordetella

Please note:

All dogs must be healthy to receive vaccines (we cannot vaccinate sick pets)
Dogs must be on a leash or secured in a carrier
First come, first served

Come out, bring the whole family (two-legged and four-legged!), and help us support rescue dogs while having a blast. We can’t wait to see you there! 🐶🎉

Hazel's Choice Adoption Event
2026-04-12 11:00 - 15:00 | Bouldin Acres South Lamar, 2027 South Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX, 78704, United States
Join Us for Pups & Palomas!
Get ready for a fun in-person hangout, furry friends invited and encouraged! Sip on refreshing palomas(mocktail available) while supporting a cause – proceeds of palomas are donated to Love-A-Bull and Jack Jacks Pack. Mingle with fellow dog lovers, get your pets portrait, meet adoptable dogs from local rescues, shop local businesses, and maybe even enjoy a round or two of pickleball!
**pup photo booth only open 12pm-2pm
Rescues Supported:
Love-A-Bull & Jack Jacks Pack
Verified Vendors:
Hazels Choice, Parkers Animal Care, Paw Shots ATX, ERV Links, and The Uno Dog
Raffle Info:
Cost: $15 per entry
Prizes: TruFusion Membership, Radio Coffee gift card, Melt Well Contrast Therapy Session, Clean Juice Gift Card, and more to come
ENTER RAFFLE HERE: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/8EXSNRHN9HJYJ
Don’t miss out on a pawsome day filled with wagging tails and tasty drinks!
