Lone Star State American Pit Bull Terrier Club

It’s here! The big show and weight pull Saturday & Sunday Thanksgiving weekend in Cleburne, Texas.

Here is the flyer and map.

And here are some tips for what to expect at an ADBA conformation show, what to bring, etc.

Dress warm! Event though the event is indoors, it tends to be very chilly in the morning and evening.  Wear layers as you would for a camping or hunting trip. Bring lots of blankets and water from home for the dogs.

If you can please bring a raffle prize. Also, we can always use more folding tables so if you have one and it happens to fit please bring it.

We look forward to seeing you!

Instead of having to hunt for this every time you need it, here are a few quick links to reputable sources of studies that debunk BSL

Coalition for Living Safely with Dogs
http://www.livingsafelywithdogs.org/
This group of animal control professionals and shelters has probably put more into collecting data than anyone recently, and concludes: “The existence of dangerous dogs arises from a complex set of social issues and cannot be effectively addressed by breed specific legislation.”

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) “A Community Approach to Dog Bite Prevention.”
http://www.avma.org/public_health/dogbite/dogbite.pdf
“Dog bite statistics are not really statistics, and they do not give an accurate picture of dogs that bite. Invariably the numbers will show that dogs from popular large breeds are a problem. This should be expected, because big dogs can physically do more damage if they do bite, and any popular breed has more individuals that could bite.”

National Canine Research Council
http://nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/

Fall 2009 National Pit Bull Awareness Day Flyer

Lone Star State American Pit Bull Terrier Club will celebrate National Pit Bull Awareness Day Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 11 AM – 4 PM at Mountain Creek Lake Park in Grand Prairie, TX.  National Pit Bull Awareness Day was established as a day to focus on these incredible dogs and their devoted, responsible owners.

Owners need not have a registered dog to participate.

Events include:

• Halloween Costume Contest!
• Fun show for ADBA and Bully-type dogs
• Junior Handler
• Weight Pull track (if you own a WP harness please bring it)
• Behavior & Training info
• Food
• Raffle

Events are $5 each, admission is free.

The park is located in Grand Prairie at Lakeview Dr. and Hardy Road, just south of Dallas (click for map).

Here is the flyer in  (pdf) – and above in .jpg format. Please share with the pet-related businesses you patronize and all the bulldog owners you know!

As you may know, printing T-Shirts for the show is one of our biggest up-front costs, so we defray some of that by selling t-shirt sponsorships.

$25 gets you a line on the back of the shirt – advertise your business or kennel, or in memory of a favorite dog.

This price includes a free shirt!
Deadline is Sept. 20, 2009:

• Pay with Paypal – use the SEND MONEY tab on PayPal and send $25 to:      cbell (at) lsspbc.com
• or send $25 to P.O. Box 152905 Arlington, TX 76015

Please cross-post and forward!

Lone Star State APBT Club (DFW) and Texas Heat APBTC (Abilene) will have our official ADBA sanctioned shows Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday, November 28 & Sunday November 29, 2009.

• SATURDAY:  TWO Conformation shows and 1 Weight Pull
• SUNDAY:  TWO Conformation shows 1 Weight Pull (UPDATED 10-8-2009 — there will now be 2 weight pulls!)
  

LOCATION: Johnson County Sherriif’s Posse Arena in Cleburne, TX (same location as last year).
Cleburne is South of Fort Worth.

Covered arena!
RV Camping!
Concessions!
Raffle!
A great time for the whole family!
Non-food vendors welcome!

Watch this space for more information and details about the event or sign up for our e-mail list.

Contact:  Lee 325-721-1151;  Mona 325-636-3582; Raymond: 325-829-4429; Tom 214-662-1971; Gary 817-473-9092; James 817-323-7449

Flyers: (click on the thumbnail for a larger image) or download the  November 2009 sanctioned show .pdf version for better printing.

ADBA Sanctioned Show in November