We here at Rosie's Barkery think that Pit Bulls are pretty great! Myself I am part "Pit", or American Staffordshire Terrier, as is the proper breed name and I have a whole lotta friends who are "pit bulls" too!
Stubby Dog is all about educating humans about American Staffordshire and English Staffordshire Terriers and supporting the rescue's who help those breeds. They're doing important work that gets to the root of the issues and we here at Rosie's Barkery think they're great!
But don't just take our word of course, you can read what they have to say in this month's "Sniff N' Greet an Animal Do-Gooder". I interviewed Stubby Dog's VP of operations and co-founder, Laura Petrolino.
What areas
of the country are you a helper to?
StubbyDog is a national organization. What we are doing is
helping dogs throughout the country (and internationally as well).
How did
Stubby Dog get started?
StubbyDog was formed in 2009 and launched in 2010. We
observed all the wonderful organizations and their amazing work on behalf of
pit bulls – from rescue and rehabilitation, to shutting down dog-fighting
operations and tackling legislative injustices, etc. Unfortunately, despite all
their terrific work, there still remain well over a million pit bulls being
killed in shelters every year.
An organization whose sole mission was to change the
discussion and public perception!
Our goal is for people to no longer view pit bulls as a
special category of dog – but, instead, as just a dog.
And this why we formed StubbyDog: to change the discussion
and public perception, and in turn make the world a kinder place for these
wonderful dogs!
These are
hard times for animal friends and human friends, what are some of the
challenges facing your organization today?
As with most non-profits, being able to properly fund the
outreach and campaigns we are currently pursuing, as well as those which we
have planned for the future is of up most importance. We really feel like our
potential positive impact is only limited by the resources we have available to
allow us to pursue our goals.
What is a
BSL?
Breed Specific Legislation and Breed Discrimination Laws are
laws put into place that discriminate agains, ban or in some way target a
particular dog based on their breed or appearance.
Pit bulls
used to be America’s favorite dog, called the nanny dog for their patience and
protection of children. There are a lot of pit bull heroes. Personally mine are
Cesar Milan’s Daddy (R.I.P.), Hercules from the show on Animal Planet “Pit
Boss” and Sgt. Stubby. Who are some of your pit bull heroes?
My pit bull heroes are simply the every day dogs that do
nothing other than be loving, fun and loyal companions to their families. Every
dog is a hero for the family that loves him or her.
I like
happy tails, do you have a favorite success story?
Oh wow! That’s a tough one, there are sooo many! These dogs
simply overwhelm me sometimes with their amazing ability to overcome enormous
odds and not only live out happy lives with loving families, but in many cases
also serve as therapy dogs or pit bull ambassadors in one way or another. A few
stories I particularly love are Jagger, Sal
, Sarge, Mr.
Buddy Rose
, Handsome
Dan
and Hope
.
Do you
serve treats at your dogs and if so, what flavors? I like peanut butter but I
know there are other flavors out there.
Well, my dog loves sweet potato :)
Do you have
any fun events coming up for party animals feeling festive?
We do, but they are top secret right now. Stay tuned to our Facebook
and Website
for
announcements.
How can
human friends contact you if they want to volunteer, donate or adopt an amazing
animal friend that will change their lives with an increase in love?
Anyone interested in donating can either contact me
or simply do so through
our online system.
Anyone interested in submitting a story can contact Micaela Myers.
Anyone interested in volunteering or with any other
questions can contact me.
Thank you for your time and efforts on behalf of all pit bulls out there!
