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"Although
Reporters and Story Tellers use the term Pit
Bull very loosely, 'Stand United' believes
that 'Pit Bull is a term that describes a
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A visiting dog's paradise |
The Province Newspaper, BC --
Thursday, May 19, 2005 |
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We're going to the dogs.
Greater Vancouver has been named the
second-best place in North America,
behind Chicago, to travel to with
dogs.
"It doesn't really surprise me,"
said Craig Norris-Jones, general manager
of the Coast Plaza Suite Hotel at
Stanley Park, which offers beds, dishes
and toys for dogs, at $20 a night
extra.
The website dogfriendly.com lists
11 hotels and 15 restaurants in the
Lower Mainland that allow "well-behaved,
leashed dogs at the outdoor tables."
It says Gastown, Granville Island
and the Capilano suspension bridge
are attractions that welcome pooches.
It notes there are three dog-friendly
beaches and a dozen parks where dogs
can roam on- and off-leash. And it
doesn't even mention the signs in
North Vancouver District reminding
owners to pick up after their pets.
The signs say: "Attention dogs:
Grrrrr, bark, woof. Good dog."
-- Staff Reporter
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NORTON, a five-year-old American Staffordshire
Terrier cross breed was the only one
to hear Ann Mathews collapse after a
severe reaction to a spider bite.
Norton managed to rouse Ann's husband
Barrie, still asleep in bed, and lead
him to the main floor of the house where
Ann was losing consciousness.
Barrie called 911, and as ambulance
attendants arrived she stopped breathing.
Ann was revived at the hospital and
spent several days recovering.
This Pit Bull was inducted into
the Purina Animal Hall of Fame.
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It was about -40 C and Noella Mitchell
lay helpless on the handicap ramp leading
up to her home. She'd soon be staring
into the eyes of a pit bull and thinking
she was about to die. The 42-year-old
woman, who has Graves' disease, which
causes muscular weakness, wasn't able
to get up.
Her cries for help went unheard, except
by Cloe, her son's friend's pit bull,
which somehow got out of the house.
"When I saw her I thought I was
dead," said Mitchell.
But to Mitchell's surprise, Cloe began
licking her face and trying to bring
attention to her fall. "She sat
there beside me, howling and barking."
At one point the desperate dog tried
to pull Mitchell inside. Finally, her
son's friend came home.
Ontario has become the first province
to ban pit bulls. And Mitchell said
she used to lock up the dog, but "I
will never lock her up again."
Current pit bull owners will be able
to keep their dogs as long as they're
neutered, and muzzled and leashed outside. |
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PIT BULL owner Mandy Holmes is proud
as punch of her pooch and she wants
everyone to know that he is her hero.
The Cobourg woman said her 10-month-old
puppy -- a chocolate-coloured American
Staffordshire terrier named Chevy --
came to her rescue recently when she
fell in her home and knocked herself
out.
"I passed out, smashed my head
and went into convulsions," the
24-year-old said. "She ran upstairs
to get my boyfriend, then sat on my
back to keep me warm and was licking
my face when I came to."
Holmes, who had been sick with the flu
and hadn't been able to keep any food
down leading up to the Feb. 15 accident,
said she was getting ready for work
when she suddenly felt "dizzy"
and collapsed at the foot of the stairs,
hitting her head on the bottom step.
She said she believes Chevy realized
that she was in distress and ran upstairs
for help.
"I was laying on the bed when she
jumped up on me, barking at me and licking
me to get my attention," said Holmes'
boyfriend, Jeremy Kelly, 23.
NO BETTER DOG
Kelly followed the dog and found Holmes
lying at the bottom of the stairs. He
called 911 and Holmes was taken by ambulance
to a local hospital. She was released
a few hours later with a big bump on
her forehead and a possible concussion
but no serious injuries.
"I couldn't ask for a better dog,"
Kelly said.
Tired of all the negative news about
the notorious dogs, she decided to share
her tale. |
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LATEST NEWS!
January 14, 2008
"Tennessee -
Ban effective 7/1/2008"
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IMPORTANT!
Press Conference
that Ruby held in Toronto regarding
Fight Against Ontario's Breed Ban.
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VIDEO HERE!
*Length: 17 mins.
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