Resources
StubbyDog.org is home to hundreds of informative articles, moving personal stories and powerful resources. Here, we offer a sampling of our articles in PDF form so that you can download them, share them and print them off to use at events.
If you have recommendations for additional articles from our site that you would like to see made into PDFs, please let us know. In addition, we are happy to let you reprint the articles on our site, as long as you follow our reprint guidelines.
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Creating Safe Communities
When Dogs Bite: Author and researcher Karen Delise shares her thoughts on dog bites and the media
Checklist for a Dangerous Dog: A reference checklist for the ingredients that, when mixed together, have the potential to create dangerous dogs
12 Reasons to Oppose Breed-Discriminatory Legislation: A comprehensive look at why discriminatory dog laws are not the answer
In Hiding: Escaping a life in the dark when a town banned pit bulls
Service, Freedom & Pit Bulls: A veteran speaks out against breed-discriminatory laws
The Pit Bull Placebo: The Media, Myths and Politics of Canine Aggression by Karen Delise
Psychology and Insights
Getting Hit by a Car to Avoid a Dog: Human fears and perceptions are not always logical
Knowing Them is Loving Them: How our unconscious associations drive discrimination toward dogs
Pit Bull Discrimination – How Much is the Media to Blame? Pit bull attacks sell papers…other dogs don’t
Evolution of a Bad Rap: Author shares her theory on how pit bulls got into their current predicament
Rediscovering Pit Bulls
Pit Bull Facts: Some Facts about Pit Bulls
Healing Power of the Pit Bull: Family with two autistic children discovers how they could help pit bulls and how pit bulls could help them
Honey My Heart Dog: After being saved by a veterinarian, Honey finds a home and a way to share her love
What a Beautiful Pit Bull: Once shocked to find they had a pit bull, now they can’t imagine life without her
A Hero’s Nature: Sgt Stubby was an American hero, demonstrating the true characteristics of pit bull-type dogs
War Time Pit Bulls: StubbyDog salutes pit bull heroes of the past
Dog Care and Training
Dog Aggression or Leash Reactivity: From Our Pack, Inc. on responsible dog ownership
Fostering Jagger : When it came to integrating a fight-bust dog into his new home, slow and steady won the race
How to be a Pit Bull Ambassador: Steps on how your pit bull can change perceptions
For Rent: No Pit Bulls Allowed: Breed-based discrimination makes search for rentals a long and difficult task
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