The Pet Studio, As Seen on Pit Boss!

Last year was an amazing year for The Pet Studio. Not only was The Pet Studio born, I booked 80 commissions last year in only 8 months of being in business, Donated and raised Donations for animals in need (totaling over $2500), attended the Austin No Kill Workshop, Assisted in the Rescue and re-homing of puppy mill survivors, abuse victims and homeless pets, and booked 10 events last year. Of these events, The Parade of 100 Pit Bulls (National Pit Bull Awareness Day) was by far the biggest event, with over 700 dogs, most of which were Pit Bull type breeds and more than 1000 people attended. Among our attendees, Shorty Rossi and Hercules, of the Animal Planet Show Pit Boss and the men of Rescue Ink joined us to celebrate Austin's Pittie Pride!

© Pit Bull painting by The Pet Studio.

Not only was the day an exciting and fun event with our celebrity guests, but the sheer number of dogs in such a close proximity was just astounding. I have to laugh at the skeptics who still swear that dogs of the Pit Bull type are dangerous or aggressive. With over 700 dogs, and no major incidents, you would think that this argument could be put to rest! Obviously every dog of the breed is not prone to attack! As a Pittie owner myself, I sure was full of pride for my breed. I was so impressed with all of the other Pit Bull Owners standing up for our dogs and enjoying the beautiful day together! 

Yes, that is The Pet Studio you see back there! I only have the screen shot but will upload the video as soon as I have it!

So last night, as Love A Bull members got together for the viewing of our Pit Boss episode, I was SO excited to see The Pet Studio pop up with my colorful booth during the Austin Pit Bull Awareness Day segment! The tables next to mine laughed as my group of friends cheered when they saw me! It was such a fun experience to see myself (and so many of my friends) on TV, even if only for a moment!

The Pet Studio artist, Stephanie with Rescue Ink and a painting of JohnyO's pups, Chuck and Lucy!

The Pet Studio wants to send out a HUGE Thank You to Love A Bull for hosting this fabulous event (and asking me to participate!), Shorty Rossi, Hercules and the Crew of Pit Boss for joining us, Rescue Ink for joining us and to all of the fabulous Pit Bull owners who are doing the right thing and caring for your pets! The Pet Studio had a blast and cannot wait to see everyone again this year!

© Painting of Hercules, Shorty Rossi of Pit Boss's beautiful dog!

Stephanie Conrad

The Pet Studio

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Have you kissed a Pit Bull Today?

Every morning I open my eyes to a happy little face staring back at me. This face belongs to my 50lb Pit Bull mix Holly Madison, who waits patiently for her mom to wake up, but once my eyes open, I am smothered with Pit Bull kisses. 

Typical of the breed, Holly is full of excited, positive energy and is happy to get to know everyone she meets.

This Sunday, I was fortunate enough to be involved in the Pit Bull Awareness Day, hosted in Austin, TX by the Pit Bull Advocate group, Love-A-Bull. 

 

Leading the Parade were Meghan Turner, co-founder of Love-A-Bull with Pit Bull, May, Shorty Rossi (of Animal Planet's Pit Boss) and Pit Bull, Hercules and the men of the National Geographic show Rescue Ink. 

Love-A-Bull began as a simple meetup group, where a rather small cluster of Pit Bull owners got together to walk around Town Lake, in the heart of Downtown Austin, once a week. Two years ago, Meghan Turner and Lydia Zaidman, then members of the meetup decided to take things further and founded Love-A-Bull, Inc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit mission-driven to promote responsible ownership, promote positive aspects of pit bulls and dispel myths through education and advocacy, to truly repair the damage that has been unfairly done to the reputation of these great dogs.

Love-A-Bull currently has 851 members and is now ranked the second largest Pit Bull Advocacy group in the country, following New York City's Pit Bull meetup.

The Pit Bull Awareness Day brought in over 1500 attendees, with nearly 600 Pit Bulls gracing the grounds of Republic Square Park. True to Pit Bull form, the park was a sea of happy, wiggling tails and slurpy kisses, including the Pit Bull Kissing Booth.

 

Pictured here is the 'Pit Bull Kissing Booth' and myself taking in a big smooch!

With so many people and animals crowded into such a small area, our Pit Bulls stayed true to form and made a wonderful impression on the city. With no serious altercations, our Pit Bull community proved that Pit Bulls are not killing machines, as the media often portrays them. These sweet dogs are full of love, loyalty and most importantly, they are part of our families!

The Pet Studio would like to thank Love-A-Bull for all of the wonderful things you do for our Pitties. Thank you for hosting such a wonderful event. The Pet Studio is looking forward to attending the 2011 Pit Bull Awareness Day!

Stephanie Conrad

The Pet Studio

www.petstudioart.com

In honor of Pit Bull Awareness, The Pet Studio is offering 10% off of any custom painting to the member's of Love-A-Bulls meetup!

More Photos from the Pit Bull Awareness Day Austin can be found on the Pet Studio's Facebook Page!

Sources:

www.love-a-bull.org

Meghan Turner, Founder - Love-A-Bull