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Post by RealPitBull on Feb 10, 2011 8:21:54 GMT -5
Here is the list of speakers so far:
Cinimon Clark ~ Owner of Turnaround Training - pit bull behavior specialist
To speak on pit bull behavior and aggression - also aggressive dog demonstration - 2 or 3 hours
Mary Harwelik, CPDT ~ Executive Director, The Real Pit Bull, Inc - pit bull behavior specialist
To speak on the origin of the breed and proper training equipment - 1 to 2 hours
Katie Larkin ~ Owner of Angel City Pit Bull Rescue
To speak on how to choose a 'soft' pit bull from a shelter - pit bull behavior evaluations - 1 to 2 hours
Tia Maria Torres ~ Owner of Villalobos Pit Bull Rescue
To speak on pit bull rescue - proper housing and treatment of rescued pit bulls - 2 to 3 hours
Megan Fox ~ Primate keeper at the Los Angeles Zoo - researched primates in the jungle of Borneo
To speak on conditioning primate behavior in the Zoo environment and how this relates to positive, reward based pit bull training - 1 to 2 hours
Zoe Ramagnano, DVM ~ Veterinarian
To speak on medical issues in the pit bull - 1 to 2 hours
(More speakers to be added!)
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Post by catstina on Feb 10, 2011 8:42:20 GMT -5
Sounds like it's going to be a great group of speakers! I'll have to try my hardest to make it out there for the event!!
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Post by emilys on Feb 10, 2011 10:38:47 GMT -5
wow! what about enticing Martina to present? You need someone from NoCal other than you know who...  |
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Post by suziriot on Feb 10, 2011 10:52:37 GMT -5
wow! what about enticing Martina to present? You need someone from NoCal other than you know who... Exactly what I was thinking! Definitely need to get Marthina to present. And if she came, then I bet Tracey would too. That would be awesome! ETA: Not that the presenters on the list so far are not TOTALLY fantastic! I'm definitely going to have to make it out there for this. Hey, at least I can save money by staying with my parents!  |
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Post by shay19 on Feb 10, 2011 13:41:56 GMT -5
This sounds like it'd be so fun to see.
In July, hmmm... work shouldn't be too busy around then so maybe I could make it to this! Time to start researching for pet friendly hotel rooms, and finding home sitters just in case lol.
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Post by emilys on Feb 10, 2011 19:06:55 GMT -5
also, how about a short "SBT" vs APBT, since so many tiny APBTs are tagged as SBT and OTOH, more legitmate SBTs are showing up in rescue. I know lots of SBT folks in SoCal that could help
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Post by suziriot on Feb 10, 2011 20:49:26 GMT -5
also, how about a short "SBT" vs APBT, since so many tiny APBTs are tagged as SBT and OTOH, more legitmate SBTs are showing up in rescue. I know lots of SBT folks in SoCal that could help A breed identification presentation would be great! |
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Post by emilys on Feb 11, 2011 1:56:28 GMT -5
there are some great trainers of HIGH drive pit bulls in California: Leri Hanson for example
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Post by emilys on Feb 11, 2011 17:28:43 GMT -5
and of course because Mary couldn't possibly have any ideas of her own,  I'm also going to suggest a panel about "pit bull pinking".. would be tres cool to hear "old timers" like Tia and Mary discuss pro's/cons, maybe with some newcomers...  |
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Post by saralaurel on Mar 20, 2011 23:29:48 GMT -5
any dates for this yet?
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Post by RealPitBull on Mar 21, 2011 7:20:49 GMT -5
Not yet, sorry. Waiting on the event planner.
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Post by RealPitBull on Nov 21, 2011 9:16:03 GMT -5
Bumping and sticky-ing this again. The conference got pushed back, but we are shooting for a Spring 2012 date. I will update this continually as we solidify plans.
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Post by RealPitBull on Nov 21, 2011 9:55:29 GMT -5
Would anyone be willing to share pictures of dogs that represent variations we currently see in the breed? We'd be using these pix in a slideshow.
Some categories would be:
American Bully
Gamebred
UKC Show
AKC Show
BYB
Etc.
Posting them to this thread would be best.
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Post by Dave on Nov 21, 2011 10:37:32 GMT -5
I would REALLY like to go to this.
Full body pics? You could probably use Sedona as a gamebred example. I have to look and see if I have a good pic of Lola as a BYB example.
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Post by RealPitBull on Nov 21, 2011 10:40:08 GMT -5
OK cool. And yes, you need to come out for this! We are trying to get a date set ASAP to allow people as much time as possible to plan for a trip.
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Post by johnr on Nov 21, 2011 11:31:52 GMT -5
OK cool. And yes, you need to come out for this! We are trying to get a date set ASAP to allow people as much time as possible to plan for a trip. Looking forward to hearing more about this, as I would love to send some of our staff and volunteers. Some of the volunteers in particular see to be coming under the sway of the pinker movement. Sucks enough that that is happening elsewhere. I'll be damned if it'll happen at my home shelter. |
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Post by RealPitBull on Nov 21, 2011 11:47:15 GMT -5
There will be a geneticist on the panel as well, talking about breed DNA testing |
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Post by johnr on Nov 21, 2011 11:57:15 GMT -5
There will be a geneticist on the panel as well, talking about breed DNA testing Good. Where is this going to be? |
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Post by RealPitBull on Nov 21, 2011 11:58:09 GMT -5
In Los Angeles, not sure exactly where yet, Cinimon is still working on getting a venue. Probably a hotel.
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Post by johnr on Nov 21, 2011 12:01:38 GMT -5
In Los Angeles, not sure exactly where yet, Cinimon is still working on getting a venue. Probably a hotel. OK, don't see any staff making it out that far (except myself, possibly), but would like to convince at least two of our volunteers. I can get pics of bazoodles of shelter Pit Bulls and Pit Mixes, as well as dogs of other breeds like Cane Corsos that commonly are, but really shouldn't be, confused with Pit Bulls. |
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I look forward to learning much here