Attn: Pit Crew Peoples!
Great New for the Pit Crew!!
Seminar Info from Connie (For Pit Crew and Friends)
As a reminder, Aimee Sadler will be here March 13 & 14th. These two days will be filled with valuable information for anyone that works with the dogs. She will address all dogs and not just our Pit Bulls. Aimee will be spending 2 full days at the shelter.
2012 Agenda for the Pit Crew
I just wanted to thank everyone for coming to the Pit Crew meeting yesterday. It was a great turnout. We had a lot of great information to share so I wanted to send this agenda to everyone so if you weren’t there you could see the direction we are going in the future. Don’t hesitate [...]
More Pit Crew Newz from Connie
For a general rule, the two Plant City monthly events are an ongoing thing. The first and third Saturdays of each month. When there is another event that is scheduled for the same time,
2012 Pit Crew Newz from Connie
As year 2 begins, It’s time the HCAS Pit Crew has it’s own email address As I have stated before, we have exceeded our expectations and then some for 2011. Dennis, Pam and I have had our heads together working on new programs and goals for the crew for this year. I’d like to hear [...]
Bike Night in Plant City!
Jax at Bike Night
Attn: Pit Crew Event..the first of 2012!
This Saturday night (January 7, 2012) is Bike Night in down town Plant City. We will be taking the available Pit Crew dogs to mingle for a while. It won’t be a late night, so please plan to come and show how great our dogs are. Please let Connie or Pam know if you plan [...]
Pit Crew End of Year Words from Connie..2011 was GREAT!
So, a year has come and gone since we started the HCAS Pit Crew. There have been so many accomplishments, there is no way I can list them all. But MOST importantly, the one thing we can be most proud of, is that we managed to get approx 600 pit bull type dogs out the [...]
A word from Pam….woooooo hooooo!!
As we get ready to celebrate the holidays and bring in the new year I would like to shed some light on some of our “pit bull” numbers. Our first ADOPT class started on April 11 of this year. In the 8 months the program has been up and running we have
Our Fabulous Pit Crew!
HCAS Pit Crew and PBA’s delivering Thanksgiving food to Metropolitan Ministries
Notes from Connie for November 23, 2011 Food Dropoff
Hi Everyone! If anyone would like to go with us to deliver the food collected to Metropolitan Ministries tomorrow, we are going to meet at the shelter approx 11 am. ( November 23, 2011) We will fill the CSI van with the food and go from there. Some will bring their adopted PBA’s [...]
PIt Crew’s Canned Food Drive for PEOPLES!
Our Big Hearted Pit Crew does wonderful things! If you have any questions please contact Connie Johnson.
Pit Crew News on the Fairgrounds Expo!
Having the awesome opportunity to travel the country this past year and work with so many Pit Bull groups, it is no secret that OUR HCAS Pit Crew stands out way above the others. I have never been so proud to be a part of such a dedicated group. It is truly all of you [...]
Our Pit Crew
As a wonderful ending to “Pit Bull Awareness” month, our Pit Crew had a bake sale at the shelter this past Sunday. Good times, good food, and good fun it looks like what was had by all. Our first HCAS Pit Crew Bake Sale was a great success! We sold some baked goodies and made some money [...]
Happy Birthday Pam on Pit Bull Awareness Day!
The Hillsborough County Animal Services Pit Crew volunteers, our current adoptable Pit Bull Ambassadors and many of our alumni ambassadors flooded the Florida State Fairgrounds on October 22, 2011, in celebration of Pit Bull Awareness Day and to honor a very special Pit Bull Rescue Woman on her birthday!
Pounding the pavement for Pit Bulls Awareness..
Looks like all had fun at the “Pounding the pavement for Pit Bulls” in Ybor City yesterday before the rain hit.
Duane’s Crew Roadtrip! ( Well Kinda)
The commuters on Faulkenburg Road as well as many deputies at the jail had the oportunity to see 15 amazing shelter pitties and 18 very dedicated volunteers with the A.D.O.P.T. Training Program at Hillsborough County Animal Services. Duane invited the dog human/team of JJ and Sweetie from the Animal Coalition of Tampa (ACT) to [...]
FREE spay or neuter for Pitbulls or Pit mixes!
It is the ‘Best Friends’ Spay/Neuter program at Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Spaying or Neutering is FREE to any pit bull type dog!! Just call the clinic 813-870-3304 and ask to have an apt for the spay/ neuter program offered by ‘Best Friend’s’. Clinic address is 3607 N Armenia Ave Tpa 33607 [...]
A note from the Pit Crew Leader
OK Pit Crew, a few things to chat about.
Meet one of our newest…
Gifted Pit Crew photographer Loretta Hodgdon captured this rare, vintage image of our girl Super Hero in her favorite ride. “Bat Girl” one of the up and coming PBA~ ADOPT pups says: ”Talk to me, …I am all ears”
Investigation Dogs in the News
Way to go Pit Crew!! Duane’s classes and all you wonderful Pit Crew volunteers are saving so many lives. You ROCK!!!
Great News!
Great News Folks. Ben, one of our PBA’s passed his CGC and has left the building for the Humane Society! Along with him went the 5 adorable pups you see below. Saved! Now all they have to do is find their furever homes!!
Updates from Pam..7-28-2011
The 5 IK pit pups are cleared and we are looking for rescue. IK (Investigation Kennel) Swiss and Red passed their PBA evaluations !!!!!!!!!! and they have been moved to the ADOPTraining program kennels pen 152 and 179 ( Red is HW+ and Connie is working that ) Sweetbay Martin is our new PBA. He is [...]
First set of notes from Pit Crew Meeting (7-17-11)
Thanks to all that attended the Pit Crew mtg today. It was a really productive 2 hrs. I never intended it to last that long but I guess everyone was so into it we all just couldn’t stop We are going to be making agility equipment. Yea!!! HCAS Pit Crew is the Number 1 Crew [...]
Don’t furget the Pit Crew Meeting ~Sunday July 17
Just wanted to touch base with everyone and remind you of our meeting this Sunday at 2pm. We will be meeting in the training room at HCAS.
Awesome Blossom finds Furever Home!
Awesome Blossom finally found her forever home.
The Latest Pit Crew News July1,2011
Volunteers~ I have been working on getting our pitties some off site exercise. I think it will be good for them to have a little bit of fun SOOOOO I have made a deal with Courteous Canine so that we can take 7 pits to their facility once a week (day not confirmed yet, but it will [...]
Article on the June 4th “Pit Bull Day” at Rowlett Park
Best Friends article on the June 4, Neigborhood American Pit Bull Day Read article here
