First page of the Pit Bull Crew Newz archive.

Attn: Pit Crew Peoples!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on March 23, 2012 with No Comments
Hello Pit Crew!!
Please let us know if you plan to help out at the next two events at HCAS.
March 31st is the 9am-9pm adoption event. Please let me know what hours you can help at our booth, please reply all so we can all see where we need to fill in the blanks.
April 7th   9am-3pm is the HOP event. We will need coverage at our Pit Crew booth there too. Again, please reply all so we are all informed as to where we need help.
These should both be great opportunities to showcase our dogs so lets plan to show everyone how great our dogs are!!!!
Thanks
Connie
Connie Johnson
HCAS Pit Crew
813-363-6300

Great New for the Pit Crew!!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on March 9, 2012 with No Comments
The Pit Crew grant from Best Friends has been approved and is now in the final stages.
 
It will allow us to continue with our post adoption training, more kennel enrichment, another Neighborhood Pit Bull Day and many more spay and neuters!!!!! YEA!!!!!
 
Connie would like to put a committee together to do research and determine a date and location for the Pit Bull Day event.
 
Please contact Connie Johnson  if you are interested.
 
 

Seminar Info from Connie (For Pit Crew and Friends)

Posted by Nancy Latimer on March 8, 2012 with No Comments

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

Posted by Nancy Latimer on January 23, 2012 with No Comments

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

Posted by Nancy Latimer on January 18, 2012 with No Comments

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

Posted by Nancy Latimer on January 11, 2012 with No Comments

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!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on January 8, 2012 with No Comments

Jax at Bike Night

Attn: Pit Crew Event..the first of 2012!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on January 3, 2012 with No Comments

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!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on January 3, 2012 with No Comments

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!!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on December 22, 2011 with No Comments

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!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on November 23, 2011 with No Comments

HCAS Pit Crew and PBA’s delivering Thanksgiving food to Metropolitan Ministries

Notes from Connie for November 23, 2011 Food Dropoff

Posted by Nancy Latimer on November 22, 2011 with No Comments

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!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on November 18, 2011 with No Comments

Our Big Hearted Pit Crew does wonderful things!  If you have any questions please contact Connie Johnson.  

Pit Crew News on the Fairgrounds Expo!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on November 6, 2011 with No Comments

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

Posted by Nancy Latimer on October 31, 2011 with No Comments

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!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on October 22, 2011 with No Comments

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..

Posted by Nancy Latimer on October 9, 2011 with No Comments

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)

Posted by Nancy Latimer on September 2, 2011 with No Comments

   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!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on August 29, 2011 with No Comments

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   [...]

Latest Poster…thanks Debbie M !!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on August 8, 2011 with No Comments

A note from the Pit Crew Leader

Posted by Nancy Latimer on August 7, 2011 with No Comments

OK  Pit Crew,  a few things to chat about. 

Meet one of our newest…

Posted by Nancy Latimer on August 6, 2011 with No Comments

  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

Posted by Tamar on August 5, 2011 with No Comments

Way to go Pit Crew!! Duane’s classes and all you wonderful Pit Crew volunteers are saving so many lives. You ROCK!!!

Great News!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on August 1, 2011 with No Comments

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

Posted by Nancy Latimer on July 29, 2011 with No Comments

    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)

Posted by Nancy Latimer on July 18, 2011 with No Comments

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

Posted by Nancy Latimer on July 14, 2011 with No Comments

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!

Posted by Nancy Latimer on July 12, 2011 with No Comments

Awesome Blossom finally found her forever home.

The Latest Pit Crew News July1,2011

Posted by Nancy Latimer on July 1, 2011 with No Comments

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

Posted by Nancy Latimer on June 12, 2011 with No Comments

Best Friends article on the June 4, Neigborhood American Pit Bull Day   Read article here