Hank Greenwood
Senior Editor
Heather DeVito
Editor
Tyler Bullock
Ad Design/Layout
Patty Bullock
Operations Supervisor
Amy Greenwood-Dudar Projects Director
Advisory Board
Renee Greenwood, Kate Greenwood
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AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER
GAZETTE
OUR FRONT COVER
STEALHEAD’S “CH”TD” ROXY”
Owned by Stealhead Bulldogs
We held our 2nd cover contest on Facebook and had over 125 entries!
Our office had a great time looking at all of the fantastic photos that
were submitted, and it was extremely difficult to narrow it down to
only one.
We would like to thank everyone who submitted their photos! We
kept them on file, so don’t be surprised if you happen to see your dog’s
photo in a future issue of the APBT Gazette, or on one of our social
media pages or the ADBA website.
We were able to display some of the finalists on a two-page spread
- see pages 26 & 27. We hope to have more contests in the future, so
make sure to follow us on the ADBA Facebook page and Instagram!
Congratulations Don and Stacey Mangat with Stealhead Bulldogs
on your cover photo!
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy this issue of the APBT Gazette!
Heather DeVito
INSIDE FEATURES
Be the Change - Exposing the Truths of the Animal Rights Movement .............................................. pg. 04
The Database State ........................................................................................................................... pg. 09
Breeder Recommendations ............................................................................................................... pg. 12
Plyometrics for the Canine Athlete ..................................................................................................... pg. 15
A Brief Account of My History with the Breed .................................................................................... pg. 19
Pit Bulls and Racism in America ........................................................................................................ pg. 22
Cover Contest Entrants ..................................................................................................................... pg. 26
What the Heck is That?! ..................................................................................................................... pg. 28
Empathy ............................................................................................................................................. pg. 30
The ADBA Convention in Las Vegas .................................................................................................. pg. 33
Here Comes the Judge - Jacki Wakefield-Jones ............................................................................... pg. 41
Evergreen State APBTC .................................................................................................................... pg. 45
In Memory of Diane Rogers ............................................................................................................... pg. 47
Ethics, Morals & Scruples, and the APBT .......................................................................................... pg. 48
Show Calendar .................................................................................................................................. pg. 52
Show News ........................................................................................................................................ pg. 54
Point Standings .................................................................................................................................. pg. 56
Rankings ............................................................................................................................................ pg. 59
First Titled Top Dog in Europe ............................................................................................................ pg. 62
Ch/Ace Spotlight ................................................................................................................................ pg. 63
Billy Bullitt .......................................................................................................................................... pg. 64
Historical Section ............................................................................................................................... pg. 67
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