More on Pit Bulls

"...have possibly been the best letter you got about pit bulls ["Postmarks," Jan. 28], but since this is the..."

Jan. 31, 2005 Postmarks

Problem Dogs Are Often Pit Bulls

"...about two recent dog attacks was the fact that pit bulls and pit bull mixes were the problem dogs...."

Jan. 12, 2005 Postmarks

Perception of Pit Bulls Very Incomplete

"...Dear Editor, All that many people know about pit bulls are what they read in the paper or..."

July 11, 2008 Postmarks

Pit Bulls Have Earned Their Reputation

"...street. As we passed a neighbor's house her three pit bulls ran out and attacked my dog. I hit..."

July 15, 2008 Postmarks

Defending Pit Bulls

"...Dear Editor, "Problem Dogs," the rant against pit bulls submitted in the Jan. 21 letters column ["Postmarks,"..."

Jan. 25, 2005 Postmarks

Pit Bulls Are Dangerous

"...Nice that they had a march showing how lovely pit bulls really are. My Jack Russell has been attacked..."

Nov. 15, 2010 Postmarks

Pit's End

Dog owners face an unwelcoming housing market

"...commonly banned at apartment complexes or rental properties (including pit bull terriers, Staffordshire terriers, Rottweilers, and German shepherds, among..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

ACL Live Shot (Second Weekend): Passion Pit

Surrender to the luminescence

"...It’s easy to chide Passion Pit. They’ve mastered a brand of hyperkinetic, oversaturated electro-pop that..."

Oct. 13, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

A Dog’s Way Home

They're all good doggo adventures, Brent

"...discriminatory but longstanding municipal ordinance banning the ownership of pit bulls within the Mile High City’s municipal limits forces..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Little Eclectic

Texas Documentary Tour brings Immy Humes to town.

"...(1991), a tragicomedy (and Oscar-nominated documentary short) about a pit bull on death row. The credits for this film..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Dead Dogs Don't Lie

If your pet escapes, pray for Animal Control

"...(The American Bully is a hybrid of the American pit bull terrier and the American Staffordshire terrier.) They exercised..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...felt sick because I thought I was in a hospital. It seemed that "corporate" thought the place was too..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Column

Lillian's Law Helps

"...have in whether a city wants to restrict, say, pit bull owners? I have no idea. I suspect it..."

March 18, 2013 Postmarks

Typical Response

"...Dear Editor, Please consider running an article about pit bulls that isn’t just the typical whining and hand-wringing..."

May 10, 2016 Postmarks

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...them, and I guess your headline was just sensationalistic bullshit. Maybe there's an opening for Darcie Stevens over at..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column

What Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?

Austin's plan to end wholesale euthanasia at Town Lake shelter remains a distant dream

"...cities, where rates run between 70 and 90%. But despite the NKM plan, Austin's rate is not decreasing. It's..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Safety Net or Dead End?

The politics of Austin animal welfare

"...But I think the animals need us." Apples to Pit Bulls..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Ignorance Does Not Make a Reputation

"...and reproductive status. Prior to 2005, statistics show that pit bulls and rottweilers were responsible for less than 2%..."

July 30, 2008 Postmarks

Please Spare Us the Crybaby Stories About Dogs

"...Please spare me the crybaby stories about the goddamn pit bull owners whose goddamn pit bulls escape through holes..."

July 7, 2008 Postmarks

Ban Some Stupid People

"...proves there is no dangerous breed of dog (and pit bulls are not a breed; pit bull is an..."

March 17, 2013 Postmarks

Stomp the Yard

Although littered with clichés and shopworn manipulations, this film's intervening dance sequences are so captivating that it’s almost possible to forget you’ve seen this movie a hundred times before.

"...hope it’s half as gritty, intimidating, and populated by pit bulls as the one in this movie. Unfortunately, these..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Still Seeking No-Kill Solutions

San Francisco consultant offers advice on reducing animal shelter euthanasias

"...Despite a six-year-old plan to reduce the number of euthanasias..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

South San Gabriel

"...more jungle-like parts, but mostly taking refuge from the pit bulls next door. It's this fella that takes center..."

April 29, 2005 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Fahrenheit 9/11

Michael Moore's agitprop is a political scorcher.

"...that he will unleash a similar army of legal pit bulls on anyone he feels makes libelous statements about..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crimson Tide

"...top-notch, but it is like watching a couple of pit bulls go at it. Crimson Tide succeeds nicely as..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Class of 1985

The 69th Legislature, 1985, marked a turning point in the future of Texas politics

"...to go to the third floor gallery of the Capitol, to the House chamber. There, on the east wall,..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Luv Doc: Exposed Nipples

Unlike our president, a warm, sweaty, glitter-speckled nipple is nothing to be embarrassed about

"...probably looked like an old Kong toy from a pit bull breeder. Can you really blame her for putting..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: Be a Champion

You have to silence the doubters, the boo birds and the armchair quarterbacks

"...bit as wrong as yours. You're not a goddamned pit bull guarding a leg bone. You're two weeks into..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Frequency Issues

Be fearless with your mind but cautious with your body

"...it slowly and exercise caution. There’s a reason relief pitchers spend time in the bullpen before hitting the mound..."

June 26, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Fun With Animals

While wildfires raged, so did arguments among local animal activists

"...mass murder. Add the fact that HSPCA euthanizes all pit bulls that enter its shelter, and you've got a..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

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