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Date Posted: 21:30:07 03/29/02 Fri
Author: Sue (for Peggy)
Subject: ABBA Minutes, March 24, 2002

ABBA Minutes, March 24, 2002

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 PM EST.

The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as posted.

Old Business:

The BSL Forum - Ruth still needs to send a picture of Rose
to Ray at ray@purebredpuppy.com

Regional Representatives - Peggy posted the regional
breakdown of the country on the ABBA Board. Refer
to it to see what area you should cover,based upon
where you live.

Proactive education/Information Packets - Send Maureen your
snail mail address to receive a copy.
sertoma698@aol.com

ABBA Newsletter - Maureen hasn't quite finished it and is
still accepting happy news articles.


BSL Updates -

Knox County, OH - Posted to ABBA Board
Memphis, TN - Posted to ABBA Board


New Business:

Now that the meetings take place on AOL's IM, every participant can save and print the entire transcript of the meetings.

In the News - Grayson will be on the tv news soon regarding
the Diane Whipple case. They will do the
report at Grayson's home in Winston-Salem, NC.

- Jim called the Fox News Channel to express
his displeasure with one of their reports.

- Denise will be interviewed this week by her
local newspaper reporter.

It was suggested that a list of tips be posted to the ABBA Website for future reference.

What to say when interviewed by the media:

1 - Stress that is is not the dog, but the owner that is
the problem.
2 - Whipple case - Bulldog people applaud the verdict.
Irresponsible owners are responsible for dogs'
actions.
3 - The message should be good, enforceable dangerous dog
legislation.
4 - Stress responsible ownership, not breed.
5 - Think before you speak. Keep your composure no
matter what is said.
6 - Take control of the interview. Keep the reporter
focused on the issue at hand.
7 - Keep it positive.
8 - The onus is on the owner and the breeder to make
responsible decisions.
9 - Animal aggression does not equate to human aggression.
10 - Many bites are caused by well-meaning owners that make
excuses for dogs with poor temperaments.
11 - Responsible APBT/AST owners completely support
euthanizing human aggressive dogs, of any breed.

Grayson posted a media question on my community. http://communities.msn.ca/AAAmericanPitBullTerriers/_whatsnew.msnw

It was suggested the FAQ and Tips be posted on ABBA Website.

It was suggested that we need to stay focused in our quest to protect our dogs. Nothing must get in the way. Place principles above personalities. Let's start cutting out articles on dog attacks, bsl, etc.

Mahlon suggested we study places where BSL was defeated to understand how and why so we can help it happen elsewhere.

Brags and Announcements:

Lora - MeMe's son Jr, 10 months old, followed up last
week's big win, with BOs over a special yesterday,
and BOB over several specials today- from the puppy
class! He has 11 points now, in 2 weekends!

Ruth - WB with Cinder for 4 points today. MJ went RWD
with Harry, a male I co-bred, took WD and BOW and
his sister BOS. Plus the BOS bitch is now finished
and the WD has both majors.

Ray - I mowed the lawn for the fIrst time in 7 months!

Denise - Announced she is going to listen to people. This
is a HUGE step for her.

Jim - He took the admissions test for Broadcasting
school. Mini Jane tore the inside door panel off
his truck.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:04 PM EST

Respectfully Submitted,

Peggy Doster

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