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About Pawsitively Pit Bull
Amanda Gribben grew up in upstate New York and moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1993. Darren Linder grew up in Eugene, Oregon and moved to Portland in 1996. Both went to college at the University of Oregon in Eugene, after which they began careers in the mental health field working with adults and children. They have each worked in the social service field helping people for eighteen years. They both grew up around animals and always had a special affinity for dogs.
After meeting in Portland in 1998, they began adopting rescued dogs from
area shelters and got their first pit bull in 2000. They continued to
rescue pit bulls and decided to focus solely on helping this wonderful
breed. Traveling to Hawaii in 2003 and visiting with the Maui Humane Society
resulted in their bringing a pit bull back with them, and helped them
to finalize their plans for starting a non-profit pit bull rescue and
sanctuary in Portland. They strive to change the negative stereotype of the pit bull and continue to rescue and rehabilitate pit bulls in need. Board of Directors 2009
Special Thanks
Carrie Meech Justyne Moore Shannon Schaeffer Carrie Davis Mariyah Stimson Dennis and Rebecca Gring Suzzette Fasching Sandra Haugan Stacy Fletcher Will Key Omi Zielsdorf Alice Osborn Brian Haugan Michael Sanders Heidi Liedeker of Meat Robin Munro Thank you to all of our supporters, donors, volunteers, foster families, and friends for enabling us to continue to work for this cause. A thank you with much love to J&P who have accepted us "rogues of the world" and for being a consistent, loving and patient part of our family.
And a huge thank you to the original three dogs that I began with, who
have shown patience by graciously teaching all of these pit bulls a thing
or two. To Pumpkin 1993-2008, Flower 1994-2009, and Peanut, who have allowed their home to
be invaded by pit bulls, but have shown them nothing but love. Love, Mom (Amanda) |
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