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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Anti pit bull lobbyist Denise Duirway is terrorizing a rescue group jeopardizing the futures of rescue animals..........


Cam Bellamy allows Denise Duirway to terrorize the members of her "Rescue" group severely compromising the futures of many impounded pets relying on the group to be saved.....



Cam Bellamy at 
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Cam Bellamy's management of Rescue Connection  leaves a lot to be desired as she allows one member in particular Denise Duirway to spam the group with anti pit bull propaganda, Denise posts & comments relentlessly baiting her fellow members then reporting their responses this person is literally terrorizing this group & Cam Bellamy seems to be allowing it.






It seems Cam is part of the anti pit bull movement.....






Example sharing anti pit bull propaganda.....






Yet another example.....






It seems Cam is definitely a pit bull hater......






Sharing this type of dangerous disinformation confirms Cam is a pit bull hater.....





After resigning from her position at the rescue she started Cam either became or returned to being a delivery driver & had some issues with a "sketchy pit owner".....






If you combine stress at work from a "sketchy pit owner" with some very crafty mislabeling & a social media saturation of disinformation & a dying media using the term "pit bull" as click bait to trying to hold on to their dwindling reach you can turn Rescuers into haters......





The fact is the dogs were "mixes",

"described as pit bulls or pit bull-mixes,"

Source..... news/detroit//officer_describes

" Lyons, who owned four pit bull mix dogs — two puppies and two adults"

Source..... freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit

"pack of dogs that fatally mauled "

Source..... theroot.com/owner-of-dogs-that-mauled-4-year-old- 


Dogsbite dot org is not a reliable source because all their statistics come from Merrit Clifton.....

"Indirectly attributed dog deaths
The 24-7 Animals website sometimes considers a person was killed by a pit bull even if the dog was only indirectly involved.
Such cases are classified in the same category as those where the dog bit the victim even when the coroner says the dog was not responsible for the death.
Here are some cases Animals 24-7 considers deaths from pit bulls:
In 2009, Wisconsin, a woman of 55, Louanne Okapal, died after being hit in the face by a horse. The horse was frightened by a pitbull.
In 2009, a woman of 48 years in Connecticut, Teresa Foss, died of a head wound after being hit by a pitbull. The dog had not bitten.
In 2010 a 64 year old man from Texas, Richard Martratt, stabbed a pit bull and shot a Catahoula, because the two dogs had attacked a border collie on his land.
The man was not attacked by the dogs, but the authorities arrived, he collapsed and died of a heart attack."



Denise quotes & promotes dogsbite disinformation attacking anyone exposing Bsl's shortcomings.....



Denise Duirway's Facebook page is littered with anti pit bull propaganda from Animals 24-7 & Dogsbite & associated hate pages/sites.....






Some examples of Denise's posts....






1. Niko & Mia.....






The facts.....





Three days after a dog weighing 130 pounds attacked and killed a 4-year-old girl in Houma, the breed of dog remains unclear.
Ken Foster, with The Sula Foundation, a nonprofit organization promoting responsible pit bull ownership throughout New Orleans, said the dog is listed as an "American Bully" on the site bullypedia.net."

"American Pit Bull Terrier

Terrier Group

The goals and purposes of this breed standard include: to furnish guidelines for 
breeders who wish to maintain the quality of their breed and to improve it; to 
advance this breed to a state of similarity throughout the world; and to act as a 
guide for judges.

Height and Weight

The American Pit Bull Terrier must be both powerful and agile; overall balance and
 the correct proportion of weight to height, therefore, is far more important than the
 dog’s actual weight and/or height.

Desirable weight for a mature male in good condition is between 35 and 60 pounds.

Desirable weight for a mature female in good condition is between 30 and 50 pounds
.
As a general and approximate guideline only, the desirable height range for mature
 males is from 18 to 21 inches at the withers; for mature females it is from 17 to 20 
inches at the withers.

It is important to note that dogs over or under these weight and height ranges are
 not to be penalized unless they are disproportionately massive or rangy.

Very Serious Fault: Excessively large or overly massive dogs and dogs with a height
and/or weight so far from what is desired as to compromise health, structure, 
movement and physical ability."



2. Animal control on speed dial Denise is bragging about getting dog owners fined by her local Animal Control.....






3. Mislabeling mixed breed dogs as "pit bulls".....





The facts.....




"The pooch: It was her very own dog Sinn - a husky-boxer mix - that did the damage, which comes as a shock to fans".

Source...... dailymail.co.uk/Kim-Zolciak-reveals-dog-mauled-Kash


4. The dogs involved in Daxton Borchardt's tragic death were not 'pit bulls" & weren't exactly what I'd call "loved family pets".....






The victim, 14 month old Daxton Borchardt (Rip).....






The dog owner & babysitter has an extensive criminal history.....






The dogs: "Bosston & Penny" taken from their mother prematurely at 4-5 weeks of age.....






Where the dogs lived, "loved family pets" don't live in a pen in the backyard.....






The place the attack allegedly happened, there was 1 & a half feet of snow on the ground plus bare in mind the victims father expressly forbid the babysitter from taking her dogs anywhere near his child.....






The father Jeff Borchardt has a shady history with convictions for drugs & obviously didn't trust the poorly socialized dogs but chose to leave his child with Sussi Iwicki on that fateful day.....






The fact is Bosston & Penny were not actually "pit bulls" according to the Vets reports contained in the Coroners report..... (available on Scribd).....






In summary Jeff has now launched a media campaign under the guise of wanting to raise "Canine Education & Awareness" but secretly seeking to cause the extinction of "pit bulls".....






4. Denise claims the National Pit Bull Victim Awareness organization has over 5 million members which typical is complete nonsense.....





The reality their Facebook page actually has 3,232 likes & 60 of them aren't "following" the page plus I'd argue most of them are fake accounts as there's lucky to be 2-300 pit bull haters worldwide.....






5. Denise secretly photographs parents & children at the local school when collecting her children, the bottom section of her meme is my filtered image which was stolen/hacked from my phone and has since been used in more than 30 different memes all created to ridicule me, my favorite is the one with my head superimposed onto Miley Cyress's body on the wrecking ball promo image.....






6. Denise & her fellow anti pit bull activists are trying to cause the extinction of pit bulls but in reality the pit bull population grows daily due reckless backyard breeders & the dogs popularity yet another example of Denise's propaganda.....






7. Denise also claims that Bosston & Penny were loving family pets in spite of the fact that other than food & toilet breaks they spent 24-7 either in a small crate in the house or a poorly maintained pen in the backyard.....






Denise also claims Bosston & Penny nearly killed the babysitter "Sussi Iwicki" too which once again is utter garbage.....







Sussi Iwicki sustained relatively minor injuries according to the Coroners report indicating she had some bruising to her arms & legs, a scratch on her neck plus a bite to her thumb she was not admitted to hospital leaving within 2 hours.....





Ironically when first interviewed Sussi claimed to not know what breed the dogs were but now has jumped on the anti pit bull band wagon being lead by Colleen Lynn via Dogsbite dot org......





8. False.....




The fact is 27 Countries have either restrictions on Apbt's or outright bans on them & recent times a number of countries have repealed Bsl.....

"Italy In 2009, Italy abolished its breed-specific regulations, which applied to 17 breeds of dogs, in favor of legislation that holds individual dog owners responsible for their dog’s behavior. Italy’s Undersecretary Francesca Martini reported, “The measures adopted in the previous laws had no scientific basis. Dangerous breeds do not exist.”

Great Britain A consultation conducted by Britain’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed that public sentiment overwhelmingly favors repeal of the UK’s breed-specific law. 88% of the respondents stated that the current legislation is not effective in protecting the public; and 71% called for repeal.iii In a related development, a bill introduced in 2010 to repeal the breedspecific provisions of the UK’s Dangerous Dogs Act has successfully passed its second reading in the House of Lords. Lord Rupert Redesdale’s “Dog Control Act” will make individual owners responsible for their dogs’ behavior.

Netherlands Near the end of 2008, the Dutch government repealed a nationwide ban on pit bulls that had continued for 15 years. v The government had commissioned a study of the ban’s effectiveness, which had revealed that banning a breed of dogs was not a successful dog bite mitigation strategy. Instead, the researchers recommended better education for children and adults on proper interactions with dogs."

Source...... fairdog.dk/elements/documents/research/world-wide-failure.pdf

 9. Ever since I exposed Denise's when she featured in one of my blogs where I exposed her claims as blatant lies and dangerous disinformation she has consisted attacked me.




Her comment refers to me "pm-ing" Gabrielle Keens employers to make them aware of her true nature following a disturbing post in their group where she was threatening a neighbors pet.....

Excerpt from the blog.....

Gabrielle Keen.....




"If you live in Marton New Zealand and you've just moved into a new house with your family and pets one of which is named "Taser" you may well be in for some strife from your local council or worst case scenario your pets may be poisoned, shot or stabbed by your neighbor across the road, Gabrielle Keen."

Source..... pitbullhaterexposed/gabriellle-keen-plans-to-take-out-her.html


I did not threaten anybody & I have not had any inquiries from the "New Zealand Security Intelligence Service"  & I'm not expecting too.


Denise Daunte = Denise Duirway




Some examples of Denise's activity in the rescue group, Denise Daunte is actually Denise Duirway.....





1. Much like all of the anti pit bull activists Denise's campaign relies heavily & revolves around juvenile memes featuring all types of content matter with everything from victims of dog bites generally children  normally without parental consent to bestiality......





2. Denise antagonizes, baits, torments stalks anyone who  disagrees with her anti pit bull propaganda the majority of the group members have actually blocked her so as to not even see her barrage of spam in the "Rescue" group.






3. Baiting other members she's posted an astronomical amount of comments generally it's the same memes with "copy & paste" rants.....














4. In this comment she's gloating about getting 3 people put in Facebook jail hence they're unable to participate in most of Facebook's features such as commenting & posting & considering most of the group members are active rescuers & cross posters that's pretty nasty & quite possibly costs some dogs there life.....




5. Claiming fellow members have agreed with her when in fact  her spamming is monotonous she just keeps multi post the same memes with copy and paste many have complained about her spamming to no avail as it seems the group admin is anti pit bull......





6. Mislabeling a "large" dog as being a pit bull......





The facts.....

The victims refer to the dog as a "large" dog and American pit bull terriers are not large they're medium sized dogs 65 lbs for a large male.....




Source..... globalnews.richmond-dog-attack

An American pit bull terrier.....





7. Yet another example of the type of memes that form the foundation of the anti pit bull activist campaign where they regularly compare "pit bulls" to all sorts of different wild animals  in their simplistic but relentless social media propaganda driven hate campaign  .....






8. Mislabeling mutts as pit bulls & please note her use of the term "power breeds" they're not just going after "pit bulls" they're long term goal is to cause the extinction of all large dogs & the story about the child in Germany did not  "just happen" it was actually post on her Denise Duirway page 9 or so months ago, oh & the dog was a mutt typically #notapitbull.....






The same story on Denise Duirways page posted in March....





The truth.....

"The breed of the dog remains unclear. A police spokeswoman described the animal as a Staffordshire mix while shelter staff referred to a boxer mix, ."

Source..... independent.co.uk/news/dog-attack-baby-killed


9. She generalizes and attacks all pit bull owners as a group all based on the actions of the negligent owners that allow there dogs to get into a situation where they bite and/or attack, intentionally baiting the other members of the group with the ploy of causing them to lose their cool and post something she can then report to Facebook and have them taken out of play for 30 days.

She screenshots her own comments from her fake profiles.....





10. Screenshot ting babies to use as pawns while playing the victim claiming to have been threatened & pronouncing she's reported the parents to Child protective services, all this is in a "Rescue" group?....






Then we have ..... Denise Dauntless

1. The dog is actually a " Dogo Argentina" & you can bet that Denise knows that & maintains the anti pit bull activists myth that anyone of average intelligence can identify a "pit bull" indicating she's intentionally lying....





The facts.....

DOGO ARGENTINO 
Various breeds of large dogs from the book series “Little Kids and their Big Dogs”
Little Aurora and her snowy Aires with a jet engine! 


Link to original post.....  Variety of breeds from "Little Kids and their Big Dogs" books — with Denise Flaim.


2. In this post she rambles about some of my Facebook pages & it seems her panties really are in a bunch willingly lying & misrepresenting the true nature of my pages which all expose her lies and disinformation.....






The facts..... Denise attacks anyone that exposes her lies & disinformation, please check out our page, "The Anti Breedism Alliance" for yourselves.

And as for "Nanny Dogs" many different breeds & types of dogs have been referred to as "Nanny Dogs" & we think that it bares little to no influence on the level or rate of dog bite related fatalities therefore it's a mute point.

3.



Micheal Vick brutally murdered hundreds of dogs & I think anyone associated with him is garbage just like him.

4. Denise attacking attacking a fellow member after the individual posted some pictures while travelling in her car with her pet while it's obviously using her fixed in car camera by simply spinning it 180 degrees to film in the cab hands free.

Denise throws in one of NPBVA's many, many, propaganda memes.....





5. Again gloating and antagonizing her fellow members all the while she's playing the victim.

What sort of admin allows their members to get disrespected and abused in this way while masquerading as a "Rescue" orientated group.

An irresponsible & reckless admin who obviously cares more for killing pit bulls then actually helping animals mostly in dire need in order to avoid being put to sleep nearly a million pets are killed in shelters in America on average each year & this woman is contributing to that she has blood on her hands.....






6. If that's truly the case she 100% sure that these animals can be controlled having done it herself for 30 odd years so surely Denise you can confirm the majority of the fault in relation to dog attacks lays clearly on the shoulders of the individual supposedly in control/charge of the dog (like the owner) after all big pit bulls are 65 lb maximum & you're claiming to have previously handled 300 lb dogs?






7. Not a lot to say abut this one it speaks for itself this type of meme is the foundation stone of their hate campaign using Guerrilla type tactics including a lot of fake Facebook accounts......






8. This is the screenshot refereed to earlier where Denise is threatening a fellow group member saying she's reporting her to the police this woman is totally out of control on a massive power trip assisted 100% by Cam Bellamy's willingness to allow this type of behavior.....






9. As I've mentioned Denise has absolutely spammed every post completely molesting the intention of the group turning into her own little play pen where she terrorizes anyone that exposes her inept opinions in relation to pit bulls specifically but dogs as a whole with her relentless posting of her memes and their accompanying "copy & pastes".....

In this posts she bragging about getting an award from Facebook the "Rising star" unfortunately in spite of the volumes she's posted and the award there's not one post from her in relation to help rescue and dog or cat.

Everything she posts takes the form of a high school taunt intentionally meant to prompt a response how can you claim to care about animals and act this way in a rescue group.....






10. as I've said all of this is taking place in a "rescue" group playing silly buggars acting like a juvenile bully is typical of most breed specific legislation proponents.....






11. And it was only a matter of time out comes the bestiality these people are truly depraved individuals, sick sick sick.....






Scrolling through the group researching then creating this blog I noticed on a lot of posts the name of the person that posted was not blue and was a dull light grey and your cursor doesn't turn to pointer when you hover above it indicating they'd left the group.

A number of members claim to have tried to contact the group admin for help  but Cam hasn't been active in the group for months and seems to have abandoned the group seemingly having lost her will to actually help animals leaving the group members at the mercy of Denise.

A member recently posted asking for Cam to please remove the troll......






Then more recently another members posts asking for Cam to lease remove the Denise's......






A member of Rescue Connection contacted me in relation to Denise's most recent attack on our Facebook page where she claims I'm a "dogfighter" from Brisbane neither is true.....






Denise Duirway stalked my Facebook profile after featuring in one of my blogs as this comment featured my name I able to have it removed.....





Denise claims to have had 30 years of experience with large dogs but her posts indicate she's either a liar or just plain stupid if she thinks anyone's buying that crap.....




In closing please be advised due to Cams willingness to allow the corruption of "Rescue Connection" we've created a new group to escape the Denises spam raids & reporting sprees to concentrate on rescue, hope to see you there.....

The Rescue Connection

More to come.....

Friday, October 12, 2018

JEFF BORCHARDT'S FACEBOOK PAGE FOR POSTING OTHER PEOPLES PICS??

Pit Bull Breed Identification Photos - Owner Submitted


Each and every day Mr. Borchardt and his buddies makes our job easier. We honestly don’t have to do a thing and Mr. Borchardt chips away at his own credibility by his OWN words & his OWN actions.

Remember this?

He threw such a fit and it has been shared and viewed over and over again. Remember how he came up with his great idea to create yet another hate page?


He was EXCITED! He was going to jet of to work (yes, I know…. Stop laughing, he has to help his wife support his stalking one way or another..) and come home and create this NEW PAGE!




Well, he is a man of his words. This grown man, rushed home, hoped online and created yet a new hate page with the sole intention of exposing children to their audience of craziness. Such ambition, such drive…. such…creepiness.




Right, Mr. Borchardt? You, the founder of Daxton’s Friends have created a page, which you are so excited about with the main intention of sharing images of children with dogs, correct?




“Owner submitted” emailed to Daxton’s friends- ran by Mr. Jeff & Kim Borchardt who expressed how much FUN it was to respond to each email. So, Mr. Borchardt- are you taking 100% ownership of this page or are you just passing on images of partially dressed children to a public forum? (*If you Mr. Borchardt, feel that somehow we are not understanding your intention, feel free to email me. I mean, I know you won’t so I’ll wait for your little comments on your hate pages, your name calling and your temper tantrum.)

The not so funny thing- there are partially dressed children in these images and according to Powers Lake Sheriffs department (contact #- 262-843-2371) notify them & your local police department> Unfortunately, this is not the first time Mr. Borchardt has used unauthorized images of children in his campaign.  Now, this Bozo (which Mr. Bogart likes to call me…) is no stupid clown and even I know and many other people know how wrong that is.  In fact- many many many more will soon know of the dirty, unethical and possibly criminal activities of this “victims advocacy”.
Woot woot… all aboard this train. Destination- Foamerville.


If you have been harassed, images lifted, unauthorized images used, especially of children..... 

please contact..... antibreedismalliance@gmail.com 

More to come.....


Friday, September 21, 2018

Media Driven Fear:is causing the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of pit bulls.....



Image is #notapitbull
Not saying that Pit Bulls are not in the middle of dog attacks, but they are not the only breed who have been known to attack people or other animals. 
Unfortunately, Pit Bulls and mixes are more often to be reported than the other incidents, and because of the media reported events, society is more likely to be afraid of Pit Bulls and “pit bull” mixes than other dog breeds.

Over a 20 year period, 25 different dog breeds were involved in fatal dog attacks, but pit bulls were most often reported. In some cases, the headline read “Pit bull attack,” even though the details of the article may explain that the dog was a Lab or mix-breed dog. 
The headline is enough to catch the attention of readers, but reading that another pit bull attacked a person, is enough not to read the actual article.

In some cases, when other breeds attack, the media doesn’t even report it. In other cases, local media may report the attack, but the incident will not reach major media stations, much less national news.
For example, 71-year old Jimmie May McConnell was working in her yard on July 27, 2006, when her neighbor’s two “pit bulls” or “pit bull mixes” jumped the fence and attacked her. The story reached 50 news stations across the country. McConnell did not die of any dog bite from the attack, but of cardiac arrhythmia brought on by the dog attack. 
On the same day in Manitoba, Canada, a two-year old wandered away from the babysitter and was attacked and killed by a Husky-mix; this story did not reach any major news station, and few people outside the family unit knew about the death.

On the same note, over a four-day period (August 18-21, 2007), there were four dog attacks that made the news, but only one made national interest.
August 18, 2017: A Lab-mix attacked a 70-year old man, sending the man to the hospital in a critical condition. The dog was shot after charging after police that arrived at the scene. The incident was only reported in one article and only in the local paper.


August 18, 2017: A mix-breed dog attacked a 16-month old baby, who received fatal head and neck injuries. The attack was only reported twice in the local paper.
August 20, 2017: A medium-sized, mix-breed dog attacked a 6-year old boy. The boy was hospitalized after having his ear torn off and having had his head bitten several times by the dog. The incident was reported on one article in the local paper.

August 21, 2017: Two pit bulls broke off their chains and followed a 89-year old woman into her home, chasing after her Jack Russell Terrier. The woman tried to break up the dog fight between the three dogs, and was hospitalized with severe injuries. This attack was reported in over 230 articles across national and international newspapers, as well as major television stations, such as CNN, MSNBC, and Fox.

Politicians and self-proclaimed experts use the data reported by the media to worsen the fear of dog attacks and pit bulls. If all the attacks for every breed was reported across the board, both nation-wide and locally, all dogs would be feared to some extent.

In reality, the odds of dying by a dog attack is considered to be less likely to occur than being killed by a motor vehicle accident or a natural disaster.

More to come.....

What You Need to Know About Renting With Pit Bull-Type Dogs!

The Bully Breeds.....


If you have pets and you’ve ever rented a home, it’s likely that you have experienced some sort of discrimination against your furry friends during your search. 

If you have a pet who also finds him or herself on what is commonly referred to as a “restricted” or “aggressive” breed list, I am certain you have experienced discrimination against your four-legged family member.





It doesn’t matter how impeccable your credit is or that you are a responsible pet parent with a very well-behaved furry family member. 
Invariably, when you speak with a homeowner, property management company or apartment complex rental office when you answer pit bull (or Rottweiler or German Shepard or Chow Chow, or Akita or Doberman or Mastiff or Great Dane, or Alaskan Malamute or Siberian Husky or any mix of thereof) to the “What kind of dog do you have” question you can feel the rejection and hear a complete change in the conversation.

A conversation shifting from the possibility of a home to a quick thanks for your interest and a dial tone. For you there is no option to bring your pet to the shelter. Why? Because your pets are your family. You don’t give up on family. If that’s the kind of person and pet parent you are, then this little bit of advice is for you.
If you are a property owner or manager, there’s something here for you too! My husband and I are reluctant landlords as a military family. We only rent to people who have dogs on the restricted breed list. They have to jump through a few hoops for their application to be accepted. If they are truly responsible pet parents, they will not have one problem complying with your requests.
Meet our new tenants! Two adorable pups and their human brother. How adorable. (Yes, there are parents living with them as well).




Preparation for meeting the landlord:
(1) Create pet resumes for your dogs. (google pet resumes, you can do this yourself for free or you can pay these fine folks $9 and they will write one for you!) Don’t forget to write about how awesome you are too! Are you a professional, have an advanced degree/certificate, been at your position for a number of years, are receiving a promotion which prompted your move?
(2) Gather all up to date vetting — proof of rabies and other recommended vaccines, proof of heartworm testing and monthly medication, microchip information and registration, Spay/Neuter certificates.
(3) Get a letter of reference from your veterinarian, dog sitters/boarding facilities, groomers, neighbors and you prior landlord (important).
(4) Have high-quality pictures of your pups preferably of them in fun clothing or with kids (showing that they are very much a part of your family).
(5) Include information about any classes your dog has completed (puppy classes, obedience, CGC, therapy).
(6) If you have any sweet videos of your pup, bring your iPad and be ready to show them! If the video is especially adorable, you might even start your presentation with that.
(7) Print all of these items and put them in a nice folder or binder. Make as many copies as you think you will need meetings to secure your new home.

Selecting a home to preview:
(1) Only select rental listings that say they will allow pets. Stay away from apartment complex rentals (notorious for breed restrictive policies and very few allow large dogs) and instead choose individual homeowners (military by owner, Craigslist and old-fashioned drive-by to find for rent by owner signs) and some rental agencies.

(2) Make an appointment to go see the home you are interested in. Do not discuss your pets in your call. Arrive on time and dressed nicely (this is an interview). Talk about the area and things you love about the house asking questions along the way. Once you have established a nice rapport only then should you bring up your furkids by name. Gush about them and the cute things they do. (Don’t ever say “do you accept pitbulls?” This immediately puts a negative spin on your dogs being in need of acceptance. They are not different from any other dog.)
(3) Pull out the gorgeous folder you created with all the information about your dogs complete with photos of your dogs being a family member. The landlord may be hesitant but ask them to please take the folder and look over it later. Let the landlord know that you understand their home is an investment and you respect their desire to protect it.

Some talking points:
(1) Your dogs are family members. They are doted on and loved. They are treated with the respect they deserve. Exercised. Vetted. i.e. They are not animals that you will leave in the yard to be a nuisance to the neighbors or chained to a fixed object which causes mental anguish.
(2) Do you own a home? (If so, I hope you rent to responsible pet owners!) You can relate to the landlord by sharing the fact that you understand a home is an investment (you can say this even if you don’t own a home) and you respect that it needs to be taken care of. Show pictures of your home/prior place of residence to demonstrate that you are clean and neat. Your current landlord should be a great reference for you.
(4) Offer an additional $$ deposit (refundable) as a show of good faith and also to show that you will put your money where your mouth is when it comes to your fur-kids and your responsibility as an owner. (An aside: We all know that things happen and if your dog does destroy or damage something DO NOT wait for the landlord to find out about it. Hire someone to fix it immediately.)
(5) Offer to pay pet rent ($$ talks).
(6) You will secure a policy of renters insurance which covers your pets and has a liability policy which covers them of $300,000 (this will cost around $200 per year). You will add the landlord as an additional insured and provide proof of the same. (USAA, State Farm, Farmers, Liberty Mutual, Chubb, Amica—some of these will ask you to have your pet spayed/neutered, provide proof of obedience course, no business on the premises, ask if your dog has ever bitten a person. Get yourself a knowledgeable insurance person who understands that your pet is family. They will be eager to help.)

Important: If you do get the “job” after you great interview you absolutely must take it upon yourself to be the best renter with dogs this homeowner has ever seen. Pick up after your dog and always keep your dog on a leash (both are laws).


Alternative: Buy a home so you don’t have to beg someone else to accept your family:
(1) Many loan products are specifically geared towards first-time homebuyers (haven’t owned a home within the last three years).
(2) Down Payments as low as 3% and many state programs offer down payment grant assistance which brings that number almost to zero. VA loans offer 0% down.
(3) Many banks offer closing cost credits and other lender credits.
(4) Credit score can be as low as 580 for some loan products.
(5) A committed loan officer will examine your credit and give you tips that will almost immediately improve your score (if followed and are possible with your scenario).
(6) An excellent Realtor will help you gather a team of professionals to help you towards your goal of homeownership. I am always happy to help.

Sidenote — Do not try to hide your animals from a landlord. Lying will get you nowhere. Well, no where but evicted or worse darkening the shelter’s door with your pet because you have nowhere else to go.


Worth thinking about — Do you really have a pit bull? If you dog isn’t papered, discuss this with your vet. Visual Breed Identification has proven to be completely unreliable. While you may not be able to say your pitbull-looking dog is a chihuahua, is he/she really a “pitbull”?



Landlords — How you can protect yourself and your investment (you should be doing this for all potential tenants not just ones with dogs):


(1) Pull a credit check and a criminal background check. These two reports will help with your decision as to the likelihood that the prospective tenant will pay their rent on time, regularly and how they handle their obligations in general. Give them a chance to explain any possible discrepancies in advance.
(2) Require the tenant obtain a policy of renter’s insurance which covers acts of dogs, has 300,000 liability component and be listed as an additional insured. Get proof of this. The tenant can add your information as the additional insured and the insurance company will send you a rider directly. If you don’t receive it, ask.


(3) If your homeowners’ policy discriminates against breed of dog, switch to a company that doesn’t or, in the alternative, switch to a company that simply excludes for liability for dogs and you will be covered for that liability under the tenant’s policy. (NOTE: I am not an insurance broker nor is this intended to be legal advice. This advice is based on my personal experiences.)
(4) Ask for proof of responsible pet ownership: veterinary records showing up-to-date vaccination, microchip, spay/neuter and the administration of regular heartworm preventive.
(5) Check references – this is really important. Have a conversation (no text or email) with personal references and their prior landlord.
(6) Charge Pet Rent and/or an add’l deposit to protect your investment. You can charge a non-refundable pet deposit per pet.

Pit bulls are cool. They are champion blueberry catchers.


This advice comes from a very personal and emotional place. We recently went through this process when our family was transferred from Jacksonville, Florida (where we own a home and now rent it to responsible pet parents) to Norfolk, Virginia (where we were faced with finding a place to rent).
As soon as we received our hard copy orders the search was on. I was in full momma bear mode. Discussions of my husband moving to Norfolk without us if we couldn’t find a place to rent that would accept our entire family had me feeling sick to my stomach. We were prepared to offer a $10,000.00 deposit as a show of how serious we were about our family members.
My family was really concerned because I wasn’t sleeping and was constantly pouring over Internet rental listings. I didn’t have a good nights sleep until our application was accepted and new housing for our family was completely secured.

I bet this describes what happens with any responsible pet parent looking for a place to rent. We were very, very lucky and found housing on our first in-person visit to Norfolk. 
Since then, I have been asked by many people to share the steps I took to prepare to “sell” our family to potential landlords. I hope this helps you in your search.
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