Congratulations to the Pit Crew!
Cari Crowe (Pit Crew Team Member), Crystal Dunn (Pit Crew Trainer), and Skyler Lightfoot (Afterschool Program Director)
We won a Breakfast of Champions Award by the Central Texas Afterschool Network for our work at elementary schools in Austin!
This certificate of appreciation truly goes to the dedicated Pit Crew dog and handler teams that give their time to visit schools in our program regularly. They commit their time to reading clubs, art clubs, festivals, and more.
Pit Crew won this award in recognition for their professionalism and their commitment to humane education and dog safety in schools – an effort in the making for almost three years. Of course, having some of the cutest, smartest, and sweetest dogs anyone could ever have the pleasure of snuggling is also key.
Mike Martinez, Council Member and Mayoral Candidate, expressed his deepest gratitude for programs like ours today. He commented on the great influence they had on him as a child: “Pardon all this passion… I am a product of what you all do. Thank you.”
Cari Crowe, Council Member Mike Martinez, Crystal Dunn
Pit Crew is on a roll – this makes our second award nomination this year! In April, Hope Alliance, a non-profit organization that provides assistance for those affected by family and sexual violence, also nominated us for our work with their women’s shelter. It was honor just to be suggested for such a high regard and we look forward to our future with their organization.
Thank you to everyone in the Pit Crew for your continued dedication to dogs, the community, and our team. You and your dog are doing great things!
Is your Pit Bull or Pittie Mix exceptionally social and sweet? Consider joining us! Visit the Pit Crew page for more details. The next class begins Sunday, June 8th, 6:30 pm at Zoom Room Austin. Space is still available!
Blog post by Crystal Dunn of Leaps N’ Hounds, Trainer for Love-A-Bull’s Pit Crew Therapy Dogs.
