1. Loveabullthe only magazine dedicated to the Amercan Pit Bull
Flower Power:
how one NYC
photographer
is challenging
breed-specific
stereotypes
April 2016, Iss. 21
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2. Insidethisissue:
#dontbullymybreed: the top ten most popular
hashtags for your next pitbull post, pg. 2
Feelin’ Blue: instagram’s @theblueboys take over
the internet and our hearts, pg. 3
Flower Power (cover story): French-born artist
Sophie Gemand’s colorful photographs are changing
the way the world views our favorite breed, pg. 4
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3. #dontbullymybreed
hashtags are one of the
best ways to make your
instagram, facebook or
twitter posts standout.
here are some of the
most unique and
popular tags being
used by pitbull owners
and advocates from
around the world
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4. FLOWER POWER how one wom
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Sophie Gamand is hoping her new photo series will help people see pit bulls
as dogs who embody the “power of love and the softness of flowers.”
“They are always photographed, it seems, in very urban settings or visual styles:
harsh light, sharp images, hard, gritty,” she says. “I wanted to explore the other side
of the spectrum and portray pit bulls in an unexpected way.”
Gamand is the France-born, Brooklyn-based photographer whose series on wet
dogs perfectly captures the adorable miseries of bath time.
With “Flower Power,” she put handmade floral headpieces on blocky-headed
rescue dogs — treats and lots of petting helped keep her models still — in order to
“challenge the way people view pit bulls,” she says.
But the aim here is not just pretty, pretty photos (that remind us, in a really
good way, of renaissance fairs). An estimated 1 million pit bulls are euthanized
in shelters across the country every year, and so the bigger goal here is for the
changed perspective to lead to more adoptions — like of these sweet babies here,
who are all looking for
families to love them, with
or without the fancy hats.
“I believe it is
important that we should
remember we created
and manipulated dogs
to make them what they
are today,” says Gamand.
“We subdued an entire
specie to fulfill our needs.
That should give us a
responsibility towards
them.”
See more of Gamand’s
work on her website —
Flower Power prints are
available for purchase
here; proceeds benefit
Second Chance Rescue
and Sean Casey Animal
Rescue.
Sophie Gamand is
hoping her new photo
series will help people
see pit bulls as dogs who
embody the “power of
love and the softness of
flowers.”
“They are always
photographed, it seems,
in very urban settings or
visual styles: harsh light,
sharp images, hard, gritty,”
she says. “I wanted to
explore the other side of
the spectrum and portray
pit bulls in an unexpected
way.”
Gamand is the France-
born, Brooklyn-based
photographer whose
series on wet dogs
perfectly captures the
adorable miseries of bath

5. man’s photographs are changing the way the world sees Pitbulls
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time.
With “Flower Power,” she put handmade floral
headpieces on blocky-headed rescue dogs — treats
and lots of petting helped keep her models still — in
order to “challenge the way people view pit bulls,” she
says.
But the aim here is not just pretty, pretty photos
(that remind us, in a really good way, of renaissance
fairs). An estimated 1 million pit bulls are euthanized
in shelters across the country every year, and so the
bigger goal here is for the changed perspective to lead
to more adoptions — like of these sweet babies here,
who are all looking for families to love them, with or
without the fancy hats.
“I believe it is important that we should remember
we created and manipulated dogs to make them
what they are today,” says Gamand. “We subdued an
entire specie to fulfill our needs. That should give us a
responsibility towards them.”
See more of Gamand’s work on her website —
Flower Power prints are available for purchase here;
proceeds benefit Second Chance Rescue and Sean
Casey Animal Rescue.
Sophie Gamand is hoping her new photo series will
help people see pit bulls as dogs who embody the
“power of love and the softness of flowers.”
“They are always photographed, it seems, in very
urban settings or visual styles: harsh light, sharp
images, hard, gritty,” she says. “I wanted to explore
the other side of the spectrum and portray pit bulls
in an unexpected way.”
Gamand is the France-born, Brooklyn-based
photographer whose series on wet dogs perfectly
captures the adorable miseries of bath time.
With “Flower Power,” she put handmade floral
headpieces on blocky-headed rescue dogs — treats
and lots of petting helped keep her models still — in
order to “challenge the way people view pit bulls,”
she says.
But the aim here is not just pretty, pretty photos (
that remind us of a Renaissance Fair, in the best way
possible, of course!) An estimated 1 million pit bulls
are euthanized in shelters across the country every
year, and so the bigger goal here is for the changed
perspective to lead to more adoptions — like of these
sweet babies here, who are all looking for families to
love them, with or without the fancy hats.
by Michelle Hardy
“We subdued
an entire species
to fulfill our
needs. That
should give us
a responsibility
towards them.”
--Sophie Gemand,
Flower Power
photographer

6. Feelin’ blue
how instagram’s favorite pits @theblueboys have
taken over the internet--and our hearts
Apair of Staffordshire Terriers have become
an internet sensation thanks to their love of snug-
gling up together - wearing baby onesies!
Darren and Phillip, also known as The Blue-
boys, live with Jennifer McLean and her fiancée
Lachlan in Brisbane, Australia.
Jennifer, originally from Liverpool, began tak-
ing photos of her pooches because of the ador-
able way they chose to snuggle up together.
She told Mirror Online: “I’d spot them doing
something really cute and upload a photo to my
Facebook - after which the response from my
family and friends was always ‘HOW did you get
them to do that!?’
“They have an inseparable bond and will never
be found more than a few metres apart.”
Darren, aged 4, and Phillip, 3, were both the
runts of their litters and were the last dogs to be
chosen due to their incredibly small size.
They are both still relatively small for full-
grown Staffies - which perhaps explains why they
love a snuggle in their PJs.
Jennifer said: “I never really intended on them
being known for wearing onesies - but they really
(really) love wearing clothes.
“As soon as they are dressed in their pyjamas
they immediately want to snuggle.
“They will find a spot on the couch and bury
their noses into one another and that’s it for a few
hours.”
“It started out with actual dog clothes and then
to kids’ jumpers and then one thing led to an-
other and before I knew it I was shopping in the
baby section buying onesies.
“I’ve had a few shop attendants ask me who I’m
buying for and when I tell them it’s for my dogs
the response I get is mostly that they think I’ve
completely lost it.”
Jennifer created an Instagram account and a
Facebook page to share pictures of Darren and
Phillip with other Staffy lovers.
She also tells us that she hoped the pictures
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7. of her dogs could change the minds of anyone who
believed Staffies were a vicious breed.
“We are very passionate Staffy owners because they
are honestly the most loving and loyal animal I’ve ever
encountered.
“My mission from the start has always been to show
people what these dogs are really like and to hopefully
change some people’s minds on the idea that these dogs
are vicious.”
And it seems to be working. Their Instagram ac-
count, filled with adorable pictures, has built up over
41,000 followers.
Jennifer added: “These little boys are our whole lives.
They make us laugh every day so it is nice to be able
to share it with 40,000+ people who love them just as
much.
What’s next for the Blueboys? Well, Jennifer and
Lachlan are getting married next year.
“Darren and Phillip will be there in their little tuxes
and buttonholes. They are my something blue.”
“I really think our wedding album will just end up
being photos of dogs in suits!”
Hopefully they’ll remember to get some pictures of
the bride and groom, too. --mh
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