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CH MIDNIGHT by Jesse Rods, I know
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NOVEMBER 2010
W
e started by going into an
ace in the making in Magic
Mike’s Champion Stretcher
at 47 lbs. He was only a 2xw at the
time but he went on to win two more,
one of them against a champion, after his loss to Vengeance. This was
in our opinion his toughest match. By
the five minute mark both cars had a
blown front tire. It was an all out war
until the hour and five minute mark
when Vengeance blew Stretcher’s
rear tire. Vengeance ran six scratches with a blown front tire and Champion Stretcher ran five. He could not
make his sixth at the hour and twelve
minute mark because he couldn’t go
on two tires. Our thanks go to Magic
Mike, for giving us the opportunity
and for being a gentleman.
After talking to RCC , he hooked
us into the legend H. Hargrove with
his 4xw Black Jack at 47 lbs. Vengeance blew through him in twenty-
To talk about GRAND CHAMPION VENGEANCE is to talk
about absolute gameness to 10th power. The will to win was
his biggest weapon. If we could compare him to any boxer, we
would compare him to Rocky Marciano. He took his licks but he
kept on ticking and always thought he was ahead even when
faced by faster, bigger, stronger, or fancier opponents, or when
he was completely out of his weight class for his Grand Championship match. Most of all, he packed a deadly punch, which
always tipped the scale in his favor...
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eight minutes, finishing in the rear.
Champion Black Jack could not stand
to run his first. It was then when we
realized we had a unique one because
it is not an easy thing to do to travel
and defeat one of your idols. Thanks
to RCC and to H. Hargrove for the
hospitality and the opportunity. May
god bless you fellows always. Steve,
this one was for you Dirty, RIP.
NOVEMBER 2010
After a good rest, we set our sights
through and since we had been open
Wack could not go at eleven minutes.
on the highest bidder, which ended up
for awhile without luck, we accepted
This was David and Goliath all over
being Lone Rangers Bojangles 2xw
with one condition, that they gave us
again. Thanks to State Penn Kennels
at 47 lbs. He gave us hell for about
compensation for going up in weight.
and IMK for the opportunity to make
fifteen minutes but this is where the
They agreed and it was on. Wack was
GRAND CHAMPION VENGEANCE.
will to win came in and the truth came
supposed to be a fancy dancer but his
out. Vengeance went to the back door
much larger frame worked against
We would like to thank all who
and destroyed the rear systematically
him. Old smart Vengeance went right
helped in the making of Grand Cham-
and by the forty-three minute mark,
under him, straight to the rear and
pion Vengeance. It will forever be our
Bojangles’ owner picked him up and
never came out. State Penn asked
honor to be a part of his life. Thank
he could not run the courtesy. Good
for a scratch to continue at the ten
you my son, you will always remain in-
dog, good serious people. Thanks to
minute mark. We gave it to him and
comparable in our hearts and minds.
Long Ranger and Clarence for the
opportunity to make Vengeance a
Champion.
By now Vengeance’s name had
begun to grow and Southern Kennels
caught wind of it and called us out
with Their Champion Poe Sam, which
according to them was the best fortyseven, they even enlisted the help of
Super Kennels Jason to help them
in the conditioning. We really didn’t
want to do it because we had considered them friends up to that point, but
you live and you learn in these dogs.
Champion
Vengeance
destroyed
Champion Poe Sam in forty-one min-
Blackhawk’s CH NIKE
that night. Thanks to Don King and
Clarence for making this one happen.
We collected five forfeits after
that, two of them from Champions.
Finally IMK got a hold of us and told
us about State Penn Kennel’s Wack
GR CH VENGEANCE also
known as “The Truth”,
a heavy GR CH MIDNIGHT
bred dog off Jesse Rod’s
MIDNIGHT JR bred to Killer
Combine’s RED VICTORIA.
VENGEANCE was bred, raised
and campaigned by Killer
Combine
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Big Boyy’s Kennels’ OLD MAN
Rodriguez’ LITTLE GIFT
The truth shined brighter than ever
After a couple of days of thinking it
Jessie Rod’s MIDNIGHT JR
Killer Combine’s RED VICTORIA
people do not take well to loosing.
was too big of a difference in weight.
Jessie Rod’s CH SCRATCH
Killer Combine’s CH VADER
trash, but who gives a damn, some
was a 52. I told him no way because it
Jessie Rod’s GR CH MIDNIGHT
Killer Combine’s GR CH VENGEANCE
best. After that they went on to talk
up heavy, but the catch was that he
Indian VINO
Jessie Rod’s CH PRETTY GIRL
and proved to everyone he was the
of him. They were willing to back it
Jessie Rod’s MIDNIGHT JR
utes, making him curr out hollering
1XW and that they thought the world
Indian PISTOL
Jessie Rod’s GR CH MIDNIGHT
Stone City Kennels’ MISS BECKY
A
NOVEMBER 2010
lthough I didn’t know anything
about the APBT, I was an avid
dog enthusiast, especially of
Collies, and I had read all the Albert
Payson Terhune fiction stories about
Collies.
I even read Lassie Come
Home by Eric Knight before it became
a movie (and, later, a television series). I have told before of how in Ajo,
Arizona, I had finally achieved my life’s
ambition to get a Collie, only to have it
bullied by a larger German Shepherd
that was owned by some neighborhood hoodlums. (Well, actually, they
were friends, but they were hoodlums
Richard F. Stratton and HONEYBEAR
circa 1975
to me when they sicced their German
Shepherd onto my Collie.)
I was frankly puzzled, as in the
Terhune books, the Collies were fearsome fighters, canine heroes that
absolutely could not be beat by canine villains. Terhune even described
how the Collies fought: they slashed,
rather than grabbing hold. They were
“everywhere at once and nowhere in
particular.” That phrase was repeated over and over again in his books,
which I adored, but in retrospect, they
probably were not very good books.
But they were wildly popular at the
time. Eric Knight’s book was probably better fare, although I didn’t like
it as much at the time.
I was also puzzled by “Nails.” The
chief had called him a “Bulldog.” I
“Nails” was the name of the very first APBT I ever saw. He
was loaned to me by Carson Morrow, at the time the Chief of the
Border Patrol. I asked Chief Morrow how Nails got that name,
and he told me that he was as tough as nails, for one thing. Apparently, he was the smallest dog that Chief Morrow had, so he
had always been schooled on bigger dogs. “Most of the time,
he didn’t get to see daylight for the first ten minutes,” was the
comment the chief made about him. I wasn’t sure what he was
talking about, as I knew nothing about pit dogs at that time. I
was eleven years old, and it was 1942.
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was familiar with English Bulldogs,
French Bulldogs, and Toy Bulldogs,
but Nails didn’t have the pushedin nose that was so typical of those
dogs. (You can see that it was about
here that the seeds were being sown
for my original research about the
origins of the American Pit Bull Terrier.) I was also concerned that Nails
was going to be killed by the German
Shepherd. I am not sure how large
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Nails was, as I had not yet developed
The chief showed me how to use a
worry about “that little gentleman,”
an eye for weights at that time, but he
breaking stick and loaned me a chain
and he gave me a breaking stick and
wasn’t any bigger than your average
for keeping Nails. I simply couldn’t
showed me how to use it.
Cocker Spaniel. He probably weighed
believe that I would some day be pry-
more than a Cocker Spaniel, but he
ing Nails from the throat of Bosco. I
As the chief had instructed me, I
couldn’t have been more than thirty-
had noticed that Bosco was not like
kept Nails on a leash when we went
five pounds in weight—and the Ger-
Terhune’s Collies.
He didn’t slash
for walks, and the boys next door
man Shepherd easily tallied eighty
when he fought, but grabbed hold of
hooted at that, as most dogs ran
pounds, probably more, and he was a
the other dog, and I was later to learn,
loose in those days.
rough one!
that all serious canine fighters do
around town and out on the desert, I
that. (And so do wolves!)
got to know Nails well enough that I
I have told the story before about
In our walks
couldn’t help liking him . . . a lot. He
how my father, a Border Patrolman at
The idea was not to provoke a
was smart. He was comical, and he
the time, had told the chief about my
fight, but merely wait for the boys to
was game for anything. I could turn
frustration over the depredations of
initiate it by setting their dog on “my”
him loose out on the desert, and I
the German Shepherd, whose name
new smaller canine. In the mean-
threw sticks for him and my Collie. I
was “Bosco.”
It was the owners’
time, we had Nails for about two
don’t think he ever retrieved before,
fault, of course, as the boys had en-
weeks. The chief lived in Tucson, and
but he caught on quickly. I amused
couraged bullying, and the dog was a
he would be back in that time to pick
myself by throwing bigger and bigger
natural bully anyway. They had a flat-
up his dog. It was good that I knew
sticks for him. Queenie would only
bed jalopy truck that they took out on
that Nails was a temporary visitor, as
retrieve small ones, as I expected,
the desert to inspect the steel jawed
I took to the dog, very much against
but it soon became apparent that
traps they set.
my own wishes. I couldn’t help no-
Nails would retrieve a telephone pole
ticing that he seemed to be smarter
if I could find a way to throw one. I
I have told about how when I was
than my Collie—and Terhune had al-
had been glad that the boys hadn’t set
with them, they turned the dog loose
ways emphasized the intelligence of
their dog on Nails, as I was worried
to maul a coyote that was already
Collies. I was surprised at the good
about him. But now I was heartened
mad with pain from the trap. Much to
nature of Nails, too. After all, he was
that he might have a chance.
the boys’ protests, I chased away the
not inclined to jump Queenie (my Col-
dog with a heavy branch. Then, I dis-
lie), being completely tolerant and
I guess I was on good terms with
patched the coyote for his own good.
friendly with her, and he was happy to
the fellows in question, as they were
It was not a good death for him, but it
have human companionship.
not, for some reason, inclined to un-
was better than what little life he had
left.
leash Bosco on him. They were curiHe was solid brindle, a little high
ous about Nails and wanted to know
stationed, and looked very much like
what kind of dog he was. When they
Although I was friends with the
Sorrells’ Goober, for those of you who
heard “Bulldog,” they shook their
boys, there were occasional disputes.
have seen his picture in my books. Of
heads. They had one of those back
And they knew how to get my goat, for
course, Goober was to come later, but
in Texas before they came out to Ari-
they knew how fond I was of that Col-
he is on my top-ten list of great dogs.
zona, and he didn’t have a head like
lie. When they turned their dog loose
One difference was that Nails had
Nails.
on my Collie, she merely hollered in
natural ears, even if they were small
pain. It only happened a couple of
and soft. Truth to tell, it was difficult
I had discovered that I could let
times, but my wrath and frustration
for me to think that this dog was any
Nails run loose inside our yard, as the
were such that my father had told the
good at fighting. It just seemed to
house was surrounded by a fence. I
chief about it, not knowing that the
me that it would be a miracle if Nails
had him loose when Clifford entered
chief was a keeper of game fowl and
could beat that big bully dog, and
the yard with Bosco.
game dogs.
I didn’t want to get the chief’s dog
apparently, for Nails to get his drub-
killed. The chief assured me to not
bing. Clifford may have been angry
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It was time,
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that I had just demonstrated that I
growling and barks at his frustration
that respect. Not being experienced
could throw the football farther than
at not being able to reach his tiny op-
with a breaking stick or Bulldogs, it
him. That didn’t make sense in view
ponent, he soon began to cry, just a
took me an inordinate amount of time
of the fact that I was a year younger
bit. It was a whimper at first, but then
to get Nails loose. Bosco was trying
than Clifford and much shorter. All
it grew into a terrified shriek. He tore
to bite Nails off from him, but could
the more reason to be angry, I sup-
loose from the tiny hold that Nails had
only reach my arm, which received
pose. In any case, Nails was to pay
on him and ran for home, jumping the
a couple of his desperate bites. My
for my transgressions. Clifford made
fence between our property and his.
arm bled, but in the excitement of it
the hissing noise that they utilized to
all, I barely felt it. By contrast, I found
direct Bosco to attack, and he jumped
Well, Bosco may have had enough,
that Nails was unscathed, but his
on Nails, completely obliterating him
but Nails was just getting started. He
gaze was locked onto Bosco, as if he
from sight.
was in hot pursuit. He was too small
had unfinished business. I had nev-
to make the leap over the fence, but
er seen a dog as terrified as Bosco.
Now I was really worried that I
that wasn’t a problem: he simply
No wonder the chief hadn’t worried
was going to get the chief’s dog killed!
rammed right through the fence and
about Nails!
The only source of calm for me to
nailed Bosco again on his own back
draw upon was that the chief had as-
porch! This time he had the ear, and
The boys were too ashamed of
sured me that the boys would learn a
Bosco was making the kinds of noises
the whole shebang to even complain
lesson in humility when they set their
I had heard dogs make when they had
much. The Bosco threat was over.
dog on “that little gentleman.” The
been hit by cars. I actually felt sorry
The dog never even looked in our di-
chief may not have been worried, but
for the dog, and I was surprised that
rection again, let alone thinking about
I was. But the memory of his stead-
I had that capacity for that particular
jumping my Collie. I found out from
fast confidence helped give me a kind
animal.
other sources that the dog was also
of calm. It was needed, as I couldn’t
even see Nails, and he was certainly
now worthless for worrying helpI had to run around the fence,
less animals caught in traps. Nails
picking up the breaking stick on my
had done a good deed that had many
I later figured out that Bosco had
way, and ran for the neighbors’ back-
ramifications.
missed getting hold of Nails when he
yard, with the owners of Bosco in hot
jumped on him. Perhaps the much
pursuit. On my way there, I was able
I never saw Nails again after the
smaller dog side stepped him, but
to observe the tactics of Nails. Be-
chief took him away, but I haven’t for-
the upshot of it all was that Bosco
ing so much larger, Bosco was able
gotten him. No, he didn’t make me an
came down on Nails without a hold .
to pull loose from the ear hold, and
instant convert to the breed, as I still
. . but Nails saw to it that he had one.
he had decided to make a fight of it.
had to indulge my love for Collies. But
It wasn’t much of a hold, just a pinch
Nails feinted for another ear hold, but
it wasn’t much longer before I was to
in the middle of the giant’s chest, but
then dived back deep into the stifle. I
begin my search for members of the
it was taking its toll. Whereas Bos-
thought that Bosco had hollered be-
breed that I had begun to suspect
co had been letting out horrendous
fore, but now he reached his zenith in
contained the true noble canines.
being outclassed in size and noise.
A few words about the author - although I’m pretty shure he doesn’t need any introduction - Richard F. Stratton is generally considered a leading authority on the
American Pit Bull Terrier breed. He has written five books concerning it to dispel
many of the myths that surround this very controversial animal. He offers bountiful
information on all aspects of this remarkable breed of dog. The books are illustrated with a plethora of pictures, modern and historical. These books have become
the major source for those wanting authentic information about all aspects of the
American Pit Bull Terrier...
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a couple of dozen cats, making him
very unpopular with my neighbors
since I lived in the city. At 8 months
old, I rolled him with a 3-time winner
I had by the name of Halfdead (Bullet), and he started right up. About a
month later, I rolled him with a dog
a friend had called Spike who was a
very tough dog. For 15, they swapped
everything and at the end, Midnight
scratched hard. At 9 months, I decided to do Midnight against Pocono’s
Bruce. Midnight weighed 39 lbs. and
Bruce was 38 lbs. This was a good
fight for Midnight as he learned a few
things from Bruce. Midnight stopped
him at 40.
In the summer of 1986, July, I was visiting my good friend
Indian Sonny in Southern California. I was looking for a match
dog. At the time, Sonny had acquired Pistol a few years before,
but had never bred him to any of his stock. After a couple of
days of looking around and working with a few dogs, this little
puppy had really caught my eye. Sonny has a beautiful house on
a big patch of land with mountains right behind his house. He
takes a bunch of dogs in a pickup truck and runs them behind
his truck. One morning, Sonny and I gathered about 10 dogs
ranging in age from about 3 months to 15 months of age; Midnight being the youngest. Let me also say that Midnight was
from the first litter Sonny produced using Pistol...
I
I decided to match him against a
dog that Havana Chico and T. Russo owned together by the name of
Groucho, who was said to be a game
dog. We signed at 38 pounds. This
fight started with Groucho fighting
the head and Midnight on the chest.
Groucho tried but could not hold Midnight out. By 30, Midnight was working on a down dog; with no chance
of winning, Chico picked up Groucho
and gave a very game scratch, making Midnight the winner in 42.
t was a hot day and we started a
seeing this beautiful black pup with
10-mile run. To my amazement,
all that stamina, I tried everything
A couple of months later while
Midnight was the only one that
I could to acquire him and, luckily, I
talking to Indian Sonny and telling
succeeded.
him that I doubted the quality of Mid-
stayed right behind the truck the
whole way, not allowing any dog to
night’s opponents, he told me that he
pass him up. If they tried, he would
Raising Midnight was an experi-
had a littermate brother to Midnight
grab them and knock them down then
ence. By the time he was 8 months
that would bite his head off, meaning
continue to follow the truck. After
old, he must have caught and killed
to me that he liked him.
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I decided to go to California. When
we rolled Midnight and Clancy (later
known as Abraham’s Headache),
Midnight got right into his chest not
giving him a chance to do much of
anything and in 35 to 40, Clancy gave
a very, very game scratch, convincing
me of Midnight’s quality.
The second match I went into Bob
Pitt’s lx w Leroy at 38 lbs. Leroy was
a matured dog weighing in at 38 lbs.,
Indian PISTOL was bred to
eleven bitches and produced
a high percentage of very
good dogs. His descendants
continue to do very well.
also defeating a good dog, Ashton’s
Icepick, in 1:48. Midnight was a young
dog (13 months old) weighing in at
37lbs. This was one of Midnight’s better fights. Both dogs meeting hard in
night, but while visiting a friend down
as Midnight got his hold and never
the center of the pit. Midnight would
south, I met a couple of guys from
looked back, making Dobbins and
go in Leroy’s chest and drive him
Georgia named Dobbins and Rob-
Robertson pick Panda Bear up in :30,
across the pit, slamming him against
ertson. They had a 38 lb. dog by the
also making a game scratch.
the wall and punishing him hard. But
name of Panda Bear and we were on
Leroy would just hang in there, noth-
in 8 weeks. On fight day, both dogs
While speaking to another good
ing really working against Midnight’s
were on weight and when we released
friend of mine, V. Camp, he told me
style of fighting. At 1:20, Bob finally
them, they both grabbed chest holds.
that he had a 39 lb. dog that he would
picked Leroy up, making Midnight the
As Midnight tried to work his hold,
like to try against Midnight. We set
winner.
Panda shook him out and Midnight
Midnight down against Camp’s Joey
lost his hold. Many people there saw
Boots. Midnight came out storm-
After this win it was pretty hard
this and started betting against Mid-
ing and after 20 min, I told Camp if
finding another 38 lb. dog for Mid-
night, but it only lasted a few minutes
he would like to scratch to continue,
which he accepted,
Joey
and
came
across
Midnight
with
bit-
ing him hard
in the center.
At this point,
Joey was taking a pounding, so Camp
picked him up
at 29 min. and
Jesse Rod’s GRAND CHAMPION MIDNIGHT was bred by Indian Sonny and
sold to Jesse Rod at the age of three
months. MIDNIGHT won five times over
estabilished kennels. His fifth and last
was a classic match against another
champion, Bandwagon’s CHAMPION
RUSTY HOOKS.
Joey
not
would
courtesy
scratch.
night courtesy
scratched like
always.
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Mid-
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Bandwagon’s CH Rusty Hooks
was sired by Jerry Matlocks CH Truck,
a pure Corvino dog. He was whelped
by Bandwagon’s Kay. Kay was a Gr.
CH. Boomerang bitch. Rusty had defeated the best dogs in the Mid-West.
At the time Ch. Midnight had defeated
some of the best dogs on the East
Coast. Included in these wins were
the Havana Boy’s, Bob Pitts and a Vinnie Campione dog. Getting him a GR
CH match was almost impossible in
the North East.
I had heard of Rusty and they had
heard of Midnight, and before long I
received a call from Bandwagon. Let
me say this man and his dogs had
some reputation. We agreed to 39lbs
and it would be in my part of the country. Now the conditioning begins! I
decided on a two week pre-keep. We
were going to work hard. My instincts
told me I needed it because I chose an
eight week keep consisting of spring
pole work, swimming, hand walking 15 miles a day and peaking out at
two hours on the slat mill. Midnight
was a workaholic. I had to be careful and not let him over work himself
because he would.
The day of the show I chose Havana Chico as my second, he’s a great
We took turns scratching for about an
blast!! After a few scratches into his
dog man and has an exceptional eye.
hour. Rusty was destroying my dogs’
chest Rusty finally slowed down. At
Most importantly I knew he would be
front end. He was without a doubt
one hour and fifty minutes Rusty took
there for me ‘til the end. Everyone
the hardest biting dog I had seen in
the count. I asked for a courtesy and
with the exception of a few friends
twenty years. All I could do was stay
Midnight scratched just as hard as his
was betting on Rusty to win and I cov-
with Midnight and try to get him from
first only bouncing off his chest.
ered as many bets as I could. The dogs
the bottom and to his feet. We were
were released and immediately they
fighting on defense. At the one and
These two fine athletes had to
swapped shoulder holds. At twenty
a half hour mark Midnight got to his
meet and only one could be the win-
minutes I called a turn and a handle
feet and drove Rusty to the pit wall
ner.
was made. To my surprise when I
digging in his throat. How we were on
always thank Bandwagon for their
got Midnight in my corner I realized
offense. It was the first time we saw
courtesy, good manners and making
he had lost his front end. My corner
weakness in our opponent. Midnight
a good show! I would like to thank In-
man gave me the encouragement I
was scratching across the pit at full
dian Sonny for allowing me to own a
needed and then Rusty came hard.
speed bouncing off his front end. Full
truly great dog.
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PART II
I can tell you if a dog is game
or not on its first roll. I like to
see my dogs take control
in a roll, and I also want
them to act good at the end
of the roll no matter what.
In a match they may not always
have control, and that’s why they
should experience some pressure
during a roll...
D
uring schooling I like to see them
take the bottom and get worked
on so I can see how they feel
about it. I want them to love it no matter what is happening to them. If
they are on the bottom then I want
them to act like their on top. It is
very important to get them fatigued when testing them. These
dogs were bred to take pain, and
many of them can take the pain
for 20 or 30 minutes no problem. Now, being fatigued is very
painful, and that combined with
the other pain will make a lot of
them quit, and you can bet your
ass they will experience both during
a hard match. This is why I never understand
the guys who pick their dogs up in rolls as
soon as they start getting hot. Some of these
guys even condition their animals for rolls.
You guys are only lying to yourselves! These
are men who want to tell others how badass
their dogs are instead of really knowing the
truth. I like rolling my dogs a little fat on bigger, stronger, and more experienced dogs
until I see what I need to see.
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Which were some of the best
dogs you have ever owned?
I have to say some of the best
dogs that I owned were Gr Ch Queen
of Hearts 8xw, Gr Ch Sunny Boy, Ch
Clyde, Gr Ch T-Bear, Ch Turbo Action
4xw, Blackout 2xw, Crazy 1xw, Radar
1xw, The Dentist, Headache 2xw, and
Abraham’s Bull 1xw ROM/POR.
OK, now let’s go into details one
by one! Let’s start with the Queen...
GR CH Queen Of Hearts?
My Queen of Hearts bitch was
just a real killer! Many who saw her
said she was an ace. Lately many of
people have wrote me and asked me
Joe Abraham
with his 8xW
Abrahamţs GR
CH QUEEN OF
HEARTS
if I tried to take her into Dbl Gr Ch Tornado, and I will say yes that it is true.
I asked Ken about putting it together
and he told me he would think about
it, and later he said “No”. There are
many people that know this to be true,
Crazy...
that was given to him. Headache loved
even Ricky Jones told Ken that he felt
My Crazy dog I truly believe was
the frontend, but if you tried to power-
Queen would kill Tornado. Rebel had
another Queen. Not only could the
house him he was going to head up
a first hand look at Queen when she
boy bite but he could just flat out
top to give you a very bad headache.
killed his Ch Lou bitch. I never really
fight. His power was unreal! He was
tried to push the match because Ken
a brother to EZ-Go and Freak Nasty
T-Bear...
and I were good friends. I never felt
off of Abraham’s Bull. Due to my mis-
T-Bear was a direct son of T-Boy,
the need to disrespect Tornado publi-
fortune I only got to match him once.
cally because she was a hell of a bull-
and I remember when the breeding
that made him almost didn’t happen.
dog that was owned by a good man.
GR CH Sunny Boy...
I had something going on and I didn’t
You can’t take anything away from a
Now my Sunny Boy hound was a
know if I would have the time to make
dog that has won 10 matches, but I
powerful dog that knew how to do it
the trip to Florida. I really wanted
felt Queen was a better dog than her.
all, and he took out some really good
to make that breeding happen, so I
Remember, it’s only my opinion and
dogs along the way. He had a good
called my buddy Victor of Southern
opinions are not facts. But what is a
mouth that went right along with his
Kennels and told him I was flying in.
fact is that I tried to make it happen.
power, and if you tried to get bad with
Victor and I went over to the Horse-
Queen was a bitch with 8 wins without
him he would eat your face up!
men’s place and we made it all hap-
any of her opponents scratching back
for more. Both Queen and Tornado
pen. T-Bear was a big black dog that
Headache...
had a really good mouth on him; he
will be a part of bulldog history until
My Headache dog was a littermate
was just a really good dog.
the end of time. I can’t think any less
brother to J.Rod’s Gr Ch Midnight,
of Ken, he was a man that showed his
and he had won one over J.Mann’s
Blackout...
bitch 10 times, when most dogmen
Johnny Cash on a big show at Rebel
Blackout dog was a 2xw off of
have to be forced or have their hand
Kennels. Headache’s real name was
Queen of Heart’s x Headache. He
held to show a dog one single time.
Clancy, but he earned the new name
was good looking little black dog that
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loved to fight from a pup. As a pup I
on the phone about dogs. There was
friend. Victor Aycart was another one
had to take Blackout and his brother
a 3 hour time difference in our time
of my good friends who I would go to
Hotshot out of the kennel because
zones, so I had to be the one who
visit for a weekend and end up staying
they were so damn crazy. I called him
stayed up late. I enjoyed hearing his
for a week. We had some good times
Blackout because he would just black
stories about Bolio, Holt’s Jeremiah,
down that way.
out and lose his mind.
and many other dogs.
Now my buddy R.Mulch (Much)
J.Rod was another one I liked to
was like a brother, and every time I
Radar...
talk with, he was very knowledgeable
headed down south I always stopped
Now my Radar dog showed me
when it came to the dogs. I remember
in to see him. We would stop by and
he was ready for the box at a young
when I had him and Sonny over at my
check in with all the dogmen in the
age. He was only 15 months old when
place, we had a really goodtime. The
area. Much had a good brother to
he beat Starman’s Ch Buddy. The CH
Cottingham’s had some very dogs
Andy Capp named Calvin, and his
Buddy dog had even won over a good
too. I remember breeding my dog Bull
place was like a home away from
champion that Frank Bunce had. I’ve
to a bitch I got from them and boy did
home.
had the chance to own some very good
I get some good ones. I liked them
dogs over the years. I have matched
Cottingham dogs because they came
into many dogmen from all walks of
from a family of good bulldogs.
We now give a special thanks
to Mr. Randy, Mr. Cooper, the Horse
life, and I can tell you that the amount
Now J.Morgan was a guy who al-
Farmer, Mr. Hunter, Cheefa and his
of the bet made the man no less of a
ways did me right, and he was just a
team, Rudeboy Knls, J&H, Russ, Bo
dogman or his dog any less of a bull-
very nice man all together. Every time
and everyone else who has gave us
dog. If there was a badass bulldog out
I went to his home he always made
support during our fight. A good dog-
there making a name and it was my
me feel welcome and he was always
man is not about how many champi-
weight I would do it for whatever the
truthful about his dogs. You should
ons or grand champions he has, but
other man asked. The dogs I matched
always tell the truth about your dogs
it’s how he carries himself as a man.
for $25,000 I would have matched for
if you are selling them, because even-
There are many fools in this sport, so
$200 as long as I was going into a
tually the real truth is going to come
it’s always feels great to meet some
good dogman. The dogs know nothing
out.
good people.
about the money, and money isn’t go-
Ken Allen was another good
ing to stop me from knowing if I have
friend of mine. Ken really loved a
Easiest match you ever had?
the best.
good bulldog, and he was the kind
The easiest match I ever had was
of guy that if you needed his help he
against Big Boy’s Lil Yellow. I have al-
Is there anything you would have
would be there for you. I remember
ways liked the Redboy and Redboy/
done differently if you could do it
one weekend when my family and I
Jocko crosses, and even though this
over again?
were staying down at Ken’s place, we
match only went 8 minutes it made
Yes, I would have bred Queen back
were lying in bed early in the morning
me respect the Redboy/Jocko line
to one of her sons. I would have bred
when a smell came floating through
even more. Lil Yellow was a 1xw that
her back to Bull or her son Blackout
the room that made all of us really
was a pretty good head and backend
off of Headache.
hungry. We got up out of bed and fol-
dog. I had a chest and throat dog
lowed the smell and found Ken in the
with extremely hard mouth off Bull
kitchen fixing us some breakfast. Ken
and Ch Sunshine named Crazy that I
Allright, now tell me about the
best dogmen you’ve known….
had made us eggs, ham, grits, and
used. Crazy was very hard to handle
B.Crum was a very good dogman
the best biscuits you will ever taste!
and would bite you to get free. Both
and he always came with a bulldog. I
I remember waking up the following
dogs were screaming to go, and when
have been to Mr. Crum’s home and he
morning and asking Ken to show me
released they went right at it. Crazy
treated me as it was my own, just as I
how to make those same exact bis-
catches Yellow right in the chest and
did when he came to mine.
cuits. I called them Ken Allen’s Triple
takes him back to his corner without
Indian Sonny is another good dog-
Gr Ch Biscuits. Ken Allen was not just
ever slowing down. Yellow tried to
man, he and I would talk for hours
a dogman I knew, he was also my
get up on that head but he was just
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OK,
your
now
takes it. Once Bull starts working the
toughest
face it is easy to see that he loves it.
match...
At 2:10 Trouble turns, and when he is
I would have
handled he takes a walking scratch
to say that my
within the count. Bull comes like a
toughest match
jet on 3 limbs for his scratch. At 2:45
is between two
Trouble is asked to scratch, he comes
different match-
halfway across and falls on his face.
es. For one of
Bull gives a really good running and
the matches I
falling courtesy scratch and is de-
was
my
clared a 1xw. I thank Mr. Wilcox and
dog named Bull
Mr. Love for helping me save Bull af-
off
of
ter it was over. Bull was off STP’s Gr
Hearts and STP’s
Ch Buck x Abraham’s Gr Ch Queen of
Buck into a dog
Hearts.
using
Queen
named
that
Trouble
Now I have another match
B.Love
that was just as hard, and that was
had. It was a
when my Bucky Boy dog matched into
long
very
Roadblock’s Homeboy. Bucky Boy
match.
was a son of STP’s Gr Ch Buck and
Bull was an ex-
a half brother to Bull. I can’t remem-
tremely
pow-
ber if Homeboy was a 1xw or a 2xw,
erful little dog
but I do know for a fact that had won
that had been
at least one. Homeboy was making a
rolled on dogs
big name for himself throughout the
much
bigger
bulldog world, and he was rumored to
than him, and
punch harder than his sire Ch Beau.
overpowered. Within the first minute
he was always able to hold his own.
When I heard that he bit harder than
you could see some big holes in Lil
He was a head and throat dog, but if
his sire I knew he was going to have
Yellow’s chest. He was leaking bad,
it was up to him he would live in the
some mouth! I saw first hand what
I mean just covered in it, and in 3
throat. Now bull didn’t have a very
Ch Beau could do, as I witnessed the
minutes you could see the chest was
hard mouth, but he could still hold
match between him and my brother’s
swelling up pretty good. Yellow tries
his own. Love’s dog was a 2xw, and I
dog King David. Anyone who was
to get up top one more time and Crazy
had heard he was a good dog prior to
bulldogging during that time had
shakes him off his feet and goes right
going into him. When they met in the
heard of Homeboy, and he was open
to the pipe, and in 8 minutes Crazy
box I knew it was going to be a war
to the world. I never personally seen
is declared the winner. Yellow never
because Trouble was just as strong
Homeboy go before this, but I did hear
once made a bad move, I never seen
as Bull, but he had a better mouth on
he was a real killer. I started getting
Crazy on one that did not make a
him. They were moving at a very fast
calls from guys telling me how good
bad move after feeling his pressure.
pace, and Trouble was working on
this Homeboy dog was, so I called
Bunce was referee, and I remember
Bull’s chest pretty good. Bull would
up Roadblock and we put it together.
him telling Big Boy “you need to pick
get on the head when he needed too,
This was Bucky Boy’s first time out,
up”. I told Frank that I still thought it
then he would jump back into the
but he had been tested really hard
was too late, and that was around 4
throat whenever he got the chance.
and I felt no one dog could ever put
minutes. I knew this because I had al-
At 1:20 Trouble breaks Bull’s front
him through what I had already put
ready seen what he did to a couple of
leg, and Bull continues on 3 legs like
him through. Bucky Boy was a really
mine on the yard before this.
it never even happened. Trouble now
good pit dog that loved the face, and
gives Bull a chance at the face and he
he also had a pretty decent mouth
and
tough
Joe Abraham at 17 yrs old holding his
baby sister
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on him too. Roadblock was having a
tried to rush us into the pit as soon
many old timers who bred two dogs
big show and asked if we could just
as possible. When the dogs met in
together without knowing anything
put it together on the same card, so I
the middle Homeboy tries to go to the
about them. There are many modern
said okay. I figured I could win money
chest and Bucky Boy is having none
breeders who are breeding dogs to-
along with a nice big trophy. When we
of that. Bucky grabs him by the face
gether and know nothing about them.
got to the spot I could not believe how
and is working the hell of him! Home-
The only things they know about the
many people were running up trying
boy had some really good mouth, and
two are that they eat, sleep, shit, and
to place side bets. There were just
every time he got to the chest he was
have fur. There are still good mod-
too many people there to remember
trying to end it. At 40 minutes both
ern breeders out there that want to
all those side bets, so I told Road-
dogs are still working at a really fast
do right by these dogs, and these are
block to just collect all their money
pace. You could look at the dogs and
the guys who followed the advice and
and we will just put it all in the middle
see that both of them were showing
teachings of older more experienced
to avoid any conflict. I remember one
really good mouth. Bucky Boy’s chest
dogmen that were successful during
guy walking up to me and asking me
was in bad shape, but Homeboy’s
their run. I feel the modern condition-
if I wanted a couple slices of bread, I
face looked like someone took an axe
ers are better than the old timers be-
said “for what?” and he told me “so
to it. Neither of these dogs took any
cause of advances in canine nutrition,
you can put your dog in between them
breaks, for over an hour they worked
supplements, and equipment. I do
for Homeboy”, I just kind of laughed
each other as hard as they could. This
feel that the old timers better under-
it off. I had a good friend of mine with
was a very emotional match for the
stood what it took to keep their dogs
me that I had stand next to the man
guys there with Homeboy, you could
game and true.
holding the money, I knew all that talk
see it on their faces. At 1:15 you knew
these boys were doing may come to
Bucky Boy was going to win, Home-
an end and they may not know how to
boy just can’t keep up. Homeboy’s
deal with it.
face was in the worse shape I have
I love conditioning! When you love
When I saw Homeboy he was
ever seen one in. Homeboy turns
the sport it is very easy to put in all the
a good looking and very muscular
and I call it, he is counted out in the
miles of walking and all the hours of
dog. You could see that he had some
corner while standing on all fours. It
hard work. I have always loved keep-
real power in him. Bucky Boy was a
was hands down the best fight of the
ing myself in shape, so it was noth-
lot taller than Homeboy, he was pretty
night, but with emotions riding high
ing to bring a dog along with me. You
much muscles and air. A lot of people
in the room we were not awarded a
can’t take any shortcuts if you expect
thought Bucky Boy looked too lean,
trophy. We should have got a nice big
on bringing one in right for a fast lane
but I knew better. When I weighed in I
trophy, and even some of the guys
show. I like to use the carpetmill, slat-
was ½ pound over pit weight and they
betting with Homeboy agreed we
mill, jenny, and bike, along with some
gave me 30 minutes to cut the weight.
should have won one as well. I really
nice long walks. I choose a few differ-
It was cold as hell out, so me and my
didn’t care too much about the trophy
ent routes to walk them so they don’t
friend took turns walking him. I told
or the money, I was just happy with
get bored with the trip. Many dogs are
my friend “I hate to do it, but were go-
seeing a good match.
good workers, but there is also that
ing to have to run him”. I guess I could
Tell me about conditioning and
feeding…
group who will need some time and
have done some other things to drop
Do you believe the old time
encouragement. You just have to try
that weight, but I knew this would
breeders were better than the mod-
not to get upset when the dog won’t
have him on weight pretty quick,
ern day breeders?
run the mill or do other types exer-
plus he was in really good shape so
I believe the old time breeders
cises that you want them to do. Dogs
I wasn’t too worried about wearing
deserve credit for what the dogs have
can sense when you are upset, and
him out. I made the weight within the
become. Many of them had shared
before your match you always want
30 minute deadline and then bullshit-
their knowledge with modern breed-
your bulldog to feel good energy. It
ted around during the wash process
ers who in return flourished. I believe
may take a little longer to get some
so Bucky Boy could get a little rest in.
the old timers were truly looking for
dogs to work, but with patience and a
Roadblock saw us running him, so he
gamer and better dogs. There are not
little encouragement you can make it
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say they aren’t using them many of
them really are. Steroids can make
your dog a little bit stronger and possibly more aggressive, but they can’t
make you game. Sure they can add a
little kick to your hounds, but it will
never make them game. If you don’t
have any clue how to use them then
you can bet your ass that you are on
your way downhill. I am not against
steroids, but I am against dogmen
using steroids when they have no idea
what they are doing. Many guys are
always talking about this cur and that
cur, but if these dogs could speak they
would be saying “this dummy fucked
me all up”. You should always have
some knowledge of what you are doing if you choose to mess with them.
Steroids can help a good dog get in
better shape as long as the conditioner knows what he is doing, but they
aren’t going to make you any gamer.
Any advice on handling?
As far as handling goes I would
say one of the most important things
Joe Abraham with his daughter
to do is to make clean handles. When
money is on the line people are look-
happen. Some dogs will get right up
also helps them deal with the stress
ing to win anyway they can. Never
on a mill and run like they have been
of all the work. Within a week my
handle to where your dog’s legs or
doing it for years, but most of them
dog will have worked the carpetmill,
feet can be grabbed by the other dog.
won’t. This is why I suggest you be-
slatmill, jenny, and bike. I don’t jenny
When I grab a handle I like to keep my
gin teaching your pups to do work
and slatmill on the same day, nor do I
dog low and facing the other dog, that
at a young age so you don’t run into
bike and jenny on the same day either.
way if the other handler doesn’t make
these kinds of problems. If you get to
Basically I just try to figure out what
a handle on his dog then mine can
hitting on your dog for being a shitty
work my dog will do and then try to
still be ready to defend itself. When
worker then he is going to associate
make it fun for them. No matter what
you are running or swinging your dog
work with something bad. Get a good
piece of equipment I work my dog on
around all it does is excite the other
toy or some kind of bait so you can
I never work them to where they can’t
dog, and if it’s a long match you don’t
make it fun for the dog, this will make
stand. It’s better to be underworked
want to be doing anything that is go-
it more like play rather than work in
than overworked.
ing to encourage the other dog to stay
his eyes. I see my dogs as profession-
in the fight. I even like to keep my
al athletes, so I make them live that
What about steroids?
hound still in the corner, just by the
way and work that way. I have always
Well I’ll say this about steroids
dog or handler making fast moves in
fed a raw feed, and it is very important
and move on to the next question.
the corner can excite the other dog
that you feed them enough. The food
They have been used for many years
enough to head on over. Sometimes
is not only the fuel for energy but it
by many dogmen, and even when they
you can win just on handling alone.
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Do you believe the magazines
are doing any good to this sport?
I think the magazines are a big
help, there is a lot of information that
breeders and dogmen need to know.
In this sport without knowledge you
can’t make it off first base. I remember the days when I would just sit
back and read through all my SDJ’s
just to see if I missed anything. It was
just a really good way for me to keep
up on many of the bloodlines and how
they were doing. The magazines also
make it much harder for the fake dogmen to create champions by using
only their imagination.
What would you say to a young
man starting out in these dogs?
I would tell any young man getting into to dogs how important it is
to be professional. This sport is about
bettering the breed. If you lose and
start taking it personal people are
going to hear about it. You can’t go
and start a fight with someone every
time you lose a match, the news will
Joe Abraham as a little kid
spread about you being a sore loser
and no one will want to deal with you.
guys lose and the first thing they say
If you are in this sport long enough
Another thing you don’t want to do is
is that they were rubbed. People just
you are going tom lose, so learn how
call someone’s dog a piece of junk af-
don’t know how to deal with a loss. I
to deal with it. It’s a lot easier to react
ter you lose to it, I mean what are you
hated losing, but I never showed it. If
than it is to think, and if you want to
saying about your dog if your call the
you act like an idiot you will never get
become the best then it’s going to re-
one that beat it a piece of shit? Re-
another chance to avenge that loss,
quire a lot of thinking.
member to always shake the man’s
and if it’s only about money to you
hand win, lose, or draw. There are a
then you better believe that you will
Thanks goes out to Joe Abraham
lot of fakes out there that won’t even
close the door on ever making any
for taking the time to answer all my
do a dog, yet they will sit in the back-
money doing dogs. There were many
questions!
ground and hate on the guys who
guys that I never matched into, and
lose, or bad mouth the ones that win.
it wasn’t out of fear for their dogs, it
This is why it is important to not ever
was because they were fools. Hell,
disrespect anyone who is willing to
there are a lot of times when a fool
I’d like to take this opportunity to
do their dog like it’s supposed to be
will run his mouth just to get you into
thank CSK for making this interview
done, even if they lose. Through a sea
a match. You have to remain humble
possible. Thanks for all...
of fakes we must be careful not to
during all the trash talk and bullshit.
chase off the only real dogmen left. I
If you win a match then don’t ever get
Yours Truly,
just can’t stand a sore loser! Some
in a guys face and brag or talk smack.
The Editor
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her head to complete it. Time 1:24.
Then I decided to retire her and finish her sporting career, because she
had very difficult life before coming to
me, especially in the period of staying
with the gypsy people where she was
rolled three times a day.
But constant trash talking by Rebus Kennels convinced me to bring
her out again this time against Rebus
Knl’s Jelena 1xW. Our opponents said
their Bitch would kill her in 17 minutes. Again, CH Ciganka proved she
is the best at her weight; she stopped
Jelena easily in 39 minutes.
Her first show was at 15 kg (33
pounds). I showed her at 13.4kg (29.5
pounds) against Alen’s CH Zuta. Later
I couldn’t find the opponent in her
weight, so I hooked her with Floyd’s
N
CH Tajga in 14.060kg (31 pounds) and
even (Sirmium Knls) called
name was Bibi and it was me to give
for her 4th against Rebus’ Jelena in
me to come to pick up a fe-
her name Ciganka (Gypsy woman).
13.800 kg. (30.3 pounds)
male puppy I wanted out of
BAMBELA ROM which I had given to
First it took me half a year to
Her style is very difficult for her
him as a gift 10 years ago. My friend
get her fully recovered, she didn’t
opponents; she is extremely healthy
from Budva, Simo Markovic, the
know what dry food was and had
and strong for her weight. It seemed
big hunter, went with me to buy one
never drank fresh water before, her
to all our opponents their bitches
hunting dog and to see if he would
only food were dead fishes from the
would have an easy job, but by the end
like some. When we came to Neven,
dumps.
Ciganka was just a bit better then her
I stayed with him talking, while Simo
opponents, as much as she needed to
went with Nikola (Sirmium Jr.) to find
Then I hooked her against the best
a hunting dog. Looking around they
in her weight, Alen’s CH Zuta 4xW.
met some gypsy people and there
Komany and I travelled to Croatia
was one little female which amazed
where we were considered complete
Now she is retired, I am 99% sure
my friend in the way he wanted me to
outsiders, but Ciganka surprised all,
I won’t let her go for her GR CH title,
buy her, so after few days of listening
she won with no injuries while CH
she deserves to enjoy the rest of her
to him, I sent the money to Nikola, 300
Zuta was picked up (before this CH
life whelping pups. Since she came
euros, to give it to gypsy people and to
Zuta killed all her opponents).
to me, she has always been in Keep.
put the Bitch in a bus. Later I got to
win, as American guys say, she is the
one of destroyer dogs.
I don’t have any pups off of her, so
know she had one win in 52 minutes
For her Champion title I hooked
I prefer to see her enjoy now. She
and about 1000 rolls, because her
her against Floyd’s CH Tajga 2xBIS.
proved her quality in short order also
breeder, Neven, didn’t go well along
Again, we were considered outsid-
without GR CH title, in a period of 5, 6
her owner, so he wanted to stop her
ers, and again Ciganka was brilliant.
months, winning over highly regarded
with much bigger and dangerous
Tajga was picked up and she gave a
champions, Alen’s CH Zuta 4xW and
females, but he couldn’t do it. Her
Dead Game Scratch rolling 3x over
Floyd’s CH Tajga 2xIS.
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How should I begin a conditioning program to help my
How much exercise and how often?
dog achieve the best performance possible?
The following guidelines can be used, but, keep in mind
First you must decide what activity you want to pursue
that any conditioning program must be tailored to your in-
with your dog. Conditioning a running dog is different than
dividual dog and its activity. In general endurance exercise
conditioning a dog for work. Speed conditioning empha-
should be performed a minimum of 5 days per week for 30
sizes one thing while conditioning for endurance empha-
minutes at each period. Strength training should last for
sizes another. After you have decided what you want your
only 10 to 15 minutes and never be done on consecutive
dog to do you can begin to look at conditioning programs.
days, i. e. every other day, or MWF, etc.
Always be sure your dog is in general good health and in
good condition, especially proper body weight. It is advis-
What about a warm up?
able to have your dog examined by a veterinarian prior to
It is critical to avoid injury, especially prior to very
beginning any exercise program. Also it is important to
strenuous activity. Five minutes of very light jogging is ad-
start slowly and gradually increase the intensity and dura-
equate.
tion of exercise periods.
In summary, a little thought and effort is required to
What kinds of exercises would benefit my dog?
develop a conditioning program for your canine athlete.
There are two classes of activity each intended to pro-
However, if optimum performance is your goal, condition-
mote a different type of conditioning. Both are important in
ing can be a large part of your success. Along with genetic
any activity. Again, one may be emphasized over the other
selection, training, and nutrition, conditioning can make
depending on the desired results.
the difference between winning and just competing.
Strength conditioning involves one type of muscle fiber
and is designed to increase strength and speed. Aerobic
activity on the other hand involves a different type of muscle fiber and promotes endurance.
What are some strength exercises?
Any short burst activity such as short retrieves on land
or water is excellent for strength conditioning. Short uphill
runs are also effective. Weight pulling and weight carrying
gives good results but is difficult to accomplish and must
be approached with caution to avoid injury.
What about endurance exercises?
Any aerobic activity is good such as long distance running (road work or treadmill). Long distance swimming is
very effective for building good endurance.
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biting power and the damage she inflicted on her opponents, we realized
that with a good keep, she will not
have a rival. This is how we took the
decision to match her and we got her
hooked for her first match.
First match
Set for December 20th, 2008. “Bola
de Fuego” vs. D’Crijals “Matrix,” both
half sisters from the father side. As
usual, “Bola de Fuego” goes directly
to the chest, securing an intense
and powerful bite. The violent bite
left “Matrix” without possibilities,
who after two minutes tucked tail
in a way that the spectators thought
that she was a cur, who only tried to
“Bola de Fuego” was born from the first breeding between
“Bambu,” who is a son of “Bam Bam” and “Tabatha”, and
“Bola”, a daughter to Ironboy and Bruja. This was a planned
breeding by Revolucion Kennel on the basis that “Bambu” has
always passed onto his descendants a good degree of mouth
and good fighting style, while “Bruja” has always passed incredible intensity and fighting style onto her descendants. This
breeding proved to be the perfect combination.
escape from the terrible bite power. When “Bola de Fuego” switched
holds, the crowd was astonished of
the bite power and damage inflicted.
The fight continued on the same way
and after ten minutes “Matrix” was
extremely injured due to the damage
inflicted by “Bola de Fuego.” “Bola de
Fuego” finished the fight with a bite
to the stomach that left “Matrix” with
Bola de Fuego came from a litter of
Even though, “Bola de Fuego” started
a mortal wound and who by then had
three puppies and from a young age,
being schooled since a very young
resigned to only block the attacks.
“Bola de Fuego” always showed to be
age, she always finished her op-
“Matrix” performance left our team
real active and crazy with respect to
ponents quickly, never even reach-
and the public with the idea that she
her siblings. Due to these unique and
ing the ten minute mark and leaving
would not complete courtesy.
special characteristics, we became
them in really bad shape. After her
trix’s” owners picked up at the fifteen
very fond to this special dog.
third roll and due to her vehemence,
minute mark but she completed an
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incredible dead game scratch. This
is how “Bola de Fuego” got her first
win and took the B.I.S. trophy. The
same night and due to D’Crijals request for a rematch, “Bola de Fuego
1XW B.I.S.” was hooked for her second match.
Second match
Set for June 6th, 2009. “Bola de Fuego
1X BIS.” vs. D’Crijals & Southbeach
“Bala.” “Bala,” born from a breeding between “Balin” and “Dinamita”,
both from Southern Kennel (Ecuador) breedings. Bala was chosen with
the main objective to beat “Bola de
Fuego.”
“Bala’s” owners reassure
that this time “Bola de Fuego” will not
take the win home. As always, “Bola
de Fuego” came out to do what she
knows best, by securing a really good
bite to the chest, but “Bala,” in a skillful way, was able to free herself from
the attack, by biting “Bola de Fuego’s”
face and shaking her body power-
Revolucion Kennels’ BOLA. Dam of BOLA DE FUEGO
fully. In response, “Bola de Fuego”
gave her another bite to the chest,
public, but also from the critics, as
was of Eli/Boudreaux and Little Gator
with the intensity that characterizes
she demonstrated her greater supe-
blood. That day, there was a problem
her. This is how the fight became a
riority against her opponents. Even
with the weight, as the opponent had
two way fight, but “Bola de Fuego” al-
though, the comments were not true
an extra 500grs and “Bola de Fuego”
ways kept the upper hand. Thanks to
about “Bola de Fuego” they still put a
was 200grs under due to the road
her hard bites, at 15 minutes of fight,
stain on her reputation, as they made
trip to the location. Due to the dis-
“Bola de Fuego” was able to submit
it look like her wins were given away
advantage of 700grs against “Bola de
“Bala,” who unsuccessfully was try-
by the opponents, due to the big dif-
Fuego,” Rocas & Orbab Kennels were
ing to defend the attacks. “Bola de
ference in there qualities.
required to pay forfeit, but we (Revo-
Fuego” was attacking the throat in a
Rocas & Orbab Kennels, who are
lution Kennel) decided to go ahead
way that “Bala’s” owners were asking
owners of CH Lupdav Jr 4 XW, and
with the match regardless and that is
to stop the fight to prevent the death
who won on the same night, asked
how both dogs entered into the pit. As
of their dog. At 25 minutes of the
to be given a chance at her. They as-
always, “Bola de Fuego” went directly
fight, D’Crijals picks up Bala as re-
sured that they had the weight and
into the chest of “Bootlegger,” who by
quested by Southbeach Kennel, since
the dog that will kill “Bola de Fuego.”
applying a strong bite to the face was
“Bala” had no place in the pit any-
This is how “Bola de Fuego” gets set
able to break free in a skillful way.
more. “Bala” completed a dead game
for her “Championship match.”
This is how the punishment to “Bola
courtesy scratch. That night, “Bola
de Fuego” started. “Bola de Fuego”
de Fuego” showed her superiority
Third match
was against a bigger opponent, with
wining her 2XW and second B.I.S. in
Set for October 31st, 2009. A big day
high ability and a harder bite. It is in
a 7 card Convention. “Bola de Fuego”
for “Bola de Fuego”, who was looking
this moment in which we realized
took not only the compliments of the
to become a champion. Her opponent
that “Bola de Fuego” was not all bite
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she
also had other skills, demonstrating
high ability, securing bites when the
moments presented, by taking ad-
the bites of the opponent, who kept
punishing the face, chest and stifles
of “Bola de Fuego.” Regardless of
the punishment applied to “Bola de
Fuego,” her heart and gameness
were able to oblige “Bootlegger,” who
by the 45 minutes rejected the fight.
This change of pace allowed “Bola
de Fuego” to be the one applying the
punishment. With a recovered “Bola
de Fuego” and with more presence in
Southern Kennels’ BAM BAM
vantage of openings, and controlling
Southern Kennels’ GR CH MAYDAY ROM
Havana Chico’s JUMPER
Revolucion Kennels’BAMBU
Patrick’s INVICTO
D´Crijal’s TABATA
Pachacamac Kennels’ SASSY GIRL
Revolucion Kennels’ BOLA DE FUEGO
D’crijal’s IRONBOY
Southern Kennels’ IRON MAN
South America Kennels’ MEDUSA
Revolucion Kennels’BOLA
D’crijal’s BRUJA
the pit, and with an opponent running
throughout the entire pit, Rocas &
Orbab decided to pick up at the 53rd
minute. Rocas & Orbab decided not
to courtesy scratch. That night, “Bola
de Fuego” proved to everyone that she
was a real champion. She also proved
to be the complete package, shutting
up past comments made about her
previous fights. This is how, against
all odds, “Bola de Fuego” won her
Championship and became: CH Super Bola de Fuego 3XW (2 B.I.S.) (1
G.I.S.).”
Revolucion Kennels
After her 3rd match, “Bola de
Fuego” was in such bad condition
that she almost died from her injuries. Today, she has healed up
completely and is ready to be
bred before continuing her career for a 4th match.
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D’crijal’s IRONBOY
South America Kennels’ MURCY
NOVEMBER 2010
A fictional piece that will hopefully motivate those who sit on the sidelines as our dogs are targeted and persecuted
by those who wish to see them fade into extinction. I hope this insight into what could be a very frightening future for
the breed if we don’t stand up for our rights encourages some of you to pick up the pen and the phone to make your
voice heard in any area considering any type of BSL. If we stand together in checking and curring our enemies along
with supporting positive outlets such as the conformation and weight pull shows we can be victorious in securing a
safe future for APBT. This piece is meant as a fictional creative expression inspired by our breed’s illustrious history
and hallmark of courage, heart and Gameness. Not intended to encourage any illegal activities anywhere in the world.
Enjoy…. Jaystreets.
“ Release your dogs!” the Referee shouted and the
the first five minutes. Choco had gripped Benny’s shoulder,
match was on. Ralph turned his dog, Choco, around from
fracturing it. The crowd erupted in an uproar when blood
the side wall he was facing. In the opposite corner, his op-
shot out from Choco’s grip on benny’s shoulder. Bets were
ponent, a well conditioned black dog of the same weight,
flying and the crowd control had trouble keeping everyone
did the same. The two dogs were released from their han-
in their seats. The fight was longer than expected, having
dlers grip and shot across the canvas. The sound of paws
past the hour mark. Many assumed it was going to be a
pushing forth off the canvas towards one another was
short match, but Choco’s heart was in it for the long hall.
clear as day for the crowd stood in quiet awe awaiting for
The referee calls a handle at one hour and twenty minutes,
the first contact. The dog’s eyes met in the middle of the
both handlers moving quickly to separate the dogs. Choco
16 x 16 plywood arena as they raced towards one another.
had become fanged and the handle was done at the mo-
As they collided in the middle, they each took hold as their
ment of a hold swap . At this point Benny’s shoulder was
bones splintered from the impact. Benny was the crowd fa-
broken and bleeding, as well as both his front paws. Cho-
vorite, having won two fights in short order he was known
co’s leg was mangled and he had broken some of his re-
for a destructive bite. Ralph’s charge was the underdog,
maining teeth. The call was on Choco to continue the fight.
who’s family was known for being generally programmed
The crowd stood up on their feet as the referee started the
to have a heart of gold at a higher percentage, but was
10 count for Choco to go across the arena and take hold
considered to lack the intensity to win this match. As the
of Benny, showing that he wanted to continue. The ware-
dogs took grip and danced around the arena, their han-
house had become silent except for the referee’s count.
dlers kept a close eye as well as the referee for any cheat-
As Choco started to cross the box, both dogs yelped and
ing. Ralph laid on the canvas in full view of Choco, giving
seized up on the canvas. The lights started to flicker and
an occasional shout of encouragement. The other handler,
everyone scattered. One older man sitting in the crowd did
Steven, was nervous since Benny was already in trouble in
not budge. Both handlers quickly put on rubber gloves and
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grabbed their warriors, placing them inside a crate out-
As Ralph arrived at his home he heard Choco whin-
side the arena. Everyone fled the warehouse as the lights
ing in the back. “That’s weird, I never had one whine be-
turned off, running out a back exit. The older man was sur-
fore.” he thought to himself as he grabbed a leash and
rounded by the crowd control guards and escorted into an
opened the trunk door to take Choco out. He could hear
awaiting SUV, that quickly sped off. In the rearview mirror,
the rest of his dogs barking but he was focused on get-
Animal Rights militia were storming the small warehouse,
ting Choco healed and going to sleep, he was extremely
oblivious that everyone had already fled.
tired. He clipped the leash to Choco’s collar, watching him
limp inside the house. Ralph lead him to a spare room he
“Another attack huh? That’s crazy right there. Were you
used to put healing dogs in. Ralph thought the warmth of
at that one?” a vet tech said to Ralph as he was dozing off
the house helped them heal faster, even though inside he
in his chair. Ralph was confused as to what he was talking
knew it may be all in his head, them being machines and
about until he looked up at the tv screen. “ Last night there
all. He put Choco in the crate and wrapped a quilt over
was another animal rights militia raid on a warehouse
the top for extra warmth. He got him some food and water
during a high stakes mechani-canine combat match in a
and put it inside with him which he quickly lapped up. As
rural area of Legacy County. Gunfire was heard for miles
Ralph walked out the room and closed the door, he could
around, but when police arrived there was nothing left ex-
hear Choco whining again. Ralph thought there may be
cept for a bloody arena and empty seats. The investigation
something wrong with him or maybe he needed to rest
continues”. “Nah I wasn’t at that one. Was at a different
and recharge. Ralph went out back with his push cart of
one early this morning. Good thing because I would’ve
food and water. As he came out he sighed deeply, looking
choked one of them if I got my hands on em.” Ralph replied
out at the eight Pitbull dogs he had bought and collected.
to the young man. “Damn right bro. Keep up the fight.” the
Each one on a long 12 ft chain jumping up in the air at his
young man replied as a Vet brought out a small Pomera-
sight or playing with a toy he had given each of them. He
nian to a nervous owner waiting in the chair next to Ralph.
wondered how authentic they were to the real thing, as he
“Make sure to keep up with it’s maintenance, or the fur
never got a chance to see one live before. He watched the
will dull.” the doctor said as the owner walked out. Ralph
dogs repeat programmed actions in a loop such as barking
thought to himself how close he was to losing Choco to
at each other and jumping up high in the air in the same
those sick animal extremists, even if he’s not a real dog.
fashion over and over. As he went to each spot he scooped
He also thought that he could’ve been killed as well, as
their crap and fed them. Each one was a mechanical ca-
it’s happened in the past. Ever since the Animal Rights
nine he has purchased from some of the top program-
Extremists had eradicated all of the purebreds it’s been
mers in the country. Each had their own signature fighting
an ongoing struggle to just own a replica, even harder to
style and look, hallmarks of the programmers they came
campaign one in the fast lane even though it was deemed
from. Ralph had been considering programming his own
legal as these were just machines in the eyes of the law.
dog from two of his best, but he still needed time to see
who was worthy. He smiled as he thought about Choco,
“Choco had some bad burns from the electrical pulse
who so far was the best fighting dog he had. Ralph went
he received yesterday, as well as some structural damage.
back inside, kicked off his yard boots and feel asleep on
Overall he should recover just fine now.” The vet said to
the couch.
Ralph as he led him to Choco who was resting in a rubber
encased crate. As the vet walked back into the examina-
An uncomfortable pain in his neck woke Ralph up from
tion room, another doctor asked “ You think he noticed?”
a deep sleep and a perverted dream. He sat up and rubbed
“ Of course not. These guy’s don’t care. I charged him
his neck, wondering why he didn’t have two women sleep-
for a complete combat work up, but just cleaned and
ing next to him in real life. He looked over to his right and
stiched up stitched up the outside. I gave the mutt a shot
saw the reason for the soreness. Choco had been laid up
of that extended release liquid cephalexin. That piece of
against him on the couch. Ralph and Choco’s eyes con-
junk will be fine.” The vet replied as he marked off some
nected, Ralph not really sure what to make of it. “Why
medicine in the cabinet. Ralph carried Choco out to his
would Choco come lay next to me?” He thought to himself.
SUV and drove home, his mind elsewhere on the lonely
Maybe he has programming damage or something Ralph
roads leading to his rural home.
figured, as he grabbed a leash and hooked it on Choco’s
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collar. Choco looked up at Ralph with almost a grin, as he
ashes onto Ralph’s floor. Bad manners, Ralph thought to
lead him back to the crate. The door was open and Ralph
himself but said nothing to him.
must’ve left it unlocked in his haste to rest. He lead Choco
“ You know, I used to get up at this time everyday years
towards it and he put up a fight to stay out. Ralph couldn’t
ago to feed over 80 pit dogs. Real ones, none of that me-
understand so he looked in the crate to see if it was dirty or
chanic trash everyone has now. All of my own family bred
wet, maybe making Choco uncomfortable. Once he saw it
from my father’s stock. And here you are still droolin’ on
was clean, he scooped Choco up and put him inside, clos-
the pillow.” The old man said as he let out another chuckle.
ing the door and locking it, double checking to be sure.
“ So you had real ones before sir?” Ralph said, eager
Choco whined again as Ralph closed the door behind him.
to hear more.
The old man’s eyes lit up. “ You damn right we had the
Early the next morning the sounds of tire on gravel
real ones. All flesh and blood with hearts filled to the brim
could be heard outside Ralph’s home. Not expecting any
with courage and gameness. None of that wiring and com-
deliveries, especially that early in the morning, Ralph
puter chips under synthetic blood, muscle and skin. They
grabbed the shotgun he kept for protection, making sure it
were as real as the leather on my boots, and the hair on
was loaded and ready for use. He crept over to a side win-
your head. Each one had their own personality and would
dow and looked from behind the curtain, seeing a familiar
be a treasure to feed.”
SUV parked in his driveway. A knock at the door startled
his inquisitive stare at the license plates. “Hello? Any-
They sat there together for hours, Ralph listening to all
one home?” an older man’s voice shouted from behind it.
the stories James had of the authentic dogs. It was exciting
Ralph walked over to the door, looking through the peep-
to Ralph, he had always wanted to know how the real ones
hole to see who it was. He recognized the man from some
were. James went to his truck and brought back some old
of the matches he had been to, sitting in the crowd observ-
vintage books that were printed before he was even born.
ing. Ralph knew the man was an old time pit dog fancier
James showed him photos of himself as a young man in
but other than that had no clue who he was and why he
numerous dog yards posing with famous foundation dogs.
was there.
“ Yes can I help you?” Ralph said as he opened the door.
“ You know son we been here for a couple hours talking
“ Good Morning young man. This is Solid Game Ken-
dogs and that’s all good and all, but why don’t you show
nels ain‘t it?”
me your dogs out back. You gotta feed them no?” James
“ Depends who’s asking. Who are you?”
said as Ralph lead him to the backdoor. They went around
“ son, you already know who I am, and if you don’t you
to each dog, feeding them and cleaning each spot. Ralph
need to open some history books.” the older man replied
explained how each one was programmed and where it
with a chuckle.
came from, trying to impress the old man with his dogs.
“ Well you’re a familiar face yea, but I don’t know who
James didn’t seem impressed at all despite Ralph’s en-
you are.”
thusiasm. Yet, Ralph realized why would he be? He had the
“ you gonna be rude or you gonna let me in?” the old
real deal one time, these are just mechanic replicas. When
man said as he pushed past Ralph. He walked inside, took
they finished, Ralph asked him, “ So Mr.Fontibeaux what
a look around the room and sat down on the couch.
made you come out here to my yard?” and they stopped
“ Ralph, I’m James Fontibeaux. I’m sure you’ve seen
walking. “ Actually son I came here to talk to you about the
my name in many pedigrees and some of the older vintage
dog you matched the other night when those extremists
pit dog books.” he said as he pulled out a cigarette and
messed up the action. I didn’t seem him out here. Did he
lit it. Ralph immediately knew the name and was amazed
make it?” the old man said with a concerned expression
to have a living legend in his home, and at the same time
that surprised Ralph. “oh okay. Yea he’s inside recovering
embarrassed he didn’t know who he was.
quietly.” With that said the old man smiled and darted back
“ My apologies sir for the talk at the door. My mind is
to the house with Ralph quickly behind him wondering why
still asleep. Make yourself at home. Can I get you anything
Choco of all dogs.
to drink?” Ralph said but James just waved off his offer.
Ralph sat across from him in an old beaten up armchair.
To be continued...
As he pulled long drags on his cigarette, James flicked the
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what happens when different breeds
are crossed is not relevant to the effects to be expected from out crossing within a single breed but, genetically out crossing and crossbreeding
differ only in degree. Both involve the
mating of individuals whose genetic
constitution is almost certain to differ
widely so that there must be a drastic
Hi folks, in following up as promised, and especially on my
last sentence at the very end of my last posted article here
a short explanation of the Myth of breeding best to best REGARDLESS. I post all this cause the quality of our beloved
breed is hurtling towards disaster at present out of sheer
ignorance,extremely mildly put, of the majority of present day
breeders. Pedigrees, read : background knowledge, might not
be important to this kind of Dumbos, sorry there, but luckily
they’re a highly valuable tool for the last of the Mohicans struggling to save the Real American Pit bull terrier. Thanks! By
L.C.Brackett and others.
reshuffling of genes in the offspring.”
It should be remembered, therefore, that as dog breeders we are
dealing not only with the physical
structure of a mating pair, but with
the GENES inherited from the forbears shown in their PEDIGREES.
Failing of Many Breeders
The number of breeders who
know practically nothing about the
Danger in Continued Out Crossing
differing in genetic make-up are mat-
ancestors of their dogs is appalling.
ed, their offspring must be genetical-
Many cannot even name when asked,
When salubrious results are ob-
ly impure in varying degrees however
without looking at a pedigree, the
tained in the first generation of an
closely the two parents may resemble
names of the sire and dam of a dog
out cross, many breeders think-, the
each other in outward appearance. It
or dogs they own. Were they asked for
mating was an unqualified success
is this, which causes the wide varia-
a four-generation pedigree of one of
and all they need do thereafter is to
tion in size, shape, constitution and so
their dogs, only a few could write it
continue such out crossing to become
on that is invariably seen is, the sec-
from memory. In my breeding days I
great breeders with an established
ond generation of cross breeds.
could do this on any one of a hundred
type of their own, producing a high
or more dogs in my kennel, with sel-
average of good ones. They could
Impressive examples are fur-
not be more mistaken since the ex-
nished by the familiar utility crosses
act opposite is sure to occur. I can do
in poultry, cattle and pigs produced by
My contention is that, unless a
no better than quote here from the
farmers. Such first crosses are, as a
breeder can do likewise and also has
world-famous geneticist Dr. E. Fitch
rule, very uniform in appearance and
quite a complete knowledge of the
Daglish, who is also a contributor to
for certain purposes are preferred as
virtues and faults of all the ancestors
DOG WORLD. The following is an ex-
layers or fatteners, but if such hybrids
through at least the third generation
cerpt from his article (Invisible Fac-
are bred from the results are always
and even further back is preferable he
tors Inherited) in the June l959 issue:
disappointing. They are impure in re-
will not become even a good breeder,
“One of the fundamental principles
spect to so many genes for all those
let alone a great one. He MUST KNOW
of genetics is that it is not the vis-
factors in which their parents differed
from whence came certain traits, both
ible properties of individuals that are
that their progeny show the widest
desired and undesired, if he expects
inherited but those factors or genes
variations and include a large propor-
to retain or eliminate them. This can-
which endow them with the ability to
tion of individuals of very low qual-
not be accomplished by hit-or-miss
produce certain qualities under cer-
ity from whatever point of view they
breedings, be they inbred, line bred,
tain conditions. When two animals
are judged. “It may be objected that
or, most certainly, out cross.
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Dear Journal,
best dogs for [ ] and the most important breeding off in-
I have read all the issues of the new magazine and I must
victo was Invicto - Insector all those won produce to many
say I have really enjoyed it. The artwork is second to none!
several winner and producer dogs and that blood give In-
I was excited about the new mag because I knew it would
victo the name like a good producer not dogs than don’t
now be hard for fake dogmen to say they own a champion.
show up nothing yet and all this blood line invicto Insector
This can only be a good mag if you truly have good refer-
is everywhere and no picture no mention this dogs they are
ences, and just don’t allow any fool to send in fake cre-
winner sorry man but that article looks like a adevertizing
dentials. K.C Vengence is a dog I am unsure of. No one
to Imperios Kennels. Piero is my friend but im really not
has ever seen this hound or anyone he has went into, well
happy with that look this dogs all mention in the article:
at least I don’t know anyone and I have been around for
J&J Peru Knls’ PELADA 1XW POR
15 yrs. The slogan was “to be the best you must beat the
Pachacamac Knls’ OLIVIA 1XW
best” but the names listed on the certificate are a mystery
J&J Peru Knls’ CHAMO 1XW 1 XL
to me. If you want people to take your magazine seriously
Pachacamac Knls’ ROMPE OLLAS 1XW 1GL
then you must do better research on anything sent to you.
J&J Peru Knls’ PELAYO POR
There is not many real dogmen left in the states who still
J&J Peru Knls’ CH MONGOOSE
do things the right way, so every name that pops up should
J&J Peru Knls’ LOKA 2XW
be recognized by at least one or two of the handful of real
CH ZANCUDO
camps left. Keep up the good work.
LOQUILLA 1XW BIS
J&J Peru Knls’ LAZARA 1XW 2.20 min beat a littermate of
Twin
GR CH CROATA.
Dear Journal,
CHOCHE 1XW 1XGL
History must always be preserved! Keep up the GREAT
KATRINA 1XGL
work on the magazine. It’s the most beautiful mag I ever
J&J Peru Knls’ INSECTRA (Invicto - Insector) still alive
seen, and does justice to the dogs…
direct daugther off INVICTO and she produce CHOCHE
Cullen
1XW, KATRINA 1 XGL and I have 8 more dogs off her on
Dear Journal,
the ground 12 months old they looks real good and many
October mag was amazing and i really hope i will read this
more dogs i dont remember now but I read nothing about
mag in many years to come you sure have my support. All
this litter.
the best
Dear Journal,
Milan
Thanks for all your help and this was truly a good read ill
Dear Journal,
look forward to reading many more.
I really desagree the invicto’s article because the first part
W.R.
is the true but in that history in the last part i just Imperio’s Kennels breedings and only Imperio’s kennel dog that
Dear Journal,
looks like a ADD thats to much is totaly disrespect to the
I would like to give a shout out to SFK for keeping it real!
person like me breed and live in the invicto’s era In PeruI
Congratulations on their recent success with Jerry.
ODB
breed invicto I had the most important dog producer and
33
NOVEMBER 2010
133/10 - UWK’s ROSE RED + Hernandes’ LOCITA F34
DRK
ROSE RED handled by R&R, LOCITA handled by Pedro. ROSE comes out and by 07 has LOCITA shoulder broke at :23 Pedro ask for scratch to continue and LOCITA colapse and take the count at 25.
UWK’s ROSE RED 1W
134/10 - UWK’S ROSE RED + Manjares’ DIABLA F34 KD??
Rose red by UWK and Diabla by Thomas. Rose punishes nose for 1:00 and by 1:10 has Diabla screaming from the armpit
hold. At 1:20 Diabla turns and can’t go at 1:24
UWK’S ROSE RED 2W
135/10 - UWK’s ROSE RED + DD’s Desert Girl F33
R&R
ROSE a RIGO x KINGPIN cross by UWK, BAD GIRL from Desert Rat breeding comes up lame and pays forfit. DD uses a
1W for BAD GIRL. It’s all ROSIE and by :26 DESERT GIRL can’t go!
UWK’S CHAMPION ROSE RED 3W
136/10 - UWK’S CH ROSE RED + 4-Life’s KILL WILL F32 Electrifying Duke
CH ROSE of UWK breeding handled by the REAL ULTIMATE WARRIOR, Kill Will a 2W by KA’S WILLIE JR handled by 4-life.
KILL WILL comes out strong but ROSE plays defense hurting her. Fast paced for about 50 then ROSE takes over. A turn
by WILL and she doesn’t go at 1:03.
UWK’S CH ROSE RED 4W
137/10 - UWK’S CH ROSE RED + LDK’s BLONKA F33
Electrifying Duke
CH ROSE by the REAL UWK, BLANKA by LDK. ROSE comes out barnstorming. At :03 a fang is called and handle made.
Bad handle and ROSIE gets leg broke but keeps fighting like nothing happened and takes a beating while giving one. At
:42 ROSE sratches HARD on three wheels and at :45 BLONKA takes the count!
UWK’S GRAND CHAMPION ROSE RED 5W BIS GIS
138/10 - West Coast Combines’s ANGEL + Knuckle Up’s SALLIE F33
Munioz
ANGEL off Get Sick’s BLACK BOY CARL and Dirttown’s FENYA comes in light SALLIE an Angus / Redboy cross on weight.
SALLIE comes out like a tornado after 25 ANGEL starts to catch up. Even by 45 when ANGEL takes the lead. SALLIE
picked up in 1:12.
West Coast Combines’s ANGEL
139/10 - G&G Knls’ MÁXIMO + Ranger Knls’ SUCO JR
M41.5
Street Pit Knls
M34 José Luis Ochoa
Máximo is 1 lb below contract weight but wins in :37.
G&G Knls’ MÁXIMO 1W
140/10 - G&G Knls’ CH KANITO + OR Jack Knls’ DJ BLACK Kanito wins in 32. DJ BLACK makes a good courtesy scratch.
G&G Knls’ CH KANITO 4W
34
NOVEMBER 2010
141/10 - Sozina’s CIGANKA + Izzy’s TEA
F33
Neven Sirmium
F29.5
Zelenovic
F34 Dejo Ivanovic
F30.4
Dejo Ivanovic
CIGANKA wins in 52
Sozina’s CIGANKA 1W
142/10 - Sozina’s CIGANKA 1W + Alen`s CH ZUTA 4W CIGANKA wins in 51
Sozina’s CIGANKA 2W
143/10 - Sozina’s CIGANKA 2W + Floyd`s CH TAJGA
CIGANKA wins in 1:24
Sozina’s CHAMPION CIGANKA
144/10 - Sozina’s CH CIGANKA + Rebus’ JELENA 1W
CIGANKA wins in 39
Sozina’s CH CIGANKA 4W
In the world of the American Pit Bull Terrier a dog
the U.K.C. magazine, Bloodlines, stop register three time
that wins at three (3) shows is considered a Champion.
winners as Champions some forty years ago.
The Sporting Dog Journal started to keep track of dogs
that won at three shows in 1982. The Bloodlines Journal,
Prior to World War II dog fighting in this country was a
a magazine that devoted itself to many different breeds of
flourishing, however a small sport. The first match to ever
dogs, had been registering three time winners as Champi-
be reported in this country was reported in a local newspa-
ons in their magazine since early in the twentieth century.
per in 1858, and the sport continued in popularity right up
The Police Gazette, a magazine now defunct, reported and
until the early 1950’s, when the various humane societies
kept track of many different sporting events, and they too
decided to put an end to the sport. In their zeel toward that
reported dogs that had won three times as Champions. In
end, the publicity they generated had just the opposite ef-
more recent years Don Mayfield in his magazine Pit Bull
fect on many people, and what was an extremely small and
Report reported three time winners as Champions in that
insignificant sport attracted vast numbers of mostly young
magazine from 1972 until it’s demise in 1976.
people until by the 1970’s the sport had attracted many
thousands of fanciers. While thousands and thousands of
During those early years very few fanciers, of the
people were attracted to the sport very few of those people
American Pit Bull Terrier,showed their dogs so conse-
were engaged in pitting one dog against another, the ma-
quently their were very few shows to report. As a matter
jority of those people attracted to the sport were people
of fact very few people even knew what an American Pit
who admired the breed for it’s tenacious courage and
Bull Terrier was, they were not a recognized breed by the
athletic abilities. Today those magazines, devoted to the
American Kennel Club, however in 1936 the A.K.C. did
breed, report their participation in conformation shows,
agree to register the breed under the name of the Ameri-
weight pulling contest, wild boar catching field trials and
can Stafforshire Terrier. The United Kennel Club, the
many other activities, and if any of the participants in any
U.K.C., had always recognized the American Pi Bull Ter-
of these sports win in three vents, they are granted the
rier as a breed of dog, and still do to this day, although
title of Champion.
35
NOVEMBER 2010
Sporting Dog Journal Champion
Sirmium’s MECE
Sirmium’s CH DIZNY JR
Sirmium’s PUMA
Sirmium’s CH DIZNY JR
Sirmium’s TEA
Sozina’s CIGANKA
Sirmium’s TEA
141/10
Izzy’s TEA
F 33
0:52
Neven Sirmium
142/10
Alen`s CH ZUTA
F 29.5
0:51
Zelenovic
143/10
Floyd`s CH TAJGA
F 34
1:24
Dejo Ivanovic
144/10
Rebus’ JELENA
F 30.4
0:39
Dejo Ivanovic
Sporting Dog Journal Grand Champion
UWK’s RIGO
UWK’s ROSE RED
UWK’s CH BANDIDA
Can-Am Boy’s CH BEETLJUICE Gerston’s LIL NINA
UWK’s KINGPIN
UWK’s CORAL (LUPE)
133/10
Hernandes’ LOCITA
F 34
0:25
DRK
134/10
Manjares’ DIABLA
F 34
1:24
KD??
135/10
DD’s Desert Girl
F 33
0:26
R&R
136/10
4-Life’s KILL WILL
F 32
1:03
Electrifying Duke
137/10
LDK’s BLONKA
F 33
0:45
Electrifying Duke
36
NOVEMBER 2010
MALES
JEEP, Crenshaw
19
FRISCO, Garner
14
MAY DAY, Southern Rennets YELLOW, Tant BUCK, S.T.P.
11
WERDO. Long
9
TAB, White
9
BOLT ACTION, Boyles
5
BUBBA, Rebel Knl
5
BUSTER, Loposay
5
14
GATOR, Crenshaw
5
14
HUNTER RED, Kamakazee Knl
5
JESSIE JAMES, L A.Dream Team
5
MAGNUM, R.C. & The Soso Boys
5
RUFUS, Hammonds
5
SMILEY, Mason
5
STOMPER, Fat Bill
5
TONKA BEAR, Otter
5
BLACK JACK, Crenshaw
8
THOR, Bristol
5
BUTKUS, Ratliff
8
TROLL, Castillo
5
DEACON, W.C.C.
8
TURTLE, Rebel Knl
5
ZEBO, D.Adams
5
BOOGER, Giroux
7
BO, Finley
7
ART, Stinson & Glover
4
RENO, J.Lee
7
BADGER, Smith & Walton
4
TOMBSTONE, Patrick
7
BEAN, Rancherita Knl
4
BLACK PAZMANIAN, S.T.P.
4
BANJO, Coy
6
BOLIO, Indian
4
BULL, Abraham
6
CARLO, Giroux
4
BUTCH, Ken Allen
6
CHEROKEE CHIEF, J.Holland
4
HOMER, Mountain Man
6
CHINAMAN, Garner
4
HOMER, Patrick
6
GUNNER, Giroux
4
LITTLE BOOTS, W&P Knl
6
GARIBALDI, Goenaga
4
LITTLE MAN, L.G.
6
HOMER, O.Stevens
4
LUCIFER. Wildside Knl
6
LITTLE GEORGE, Phil
4
NELIS, King Limey
6
LITTLE JOHN, Voyles
4
OTIS, Crenshaw
6
NIGGER, Mayfield
4
PEDRO, Snakeman
6
OILER JR , Cherokee Knl
4
RATTLER, Busenbark
6
RED ED, Larson
4
SACK, McCool
6
RED MAN, Hard Core Knl
4
SUNDANCE, Rebel Knl
6
REUBEN, Smith & Williams
4
TAZ, Rolling Hill Knl
6
SNAKE, Mayfield
4
VIRGIL, O.Stevens
6
SNOOTY, Woods
4
YELLOW JOHN, Chavis
6
TERMITE, Carolina Knl
4
TEX, Mr.K.
4
TWO EYES, Fat Bill
4
357, Super Knl
5
ANDY CAPP, R.Hall
5
BAD BILLY, Smith & Walton
3
BUCK POISON, Dave
5
BULL BOY BOB, Patrick
3
37
NOVEMBER 2010
ELI III, Harris
3
JESSIE JR, McCollum
3
EMILE, Thibodeaux
3
RED DOG, Red B.
3
GATORSON, R.Sorrells
3
RED JERRY, B. Sorrells
3
GONNER, Randy
3
SPANKY, Hargroves
3
IRON SPIKE, Norrod
3
TRUCK, Matlock
3
FEMALES
HONEYBUNCH, Crenshaw
7
BUP, Mr.K.
3
COLLEEN, Losco
3
CRAZY TIPPI
3
AWESOME BABY, Stone City Knl
5
DAISY MAE, Ratliff
3
BOOGER, Road Warrior Knl
5
GERALDINE, Bulldog Heaven Knl
3
LIMITED EDITION, Boyles
5
GO GO GIRL, A.W/McCool
3
MISS KIM, L.G.
5
HANNAH, J.Lee
3
JILL, Duprel
3
ANGIE, B.Byrd
4
LUCI, Yankee Boys
3
ASSASSINATOR, W.C.C.
4
LUCY, Ozark Jim
3
CATFISH, L.Lewis
4
MAGGIE, Havana Boys
3
DIRTY MARY, Boyles
4
MEAN JOLENE
3
DOLLY, Hollingsworth
4
MISS CHAMP, Hackman
3
JILL, Wright
4
PEPSI, HardCore Knl
3
LADY UNDERTAKER, Boyles
4
MISS POOL HALL RED, Irish Jerry
3
LITTLE BIT, L.A.Dream Team
4
RED BABY, Patrick
3
LYDA, McCollum
4
RED LADY, Hollingsworth
3
MISS LEAKEY, Undertaker Knl
4
ROXY, Barbwire Knl
3
RAMONA, O.Stevens
4
RED PINKY, Giroux
3
TUG, King Limey
4
SAPELO, Rolling Hill Knl
3
SPIDER, Tomsic
3
AUTUMN, T.K.O. Combine
3
SUNSHINE, City Slick
3
BAD BECKY, Can-Am Boys
3
T-CUP, Voyles
3
BREAKER, Hard Core Knl
3
QUEEN, Loony Toons 3
Indian BOLIO ROM
Long’s WERDO ROM
38
NOVEMBER 2010
MALES
ACE, Super Gnat
CHUCO LOCO, Sal
ABBOTT, Super Knl
COOL BREEZE, R.E.P.
ACTION JACKSON, Funky Town Knl
COUNTRY, B.Pitts
ADOLF SPOOK, Harris Brothers
CRAZY TURFMAN, J.Mead
AJAX, Big Thicket Knl
CROATA, German Oleas
ANGUS, Billy Stepp
DESTROYER, P.R. Fugitive
ANDY CAPP, R.Hall
DING DING, Young Gang Knl
ART, Stinson & Glover
DUKE, Legion of Doom Knl
ART, Yankee Boys
DYNAMITE, Make it Happen Knl & True Colors
AWESOME BEAST, Size Up Knl
AWESOME BUCK, Stone City Knl
FLASH, Swat Team
B.J., 3m & The Hog Brothers
FREE BEE, I.B.M. & Blanco Knl
BADGER, Bloodliners Knl
FRITZ, R.C. & The Soso Boys
BADGER, Smith & Walson
BANJO, Coy
GABE, M.A.D.
BARRACUDA, CUban Missing Link
GOLDIE, Cull Hard Knl
BEAR, Compone
BEAR TRAP, Old House Knl
HANK, Burton
BIG FOOT, Hi-Energy Knl
HAUNCH, Big Apple Bulldogs
BISON, Jay & Hard Line Knl
HELL BEN, Grits
BINGO, Sunday
HELL CAT, M.M.M. Knl
BLACK JACK, Crenshaw
HURRICANE HUGO, Greenhorn
BO, M.A.D.
BO, Denny & Dixie Line Connection
I.B.M., Malik
BOCEFUS, Gonzalez
BOOGER, Jones & Holt
JACK, Jackie S.
BOOGIE, Original GA Boy
JAKE, Cruse
BOOKER, Frank & Al
JERIMIAH, Plumber Ron
BOOMERANG, B.Davis
JINX, Cat & Co.
BRONSON, Lanier
JOKER, Butch House
BRONSON, Rastaman
JOEY, Roadblock Knl
BUCK, S.T.P.
JOHN, Arab Breeders Knl
BUDDY, Scratchliner Knl
JOHN BOY, S.T.P.
BUDDY, Stubblefield
JUBBLE, Wright
BULL, Jose
BUSTER, Scratch & Stitch Knl
KING ARTHUR, Captain America
BUSTER BROWN, Strictly Business Knl
KRUEGER, F.Bowling & J.C.
CARLO, Giroux
LEFTY, Bunce
CHEROKEE CHIEF, J.Holland
LION HEAD, Shankbone
CHIEF, Magic Line Pits
LITTLE JACK, Fergy
39
NOVEMBER 2010
LITTLE JAP, TN Dog Pound
SIR DOO, B. Crews
LITTLE ROY, Haney
SMILEY, M.W. & LR.
LOCO, S&K Knl
SNAKE, Brabham
LUKANE, S.T.P.
SHAKE JR., Bryan
LUCKY STRIKE, Steve & Co.
SOLUTION, Head Hunter Knl
MACHO BUCK, Evolution Knl
SPANKY, Greasy Corner Kid & Cotey
MAY DAY, Southern Knl
SPANKY, Rising Star Knl
MIDNIGHT, Jessie Rods
SPIKEY, Beach Boy Billy
MONGOOSE, Santa
SPORT, Booney
NAILOR, P&P Knl
STAN THE MAN, Havana Boys & Roadblock Knl
NATE, Trodbuster
STREET SWEEPER, D & Triple J Knl
SUNNY BOY, City Slick Knl
ONYX, Miranda & Costa
SWEET P, AZ Combine
OUTRAGE, True Colors
PEDRO, Snakeman
TANK, Tom Cat
THIRTY-FIVE, Rushin’ Knl
RAMBO, Laync
TITO, Black Metal Fighter
RED EAGLE, Baby Huey
TRIGGER MAN, Soulman
RETARD, Scooter, Hoes & Kingsley
TROUBLESOME, Chappy Pit Farms
RODNEY, Havana Boys
ROMER,Menace Knl
VENGEANCE, Killer Combine
ROSCOE, Cal W.
VIRGIL, D.O.A.
ROWDY, Coley
VIRGIL, O.Stevens
SAM JR., Blackrocks Knl
WEEHUNT, Irish Jeny
SAMSON, Rebel Knl
SAMSON, S.T.P.
YELLOW, Tant
SATAN, B.L.B.
YELLOW BUCK, Stone City Knl
SCOOPY, Allen & Underground Knl
SHEP, Sonny
ZEBO, D.Adams
SINFUL SAILOR, P. Johnson
ZEUS, S.S. Knl
McCollum’s CH LEROY JR - 4xW
McCollum’s LEROY
40
NOVEMBER 2010
FEMALES
MS PANTHER, Diamond Dan
ABBY, Russ
ACES JACKIE, I.B.M. & Blanco Knl
NINE MILLI, Hard Core Knl
B.B.RED, Coy
BULLYSON, La Familia Knl
OZO AZUL, Gonzalez
CANDY, J. Hand
PEPPER, Sans Peur Knl
CANDY, S.T.P.
CANNIBAL CANDY, Millbuster Knl
QUEEN OF HEARTS, Abraham
DAISY MAE, Boston Blackie
ROSE RED, Ultimate Warrior Knl
DAISY MAE, Trail Driver
DOUBLE TROUBLE, Produce
SABLE, Suburbanite Paul
DUTCHESS, Ramrod Knl
SANDY, Soulman
SCHOTZIE, Kamakazee Knl
SHADY LADY, Rebel Knl
GRIP, High Tech Knl
SHOTZIE, Slingshot Knl & Hoosier Connection
SLICK HEAD, H&R Knl
HOPE, Lou Lewis
SPOOKIE, Rebel Knl
LUPITA, Mr. C. & Sopa Knl
TINA, Dead Serious Knl
MANNY, Yankee Boys
TOMMY BOY, Cambo Knl
MISS RAGE, J.Johnson
TROUBLE, J. Allen
TORNADO, Ken Allen - DOUBLE GRAND CHAMPION
CHAMPION JEEP ROM with Greg Lester and James Garrett
41
W
NOVEMBER 2010
hen it comes to laws that
among other things, the inaccuracy
Breed-specific laws also cause
regulate “dangerous dogs”
of dog-bite data; the difficulty in iden-
unintended hardship to responsible
,there is at least one fact
tifying dog breeds (especially true of
owners of entirely friendly, prop-
that is hard to dispute: Dogs that run
mixed breeds); and the probability
erly supervised and well-socialized
loose unsupervised, dogs that bite or
that as certain breeds are regulated,
dogs that happen to fall within the
attack people or other animals, and
those who exploit dogs by making
regulated breed category. Regulated
dogs that just plain cause a nuisance
them aggressive will merely turn to
breeds, it is worth noting, have ex-
are a real and often serious problem
other, unregulated breeds.
panded in some localities to include
in communities across the country.
not just pit bulls and rottweilers but
The more vexing and contentious is-
For example, a task force formed
also a variety of other dogs, including
sue arises in figuring our how to best
in 2003 to study the effectiveness of
Dalmatians, Chow Chows, German
address this problem. While many
the Prince George County, Maryland
Shepherds, Doberman Pinschers and
states, including New York, Colorado
pit bull ban estimated that the county
any mix of these breeds.
and Illinois, favor laws that identify,
spends more man a quarter-million
track and regulate dangerous dogs
dollars each year to enforce the ban.
Although these dog owners have
regardless of breed and prohibit
Further, in a report to me County
done nothing to endanger the public,
“breed-specific” laws that either reg-
Council, the task force noted that
they may be required to comply with
ulate or ban a certain breed of dog,
“public safety is not improved as a re-
other regulations. Sadly, these re-
some local governments have en-
sult of (the ban)” and that “there is no
sponsible caretakers can be forced
acted breed-specific laws. It seems,
transgression committed by owner or
to choose between costly compliance
though, that the problem of “danger-
animal that is not covered by another,
and giving up their beloved compan-
ous dogs” may not be remedied by
non-breed specific portion of the Ani-
ion. Perhaps the most unintended yet
the “quick fix” of breed-specific laws.
mal Control Code (i.e., vicious animal,
harmful consequence of breed-spe-
nuisance animal, leash laws).” The
cific laws is their tendency to com-
Dealing with Dangerous Dogs in
task force has recommended that
promise rather than enhance public
Your Community: There is little evi-
Prince George County repeal the ban.
safety.
dence that breed-specific law - which
can be incredibly expensive and dif-
Significantly, the CDC also noted
When limited animal control re-
ficult to enforce: make communities
how many other factors beyond breed
sources are used to regulate or ban
safer for human families or for the
may affect a dog’s tendency coward
a certain breed of dog, without regard
companion animals that are a part
aggression things such as heredity,
to behavior, the focus is shifted away
of so many households. And it turns
sex, early experience, reproductive
from routine, effective enforcement
out such laws can also have negative
status and socialization and train-
of laws that have the best chance
and wholly unintended consequenc-
ing. These last two concerns seem
of making our communities safer:
es. Moreover, in its study of human
well-founded given that more than 70
dog license laws, leash laws, animal
fatalities resulting from dog bites,
percent of all dog bite cases involve
fighting laws and laws that require all
the United States Centers for Dis-
unaltered male dogs, and that an un-
dog owners to control their dogs, re-
ease Control (CDC) did not support
altered male dog is 2.6 times more
gardless of breed.
the breed-specific approach, citing,
likely to bite than a neutered dog.
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