PitBull Water Games
PitBull Water Games
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PitBull Water Games
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BREEDING AND THE STUD DOG
Well, in spite of all being said let’s face it, it is a rare breeder who doesn’t keep a stud dog or two or three or more and as with the brood bitch, we must ask ourselves, what constitutes a stud dog. A male dog is usually chosen to be a stud dog for two reasons:
– He has a great show record
– He has breeding, or at least what a breeder considers to be a great pedigree.
Either of these reasons can possibly get you into trouble since the only reason a breeder should choose a stud is, because the stud has the capability to produce dogs of superior quality. The history of the pit bull is full of famous performance dogs that never produced anything worth while. Go through some of the old magazines, look up some of the champions. How many of them have ever produced a thing that has ever won? With famous pedigrees, you can find much the same thing. Several years ago Maurice Carver bred a dog sired by a two time winner, that was double bred off the famous Corvino dog Teddy. His dam was one of the greatest brood bitches in the history of the breed, Carver’s Miss Spike. The dog I’m talking about was called Carver’s Hard Rock. After winning one in an hour and a half Hard Rock was retired, at stud, in New England. He was bred to no less than twenty bitches. Now out of twenty bitches there must have been one or two, that at the very least, that was capable of producing, and I’m sure there were, but not when bred to Hard Rock. When I moved south I took Hard Rock with me.
I was sure, with his bloodline, I could find a bitch that would justify that great breeding and throw some good dogs. A lot of good breeders came by my place to breed to Hard Rock, they just couldn’t resist that pedigree. We bred him to seven bitches and I can’t think of a dog that Hard Rock sired, that won a match. In somewhat of a contrast Bully Bob won one, but In the last issue of the Journal we discussed the importance of the brood bitch to the breeder. This issue we will attempt to give equal time to the opposite sex, the stud dog. If in breeding, the brood bitch is the singular most important ingredient to possess, then it must follow, that the stud dog is, at least, the second most important ingredient. Of course, technically a breeder doesn’t even have to own a stud dog. You have an amazing array of dogs, advertised at stud, in every magazine available. You can search the internet.
I was sure, with his bloodline, I could find a bitch that would justify that great breeding and throw some good dogs. A lot of good breeders came by my place to breed to Hard Rock, they just couldn’t resist that pedigree. We bred him to seven bitches and I can’t think of a dog that Hard Rock sired, that won a match. In somewhat of a contrast Bully Bob won one, but In the last issue of the Journal we discussed the importance of the brood bitch to the breeder. This issue we will attempt to give equal time to the opposite sex, the stud dog. If in breeding, the brood bitch is the singular most important ingredient to possess, then it must follow, that the stud dog is, at least, the second most important ingredient. Of course, technically a breeder doesn’t even have to own a stud dog. You have an amazing array of dogs, advertised at stud, in every magazine available. You can search the internet.
The choices are limitless. You have the entire spectrum of bloodlines to choose from. Every color, even every nose color and eye color, size, personality, you name it somebody has it advertised, standing at stud, from the ten time winner, that never won over a known dog, to the one time winner who just beat the unbeatable ace. They’re all there at your disposal, for just the meager price of a stud fee. BREEDING AND THE STUD DOG BY jack kelly had lost three times – once his handler was fouled out – but until he died he was fairly well sought after as a stud dog and produced many,many winners so it goes, down through the years, that many dogs with either no record at all or less than great show records have went on to fame and fortune as great stud dogs. Mayfield’s Nigger, a sire of at least four recorded champions and many that were not recorded, never was shown. Hammond’s Rufus another Register Of Merit sire and a grandson to Nigger was never shown. Colby’s Dime, never in his life got bit, but he produced some of the best. Teal’s Sarge a pure Colby dog and a son of Dime quit standing up in one hour, yet he is the foundation of a great strain of dogs, the Red Boy dogs. Sorrell’s Bull, Indian Bolio, Jerry’s Trim Moody, Loposay’s Buster, Wood’s Snooty and Cotton’s Bullet are all great studs, that themselves had little or no notoriety as performance dogs. We do have the multiple winning aces like Art, Zebo, Carlo, Boomerang, Cowboy, Chivo, etc., who were also great studs, but a great show record is certainly not a prerequisite for a stud dog. The only question we need to ask ourselves is “what kind of dogs can I expect off of him?”. If you can answer “match dogs” then the showvrecord and the fancy pedigree becomes of little or no consequence. Like does produce like. However when we get down to the minuscule details of such an illusive trait, such as gameness, to look for that hidden gene way down deep in the pool of genes of many dogs, go to the producers. There is an old axiom in bulldogs, “don’t breed to the world beaters, breed to the ones that produce them”. It was true a hundred years ago and it’s still true today.
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Dog Who Guarded Owner After Fire Gets a New Home
On Wednesday we reported that a dog stood guarding her injured humanafter a house fire. Because she’s a pit bull – which are banned in the county where she lives – she was confiscated and taken to a shelter. But now she has a new home with her owner’s sister, so they’ll still get to see each other.
When firefighters arrived on the scene of the fire at the Landover Hills, Maryland home, they found a pit bull standing guard over her unconscious owner, April Newell. The crew knew she was scared, confused, and feeling protective. She became slightly aggressive when strangers tried to approach, but was easily frightened off by the sound of a fire extinguisher.
“She just wanted to protect her mommy, that’s all,” said Megan Sanchez, Newell’s sister. “And her house.”
Once Newell had been revived, the dog – named Precious – returned to her side. But Precious, two other dogs, and two turtles were taken to a local shelter when her owner went to the hospital for treatment.
Because of the breed specific legislation (BSL – dog discrimination) in Prince George’s County, Precious and her puppy Molly are not allowed to be returned to Newell.
“It hurts so much… and I wish she was right here beside me right now as I’m talking to you,” Newell tearfully explained to CBS News.
Thankfully, she will still be able to see her dogs, because her sister will be taking them in. Sanchez, who already has one dog, is happy to be bringing in two more.
“I’m glad they survived,” she told NBC Washington. “We’re animal people.”
Though it’s much better than having Precious end up with a stranger, it’s still heartbreaking to Newell’s son that she won’t be around anymore.
“It’s sad. I love that dog. I wish I could get her back, but right now we’ve got bigger fish to fry,” he said, looking at the charred remains of his home.
The family will have their turtles and third dog, who is not a pit bull, returned to them when they are ready.
Hopefully stories like this will encourage politicians to see that BSL is indeed discrimination, and that they should not be outlawing all pit bulls based on the behaviors of some who were poorly raised. Clearly, ones like Precious are the kind of dogs that every family needs.
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Help Fight Injustice and Get Max Freed
Max had been “unjustly imprisoned,” despite a major lack of evidence against him. He is accused of nipping a little girl when he got loose, and there was no hospital record, no bite marks, nothing. Now, he’s being held and could possibly face being put down unjustly without your help. Please, if you can, consider donating to this very worthy cause.
“Max was accused of being a dangerous dog, for allegedly nipping a girl when he was loose. There was no evidence of a bite, no photos, no hospital records, and no testimony from anyone who witnessed Max biting anyone. The only evidence was of tiny scratches from where Max jumped up at the girl. The testimony was strictly heresy based by a dog warden who has a history of making good money based off of seizing and keeping dogs… and who doesn’t like Max and his family. A dog warden who likes to abuse his power for his own satisfaction.”
“Max was going to be KILLED by the Town of Little Valley until last minute legal intervention. This case is now being appealed. Max will be released to Against All Oddz Animals Alliance Inc. with foster lined up but not until the impound fees have been paid.
The owner’s granddaughter cries for him EVERYDAY, she’s only 4 and has been around him since birth. He’s a wonderful and loving dog… And he is Pit Bull and Blue Heeler. He’s been locked up for about 3.5 months now and the owners are not allowed visitations at all because he was considered a “dangerous dog.” He has 5 week old puppies he has not even met and probably won’t get to meet. The owners just want him back home safe and sound.”
The owner’s granddaughter cries for him EVERYDAY, she’s only 4 and has been around him since birth. He’s a wonderful and loving dog… And he is Pit Bull and Blue Heeler. He’s been locked up for about 3.5 months now and the owners are not allowed visitations at all because he was considered a “dangerous dog.” He has 5 week old puppies he has not even met and probably won’t get to meet. The owners just want him back home safe and sound.”
“Please donate so we can raise the money for Max to be freed and back home where he belongs and not in the hands of an abuse of power dog warden who gets his kicks out of locking up dogs and racking up endless impound fees making it impossible for the families to pay. In the end the dog will suffer!!!”
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Rescue Group Makes Bucket List for Dog Who’s Spent Life in a Cage
Earlier in January, a dog named Jada and her son Jinx (aka Sonny) were rescued from basement cages in a Syracuse, NY home. Jada was severely emaciated, and when she was taken in for medical treatment, it was discovered that she has cancer and only a couple months to live. Because she may have never known an ounce of joy in her nine years on this planet,Humane CNY is determined to spoil her rotten.
A phone call to CNY sent police to the residence of Gregory Bryant and Tanisha Fain, where Jada and Jinx were being kept in cages in a dark basement with no food or water. Jada, only half of her ideal body weight, would not have lasted much longer. Jinx was in better condition, but still being treated poorly.
Bryant and Fain have been charged with failure to provide proper sustenance, failure to provide proper medical attention, and improper confinement. Sadly, all of these are only misdemeanors, so the abusers each face only one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
CNY took both dogs in and sought medical treatment for them. Jada was found to have cancer, and has a limited amount of time left. So the rescue group has created a bucket list for Jada with all sorts of adventures – eat a steak, become a TV star, eat ice cream, etc. Of course, dogs don’t care about becoming famous or getting manicures or meeting the mayor, but they certainly love all the extra attention!
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This Mother Pit Bull Rescue
This Mother Pit Bull
The Villalobos Rescue Center is the largest Pit Bull rescue center in the world. They work ceaselessly every day and night to give Pit Bulls a second chance at life. All dogs that are brought in are neutered or spayed and they are given any necessary medical treatment. They patiently work with scared and fearful dogs to re-acclimate them back into the care of people. Their end goal is to get each and every Pit Bull rescue adopted. Sometimes it is a very slow process, but the results they attain are absolutely wonderful. ![]()
In the following video, the Vallalobos rescue team finds and emaciated Pit Bull mother in New Orleans. The dog somehow instinctively knew that these people were hear to help. She approached them willingly and leads them back to where the puppies are. Things begin to get pretty complicated but the team doesn’t give up on reuniting the pups with their mama. This is such an emotional rescue and I am so happy that good people like this still exist in the world Read more
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Pitbull owner faces murder charge after fatal dog mauling of 4-year-old
(CNN)The owner of four pitbulls is facing a murder charge after his dogs mauled to death a 4-year-old boy in Detroit, Michigan.
Geneke Antonio Lyons, 41, was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, and possessing dangerous animals causing death, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
Lyons pleaded not guilty in court Monday and was remanded to jail.
The vicious attack occurred last week as the boy and his mother were walking together down the street. The dogs attacked the pair and dragged the child under a fence and into Lyons' backyard, where the boy was found lying on his back with "massive wounds," according to the prosecutor's office.
Three of the dogs involved were shot on the spot by police; the fourth was taken into police custody and later euthanized. The prosecutor's office stated that the dogs were a known problem in the neighborhood and that they had escaped their fenced area in the past.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy is certain her team could prove that the defendant's actions rose to the level of a murder charge.
"It is a gross understatement to say that this case is harrowing example of irresponsible pet ownership," Worthy said in a statement.
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Pet Food Bank Makes Sure Cats And Dogs Don't Go Hungry In Tough Times
CENTRAL MA KIBBLE KITCHEN
It's not just human family members who can go hungry, when times get tough.
That's why Kim O’Konis founded a food bank for her area's pets, about a year ago, with the goal of helping struggling families in Massachusetts "get much needed and costly food for their beloved dogs and cats."
The Central MA Kibble Kitchen is an all-volunteer operation that distributes some 4,000 pounds of pet food every week, to about 200 pets. O'Konis estimates 70,000 pounds of pet food have been given out altogether, since the nonprofit got off the ground in January 2015.
The aim isn't just to feed these animals, but to help families -- including the furry members -- stay together, and to keep pets from going into shelters, because of financial hardship.
"The main mission of the Central MA Kibble Kitchen is keeping pets with their families so they don’t have to consider relinquishing them to shelters," O'Konis told The Huffington Post.
O'Konis says her clients run the gamut. Some are homeless or in tough financial straights because they're getting divorced or are escaping domestic violence. There are folks who are unemployed and finding it hard to get new sources of income.
The circumstances vary, but what's shared is a love for their pets and a commitment to doing right by their animals.
One client, whom O'Konis calls Jane, lost her home due to exorbitant medical expenses, and was worried she was going to lose her dog and chief source of comfort, a Boston terrier named Chiquita, as well.
But now, thanks to the Central MA Kibble Kitchen, Chiquita is fed as well as spayed, vaccinated and microchipped.
Most importantly, she and Jane are still together.
"I personally have had people collapse into my arms in tears to find that they could keep their companions and weren’t forced to face make other arrangements," O'Konis said. "To see the relief on a parent's face, when they don't have to consider giving up a beloved family pet, is beyond words."
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Police: Girl Attacked by 2 Pit Bulls in Florida Panhandle
NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A 3-year-old girl is recovering at a Pensacola hospital after two pit bulls attacked her while she was walking with her older sister and a friend.
The attack happened Sunday in Niceville, which is east of Pensacola.
The Northwest Florida Daily News reports the girls took the dogs on a walk and were returning to the dog owner's home when the pit bulls began fighting with each other.
According to an incident report, the girl walked in front of the dogs and was attacked.
Witnesses told police the older girls were screaming and trying to get the dogs off the child. Neighbors ran to assist.
Police contacted animal control and the dogs were taken from the residence.
Authorities say the girl was scratched and bitten from head to toe.
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Film Review: ‘ The Champions ’
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Pit bulls rescued from disgraced NFL star Michael Vicks' illegal dog-fighting operation are spotlit in this polished advocacy doc.
Nine years ago, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted on federal felony charges of running a multi-state dog-fighting network whose cruelty extended to the executions (by hanging, drowning, electrocution, etc.) of “losing” dogs. But what happened to the 50 or so surviving canines found in deplorable conditions at his rural Virginia property? That question is answered at length in Darcy Dennett’s “The Champions,” a case-pleading documentary that argues that pit bulls are a dangerous breed only when deliberately abused. Dog fanciers and animal-rights advocates should take to this polished feature, primarily via home formats. FilmRise acquired worldwide rights last November, with digital, DVD and Blu-ray releases planned.
Soon after serving less than two years in prison, Vick was back on top thanks to lucrative new NFL and endorsement contracts, becoming a multimillionaire once again despite all prior criminal charges and bankruptcies. If things had similarly followed precedent for his erstwhile animal charges, however, they would have gotten no second chance: It is standard practice to destroy dogs rescued from such circumstances, as they’re considered too unstable to be adopted. Even PETA and the Humane Society of the U.S. recommended the whole lot be put down.
But the high-profile case provoked strong blowback from pit-bull defenders who argued that like German Shepherds (whose public image was rehabilitated by movie star Rin Tin Tin), Dobermans and Rottweilers before them, they’re designated as our era’s “bad dogs” simply because they’ve been singled out for ill treatment and training by bad owners. (’Twas not always so: Pits once had their own beloved film star in the “Our Gang” comedies’ ring-eyed Pete the Pup.) Several studies have shown that breed is not an innate factor in a dog’s inclination to bite or not. But the vogue for using pits as attack or guard dogs has typed them, to the point where some jurisdictions in the U.S. and beyond have passed “breed discrimination bills” specifically banning pit bulls as a potential vicious hazard. That “bad rap” (also the acronym of the prominent advocacy org Bay Area Dog-lovers Responsible About Pit-bulls) has further made them difficult for animal shelters to adopt out.
Fans insist they are in fact a loyal, social breed whose instances of hostile behavior can invariably be traced to owner misdeeds. Spared a death sentence after grassroots campaigning, some of the dogs from Vicks’ compound remained too traumatized to live outside specially dedicated animal sanctuaries. But others we see go on to thrive, whether making friends with the family cat, amiably tolerating pokes from the new baby, or visiting children’s hospital patients as an official therapy dog. They achieve such happy endings despite having started out physically and/or psychologically scarred from their fighting-ring ordeals, with zero formative memory of positive human interactions and a cringing terror of anything unfamiliar, from staircases to household appliance noises.
The five dogs spotlit here are winning personalities indeed, although “The Champions” could have done more to provide a thorough context on breed-specific abuses rather than simply serving up 90-odd minutes of heartwarming rehabilitation scenarios. There’s not much narrative drive on tap, and apart from occasionally returning to the subject of designated villain Vicks (who, as portrayed here, seems none too remorseful), we learn little about just how widespread dogfighting is today. Still, you’d have to be immune to canine charm not to be sufficiently entertained by the antics of the lucky dogs Dennett gives major screentime to.
Attractively shot and otherwise assembled with straightforward professionalism, “The Champions” is unabashedly an advocacy doc, but one that never gets too preachy or polemical. It should have a long life as an educational and fundraising resource for likeminded organizations.
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Oklahoma Animal Shelter Shooting Its Dogs
Oklahoma Animal Shelter Shooting Its Dogs
The Animal Shelter Shooting Its Dogs
An Oklahoma town is getting rid of sick and unwanted dogs by shooting them in the head—and city officials have known about the killing all along.
An Oklahoma animal shelter is under fire for its version of euthanasia: taking dogs out back and shooting them in the head.
Animal advocates in Bristow are petitioning the mayor to stop using gunshot as a form of putting down sick and unwanted pups, which activists charge are being dragged to a giant pit and blasted in the head.
Watchdogs say the city’s animal control officer, George Moore, was carrying out the exterminations behind the shelter—which is part of a water treatment facility—without the public’s knowledge and through a loophole in state law.
“It’s not humane, period,” one local activist, Beth Roberts, told The Daily Beast of the city’s killing methods. “The way he’s dragging them over, putting them in the hole first, then shooting them.”
“We need to eliminate the practice of shooting these dogs in the head. It’s barbaric. It’s not up to the times. People are outraged,” she added.
The small-town fight is pitting animal lovers against what Roberts calls a “good ol’ boys club” of Bristow’s city government. But it’s also an example of how Oklahoma and other Southern states are treating animal welfare.
Oklahoma is one of few states to still employ gas chambers to put animals to sleep—a method censured by the Humane Society of the United States and one that two Oklahoma state lawmakers tried to banish in 2014.
Roberts said she learned of the city’s puppy “euthanasia” after a shelter volunteer posted about it on a closed community Facebook group. After that, she says, a city worker who allegedly dug the death hole for Moore’s one-man firing squad provided her with more details.
The worker, who could not be reached by The Daily Beast, allegedly told Roberts he “was always the one to dig the holes and cover up the bodies when needed.”
Roberts said she was told Moore was employing a .22-caliber pistol to kill the canines—many of which were pit bulls. “Those are small,” Roberts said, referring to the guns. “It’s not something that ends their life quickly.”
“We know about this only because a city worker came forward,” Roberts told The Daily Beast. “The actual shelter is on a water treatment facility property. It’s not like most facilities. It’s not accessible to the public.”
“They can do whatever they want—it’s all hidden because nobody can drop in anytime,” she added of the controversy, first revealed this week by Fox 23 in Tulsa.
According to state law, towns of less than 10,000 are exempt from required euthanasia measures. Still, the municipalities are required to use an “acceptable, humane method,” which isn’t defined.
When reached by phone Wednesday, Bristow’s mayor, Leonard Washington, admitted the city—some 33 miles southwest of Tulsa—was dragging poor pooches to the back of the water treatment plant and shooting them.
“This is something that’s been a practice for 40 years,” Washington told The Daily Beast. “I don’t know why it’s a controversy … why such outrage now?”
Washington said the animal control officer—who runs the facility by himself—typically decides whether to take an animal to the vet for euthanasia or to use his gun to destroy it.
“Of course, you’re going to have costs when you take it to the vet,” the mayor continued. “If you got 20 dogs you’re going to put down in X amount of months, you’re going to incur a lot of costs. It’s a matter of how you want to deal with it.”
He said the gunshot euthanasia blowback “is growing legs for whatever reason” and declined to comment further.
Moore did not return messages left by The Daily Beast.
A public works employee who answered the animal control’s phone said, “Due to the sensitivity of the issue, we will be investigating the matter” and providing a response “at a later date.”
Roberts, who rescues farm animals, said she and fellow activists aren’t against euthanasia but they want to make sure it’s done “compassionately and humanely.”
She said she doesn’t want “the end of their life to be just as terrifying as when they were picked up and put in the shelter. That there’s some compassion for these animals.”
Meanwhile, the Oklahoma Alliance for Animals launched a Change.org petition demanding Mayor Washington only use a veterinarian for euthanasia. It had nearly 1,000 signatures on Wednesday afternoon.
“It appears that the city of Bristow has found a gray area in state law and is claiming exemption from state law because of their population size, but it’s not a socially responsible decision or a morally responsible solution,” Alliance board member Dana Gray told The Daily Beast.
“So many other forms of euthanasia are more humane … and help is available,” Gray said.
Several Bristow residents told The Daily Beast their requests to donate materials and food or to volunteer at the shelter were denied. They also said the animal control officer targeted pit bulls, giving them only one or two days at the shelter before exterminating them.
The Daily Beast could not reach Bristow’s city attorney or animal-control officer Moore for comment on this claim. Mayor Washington declined to comment further.
Ruth Steinberger, who in 2014 conducted a statewide study of municipal shelters, said she was banned from the facility last summer after she complained to the mayor about dogs going days without food or water.
The Bristow resident said the animal shelter fell apart that year, when the police chief who previously ran the shelter left for a larger city, and the public works department took over. She said the head of public works instituted the gunshot policy. This could not be confirmed be The Daily Beast.
“Half the dogs are not fed and watered on the weekends,” Steinberger told The Daily Beast. “Dogs freeze to death here, dogs die of heat here. It’s a symptom of the entire third of this nation: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas…”
“To me this whole thing is symptomatic of bad policies … that happen in chronic poverty in the U.S. The story of what happens in the South when everything is disposable while it’s preventable. It has to be a crisis before we devote money.”
Shyanne Ruffner, a stay-at-home mom in Bristow, said the animal control officer rounded up pit bulls in his truck last week and is “very prejudiced against and targets pit bulls specifically.”
In August 2015, Ruffner visited the locked shelter by appointment and Moore allegedly told her he would not allow her to adopt a pit bull she was interested in.
“I said, ‘How long do they usually stay there?’ He said pits are there one to two days, other dog breeds at least a week, depending on how he’s feeling and if it’s overcrowded or not,” Ruffner said.
Moore’s wife, who didn’t return a message left by The Daily Beast, took to Facebook this week to defend her husband against locals roasting him for allegedly shooting man’s best friend.
“In answer to some of your comments about the dog catcher yes I am his wife and yes he does put dogs down if he didn’t the pound wouldn't be near big enough,” Suzie Moore wrote on Feb. 1. “If the pound is so bad try to help fix it.”
She praised her husband for doing his job: caring for the pooches seven days a week and on holidays.
“So why don’t all you dog lovers do yours and just keep up your dogs,” Suzie Moore wrote. “And remember he doesn’t pick them up unless someone calls on them (probably your neighbor). And he doesn’t get just pit Bulldogs … and instead of starting rumors just call and ask him.”
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Dog fighting paraphernalia legislation moves forward in Baltimore City Council
Dog fighting paraphernalia legislation moves forward in Baltimore City Council
Dog fighting paraphernalia legislation moves forward in Baltimore City Council
WMAR Staff
5:47 PM, Nov 3, 2015
BALTIMORE - A City Council Committee passed legislation that would put people behind bars for possessing dog fighting paraphernalia.
As city law stands now, a person engaged in dog fighting can't be arrested and charged with that crime unless they're caught with dogs in the home. The leads to many people not being charged with dog fighting, even when evidence of the activity is found.
The legislation is supported by the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office, the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore City Police and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
It will now go to the full City Council for a full vote.
Dog fighting paraphernalia legislation moves forward in city council - ABC2News.com
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New legislation could help put an end to dog fighting in Baltimore
Christian Schaffer
11:26 PM, Nov 2, 2015
8:19 AM, Nov 3, 2015
Tuesday in Baltimore City there will be a public hearing on a bill that would give police and animal control new tools to stop dog-fighting.
Right now it's possible for investigators to find every indication of a dog-fighting ring, and still not be able to make any arrests.
“There is right now a gap between dog-fighting and the paraphernalia. And oftentimes animals are being fought are not kept in the same place where the paraphernalia is,” said Katie Flory, Chairwoman of the Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission.
Paraphernalia like treadmills, "break sticks" used to un-clamp the jaws of fighting dogs.. and "rape stands" used to restrain aggressive female dogs, so they can be forced to breed.
Earlier this year Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake introduced a bill that would make that type of dog-fighting equipment illegal in Baltimore City.
The fine would be $1000 for each offense; it could also include jail time.
The public hearing on that bill in front of City's Council's Health Committee is scheduled to start Tuesday at 1:00.
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GR CH Southermen's FOX 7XW ROM
GR CH Southermen's FOX 7XW ROM
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GR CH FOX
Gr Ch Southermen`s FOX 7XW ROM
Bred by D.T. from “GR. CH. POGI” and “TUKTOK”, a Nigerino-Red Devil, “GR. CH. FOX” began his “career” as a “pet” bull.
Bogie & Jack acquired him and Gurgulio from Dan. They gave Fox to Albert who although a fancier, did not have the time to put a dog in shape. So Fox, formerly called “MAX”, was brought up to be a guard dog although he did not have any inclination to be one. When the invitation to join in a roll in Pampanga came, Bogie borrowed Fox from Albert so that Arnold could try his hand at handling pit bulls. Enroute to Pampanga, the group made a stop over in J.A.’s place in due north where they were informed that the roll in Pampanga was cancelled. Of course, they believed this being naïve neophytes in the very intrigue-filled world of pit bulls. So, to make the best of a depressing situation, they agreed to roll their dogs (Albert’s “FOX” & Charly’s “DIESEL”) weighing an average of 41 pounds and less than 2 years old, with the dogs of J.A. They were shocked when they saw his dogs. He had ordered his men to bring out DOZER, PALE RIDER and SNIPER – all mature, behemoths at least 50 lbs or more. Unable to believe that this was happening, Bogie jokingly asked J.A., “Pare, wala ka bang dinosaur na ilalabas dyan?”
Being his first time out, Fox did not expect what was coming to him and was immediately bowled over and pinned down by Sniper. He suffered a few seconds of beating from the bigger dog before he figured out his opponent’s style. He was able to get the upper hand in a number of instances. When he was finally getting his groove, D.T. arrived and was surprised that there was a roll already going on the street despite the fact that the roll in Pampanga wasn’t really cancelled. He then told the group to break up the two dogs. Arnold didn’t get to roll Fox in Pampanga that day but that incident at the hands of Sniper seemed to leave Fox wanting for more. Albert was so happy that Fox apparently put up a good fight against a bigger and worthy opponent that he decided to give Fox to J.T. But since Bogie already gave him SLIT, Jo turned down Albert’s offer and suggested that he give Fox to Arnold instead. Arnold was wary of Fox at first since he had a kid and did not want unknown adult dogs in his house. Bogie convinced him to accept Fox and that is when it all began…
Southernmen’s FOX vs. Rommel’s BILLY 44 lbs.
Now officially named “FOX” by Arnold, his new owner, Fox was rolled against Charly’s “DIESEL” and then was used in three-dogging Jo’s “SLIT” under a noon day sun literally off the chain. After that, Fox was hooked for a match against Rommel’s “BILLY” (off Fat Bill’s “Two Eyes”) at 44 pounds, scheduled for March 29, 1997. Everybody was expecting Fox to lose his first fight since everybody knew of Billy’s lineage – Billy was a dog to be feared; a hard biting, high ability “imported” dog. Arnold still went ahead with Fox’s training despite the death of his father with everybody helping out in any way they can. No one in the group expected to win but everyone wanted to win. “If Fox can’t win, then at least he’ll d**n look good trying” were their words. Fox went into the fight 2 pounds lighter than Billy. He showed a big heart by refusing to be dominated by the hard biting brindle. And so, after 41 minutes and 6 heart-stopping scratches each, Fox scratched out of his corner like a bat from hell while Billy did not complete his own. And to make it even sweeter, Fox went on to complete a convincing courtesy scratch. This marked the beginning of the legend that is “FOX”.
Southernmen’s FOX vs. Pampanga Elite’s CONAN 43 lbs.
His second match was on July 1997 against Allan G.’s “CONAN” a 1xW buckskin off M&M’s Jughead X Wildside’s “THELMA LOU” (Phil. ROM). Conan had recently won a convincing match against Carl’s DAGGER, showing good ability, a punishing mouth and superior wind. About two weeks later, Allan called Arnold, wanting to get their dogs hooked up. They were evenly matched at 43 pounds with Conan being the taller and longer of the two. The action was fast and furious as both dogs tried to outmaneouver each another. Fox was the first to get a leg hold which did damage. Conan retaliated by rooting into the chest that shook Fox off his feet. Both are in the best of shape and evenly matched. They took turns being the bottom dog, with Fox slightly ahead by a nose. After 25 min., the pace slows down a bit and both dogs try to catch their breath. The 30 min. mark shows Fox working on a down dog. But as Fox momentarily takes his eyes of the downed buckskin, Conan grabs the front end and shakes so vigorously that Fox was taken by surprise. Fox rolled with the punches and gets a leg of his own, doing even more damage. After 40 minutes and 2 scratches each, Conan was rendered helpless and was unable to continue. And, thus began an intense rivalry between the Southernmen and Allan’s group.
Southernmen’s FOX vs. Stupid Kennel & Mon Cabe’s BULLY 42 lbs.
In September 1997, Fox was matched against “BULLY”, a littermate of “GR. CH. POGI”, his sire. This was a fight that was not supposed to happen since Arnold did not want to compete against a dog with practically the same bloodline as his, since it would not prove anything. Apparently, after the fight did not push through, Mon C. sold his dog to Stupid Ron after which Ron challenged Fox to a match with his new dog, “BULLY”. He did not inform Arnold though who his dog really was, except that it was a 42-pound buckskin. At this point, Arnold decided to call up Mon C. to set up the match of Fox with Bully. He was not informed that the dog had already been sold but was told instead by Mon that he had no time to condition his dog. So, in his eagerness to have a fight, Arnold accepted Stupid Ron’s challenge even though he did not have any idea who his dog was going up against. It was only a few weeks before the scheduled match that he learned of the true identity of the dog. But this did not deter him from going through with the match since this was what he wanted all along. In fact, he used this as an inspiration to train Fox even better. And Fox was indeed in the best possible condition ever. This was a highly anticipated match that brought out many supporters of Bully eager to watch him destroy this upstart. On the referee’s command to release, Fox immediately shoots for the leg, Bully sidesteps and rides the head; the crowd goes wild. Fox puts out the fire by grabbing the throat and slamming Bully on the floor. Bully gets up and Fox talently leads him across the pit. Bully protests aloud giving away his frustration. Fox welcomes this by shooting for the stifle, alternating with the brisket area.
Amusingly, someone in the crowd yells; “don’t worry Bully’s just getting warmed up” After 15 min., of “warm-up”, Bully begins a stumbling scratch, only to be met by Fox halfway through, ramming him into the corner. At the 20 min. mark, Fox was now taking apart this dog that was supposed to stop him. After 22 min., Bully was rendered helpless and unable to scratch. “CH. FOX” became the only second dog to become a Philippine champion and in a record time of less than a year considering that there were no quarterly conventions at that time.
Southernmen’s GR. CH. FOX vs. Pampanga Elite’S BANONG 45 lbs.
It was the December 1998 Convention and Fox was going for his fourth win. This time we had to travel all the way to their “turf” in Pampanga. The weight is contracted at 45 lbs. The dog we’re up against is a “natural” 45-lb. destroyer stopped all his opponents in short order. This dog goes by the name of “BANONG”. Banong was a littermate of our “CH. BAMA”, and knowing Bama, we’re expecting an all out war against this formidable foe. Fox didn’t take the keep well, and a few weeks before the match, was diagnosed with babesia and an enlarged liver. At that time, we knew very little about this disease and forfeit was not an option and we knew more or less Fox’s caliber as a pit artist that we decided to go on with the match. Eventually, Fox came right on weight. A “plump” 45 lbs. While Banong came in at 45 lbs. of muscle and sinew. On release, Fox is imedialtely bowled over as Banong shoots for the shoulder. It’s clear that Banong won’t take any prisoners; it’s all offense with shoulder and stifle holds. The smaller Fox is quickly put on the receiving end as Banong digs deep into his bloated belly making him writhe in pain. Arnold has a momentarily look of concern but Fox immediately counters by clamping on the stifle making Banong lose his hold. Fox seemed to sense that Banong can hurt him and uses all his strenght to keep him off, only letting go for a better hold. At the half-hour mark, Banong is still doing the driving and Arnold tries to get a handle by calling a turn on Fox. Fox scratches like a bullet. At the hour mark, Banong is beginning to lose his mouth but continues to scratch straight and true. Fox now sees his opportunity and buries his head deep into the brisket, shaking Banong off his feet. Fox continues to turn up the heat as he meets Banong halfway through his scratches until 1:10 when Banong wasn’t able to beat the count making Ch. Fox a 4XW. (Banong was later purchased by Joshua and campaigned by the Southernmen. He went on to win one more time beating Eastbloc’s 1xw “ERAP”, but that’s another story.)
Southernmen’s CH. FOX vs. Popeye’s BRUNO 45 lbs.
It was March 1999 that Ch. Fox was again hooked for his “grand championship”. This time an unknown pied dog from Baguio was the challenger: Popeye’s “BRUNO”. The match was again contracted at 45 lbs. to accommodate their challenge. It’s no secret that this dog destroyed many good dogs in rolls. If this qualifies him to be the meanest and baddest 41-45-lb. dog around, then he’s just the dog we are looking for.
It was a hot and very humid night in Tarlac and Fox weighed in at 42 lbs. against Bruno’s 45. At the send-off, Fox immediately tried to barnstorm Bruno but got his head chewed in the process by the bigger dog. Bruno proved to be a very good head dog, making Fox work hard for his holds. 15 minutes of swapping and both dogs are still on their feet as Bruno continues to clamp down the side of the head of Fox, making him bleed heavily. Bruno to scratch and Fox meets him halfway, pummeling him backwards. Fox has him in the corner and stays glued to the stifle. Fox is in a blur as he shifts from stifle to throat shaking the hold for what it’s worth. After several more scratches, Bruno is offering no resisitance and takes the count in :22. “GR. CH. FOX” becomes the 2nd Phil. Gr. Ch. after “GR. CH. POGI”, his sire.
Southernmen’s GR. CH. FOX vs. Pampanga Elite’S BITU 43 lbs. September 1999
Gr. Ch. Fox against another dog from Pampanga: Toy’s “BITU”, a black and rangy son of Lone Warrior’s CH. BLACK BART, Jr. The weight was set at 43 lbs. with Fox again giving up a pound. At the send-off, Fox immediately does the barnstorming, but Bitu was quicker and has a terrible mouth. Bitu gets the leg and does severe damage. After a few more minutes, Fox gets tagged on the shoulder and was now getting roughed up. He uses his skill by countering with his own; digging deep into the stifle. This didn’t slow down the black dog as it continued it’s relentless assault. After 20 min., Bitu has built a big lead with Fox on three wheels and springing all sorts of leaks. Fox now changes tactics and goes for the muzzle. While on his back, he clamps down hard and hits a bleeder. This seemed to slow down the black dog and he makes a turn.
After several minutes of standstill. Arnold makes a handle, Bitu makes a game scratch. It’s now Fox’s turn to put pressure on Bitu. He does by catching him in the corner before he can even make a step. Bitu tries to counter but Fox sticks to him like glue. After making six game scratches, Bitu has had enough and takes the count at 37:56 min. Gr. Ch. Fox receives a Gamest In Show award.
Southernmen’s GR. CH. FOX vs. Eastbloc’s BUKOL 44 lbs.
After only 3 mos., Gr. Ch. Fox is again hooked for his 7th at 44 lbs., against Eastbloc’s “BUKOL”, a hard biting 1XW Bolio-Chinaman cross from Arce’s breeding. Fight night, Bukol weighed in a pound heavier as we thought their strategy would be. Not wanting to get denied the match, we collected the forfeit and went ahead as planned even though Fox was still plagued with recurring bouts of babesia and liver problems during the keep. Fox, a dog that had to be killed in order to be stopped, came in at 44 with less muscle tone than usual. Bukol looked like a lean, mean fighting machine at 45 lbs. The venue was packed to the rafters in anticipation of the upset that was coming. A game, high-ability dog against a pit destroyer. At the release, Bukol had exactly “kill” in mind as they met in the pit. Bukol is all business as he dictates the pace, doing heavy damage on the front and back end. Fox stands his ground but was quickly put back on the receiving end by the bigger dog. The crowd goes crazy, sensing a kill. Fox was all heart as he kept his composure, never making a bad sign. Meanwhile, Arnold knows deep inside the possibility of a pick-up, if the match gets ugly. Fox must finish within an hour or get picked up to save his life. In this weakened state, Fox bided his time and weathered the storm fighting on his back and holding Bukol off long enough to get good holds of his own. At the half hour mark, They were fighting mouth to mouth with Fox having the better hold. Fox clamped down on Bukol and shook the hold for what it’s worth, puncturing the palette. The area is immediately filled with blood making Bukol fight for air. Fox, sensing Bukol’s hesitation pours on the heat.
Its now a different ball game as Bukol hesitates on his second scratch. The crowd was dead silent. When the time came to separate the bulldogs from the curs, Fox stood victorious after 38 minutes. After the match, Gr. Ch. Fox was retired for stud as well as for health reasons. His hard fought battles coupled with not enough recovery time eventually took its toll. The result is his not being 100% in his last 3 matches. Gr. Ch. Fox’s real pit weight is 41 lbs. which goes to disprove the old saying: “any good BIG dog can whup any good LITTLE dog anytime”. Gr. Ch. Fox was always open for ALL takers and we never picked any matches. We are here to prove our dog’s worth by going up against the BEST and by so doing we can say that he truly deserves the title “Grand Champion”.
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INTERVIEW WITH OZZIE STEVENS
INTERVIEW WITH OZZIE STEVENS
See a lot of guys are big name because other people build their name up or whatever. People who don’t fight dogs, they do all kinds of build up on certain people. Their idols, and they might come up with this and this one tells that one and they come up with a big story. The way I look at it, because a guy wins all kinds of fights on one end of town or one state and another guy wins the same amount of fights somewhere else. The difference is, who did you match into? Some kind of amateurs that was easy to beat? Because I know some of the biggest guys that have done some dirty work. Matched into dogs that previously lost… You know, but if I say stuff Fat Bill would put it right in there! He should know himself.![Sem título (1)]()
A lot of different dog men, the dummies in the dog game now, they hear these names and they think these guys were great dog men. They never fought a dog in their life. Never did nothing. Some guys that sold dogs for big, big money. I sold Troll to Castillo for $1,500. He sold it to the Germans for $8,000. He certainly didn’t need any money. He had a big job with Ford. He was a 20 year man with Ford. He didn’t work in the factory; he had like a foreman type job. He was up there. His (Castillo) first fight he lost. Then after that he got a good bitch, and I gave him a lot of tips on c
onditioning and he won three times with the bitch. That’s all he ever did (Castillo). He had four fights. A lot of guys, they hear these names plastered everywhere. Jack Kelly plastered everything. Whoever was his friend, you got big recognition. I matched into Jack Kelly in New York. Jack Kelly, the editor of the magazine he was just starting out. I’m trying to think what year that was. 76? Yeah, 1976. He called me on to come to New York. So I drove up there with Bryan. Bryan, who had Snake JR., Big Brad, Big Brad had Red Danger and he is the one that brought Angus here. Big Brad brought Angus from California then he ended up selling him to Billy Stepp. Now uh, thinking back. Brad and Bryan went with me. We had a camper on a pickup truck. So we drove up to New York City. I get there, and I agreed to meet Jack Kelly. So we are going to fight on Sunday morning and this was Saturday. So we call him, tell him where we were. Tell him to pick us up and take us to the construction site. Pulled the truck with the camper inside the construction site, it’s all big 10 foot high cyclone fence. Pulled inside of there and he just locked us in there. We had food in the camper, we had water. We had everything you needed. So, when I met him he said “Let me see your dog.” We had 31 lb females. He looked and he laughed when I brought the dog out. He said, “That little bitch, I’m gonna kill your little bitch tomorrow!” And he was sure he was gonna do that. So, he rolls his bitch but Jack Kelly was a bullshitter and a dreamer. To me, he was no dog man. He just could write magazines and bullshit. The morning came, right in that place where we were locked in, he had all his people or all his friends came or whatever. He had gone to Georgia, he was still living in New York but he was planning on going to live in Georgia later when retired because he was a cop up there. Now, he wanted a terrible, terrible dog. The guy who was winning all the fights all the time was Andre Giroux. But Andre rolled his dogs so much that they would stay in hold on you; they would lock on your face and stay there.
They were on your dogs face, the side of your dogs’ cheek; well your dog couldn’t bite him. It makes the dog panic, he’d wear himself out trying to get loose and when they are all worn out your dog can beat the shit out of him. That’s the way Andre’s dogs beat everybody. Kelly, instead of buying a dog directly from Andre, he takes one of his own bitches and he breeds it to Andre’s dog. He ended up with a terrible hard biting bitch. So he rolled her and she just destroyed everything, 1-2-3. She’d just bite them down and if they didn’t take her off, she’d kill them. Anyway, he had that trophy knife made down in Georgia. He had that trophy knife made by a knife maker. So that was the trophy, the bowie knife. I forget who was the referee. It wasn’t Andre, but Andre was his corner man. We’re in his territory so he’s figured he’s got it made for sure. He figures I didn’t have a chance. So the dogs are released and by three minutes, my bitch is bloodied up. Arteries hit in each ankle. That bitch went to the ankles and bit deep enough where the bloods pouring out of mine. So he hurt mine good within three minutes, but in my situation, most of my dogs would go to your face. Go to your nose or whatever. All my dogs could bite, just like his could bite. Only thing is, my dogs could bite and they were game. My bitch bit his on the nose, grabbed her nose and bit down terrible and his bitch starts screaming. Mine got a grip on the nose and just smashed that nose and lip and the whole bit. His bitch was screaming and couldn’t get loose, so mine just shook her out and had her screaming good. Let go and shot into her shoulder, took a big chunk out of her shoulder, went into her backend and starts shaking her like a rag doll all over the pit. Kelly’s dog had big fangs, snapped in my dogs face, broke loose and tried to run. Tried to jump the pit. My bitch grabbed her by the tail and pulled her back in. Slammed her down and Kelly of course calls a turn and gets a handle on his bitch. Thinks he can get her to scratch, so he goes and this is why he hated me from that day on. He was jealous as a bastard. Anything that I had to do with and the dog was sold to somebody else, there was no mention that I even ever owned that dog. Oh shit, Bulldog Heavens Geraldine, Sextons Bubbles… BULLSHIT! Bubbles was the mother of Virgil, did he breed Virgil? I don’t think so! Bulldog Heavens Geraldine. I sold that dog to them after she got older. I did the breedings, I bred all kinds of god damn Champions and I had ROM bitches. I had them for years. But Jack Kelly, would never let that ever show. Because of what I did to him that day. He invited people. From all different states, from the south, from New England, from Chicago and bragging to everybody ahead of time what he’s gonna do to my bitch. He’s killing her. He was sure. When I put a hurtin on his dog, the nose and the rest of the things I did to her she curred out and tried to jump the pit and my bitch grabbed her tail pulled her back in. He gets her in the corner and he thinks he can get her to scratch. Whatever he was hoping for, he was hoping for a miracle because he was embarrassed he invited all those people. Referee said OK, 25 seconds face your dogs; 5 seconds more release your bitch. He took his hands off her, and he was holding her to face my bitch and she didn’t even want to look at my bitch. When he let go of her, she turned around and ran between his legs and was clawing at the corner of the pit trying to get out of there. He never forgot that ever (laughs).
They were on your dogs face, the side of your dogs’ cheek; well your dog couldn’t bite him. It makes the dog panic, he’d wear himself out trying to get loose and when they are all worn out your dog can beat the shit out of him. That’s the way Andre’s dogs beat everybody. Kelly, instead of buying a dog directly from Andre, he takes one of his own bitches and he breeds it to Andre’s dog. He ended up with a terrible hard biting bitch. So he rolled her and she just destroyed everything, 1-2-3. She’d just bite them down and if they didn’t take her off, she’d kill them. Anyway, he had that trophy knife made down in Georgia. He had that trophy knife made by a knife maker. So that was the trophy, the bowie knife. I forget who was the referee. It wasn’t Andre, but Andre was his corner man. We’re in his territory so he’s figured he’s got it made for sure. He figures I didn’t have a chance. So the dogs are released and by three minutes, my bitch is bloodied up. Arteries hit in each ankle. That bitch went to the ankles and bit deep enough where the bloods pouring out of mine. So he hurt mine good within three minutes, but in my situation, most of my dogs would go to your face. Go to your nose or whatever. All my dogs could bite, just like his could bite. Only thing is, my dogs could bite and they were game. My bitch bit his on the nose, grabbed her nose and bit down terrible and his bitch starts screaming. Mine got a grip on the nose and just smashed that nose and lip and the whole bit. His bitch was screaming and couldn’t get loose, so mine just shook her out and had her screaming good. Let go and shot into her shoulder, took a big chunk out of her shoulder, went into her backend and starts shaking her like a rag doll all over the pit. Kelly’s dog had big fangs, snapped in my dogs face, broke loose and tried to run. Tried to jump the pit. My bitch grabbed her by the tail and pulled her back in. Slammed her down and Kelly of course calls a turn and gets a handle on his bitch. Thinks he can get her to scratch, so he goes and this is why he hated me from that day on. He was jealous as a bastard. Anything that I had to do with and the dog was sold to somebody else, there was no mention that I even ever owned that dog. Oh shit, Bulldog Heavens Geraldine, Sextons Bubbles… BULLSHIT! Bubbles was the mother of Virgil, did he breed Virgil? I don’t think so! Bulldog Heavens Geraldine. I sold that dog to them after she got older. I did the breedings, I bred all kinds of god damn Champions and I had ROM bitches. I had them for years. But Jack Kelly, would never let that ever show. Because of what I did to him that day. He invited people. From all different states, from the south, from New England, from Chicago and bragging to everybody ahead of time what he’s gonna do to my bitch. He’s killing her. He was sure. When I put a hurtin on his dog, the nose and the rest of the things I did to her she curred out and tried to jump the pit and my bitch grabbed her tail pulled her back in. He gets her in the corner and he thinks he can get her to scratch. Whatever he was hoping for, he was hoping for a miracle because he was embarrassed he invited all those people. Referee said OK, 25 seconds face your dogs; 5 seconds more release your bitch. He took his hands off her, and he was holding her to face my bitch and she didn’t even want to look at my bitch. When he let go of her, she turned around and ran between his legs and was clawing at the corner of the pit trying to get out of there. He never forgot that ever (laughs).
HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN THE DOGS?
I had a friend who got Hetricks yard. Hetricks yard was in North East and they were old and they got real old and they either gave him the dogs or got very few dollars because he didn’t have nothing. A guy named, J. Whitsell. He was in a suburb of Pittsburgh so he took the whole yard of Hetricks. So he got about 35 dogs. Well, he didn’t have anywhere to put them. So he leased this property where he was going to have a summer camp for kids and in the winter he stuck all the dogs there. And when his friends came he had to move them all. Which he ended up doing and then he just started selling them off trying to make money off of them and he didn’t know what he had there you know. He was a terrible dog keeper, eventually he got out of the dogs. He got into trouble and got out of the dogs. But uh, that’s how I got started. Then I got introduced to Jack Kelly and Komosinski though him.
I seen Jack Kelly fight at Walter Komosinskis’. Komosinski had conventions up there. Komosinski had guys coming from Florida who had dogs directly off of Maurice Carver and of course they won. Walter lived in Tarentum. 25 miles north of Pittsburgh. Walter of course was an old time dog man. He had the foreign attitude. The way everybody looked at things in America, he didn’t look at it that way. He just, totally different.
CH HOMER: Homer was a hard biting dog, Homers first fight was 44 lbs against Frank Bunce of Michigan. Frank’s dog was called ‘Black Jack’ and was said to be a four time winner. ‘Black Jack’ came from the Carolinas. When released, Homer over powered Black Jack, and got into the stifles. Homer showed terrible mouth, Black Jack was unable to scratch at forty minutes. Black Jack died on the way home.
Match #2. The match was originally between the Bishop Brothers and Ziggy from Canada. The Bishops lived in Buffalo, NY, so they were close to Canada. The Bishops had trouble with their dog and contacted me to bring Homer instead of their dog. This was four weeks in front of the match. I drove to Canada, and the fight took place in Ziggy’s cellar. Ziggy was using a son of Tombstone, CH Savage. Andre Giroux and several of the French Canadians were there. When the dogs were released, it didn’t take very long for Homer to cripple CH Savage. At the 13 minute mark, CH Savage couldn’t push himself off the floor. Both shoulders and both stifles were gone. Ziggy conceded at thirty nine minutes and CH Savage crawled on his belly like a snake to complete a scratch. CH Savage died one hour later.
Match #3 – This was at a convention, and it was against the oldtimer Clyde Mason. His dog was called ‘Thumper’ and he had a good reputation. They drove from Missouri to Pennsylvania so they must have had a lot of confidence in their dog. He was conditioned and handled by Ray Carter. Attending this convention was Dave Adams of GR CH Zebo and GR CH Art fame. Also there was Jack Kelly, editor of the Sporting Dog Journal and Ralph Greenwood all the way from Salt Lake City, Utah. In this match Thumper showed to be conditioned to perfection, and had such great balance that Homer could not throw him to the mat. Thumper was very effective at holding Homer out. He stayed on Homer’s head, and was very strong. Somewhere around thirty-five minutes, Homer seen he couldn’t get to the stifle, so he switched his style and went to the head. He got a good hold on Thumpers lower jaw and he broke it. That was the crucial point of the match. Thumper could not hold Homer out. Now Homer went in for the kill. He was doing terrible damage to Thumpers stifles and between his legs. There was a handle made with Thumper to scratch. He fell in his corner and was counted out at 52 minutes. He died forty five minutes later. Judges voted Homer ‘Best in Show”. In that same convention, I won ‘Best of Opposite Sex’ with CH Tammy (she was GR CH Vigil’s grandmother). Also winning that night was CH Rastus. I had been winning 98% of his fights for quite a while. Clyde Mason supposed to be the old time southern gentlemen or whatever you want to call him. He was not that. He was crying like a baby. I mean he wasn’t really crying tears, but he was bitching, he was, he just couldn’t believe that his dog got beat because his dog kicked ass everywhere. He had a bad attitude about it.
After the third fight, a lot of guys were jealous because they couldn’t win all the time. So a bunch of guys got together, and they had this one black guy in Pittsburgh. He had GR CH Mickey. A lot of guys, they’re all jealous. There’s no way you can go out and win fights forever and have everybody be your friend. They’re gonna all be jealous. They can’t win, and they are going say “How the hell can you do it?” You have to have the dogs, and you have to be the man! The dog is only as good as the man behind him. You go to convention after convention and you win all the fights and you win the trophies every single time, ha, you think they ain’t gonna be jealous or what!?
About a year later, a combine formed to beat me, they were Ralph Livingston, Big Brad of Red Danger fame, Lonny Woodberry who owned GR CH Mickey and Tony Wolfe who was the owner of CH Saloon, a four time winner. The combine was using a dog called Bear and he looked bigger than CH Homer. This fight was at forty five lbs. This Bear dog was sired by Livingston’s CH Freddie who was a littermate to CH Homer. I accepted this challenge even though I couldn’t work Homer as good as I did previous, due to my wife suffering from Leukemia. During the keep, I missed many days taking care of my wife.
On the day of the fight, I told my opponents, I only had three good weeks of work in him but he was fed good for six weeks. The dogs were weighed and brought into the pit. Both weighed 45 lbs. The bear dog started out ahead in the fight and remained there for 16 minutes or more. Cutting up Homer’s legs. Then CH Homer started biting hard and coming back. I talked to him urging him on to hurt Bear. In a short while Bear went down and Ch Homer was biting big holes in the stifles and between the legs. Ch Homer continued to punish Bear and Bear was screaming. The combine conceded at forty four minutes. Bear died that night.
I was inactive for about a year. When Big Brad came to my house, he said he was sent to borrow CH Homer. They want to take him out for his fifth time. My family objected and they let me know how they felt about loaning CH Homer out.
Brad continued to visit trying to convince me to let them take CH Homer. Finally, I relented and let Brad take CH Homer. I was under the impression that Jim Stinson would work CH Homer and that he would go at 45 lbs. Stinson always worked Billy Stepps’ dogs for most all of his fights. Why not this time? In fact, Billy Stepp himself would work CH Homer. Why? Most everyone in the dog game never heard of Billy Stepp working a dog before. Stepp never, ever, handled a dog in the pit. He was known as a gambler. I didn’t know until three weeks before the fight that CH Homer was going into ‘Jeep’. I was really upset that CH Homer was going at 42lbs. Now that CH Homer was five years old, I felt he should fight at 45lbs.
Big Brad and I arrived in Georgia on Saturday morning. The fight was to be Saturday night. Brad and I went to Stepps’ motel room. The first words Billy Stepp said to me were, “Did you ever have trouble with Homer drying out before?” To which I replied “NO!”
Billy Stepp said that he worked Homer and drove from Dayton, Ohio to Southern Georgia. Homer dehydrated and when he arrived in Georgia and Stepp weighed him, Homer’s weight plummeted down to 40 1/2 lbs (this was Thursday). Stepp said he then gave Homer a bucket of water. Homer drank one and one half buckets of water from Thursday to Saturday. Stepp felt he would be OK.
All the mistakes they made up till now were stacking the deck against Homer. Don’t you think they should have given and I.V. or some drink with electrolytes in it? After all does regular water have electrolytes in it? Once you dog dehydrates and you take him to the vets, would they give him water out of the faucet? I don’t think so!
Homer needed an I.V. He needed electrolytes. They give babies Pedialtye don’t they? Why didn’t they give Homer Pedialyte? Do you know why? Because they didn’t know what they were doing. No previous experience.
Butch House from Texas was there before the fight. He said in his opinion Homer was jacked up and it showed in his head. It was sunken in. Butch House said he seen the same thing before in Texas.
On the night of the fight, Billy Stepped picked a friend from Florida to handle. His name was Kenny Sammons. That was another mistake, as Sammons was having a nervous breakdown in the corner as the dogs were facing each other. The referee never said anything. The next thing you know, here comes Jeep wide open, Kenny Sammons was looking to his right talking to someone, outside of the pit. Homers legs were held off the floor then all the spectators yelled to Sammons to “Release your dog!” The yelling scared and startled Sammons and he threw CH Homer out into the pit. Homer hit the floor and his legs buckled and he went down. Before he could get up, Jeep was in his shoulder. Jeep stayed there for 10 minutes. Now it took Homer ten minutes to bite him out. Where was Homers bite? The answer: Left in the gym, due to the mistakes of cutting him below his best weight, and 3 lbs below.
But Why? You will soon find out.
So now from the 10 minute mark on CH Homer had to fight on three legs. Where does that put you in your ability to wrestle? How can you throw your opponent? You are now behind. Yet the longer the fight went, the more determined Homer became and he evened things up. He was so game; he couldn’t realize how bad the odds were stacked against him. The fight went on — and on — and on. Now it was reaching the three hour mark. Crenshaw could feel the pressure. He started feeling he might lose. So he came over to Billy Stepp and asked for a draw. Stepp then asked me, “Should we agree?” I told him “NO!”. The draw was off. Crenshaw was worried that’s why he asked for a draw. Why? Because at the three hour mark Jeep was sitting in a standing position, his tongue was out and he was breathing heavily, and he was out of hold. At this moment in time, CH Homer was in Jeeps stifle, while Jeep paid no attention and was surveying the crowd.
Homer was working away at the three hour mark, shaking out on Jeeps stifle. When he stiffened up and fell over, and he layed stretched out on his side. By now Homer was dying. Fighting this long Homer had to lose some weight. He probably weighed forty lbs or less. So now that Homer fell over and layed on his side not moving, this excited Jeep and he then goes into Homer’s throat. He digs in for a couple minutes, and then comes out of hold, picks up his head, his tongue is out of his mouth, he is breathing heavily. Jeep then makes a sudden right turn, and walks away from a down dog, heading for the pit wall. Crenshaw immediately ran over and grabbed Jeep before he got to the wall. And that was right where I was on that side of the pit. He looked that direction where them people were, and I swear to god almighty, he made a fast walk away from Homer heading toward the pit boards. And I’ve been around, I had 132 fights, I’ve seen a thousand fights. Jeep was going over the pit. My opinion. Like I said, I’ve seen a thousand fights, all big name dogs.
Dogs were handled and taken to their corners. This was somewhere around three hours and fifteen minutes. Sammons was having another nervous breakdown in the corner with Homer. He was very nervous; when the referee said “Face your dogs” Sammons started shaking Homer up and down. This had no purpose what so ever. You are supposed to hold your dog perfectly still. You’re not supposed to call your opponents dog to scratch and by shaking Homer he encouraged Jeep to scratch. That was a crucial mistake. In a long fight 90% of dogs get discouraged. It is very easy for a dog to walk over within a foot of their opponents and get counted out. Sammons should have held Homer still and not moved at all. Anything can happen when the fight goes close to four hours. But anyway Jeep completed his scratch.
Somewhere around three hours and twenty minutes a handle was made, Homer to go. We all thought he was dying when he layed in his side after the three hour mark. Now he has to scratch?
At the referees’ command, “Release your Dog”, Sammons let loose and Homer tries to go hard but is on rubber legs. He goes down, does a couple somersaults, head over heels, his backend comes over his head. He is down. He is now facing his own corner. The referee starts counting. Within seconds I push past all the spectators and runs to Homers outside corner. I yelled in to CH Homer, “Get up Homer, Get up Baby –up–up–up”. When CH Homer heard my voice, he began yodeling and whining and he came out of the corner and fell and got back up stumbling and falling, completing an unbelievable game scratch.
Another handle was made and Jeep completed his scratch. Dogs handled again and Homer was unable to go at three hours and 43 minutes. He died 30 minutes later.
I didn’t know and I didn’t find out until one year later from Frank Bunce the story here. The reason Stepp conditioned and the reason his weight was cut to 42lbs was that Billy Stepp had a $10,000 forfeit to fight his 42lb Grand Champion into Jeep. If he didn’t show up with a 42lb dog he would lose the $10,000. When I found out it was 42 lbs I almost fell over dead. You know, when a dogs real young you might keep him down pretty thin weight. However, when he gets older it’s impossible to cut that dog thin like that.
The 42lb Grand Champion was on Jim Stinson’s yard as Stinson had to condition him. Stinson had to go out somewhere and he left the dogs alone for a couple of hours. When he returned home the Grand Champion came walking up to him on a broken chain.
Stinston was shocked that the Grand Champion was not still locked in battle. Did he walk away from one of the other dogs?
Stinson took this Grand Champion over to the other dog who was jumping four feet off the ground. The Grand Champion dug his feet into the dirt and refused to budge. Stinson picked him up and threw him to CH Ruby, Zebo’s daughter. She began chewing him up. The Grand Champion broke loose and ran, this is the dog they had $10,000 forfeit on. But how stupid are they. Stinson’s supposed to be a big dogman, where? Where? To pull a dog, a 45lb down to 42? A lot of brains. No, it’s because Stinson was the cause of them ready to lose the forfeit, the $10,000.
How could they use him (the GR CH) now; he curred out today. That’s why they had to borrow Homer. Being as this dog got loose, Stepp wouldn’t let Homer out of his sight. Do you want to know the Grand Champion that was originally matched into Jeep and curred out in the yard fight? None other than Grand Champion Angus.
If you don’t believe this, then how come Angus disappeared after the Jeep – Homer fight???
CH Homer was bred to only two females, yet made ROM before CH Jeep. Although Jeep was bred to hundreds and hundreds of bitches.
You know I had to pay $50 to get into see the fight? Sure did, the people collecting the gate, they didn’t know me. They couldn’t care less.
Would you have let Big Brad borrow Homer if you had known the amount of weight they were giving up? I’m not that stupid. My dog, I know his best weight. Besides that, he’s five years old. He’s five years old. Use your head. I don’t have to come after somebody, some certain guy. Whether Billy Stepp did or whatever, I don’t know. Oh yeah, they had the thing up there. They had the $10,000 forfiet because Angus was to fight into him and Angus got his ass beat and quit in Alvin, Texas. That’s why Angus disappeared from the scene. Nobody ever told that. Everybody protects all these things with their lies, but that’s what happened. Jeep was about half the dog Homer was. That’s the easiest way to describe it. There’s no way in the world he can be compared. He’s on top and he’s heading for the pit boards. He’s conditioned good, he’s fought before. Of course he’s gonna come out smokin. But if he’d of got hurt in the beginning real bad and if he’d a got bit like Homer did to some of the other ones he’d a changed his mind. Homer beat better dogs than him. Clyde Masons dog was way badder dog than Jeep. And secondly, how’s my dog gonna work in there with some guy who don’t know what he’s doing. He aint talking to the dog or nothing. The guy handling was lost.
Did you ever let anyone borrow and of your dogs after letting Homer out? No, Nope! My family didn’t want me to do that no kind of way anyway. They didn’t want me to do that. But when I won four times, I figured so can they. But you don’t do that shit. They had to. They couldn’t change the weight. They had $10,000 riding. What were they gonna do? But they didn’t tell me. Nobody told me. They never told me afterwards. I heard a year after the fight, from Frank Bunce. He said I was talking to Stinson, cause he was buying dogs from Stinson and had been talking to Stinson. He said and Stinson told him how it happened. Then he told me, it was one year after. There was many things that happened in the dog game that they covered over and hid.
CH RASTUS: Looking at all the dogs, I had more than one good dog here. Rastus. I got Rastus from Pat Patrick. Some guy bought a dog from Maurice Carver, he won. He beat some Champion in Tennessee; beat some other guys, he was positive to win. I hit an artery in his shoulder, and the blood shot. Frank Bunce was there. It shot about 4 feet. The blood shot and it made a big noise when I hit this, this white dog right from Maurice Carver. These guys knew Dave Adams and they matched into me. They paid $5,000 for this dog. They might have kicked ass before, it wasn’t there day though. That dog Rastus, he was a Champion dog. He took that dog out, he took out that shoulder and weakened him and then he went into the throat. People are stupid. I told them, I says “You better give up right now, just go ahead and save your dog.” He wouldn’t do it. Wouldn’t do it. He was cocky. Cocky assholes. Just real cocky. So I just went ahead and just, I was there to win and that’s it. I try to help you, and you don’t want help. So, then he says, “I got no money to get home!” I says, “Well, tough shit. I tried to help you before. You didn’t want any help.”
GR CH VIRGIL: Virgil, I went in a convention. Somebody named Chickaman put it on. Now the Chickaman was the only son. He was a miner. His dad spoiled him. He gets in the dogs and he thinks he’s better than everybody. It’s just his attitude. It’s the way his dad brought him up. So I’m talking to him on the phone to come to this convention with Virgil. I’m gonna match into one of the dogs that was the littermate to that GR CH Mikey and GR CH Trouble. They’re littermates. There was another one, and his name was CH Elmo. Well he just killed somebodys dog in thirty minutes. So, they called me on. So I’m in this fight. They told me don’t bring you’re scales we ain’t gonna let you use them. We’re going to use a balance scale because they bought the one off of Walter Komosinski. He had one of them old fashioned ones, balance ones where you put the weight hooks on. I had four scales and I had one scale that cost a lot of money. About a $200 scale, real good scale. All brass and everything. Really good. So I knew my dog was on the weight because I had more than one scale to make sure, I didn’t want to make no mistakes. And I had a test weight. The Chickaman, he said not to bring your scales so I didn’t. I got there, he fights first. He’s such an asshole, that he goes and he fights a female. Females are never fought first. Never. He did. That’s how much of an idiot he was. Then I go to fight, you know, the second fight. I’m gonna go to weigh my dog to show he’s on the weight. He took the scale and he didn’t bring it. What’s this shit!? You tell me not to bring it, now you don’t have it. What a young Jack off! Where he’s coming from… He’s just a young asshole! I weigh Virgil, he’s trying to tell me I’m 2 ½ lbs light. I says, “I was never 2 ½ lbs light in my life of matching dogs. Now I guess the guy I’m into, he’s right on the weight too?” It’s a black guy, got some killing dog. Big black son of a bitch. He weighs, he’s on the weight and I’m 2 ½ lbs light. I says, “No, your 2 ½ lbs over is what it is. Where’s your test weight and your garbage scale?” He says, “Oh, I got a dumbbell.” I says, “Stick that dumbbell up your ass. Yins are trying to cheat me. Go get your dog, you got 2 ½ lbs on me, but go get your dog.” He gets his dog and his dog barnstorms and hits two arteries in Virgil. I’m thinking, boy this son of a bitch can bite. He’s got one bubble in his muzzle and one in his shoulder. Hit artiereis on him. He gets Virgil down for about 8 minutes. I just stand over Virgil and just start talking to him. I tell him, “Get up out of there. Get up out Virgil! Up, up, up!” Virgil bit him in the chest from the bottom, and struggled to get to his feet. When Virgil righted himself and got on his feet, he still had that dogs chest in his mouth. He pressed that dog over his head. The dogs front legs fell over Virgils back, the dogs rear legs were suspended in mid-air. He didn’t have one foot on the floor. So Virgil pressed him over his head, he dropped over Virgils back, the back legs suspended in mid-air. Virgil then slammed him to the floor. Before he could get up, Virgil ran on him real quick and he bit him around the chest or belly or whatever, and he starts running across the floor with him. Like a sweeper. You know, just driving with both back legs and he had big massive stifles. He’s running with this dog in his mouth, and this dog couldn’t get lose. He slid him all the way across the floor until he hit the pit boards. As soon as he hit the pit boards, he let go of where he was at and he went right into the kidneys. He bit through the kidney and then he lifted his lips. He curled his lips back where you could see his gums. You could see big long fangs that Virgil had. You could see all that gum and big long fangs. He pulled them out of the kidney, and then he drove them back in. You could see the fangs go right in the dogs kidney, all the way up to the gum line and he did that three times. That dog stretched out stiff and that was the end of him. It was 30 minutes. That was a brother to two Grand Champions. He bit the dust like all the other ones did too. See, the thing to me; Crenshaw can say what he wants, STP can say what he wants, so could the rest of them. But everybody came against me, got killed. Did they kill everybody? (Laughs)
CH WILEY: Now Wiley was one fantastic dog. I had Wiley and I rolled him when he was 14 months old against his brother and his brother was equal like him. I thought, I never seen a dog at 14 months old that could battle like that. I’ve never seen dogs at 14 months that could fight like that. So, Wileys grandfather was Cholly Boys brother. What happened in his fight, this guy calls me from Detroit. Some white guy. Bud Carpenter, he calls me and he wants me to come in at 37. I says, “I don’t have no dog 37 except my 14 month old dog. I ain’t bringing my dog like that up there.” In fact, by the time he called me he was 15 months old. He said, “That’s what they want, 37 lbs.” I said, “Well, I’m not bringing that dog, I’ll bring other dogs. I have other dogs that’s old enough. Three years old, four years old. You know, 43, 45 shit like that.” He said, “No we want the 37.” I says, “No, I can’t bring him cause he’s too young.” So he keeps calling me back. He’s an old white haired guy. He said, “The other guy out there, his dogs only 18 months old.” I said, “Well if he’s 18 months old, then I got faith in this dog cause this is one bad son of a bitch. I’ll bring him.” When I got there, of course those dirty bastards; now why would this old guy, I mean he was old. If he was 75 or whatever he was, he aged big time. He was old! Why would he do it? I didn’t see no connection why would want to do it. Here’s a dog I’m going into is going into his championship. And it’s double Carvers Stompanoto. He’s a bad dog. Larry Kipton. Black guy. The dogs name was Pee Wee. All black. And Wiley was all black. Wiley’s conditioned really perfect and he’s all gun-ho to go. He’s real young and he’s whacked out of his mind to battle and he’s pointed to the day and exact minute of the fight he’s ready to get in there and get it on right now. He can’t wait to get it on. We get in there and he rushes into the dog, tries to put it on him. The other dog goes to the face and is holding him out. So they go back and forth on the face holding each other. And even though he was young, he was 17 months old. I took him in the fight at 17 months old, which was awfully young to take a dog going into a dog going for his championship. But, he didn’t know. What’s he know? He didn’t know nothing about it. What he does, he breaks loose from the head holds, drops low and that dog shot over his head, and he went straight up and hit him in the throat. He bit hard into the throat and he start rooting in and lifting him. He’s lifting his feet about 3 or 4 inches off the ground. He was ramming him and lifting him up, lifting him off the floor. Next thing you know, blood shoots out everywhere. Bloods pouring on the floor. He won’t come out of the throat, the first fight he stayed there, wouldn’t come out. Would not come out at all. Dogs backend starts shaking, he got weak and all he could, his eyes would look at the crowd, but he couldn’t do nothing because Wiley still had his throat. Had him right by the throat and he punctured through his jugular vein. He bit through his jugular vein. So, his backend starts shaking, finally he’s sitting down. Then he laid down, and then Wiley’s just working him over going deeper in the throat and they threw in the towel at 22 minutes. Their dog died anyway in 30. There’s a 17 month old dog that did that. Then I beat Captain America and then I beat some other guy. His last name was Sonnier. Like a French name. He had a good dog, but he had to pick him up. Because that dog was just taking him apart. When I beat Captain America, with a brother to GR CH King Arthur I beat him with Wiley. You know, it’s the idea. You’re just fortunate enough to get the right dogs.
CH ZERO: If Jeep would have come in against this dog, and this dog, he could of fought at Jeeps weight. Zero. Jeep would have ran out of there in 30 minutes. This Zero would have beat him so bad, that he would have ran for his life. Zero was a high pressure dog. The way he got you, I don’t care if you won 17 fights. When he’s in the corner and you’re getting released to come to fight. What you think he’s gonna do, is meet you in the middle of the pit, you’re gonna start fighting huh? Well you better think again bud, cause he’s figuring how to cripple you before you start in the first seconds. I took one fight, I went to Kentucky. Ken Allen took the fight. He takes the fight and asks me to bring Zero. I traveled down there and there was all these blacks waving $100 bills. They’re all smiling with their gold teeth waving $100 bills. I release Zero, when they reached the center of the pit, the dog reached for Zero, and Zero threw himself on his back. The dog shot over his head, and he reached up and grabbed his joint. And he bit him threw the belly. He pierced his bladder. Within seconds he come off the bottom and slammed that dog and put him on the bottom and I looked down and I see the pee running out his belly. And we’re talking three seconds, he punctured his bladder. (Laughs) So how do you fight a dog like that? I fought somebody else; let’s see what I did to them. I pulled him too thin and I beat a dog, the guy was so mad that I took his dog, and beat him to where he couldn’t scratch. He wanted to shoot him. But the dog was incapacitated so bad he couldn’t do nothing. So I said leave him here, so I kept him around for a roll dog. I start rolling him, the dog was so good I matched and beat somebody. I beat Bunce or somebody. Then I beat somebody else, then I sold him to a friend and he won again. Dog had ability, bite, enough gameness, whether he got counted out the first time, whatever, he was too young, he never made any bad moves after that. That was a dog called CJ. Mike Sogans CJ. I matched into a dog Texas Ron had and he just killed somebody. He just matched a couple months before in a convention and he went into the kidneys and killed a dog. So everybody is afraid of him and Rocco calls me and tells me, “Oh, Texas Ron is saying everybody’s afraid to match into him.” That’s because he called Rocco on and Rocco didn’t want to fight him. Rocco was afraid. So Rocco tried to shove it to me so I’d take him out of the way. So he wouldn’t be after him or embarrass him or whatever. I agree to go and fight in Texas Ron’s cellar. Right in his house. This dog is a pretty rough dog they got and you know; he just killed a dog. We release the dogs, and they are running across to meet each other. They come right at each other, at the last second Zero jumped to the side; that dog went past him. But he whipped and he grabs his nose. Zero bit his nose, took a hold of it but he was running so fast he kept going. He went right past with his nose in Zeros mouth. Zero braced his legs and pulled him back to an abrupt stop. Where his whole body weight slammed against and almost pulled his nose off. He was screaming 5 seconds into the fight. I mean, screaming cause he really got that nose jarred. Zero went to work immediately, starts beating the shit out of him. Went to work in the throat, lifted him off the floor. Kept rootin in the throat, shutting his air off, lifting him off the floor, lifting him off the floor. The initial thing where he threw him off totally was when he side stepped the dog where the dog kept going and he got his nose, and that really got him. He beat him and pressured him and put the pressure on so bad, he went back up for a second and just kept on kept on just pressure, pressure, pressure the worst pressure case you ever want to see in your life the pressure he put on him. Shut his air off like the other dog thought he was gonna die. That dogs name was Evil. And he thought he was gonna die because Zero kept shutting his air off. He tried to jump the pit and as he jumped the pit, Zero was so fast, he grabbed his tail and pulled him back in an slammed him on the floor and went in his throat and a quick flurry in the throat and he busted up everything in his throat good. The dog had to scratch, couldn’t do it, wouldn’t do it. It was about 44 minutes. Zero was Virgils littermate brother. He was a hell of dog.
ZERA 2X: And I had a daughter out of him (Zero) that I killed a dog in 25 min down in Kentucky. I went down there and this guy was the dirtiest, lousiest guy I ever seen in my life. Just a low life, never been anywhere where he could ever say he was a gentlemen. He probably don’t have anybody in his family that are gentlemen or ladies, you know because he’s a jack off. He tried everything he could to dirty me out. Cheat me, dirty me. I gave him his reward for the dirty shit that he did before I came to the pit that day. I broke his dogs muzzle. I bit his dog between the eyes with such force that it split the muzzle and both fangs went sideways. Then she come out of there, went in her armpit and bit her in the armpit. His dog was dead. They couldn’t figure out how she’s dead. That was Zera; Zero’s daughter. When she bit her in the arm pit, she broke 4 ribs and punctured her through the heart. That was 25 minutes. My bitch was dragging her around the pit. That guy wouldn’t pick up and the referee wouldn’t say nothing. I wanted to get out of there and everybody was giving me a bunch of shit and how do end the fight. It’s over, your dogs dead. Well, he aint gonna pay me. You know, they’re all on their side so at an hour we’re still there. I says, “Okay, yins are all dirty bastards really trying to cheat me.” Anyway, I scratched to a dead dog, believe it or not. Just to show them. But I gave them a warning. He was holding the dog sideways, I says, “Let me tell ya, I’ve been a gentleman this far. But when I release my bitch and she comes across there. You drop your dog on the floor and my dog hits that wall and breaks her teeth out.” I said, “The next step, I’ll be coming over and I’m going bust all your teeth out.” And he held his dog! (Laughs)
CH CHOLLY BOY: One time, we went to Rhode Island on Captain Americas landfill. Well on a landfill, you’re dumping garbage and rubbish. What does that breed? Trillions of rats. This is Cholly Boys first fight. So he kills Captain Americas dog by one hour, but he won’t let him loose. He will not come out of hold. He dragged him around up until the 2 hour mark. And Captain America would not give up the fight. The referee never even did anything. Everybody tried to cheat me again. I quit talking to him (Cholly Boy) and I just kept moving to where he couldn’t see me so he could wonder what happened to me so he could come out of hold. Otherwise I’d a been there for days. That’s what I did, I just quit talking to him, and finally he come out of hold and wondered where I went, and I grabbed him. Of course, his dog couldn’t scratch. But Captain America, he’s a weasel. He’d let them dogs sit there forever, he hinges to the last second trying to do anything he can to pull it off.
It was about a million rats running around on the ground. We’re in the car, we’re headed to the garage building we’re gonna fight in. Peoples in the pick up truck ahead and they got their feet hanging over the edge of the tailgate. We go, “What the hell’s that?” Something’s moving like a big rug moving. No, it was a rug of rats. They were side by side by the millions all over the ground. It was all moving. There was that many rats! Everybody with me says, “Holy Hell, I can’t believe what we’re looking at!”
OLD CHARLIE: He was cold. A lot of people say they would never breed to a cold dog. Depends who his parents were. If you inherit some genes from him, what do you think you’re gonna get from his parents? And that was Homer and Gearldine. Both ROM’s. People can say all they want. Did they breed all the Champions and Grand Champions I did?
Favorite Dogs: I would put Cholly Boy up there. Virgil was a killing dog; all power. Cholly Boy was a smart dog. Cholly Boy didn’t go out there and try to kill you. Although at some times, he put it on you. He hit an artery on STPs Revenge. And STP said Revenge was going to be a 6 or 7 time winner. And he probably would have been. But what I did to him, I made a total fool out of that dog. Cholly Boy took him to school to teach him what you do. They threw in the towel. He (Revenge) chased for over an hour, couldn’t get a bite. I never gave Cholly Boy penicillin after the fight. Too smart, he stayed right out of his way.
CRENSHAW & STP: Here’s where I put it, Crenshaw and STP. They had the most fights and they were the most well known guys and they weren’t easy to beat, you know, for most people. But for me, I couldn’t care less; because I had killing dogs that were game. And at anytime, they could hold them out for a while maybe, but eventually I’m gonna get you. And my dogs wont’ run out of air. Most of my fights that I’ve been in you won’t see my dogs tongue ever out of his mouth. I went against devastating dogs that could bite your dogs’ leg right off. I had my dogs go so deep into their ear and bite and hit that nerve in there. You know the toughest dogs in the world, I had my dogs go right in his ear and deep down in his ear and hit that nerve. They start growling and then crying and growling and crying and back and forth and they wanted out of there and I wouldn’t let my dog off their ear. I punished them so severely by the time they had a scratch, they are going to stay in the corner and they don’t want no more. Or I had dogs go on the nose, because a dog can take punishment in the body, he won’t take it in the nose. I had a bad battle before; I went into TKO kennels, from New York. Everybody says, oh you’re in trouble. They got a killer back end dog. Never been bit in the nose. She took my bitches shoulder out. First five minutes of the match. Then she went back and tried to do it again, and my bitch was sore there, mine grabbed her by the nose. And when she bit her in the nose, her tusk went inside her lip. Up in the gum and lip, all the way, cause she could bite hard. The fangs come down on top of the muzzle. That bitch might have been going for her championship, but she was screaming bloody murder and then once she did that, that’s a signal to my bitch to really put it on her. Which she starts whipping her and shaking her. I told them, TKO, I can see it right in front of me right now, you better pick your dog up at 30 minutes. They wouldn’t say yes, no, boo, they wouldn’t answer. I said, “Well I’m here for business and this is business and this is the way it goes.” So I talk to my bitch and I tell her to really, really put it on her bad. So I think they let it go another 10-12 minutes and then they threw in the towel. I helped them try to save their dog but she died anyway. Dog died right there.
Crenshaw and STP, I’ll put them up there, you know the highest because they’re the most well known guys. I’ll give them both credit for that. Now as far as Crenshaw and STP, their well known and they had a lot of fights. But all the dogs that I had, if they’d of come into them they’d a got their dogs killed. That’s it. Snake Jr bit a dog one time, one bite in the shoulder. You think a dog could go into shock and die from a shoulder bite? He did. He did, he did. Now my friend Bryan, he was a good close right hand man. He was a Vietnam Marine and he was a hard core son of a bitch. Real hard core guy. So I gave him Snake JR and he pulls him way down below his weight. But he was a biter, really a biter. So he had took the bottom for 16 minutes and I look at my watch and I say, “Oh Jeez, Bryan you really screwed up.” This dog that he was against, he won two fights. He was going for his championship. He had Snake down on the bottom and Dave Adams friends were there. Snake from the bottom reached up and grabbed his shoulder. He was down, getting shook all over the pit for 16 minutes, he reached up, grabbed the shoulder and he just calmly didn’t do nothing, he just paced himself till he got his head together cause he got shook up so bad he didn’t know what state he was in he was shook up so bad. So he hung on to that shoulder. Slowly he got back on his feet. Now he’s standing up facing that dog, he’s still in the shoulder hold. And he moved his feet back and forth. He set his feet. Cause they bite all the way down, the whole body like that where they can really crunch down, up his back and up his neck and the whole bit. He set his legs and he continued to bite on the shoulder a full bite. And all of a sudden that dog fell straight on the floor, BAM! His chin hit the floor and he stared straight ahead. And he never moved. And everybody says, “How the hell can that be. He’s resting, this, yah, yah, yah”. And another guy says, Dave Adams friends, they said “Hey, look at his eyes, his eyes are all glassy. That dog’s going in shock how the hell can that be”. And all the blacks say “No, no, no”. That dog stayed there and he could not, they wouldn’t pick up and Snake just kept chewing his shoulder. They had to pick up in 30 minutes. So they picked up, and they tried to revive their dog but it wasn’t happening. So Adams guys who bought dogs from him, Sexton and something. Sexton and somebody else. They come over to this dog that Snake just bite his, it’s like he shot him. That’s how hard Snake bit him. And they couldn’t figure out how that could happen from a shoulder bite. So he took his foot and he moved his foot up, like to bend his leg, and then he straighten it out. All the fragments flew out of his shoulder. Of bones, in about 30 pieces fell out. That’s how he shattered the bone. Like pieces of toothpicks, like bone fragments coming out. That’s why he went in instant shock. This is gruesome, gory stuff. Now, but this is what happened, but this is how some dogs could bite. As far as Crenshaw, or STP playing with me, they may as well jump in a cage with some Tigers because look what happened to them.
FRANK BUNCE: Bunce was a really good guy. I sold him dogs and every god damn dog he had a grand champion. He had Grand Champion Arrow and he had a dog called Bum. And Frank was a heavy drinker. He matched in to Rocco’s Hauncho. Up in Detroit, there was 150 people there. He won with Arrow and Arrow was a Komosinski cross mixed with my blood. Bum the same way. Rocco’s dog roughing him up all the way and Bunce was drinking, didn’t work the dog good, over worked him probably so he was weak and screwed up. Rocco would bring a dog in, in good shape. So his dog is kicking Bunce’s dogs’ ass. Everybody there thinks and figures it’s over. He’s down; he’s been down the whole fight. This dog called Bum. Bum, he’s determined not to lose. So he got a hold of the ear from the bottom. Rocco’s dog was fine as long as he was ahead. Now Bunces dog grabs his ear and he stays on it. So Rocco’s dog wants to get loose from that ear hold, but he can’t’. So he starts whining. When he starts whining, that encourages Bunces dog to go after him worse. Bunces dog after being on the bottom the whole fight for 20 minutes was never on his feet in 20 minutes, now he stood up. Everybody in the whole crowd, they were all cheering for his dog, 150 people cheering for his dog. He proceeded to kick Rocco’s dogs’ ass and Rocco’s dogs crying and making all kinds of noise. Rocco gave up, dog beat him. So every dog I sold him, he won with. And then he won trophies in a lot of them. Best in Show, he won Best in Show with a few of them. And Gamest in Show. Everything he got from me, he won with. Bunce was a real honest guy, he was really square, but he was a drinker. Yeah he was a drinker.
DAVE ADAMS: Dave Adams was a premier dog man. He’d been around way back. He’d been around. They had been in the dogs before me and from down in there part of Cincinnati. They were in the suburbs of Cincinnati, farm country and they were allowed to do whatever they wanted. They did whatever they wanted and they had ended up getting dogs from people. They had the money, they start buying dogs. They bought Double Ot. The Texans start selling dogs. But the Texans they thought that because they were from Texas they were better than everybody else. They sold Double Ot for $2,500 bucks, way back that’s a lot of money, that’s like $5,000 now days. $2,500 bucks for Double Ot, Double Ot had already quit. See how dirty they were. So Adams never looked to see. He never checked the magazine, it was in there. So, he matches into Big Brad. Big Brad got Red Danger. I was there and they were fighting it out. Double Ot was a son of Eli Jr. I believe and one of them rough dogs. Rough ass Eli dogs. Red Danger went to the ear and Double Ot was searching for the stifle. So the fight went on and on and on. Double Ot turned. So this is where David Adams made his mistakes, prior to that he was doing good. Until he starts buying dogs off the Texans. Because they didn’t give him nothing. They shafted him all the way. Where they thought they were so superior to everybody, in their dreams. So what happened, Double Ot made a turn, he was to scratch, so they start scratching. As the fight went on, the referee says “Release your dog.” Double Ot stood in the corner. He starts counting, “One, two, three, four…” then Double Ot came. Next time; Red Danger to come. Red Danger stood there, “One, two, three, four…” then the next time it was up to the five count before they’d come out, then up to seven! And then finally Double Ot quit. But they were both staying in the corner. This is how crazy, bullshit that I’ve seen. Adams was a tough guy to beat. Big Brad matched into Adams several times, beat him every single time. Dave Adams beat everybody else, but he couldn’t beat Big Brad. Outside of that, Freddy Bowling he would fight here and there. He would, you know, get somebody else’s dog usually. Take somebody else’s dog and bring it in.
(Dave Adams) had to humanity. He had no respect for nothing. No dogs. If I’d won, I would not tell the guy, “Oh, he’s gonna die. You have to put him out of his misery.” “Well how do I do that?” “Well, here I’ll give ya an axe.” I mean this is insanity. As far as, this ain’t my idea of dog men. You don’t do that. He’s killing that dog; he’s hitting that dog with an axe in the head. I mean, if you can’t do it right, then don’t do it at all! There was nothing wrong with that dog and he killed him. I could look in the dogs’ eyes. It was clear as can be. He just got cut up. He had some big cuts, that’s all. Go get the staple gun, pull him together, staple him. Look, you can have cuts like this and that. That don’t mean nothing, if they’re not deep inside you, nothing there. When I had Virgil and I had them other dogs, and I had Homer. Dave Adams didn’t want no parts of that.
BILLY STEPP: Billy Stepp was a gangster. He had all gangster connections. Mess with him too much, you’ll disappear. As a dog man, he didn’t know nothing. He was a gambler, he was a backer. Many of the guys were; they were the guys that put the money up. Somebody else did the work. Everybody can’t be a dog man. It’s very simple.
STINSON: Stinson he was, he wasn’t the most honest guy in the world. He poisoned his, he had a partner. He was in the asphalt business. King Glover, a black guy. And he matched into King Glover and he poisoned his dog. His own friends said that. Stinsons’ friends is the ones that said that, that he poisoned Glovers dog.
JACK KELLY: Kelly’s biggest thing, we’ll give him credit for putting out a good magazine. That’s as far as it goes.
Walter Komosinski: Walter Komosinski would smack Jack Kelly in mouth too… Walter would punch anybody in the mouth! If you screwed with him or pushed him around, you do something to him… I was his best friend for 18 years. I was the referee that day in that fight, against Ralph Livingston, 39 years old. Then Ralph lost the fight, his dog quit. So he walks out of the barn and he sics his dog on one of Walters’ young dogs outside there. The young dog, grabbed Ralph Livingston’s dog but he was only like 13 months old. Walter thought his dog was crying, but it was Ralphs’ dog crying. Walter says, “He’s only a young dog; get your dog off of him.” You know. And then besides that, he was supposed to fight two weeks later, he came early that day Livingston did. And then he didn’t have the money to pay the bet! And then he goes and sics his dog on Walters’ dog, his 13 month old. And Walter told him to leave go, and he didn’t do it. He says, “I’ll make you leave go”, he came over and uppercutted him. He went flying. And he hit the wall of Walter’s barn, slide down on his ass. He get up and Walter had glasses on. He whipped them off his face, folded them put them in his pocket, came in again, pulled back a right hand and blasted him with a right hand and dropped him a second time. Walter’s 80, he’s 39. So, I went and grabbed Livingston I figured oh shit, this young guy is gonna be so mad, he’s gonna kill Walter. When I grabbed him, to hold him back he said, “Don’t hit me again Walter, I’m leaving!” Hahaha. So the old time people was crazy huh!? I seen a lot of crazy stuff, let me tell you.
ON CONDITIONING: When your dog is in perfect shape, and I conditioned. Crenshaw never conditioned as good as me. Neither would STP. They couldn’t keep up to me. Never. They tried. STP did. Captain America did. I mean all the other guys, couldn’t do it. People hired people. You know to condition for them. I beat their ass anyway. But when they hired me, I had to take that 600 dog; son of Mayday. The Cubans sent me $1,500 bucks told me I was working this dog and bringing him down. They sent the dog up. I went into Crossroads Kennels. Both dogs were going for their Championship. I had my dog so strong, that 600, and I just pointed to the backend talking to him… always in front of their eyes. Instead of in the stifles he bit him in the kidneys and that dog gave it up right there. He had a fatal bite, he knew he was gonna die and he didn’t want to fight anymore. They threw in the towel, their dog died. Crossroads Kennels. Every dog I conditioned for Ken Allen won; never lost once.
Flirt Pole is the secret. I took Cholly Boy (working him for J.Rods Whitefoot match) and I had a flirt pole. I could excel with a flirt pole. There ain’t nobody in America could ever keep up once I used a flirt pole. I had an area back there where I used. I’d go in a circle. I had him jumping; I made him jump for the hide on the flirt pole. I had him jumping. I start jumping (25) jumps. Go around a circle, he start chasing it, then I start lifting it. Where he’d go run and jump and I’d move it. He miss it, he’d hit the ground turn in a second, come back a second time and I’d lift it again, he’d miss it. So I had him jumping back and forth, back and forth. I start about (50) jumps. Next day I started adding about (25) a day. I peaked him a few weeks before, I was doing (450) jumps in the morning and (450) jumps in the night. I was gonna try and do (1,000) jumps a day but I had to do (450) in the morning and (450) in the night and I was putting all kinds of stuff in him like feeding him liver and I had carboplex, different carbohydrate powders and feeding the liver I got his blood count up real good. He was doing (900) jumps a day. When he was doing that, I never got past that. That’s the way we went into the match and he never showed no strain at all.
Jesse Rods had that Whitefoot dog. He killed a Champion of STPs and one of Captain Americas. Jack Kelly said this is the baddest dog in America at 45/46 lbs. Cholly Boy beat him.
On Over Working a dog: You just gotta watch your dog, if he starts dragging ass where he… If you walk him and you hand walk him, and he’s pulling you all the time, when he stops pulling you and starts walking beside or behind you. You’ve overworked him right there. You gotta quit. A lot of guys, I heard Frank Rocca say if you have to give off two days to rest, then you have to forfeit because your dog will never be ready. Bullshit. I’ve gave two days off many times. That don’t mean a god damn thing. Never heard of it, that’s his thinking and other peoples.
Frank Rocca, he lost every time he matched into a dog of Frank Bunces or one of the black guys in Pittsburgh that he matched into called Smoker. I bred that dog, I bred him and I sold him as a 16 month old pup to Ralph Livingston. Well Ralph Livingston goes and sells him to this black yo-yo. Well he goes out and he beats Dave Adams, then he beats Big Brad and he beats Rocca. He gives Roccas dog a severe beating. He won four times over known people. That Smoker was a hell of a dog. Oh, he collected a forfeit on Angus.
ON SPORTSMANSHIP/DOGMEN: Here’s a guy with a dog, if his dogs getting screwed up, don’t you think the guy has to give up? See there’s nothing I can do. Should I lose because he’s an asshole? No, it’s not fair to my dog. But you meet people, if got my dog hurt; do you think I’d leave him in there to get butchered? I’d pick my dog up right away and walk out of there. I’d come back and get you another day. My way of looking at it. But people don’t look at it that way. I mean people, get in stuff. If my dog starts ripping one little bit. I wouldn’t put him through it. I give up and get out. Okay, you win. Here’s your money. People are assholes, let me tell ya. I don’t believe in that kind of shit. I do not feel you should go, you know; if you see you can’t win, forget it. Your pride? Bullshit. Don’t expect your dog to go through what you couldn’t go through.
Everybody can’t be a dogman! This guy sees that and he wants to do it because you do it. If you ain’t got it in ya, and you ain’t really dedicated you ain’t getting no where. You don’t show off and brag to everybody, you go and prove that you’re that good.
ON SCHOOLING/HANDLING: I could look at something right now with a dog. You could have 30 people there; you’re all lost in the fog. I know what’s going on right now. That’s why I get in fights and got right out of them. My dogs in bad trouble. I acted like your losing. I’ll scare them. I never showed ever one sign of weakness. I just talked to my dog. I could have been worried to death but I just stayed in front of my dog and said, “OK”. Komosinski told me, “Don’t stand behind him like assholes.” They stand behind them like assholes, dog says where you at you jack off, I’m in the fight of my life and you’re lost! You go in front of them! So I always went in front of my dogs eyes. When I did, he looked at me wagged his tail and fought really hard. So when I was in trouble, I’d come out of it.
Is there anything different you would do if you could do it all over? I would trust less people. Everybody’s jealous out there.
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Two women saves from Cobra by Chief the PitBull
On Monday, February 12 at around 2PM, "Chief", an American Pit Bull Terrier, rescued Liberata la Victoria(87 years old), and her granddaughter Maria Victoria Fronteras from a poisonous cobra which had entered their home through an opening from the kitchen.
Liberata la Victoria and Chief were watching Television on a sofa when suddenly Chief jumped up and alerted her towards the presence of the cobra much less than 10 feet away. Maria Victoria rushed in and pulled her grandmother into a separate room, hoping the snake would leave.
But after Maria Victoria later emerged inside the room, she was terrified to discover the cobra poised about 2 feet away. Both equally startled, the cobra expanded its hood and appeared being spitting venom since it prepared to strike.
"The snake was in front of us, maneuvering a deadly attack," says Maria Victoria. "I screamed out loud to ask for help."
That's once from "out of nowhere", Chief dashed in between the cobra as well as the 2 women,utilizing himself as being a shield against the cobra's attacks. Chief then seized the cobra by the neck and slammed it to the floor, killing it.
But for Chief it was a Pyrrhic victory. During the struggle, he sustained a fatal bite on the jaw, and moments later he started out gasping for breath and collapsed.
The family members sought the aid of the veterinarian, but they had been told that absolutely nothing could possibly be done. In accordance with the veterinarian, the bite was too close to Chief's brain, and also the venom had already spread. Maria Victoria called her husband Marlone who, stunned by the news, rushed home immediately.
Ian de la Rama, a friend of the family, says it was much less than 30 minutes within the time Chiefhave been bitten that he "went wobbly and lost control of his organs," A couple of urinating and defecating uncontrollably. Yet he nevertheless kept clinging to life.
It wasn't until Marlone arrived that Chief finally let go.
Ian de la Rama describes, "Chief gave his 2 deep breaths and died. He was fighting and saving his last ounces of breath to see a glimpse of his master for the last 2 seconds of his life."
Ian adds how the last factor Chief did as he gazed up at Marlone was wag his tail.
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Pit Bull Recovering From Horrific Acid Injuries Awaits Happy Home
Relatives of Michigan Uber driver Jason Dalton, who is accused of killing six people and injuring two others in a shooting spree this weekend, say they are devastated and hope to "help determine why and how this occurred."
"There are no words which can express our shock and disbelief, and we are devastated and saddened for the victims and the families of the victims," the Dalton family said in a statement.
"This type of violence has no place in our society, and we express our love and support for everyone involved," the statement said. "We intend to cooperate in every way that we can to help determine why and how this occurred."
Dalton, 45, is first accused of shooting a woman in a Kalamazoo parking lot around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Michigan State Police said.
He's also the suspect in the deadly shooting of a father and son around 10 p.m. Saturday at a car dealership, state police said.
Dalton then allegedly approached two cars in a Cracker BarrelRestaurant parking lot and shot five people, state police said. Four of the victims in the two cars died, police said.
The family said they express their "deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims of the shootings."
"We cannot comprehend the grief which you are feeling, and, while it seems woefully inadequate, we are deeply sorry and are praying for everyone affected," they said.
"Our hope is for peace and healing for the victims, the families of the victims, the Kalamazoo Community and those touched by these events throughout the Nation.”
Dalton was charged with six counts of murder, two counts of assault with intent to commit murder and eight charges of using a firearm during the commission of a felony, Kalamazoo County prosecuting attorney Jeff Getting said.
He made his first appearance in court via video today as a judge read the charges against him.
Dalton said he wanted to remain silent. His bail was denied and his next court appearance was scheduled for March 3.
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Pitbull dog named ‘Stella’ locked up by police for two years without exercise
The BBC reports the dog has been held in a 1m x 3m cage in a private kennels in Devon, where staff were told by police that dogs held under the Dangerous Dogs Act are not to be exercised or allowed human interaction.
The RSPCA guidelines issued covering the welfare of seized dogs in kennels states that dogs “must have daily access to outdoor safe and secure areas, away from the kennel area and this should be for at least 30 minutes per day”.
Devon and Cornwall Police told the BBC the dog had been considered potentially dangerous due to its breed, behaviour when it was seized and behaviour during assessments.But Laura Khanlarian, an assistant at the kennel, told the broadcaster that “we were always told not to exercise or go into a kennel with any dogs, regardless of character, that had been brought in under the Dangerous Dogs Act”. She said that for her, animal welfare comes before anything else and not being able to touch the dogs had been hard.
The dog had reportedly left her kennel twice for behaviour assessments.
The dog, held at a private kennels in Devon, had been seized by police when her owner Antony Hastie was arrested on an unrelated matter in 2014.
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Pit bulls attack homeless man; 3 dogs killed
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/pit-bulls-attack-homeless-man-deputies-kill-one-dog
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies say a homeless man was sleeping when a pack of pit bulls started biting and attacking in suburban West Palm Beach shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday.
The incident occurred on North Military Trail just north of Belvedere Road.
On Thursday, law enforcement released a 911 call from a man who said he heard screaming and then saw the attack. The caller stayed on the phone with dispatchers for about six minutes, until deputies arrived.
"He's screaming, he's screaming! They're killing him," he frantically told dispatchers. "Please. Please, please hurry. Please."
Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene and tried to get the pit bulls off the man. They were forced to kill one of the attacking animals.
Deputies canvassed the neighborhood looking for more of the dogs and later discovered that they were owned by a person who lived in the area.
The owner of the dogs gave the other two pit bulls to animal control and they were later euthanized.
The victim was taken to an area hospital where he was conscious and talking but suffering from bites.
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Dog pulling training looks like dog fighting preps by Laura Hand
SYRACUSE — Dog pulling is a growing sport with a dedicated group of enthusiasts in the Syracuse area.
When we did a story on continued efforts to crack down on dog fighting, they contacted us to say that what they do is not illegal.
And we looked at what they do, and what law enforcers think of what they do.
And we looked at what they do, and what law enforcers think of what they do.
What we found out, is that the equipment they use for training is specified as ‘animal fighting paraphernalia’ in NY State law.
However, Syracuse Police Animal Cruelty Investigator Becky Thompson (who they also contacted) told us it’s clear that they are not abusing their animals, and that as long as working dogs (not only pullers, but also others like agility dogs are happy with what they’re doing and are healthy, it is not a cruelty case.
However, Syracuse Police Animal Cruelty Investigator Becky Thompson (who they also contacted) told us it’s clear that they are not abusing their animals, and that as long as working dogs (not only pullers, but also others like agility dogs are happy with what they’re doing and are healthy, it is not a cruelty case.
Dog pulling is a competition, with the dogs trained to pull carts weighted with cinderblocks for a specified distance on a track. The training, according to handler Tim Goodell, who’s converted his garage and yard into a training area, is like body building for dogs. Exercises include running on a treadmill (the homemade one is not electrified, and stops when the dog stops moving), and playing on a springpole, a piece of firehose attached to a rope and spring, just above the dog’s head.
The dogs wear specially made harnesses to distribute weight.
The dogs wear specially made harnesses to distribute weight.
Laura Yaghy, who runs Responsible Pit Bull Rescue in Floyd (Rome) says that many dogs are turned in to her because owners don’t have enough time for them, and they turn destructive. She says they’re happy when they work, and she’s happy to place her high energy dogs with pullers.
We also talked with other handlers, including Joan Albro from LaFayette, who points out that you cannot take pit bulls to most dog parks, for behavior concerns (at pulling matches and in training the dogs are crated and kept separate).Todd Allen, from Clinton, cannot walk well but loves bull terriers. He says pulling lets him exercise his dog without doing a lot of walking himself.
Goodell says the sport is like body building for dogs, and it’s a way to keep them healthy so they don’t get fat.
Goodell says the sport is like body building for dogs, and it’s a way to keep them healthy so they don’t get fat.
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