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RUFF N TUFF’s GR CH DEUCE Ruff-N-Tuff’s Deuce came to us as Hill’s Bruno from Hill’s Pits. He was purchased to be a house pet and because of who sired him, Gr Ch Lunkane. I loved the look of Gr Ch Lukane and wanted to start investing in the Mayday line so I contacted Hill’s Pits and up we went to pick out our pup. Deuce was raised in the...
EMO’s CH SHACKIL Emo’s CH SHAKIL. It was a beautiful autumn day in northern Bulgaria when I was headed to the pit in a country area near Russia city. I felt excited because one of the dogs to match was a litter mate brother to a bitch i then owned. This dog was a black male and had won one match under the name of Emo’s SHAKIL. Some months earlier,...
Can-Am Boys Bad Becky The Can-Am boys became involved in the Deacon/Assassinator dogs when I bought a female pup called Doris, she was a good one. Ch. Doris was 2 1/2 years old and she died, but had gone so far. We were at a loss and we contacted WCC to see if there were any more litter mates around…Becky was for sale, she was untouched…No kennel accidents, nothing. Becky...
BAILEY’S BINGO In 1983, Katie Marlowe made a breeding that made an impact in today’s dogs. The litter I am talking about was when she bred her Fanny dog (double bred Granddaughter of Bass Tramp RedBoy back to RedBoy ). This breeding was very similar to the famous Chavis’ Yellow John dog. From this breeding, came Bingo, Amber, and a few others. As a pup, Bingo was raised and campaigned by Katie Marlowe at the age...
GATOR BOYS’ CHAMPION MICKEY Mickey was born August 15th 1993. He was sired by CH Tonka Bear bred to a daughter of Hargrove’s six time winner, Rufus and Hargrove’s Queenie named St. Benedict’s Tramp. Hargrove had some personal problems after he made this breeding, so he sold the litter to Hardcore Kennels. Mickey was sold. By 16 months old, Mickey had been rolled twice and showed to be too shy....
INTERVIEW WITH LESTER HUGHES In the last issue of the Times, we gave a brief introduction to one of the ‘living legends’ of the dog Game, ‘The Old Mountain Man’. We now present part II of “The Old Man on the Mountain”; an interview we conducted with Lester Hughes in November of 1990, in which Mr. Hughes talks about-among other things-some of his early matches, and some of the ‘modern...
Legendary warriors, they’ve lived and died, but still live on in the minds of thousands. Who has never heard before of the “Big Bad Black Bullyson” dog! A myth? Perhaps. But if there is one man who can tell use the inside story on the renowned Bullyson, it is Mr. Bobby Hall from Houston, Texas. This is the story about a man and his dog. Bobby Hall and Bullyson. A...
OUTCROSS KNLS’ CH RONALDINHA Ronaldinha was a light structured yellow bitch with black mask, bred by a good friend from a pedigree made up mostly from GR CH Mayday dogs. At the age of one, she was rolled with Machita, a bitch bred down from GR CH Buck blood, and proved to be a was very fast dog that fought the face and throat, never giving any chance for Machita....
