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THE ORIGIN OF THE BULL TERRIER The Bull Terrier is a breed sufficiently modern, to leave no doubt as to its derivation. In the first quarter of the ninteenth century, attention was being directed to the improvement of the Terriers throughout England and Ireland. New types were sought. The sporting men of that time, who patronized the prize ring and the cock pit, desired to produce a dog which could...
Dogs are our most beloved animals—and with good reason, too. They are our surrogate children. A lot of people love their dogs more than their children. I don’t condemn them for that. Children can be ungrateful and bratty. I happen to like kids, but I understand people that don’t. The truth is that a lot of people should not have children, and most people shouldn’t own Bulldogs. But I digress....
Andre Giroux Andre Giroux was a French Canadian who showed Americans that we did not have the monopoly on game bred American Bull Terriers. He is kown as, and definitly was, a top handler, conditioner, and match maker. I feel that his greatest talent was the ability to know which dogs to use for breeding and how to most effectively cross them. He was similar to one of his peers, Maurice...
Howard Heinzl, was born in Chicago, April 30, 1914. He was raised on the south side, where games of sand lot football filled his days. There were no referees around to blow the whistle every time there was a little “piling on” or someone received a good kick in the nose, and every game ended in a fight! Sure it was a little rough, but was considered a lot of...
Don Mayfield, Maurice Carver phone conversation. Don mayfield, Maurice carver phone conversation.
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...
What is your all time favorite dog off of your GR CH YELLOW? David Tant: Grand Champion RODNEY because he was the best I ever saw off YELLOW. He had it all and plenty of it. Taipan: YELLOW was bred quite extensively. Are there any special dogs that stand out in your mind as being great off of him? David Tant: Too many to list them all. That is why...
