sábado, 24 de agosto de 2013
sexta-feira, 23 de agosto de 2013
GR CH CHAVEZ' LLANTAS BIS 5XW
Chavez’ Gr Ch Llantas is off Boudreaux’ Badger and Chip’s Gr Ch Nikita. In his veins are dogs like Boudreaux‘ Skull ROM, Pollock’s Ch Batman, Boudreaux’ Maverick ROM, dogs with unquestionable quality, excellent intelligence. Many say the only thing these dogs lack is the ability to talk...
It all began in 2001 when R.Chavez decided to buy a puppy. He named this puppy “Llantas” in honor of his owner’s work today. Something that Llantas showed early was his intelligence, a very stable character, and great power.
The Beginning
At 10 months old Llantas had a yard accident. At the age of fifteen months his schooling began. Upon reaching twenty months, Llantas was open to the world. We agreed his first match against when he was 22 months old against a dog named Rocky Marciano (2xw). We hooked at 50,7 lbs against a dog who “killed” two dogs before. During the show Rocky Marciano was always going hard for the chest, but Llantas always dominated. Llants kept him away for most of the show, but when he felt Rocky start to tire, he hit his shoulders until they broke. After an intense match that lasted 51 minutes Llantas emerged victorious. Rocky Marciano (2xw) died five minutes after the match. “Llantas throughout his career never was the favorite at this shows, he was always the dog that was supposed to lose in some way, every show was a different experience of which one will always learn from mistakes”, mentioned Chavez.
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| GR CH CHIP'S NIKITA x BOUDREAUX' BADGER ROM/POR |
The Square
At the age of 2 years, 1 month Llantas was set for his second match against a dog named Bo Boo. During the match Bo Boo hit him hard on his legs. You could see the cartilage on his legs. After this, Llantas closed his mouth hard drug Bo Boo around the pit. The show lasted 23 minutes. However, Llantas took a lot of damage in only 23 minutes due to Bo Boo hard mouth..
The Championship
Four months after facing Bo Boo, Llantas was ready to go for his championship. Llantas was called to compete in Mexico. After a long trip to the Aztec lands the match was off! The opponent did not pay the forfeit so we decided to leave Llantas in Mexico as a show in Arizona was near. Llantas was used at this show at 51,5 lbs. Despite Llantas travels he was in very good condition. Llantas faced Red Jack. Red Jack was an opponent that went hard to chest. Red Jack hurt Llantas’ chest badly. Llantas was almost knocked out due to how strong was the impact to this chest was. Llantas weathered the storm, studied his opponent and not did not let Red Jack touch him again. Red Jack was a dog that could kill his opponents in one bite. This was demonstrated in his rolls as he finished 3 different dogs. That day showed why he was considered a very intelligent dog. Despite the strength of Red Jack, Llantas was never in serious trouble other than when Red Jack hit his chest. The black dog could throw off his opponent’s bites and attack at the same time. Red Jack always pushed very hard trying to get to the chest while Llantas went backwards beating and dancing at the same time to avoid him. On one of those occasions Llantas was riding while Jack drove very hard and when Llantas felt his tail touch the pit, he stepped to the side. Red Jack crashed facefirst into the pit, but LLantas did not release the snout. It was extraordinary!!! Lllantas did this a couple of times. Everyone in attendance could not believe what they saw. That match lasted 1:09 minutes. LLantas was now a Champion! Roque knew that he had something special on his hands and was sure it was all a matter of patience, dedication and time.
At Home
51,8 lbs is the weight that Llantas came for his fourth match. It was something special because it was the first one that took place at home in Morelia, Michoacan. LLantas only needed 52 minutes to get the the win and the Best in Show trohpy from Indian Sonny and Don Divine.
Don Enrique Morfin was also in attendance, who years ago had gathered for the match of Bullysonand again fate brought them together now in Morelia, Michoacan, to witness the match of Llantas against a good specimen named Bobo. Bobo was a Guadalajara dog and he had 5 wins. That day was the best fight of Llantas career. LLantas intelligence was very important in this match. Bobo was a dog with extensive experience in the pit so Llantas had to be smart. Llantas worked well as he always had, hitting Bobo on the shoulder and returning to face to neutralize the muzzle.. After 52 minutes of intense battle Bobo quit. The people in attendace were astonished. It was a victory that left a lasting impression on all of the people present at the convention that day.
The Best Gift
October 9, there was no better birthday gift for R.Chavez than a victory from his black dog. On this occasion, the match would be in Uruapan, Michoacan. Mr. Enrique Morfin was in Morelia, but was not able to attend the match as his caravan was delayed by a flat tire. Indian Sonny, Don Divine, V. Romeo and Desert Rat were in attendance though. Lllantas was 5 years old at the time. Cachete (2xw-1XL) was the name of the next opponent for Llantas. They were hooked in 52,9 lbs. Months before the match, Llantas had suffered a dislocated a leg. So his keep was largely based on aerobics and swimming. No strength training. Cachete was a rough back end dog, however during the match he only once managed to reach Llantas rear end. Cachete was only able to stay in the rear end for a few minutes before Llantas picked him out by the ear. Cachete was frustrated at 21 minutes after never being able to overpower Lllantas. The show concludes with the winner to Chavez’ Gr Ch Llantas BIS - GIS.
The Family
No one ever offered to buy Llantas because they knew he was more than a dog for my children and me. LLantas has been the playmate of my son and a member of my family.
A funny thing happened on July 4, 2001 when Llantas was only 5 months old. LLantas snuck out of the house and got lost. LLantas was lost for six days. LLantas was finally found on the sixth day. That was an experience that cemented Llantas with his family and he is still considered a family member.
sexta-feira, 16 de agosto de 2013
CH HAVANA BOYS' JUMPING JACK FLASH (3XW)(1XL)
I received Jumping Jack Flash at the age of eight weeks old. I bought him along with 17 other dogs off of the Latin Boys. When I went to pick up the dogs, I saw Jumping Jack in a small rabbit cage all by himself. Of course that was not his name yet, but it was soon to be. He got his name, because he would not stop jumping around the cage. From that moment on I knew he was going to be a special little dog.
I started schooling Jumping Jack Flash at a very early age. By the time he was eighteen months old he had past all his tests with flying colors. He had the misfortune of being a small dog, becuase of this he always had to be rolled against a larger dog. But, he always came out on top. He was a true Game Bulldog. At the age of 19 months old I took him out for his first match which turned out to be his hardest match of all. His first match was into Gusto Boys' Hanable, which is a son off of Gr Ch Bronson. This fight went on for an hour and 39 minutes. Hanable, went toe to toe until he was picked up, and declared dead.
Jumping Jack Flash second match was into Island Kennel's Gizmo. This was a pure Giroux bred dog. They don't come anymore gamer than this one. The little Gizmo dog tried everything in his power to defeat Jumping Jack Flash, but wasn't as quick, or as experienced as Jumping Jack Flash is, or was at the point in time. Jumping Jack Flash, just out classed him. Gizmo was picked up in :58 minutes.
His third match was into The Jersy Boys' Little Bumphus. This was supposed to be a real good match, but it turned out to be his easiest match. Jumping Jack Flash came out buried himself in Bumphus' chest, and it was over in :26 minutes.
So, Jumping Jack Flash was champion by the age of twenty eight months old. At that point I figured I would retire him. I retired him, because we had lost his father Joker, a 2x. Joker was the gamest dog that ever lived on Havana's yard. He produced Hurricane Kennel's Ch Spooner a 4x, and Jumping Jack Flash. He also produced Havana Boy's Panama Jack 1x and was best in show. So, now we have Jumping Jack Flash to take on his father's position. Jumping Jack Flash was bred to approximately 10 gyps, and so far every dog that has come from him looked real good.
Well, all I can say for ourselves, The Havana Boys, is that we were the proud owners of Jumping Jack Flash.
~ Havana Boys
GR CH FUNKY MEDINA'S PISTOL
The story of how GR CH PISTOL came about is as exciting as the dog was himself. Louis Hernandez bred NIGHT CAP, a double-bred daughter of GR CH ANDY CAPP, to MURPHY, a son of Jose's GR CH BULL, to create this amazing animal. Bean Town Kennels acquired the dog as a young pup, and for reasons unknown to myself, they gave GR CH PISTOL to F.M.K. at the tender age of 18 months old.
Talawa Lion and F.M.K. then went out to take a look at this new addition to their kennel. They looked at him against an inbred LANKY HANKY dog, that was 15 pounds bigger, and he showed real potential. At the 1/2 hour mark PISTOL showed that he was definitely a fan of the attention he was receiving, and was screaming like a wild animal when he was being led away from the show ring! Everyone in attendance could see that he had the body to win and the drive to get the job done!
His second trial was to be directly compared to a good son of HAVOC, a litter-mate sister of Jersey Boy's CH SARGE. They were looked at for nearly 45 minutes, and PISTOL was better than him in every aspect that there was. He had better corners, and was faster, stronger, and wanted to be a winner! The people that were in attendance knew that he was something really special, and was destined for greatness. "There are times when we see a very unique dog, and we don't need to see a lot out of him to know he will be one of the greats".
He was hooked into El Solo & Ming Man's MIGHTY JOE YOUNG, and this was to be the hardest test of his career. For nearly two hours it was nip and tuck, and no one was for certain who would be declared the winner. F.M.K. called on PISTOL to really show his best side, and at the 2-hour mark, the other side decided that they had enough. Going against a dog like PISTOL can make or break a dog's career as a show dog, and in this case it was a career ender!
Cull Hard Kennels decided that they had one for PISTOL, and it was set that MAD DOGG was to be just that one! Well, they guessed wrong, and in just under an hour MAD DOGG called it quits. PISTOL was his arrogant self, and was screaming dog obscenities!
Lockjaw Kennels was to be next, with their dog ELLIS. Once again, this was supposed to be the dog that was tailor-made to defeat PISTOL, but he was to be the easiest for PISTOL to defeat! PISTOL ran circle around him, and it was evident from the start that it was going to be a landslide victory for PISTOL. Enough was enough, and at the 47-minute mark it was finally halted, and PISTOL was now CH PISTOL!
The legendary Big Apple next challenged CH PISTOL, and he swore that his TWIST dog was going to get the job done. It was back and forth for the first part of the show, but by the 45-minute mark it was evident that CH PISTOL was the better of the two dogs. It was apparent to all that TWIST was indeed a fine specimen of bulldog, but not enough to defeat CH. PISTOL. At just over an hour the crowd saw what true greatness was, and CH PISTOL had just won a huge victory!
After some hard thought, CH PISTOL was brought out of retirement to face Hard Drive Kennel's BOLO, a 2xw and a son of Crenshaw's CH GATOR. This was a classic contest, and the wear and tear on CH PISTOL was easy to see. What was easier to see was the drive that he had to win at every show that he was placed in. At the one hour and five minute mark, he dug deep down inside, and showed once and for all...F.M.K.S GR CH PISTOL was the truth!
~ Lockdown
CH. URBAN WARDOG'S RECCA 3XW
CH. Urban Wardog Kennel's RECCA was bred by JA himself. He was sired by Arce's TROUBLE, a direct son of Garner's FRISCO ROM, and his dam was Arce's ANNIE, who was a tight GRCH Coy's BANJO ROM bitch. EO of UWK purchased the dog directly from JA as an eleven-month old pup and waited till the dog was fifteen months before his first bump against a much larger and older dog. RECCA was again rolled after three months with a dog of the same weight then later he was brought by EO's brother to a friend's place to be rolled two more times. The first was against another dog which was two pounds heavier and the second was with a dog that was four pounds heavier this time. When EO asked how RECCA was in the pit and was told that he displayed impressive defensive skills aside from straight offense, EO decided to open RECCA's weight at 36 lbs.
RECCA's first challenge came by way of JFK's RADICAL 1xW. At that time RADIC's littermate CH. DGK's PEDI 6xW, 2xL, was just making waves in the circuit and another littermate, Ragtag's (JFK's) GREMLIN showed incredible gameness against Deep South's TOMBOY. RADICAL would surely be a tough challenge for the first-timer. Both dogs made weight and immediately began swapping holds. RECCA, who was then 2 years and months old, eventually managed a solid hold on RADICAL's neck, but the older and much experienced dog was able to shake it loose and ride RECCA with an ear hold then both dogs began swapping it out again. RADICAL kept on pushing but RECCA changed tactics and played it smart by staying out of trouble then went for solid holds at RADICAL's neck and front end when even RECCA felt the latter grow weaker. By the 15 minute mark, RADICAL was down and was able to pull down RECCA and took him by the neck then by the ear then got up to continue swapping holds. As the swapping commenced, RECCA took RADICAL by the muzzle and popped a bleeder. The continuous blood flow weakened RADICAL and was down by the half hour mark while RECCA continued to punish his opponent's front end, muzzle and neck. The first out of hold count was completed at 0:32, with RADICAL to scratch. RADICAL took a few steps from his corner and his owner called a stop to the match, making RECCA a 1xW. RECCA then made a nice courtesy.
RECCA was given by EO a year off before he was contracted to go against a dog gunning for his championship, PSK’s UNO 2xW. The contracted weight was again 36 lbs and it was war when the two gladiators met in the pit upon release. The crowd in attendance exchanged jeers and cheers as both dogs refused to give up an inch and swapped vicious holds with one another with no signs of stopping. But at 0:33, RECCA was able to pin UNO to the carpet and punish his neck, front end and stifle. Whenever UNO tried to get up, RECCA would pin him back down by punishing the front end once more or with an ear hold. UNO tried to show resilience and was able to get back up on all fours by the 0:54 mark but was immediately put down seconds later by RECCA. Two minutes later, RECCA lets go of his hold, but the out of hold count was never completed as EO would just let his dog rest for a few seconds and send him back again. The out of hold count was only completed when the clock hit 1:03 and the scratching began with UNO first to go. But upon release, UNO refused to budge from his corner. RECCA on the other hand shot out of his own corner and became a 2xW.
With two impressive wins in the bag, the next obvious step for EO and RECCA was a shot at the championship. UWK found Crossroad’s BIG MAC 1xW a willing opponent and the match was again set at 36 lbs. On the match date, RECCA, who was by then three years and nine months old, came in two pounds below the contracted weight. Still, the weight difference did not seem to deter RECCA as upon release he showed more intensity and better focus. Upon release, RECCA shot for his opponent's stifle and immediately put BIG MAC down. RECCA then changed tactics by taking vicious shots at BIG MAC's front end then worked his way to BIG MAC's head and muzzle. RECCA kept the pressure on. Whenever BIG MAC would try to retaliate, RECCA would move out of harm's way while at the same time looking for an opening to continue the punishment. In just twelve minutes, both of BIG MAC's frontend had swollen profusely and kept on bleeding. By the quarter hour mark, BIG MAC was obviously out classed as RECCA never gave him leave to get up while the punishment continued. By 0:17, BIG MAC was picked up and gave a courtesy scratch while RECCA was crowned a champion.
-DCA "The contents herein are purely fictional and are for entertainment purposes only."
ZINETTI'S BLOODY MARY 4W
In the early Fall of 1997 I bred my CH AZRA R.O.M. to Bijeljina Boys’ CH BELI, who was part of one of the greatest litters ever born here. He was a littermate brother to Bijeljina Boys’ GR CH CRNOOKI 5W, CH BELA 3W, SARENKO 2W and SIVI 1D R.O.M. AZRA was also part of another real successful litters born here. Unfortunately, the breeding was unsuccessful so I called Bijeljina Boys and said that I don’t want my money back, instead I would just come again with CH AZRA R.O.M. on her next heat. They agreed so when that time came I did it. But this time I choose AZRA to be bred to GR CH CRNOOKI. The breeding was a total outcross, but I never looked too much at pedigrees, I looked at performance. I always did breedings looking for really good pit performer, especially if they were from an exceptionally good litter or from a proven bloodline. This time I had better luck and a litter of 8 pups was born on 13 June 1998 in my yard. I kept 4 pups for myself but a black female with white markings was my pick of the litter. I named her BLOODY MARY.
MARY she was hot and fully started at 3 months, she had perfect motor skills and she was an extremely noisy bitch. She was hyperactive and could run and bark whole day. MARY’s schooling started early and she showed to be a very good pick. She showed super air, great talent, a hard mouth and speed. During her rolls opponents never lasted long. She was way too fast for them. Usually after high pressure from MARY, they broke down, before the 20 min mark. When she was 20 months old I tested her with 4 females. Yes, you read it right, with 4 females. Each for 10 min against MARY. She was better against the first 2 and even with last 2 opponents. MARY wasn’t on her back even once. She was ready to be matched.
At that time Kaman Kennels from Italy was very interested in BLOODY MARY, they saw her in one of her rolls and wanted to buy her. That was not an option since I had big plans for MARY’s match career, plus as a brood bitch. But they were persistent and waited a couple of months until I needed some cash. Kaman arrived to my house and I said I would not sell her before I get pups out of her. He said, “No problem, you can have her puppies, but I will match her”. He offered a really big amount of money for her on top of that. So BLOODY MARY was sold.
Kaman Kennels contracted her as soon as he got back home. Her 1st opponent was Scream Kennels MEGY, a daughter of Lakeman’s CH GUS x Nenad’s TINA 2W 1L (belly sister to my CH AZRA R.O.M.). The agreed weight was 16.4 kg (36 lbs). It was even early, but then MARY pulled ahead hard and MEGY was picked up at 22 min. Only few months after BLOODY MARY had her 2nd match into Sacoci Kennels’ LAMETTA, who was out of DOC x MARGO. The match was set at 17 kg (37.4 lbs) and LAMETTA didn't had any chance. BLOODY MARY barnstormed her from the start, LAMETTA quit on herfirst scratch at 27 min and MARY was a 2W. After the match Kaman Kennels returned BLOODY MARY to my yard as it was agreed, because I wanted to breed her to my RIOS who was also a 2W at that time. The breeding was not successful and I returned MARY back to be matched again. One day I got a call from Brian from Sud America Kennels and he said that he have just purchased BLOODY MARY. I was surprised and asked what happened. He said that Kaman Kennels had some problems with the law and got out of dogs. Brian owned two littermates of BLOODY MARY already. A brood bitch named VICKY and a deep game male CRNOOKI JR. He claimed that CRNOOKI JR. was the gamest dog he have ever seen. Brian contracted MARY for her Championship match. He traveled all the way to South of Italy to meet Corrado’s NINA 1W. Corrado was one of the oldtimers there and NINA was imported from the USA, from the popular GR. CH. YELLOW ROM bloodline. Thematch was contracted at 16.7 kg (36.7 lbs). It was a real war, NINA was riding the head and tried to keep MARY off. She was doing a good job until 15 mins when MARY increased the pace and NINA couldn’t keep up. MARY was stronger and could bite way harder. NINA was outclassed fast, with hard chest & shoulder holds. Corrado picked her up at 37 min. NINA ran a deadgame scratch, she died the next day.
BLOODY MARY was a Champion with reputation of hard mouthed bitch.Soon after that Brian ran into
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some problems and sold all of his dogs fast, including CH. BLOODY MARY. Her new owner was Spoken Pit from south of Italy. He saw her last show and he wanted to show her again. He contracted her for her 4th against Peppe’s NIKITA 1W who was a sister to Kozina Kennels’ ZIKO JR. Spoken Pit was known as one who already lost lots of matches, he always brought his dogs in bad shape, which he also did with MARY. She was weak and looked very tired. NIKITA was a very good female and she did lots of damage to MARY. She went into the chest and in the back legs. MARY rode the head trying to do something. Finally, NIKITA slowed it down a bit and MARY hit hard in the shoulders, it was payback time. MARY started to kick NIKITA’s ass, both ran 1 game scratch and then NIKITA was picked up at 38 min. She ran one more deep game scratch, but died after. CH. BLOODY MARY was a 4W. After that I called Spoken Pit to buy her back. At first he wasn't interested, but after couple of weeks he agreed and BLOODY MARY was back in my yard in Croatia again. She was 5 years old then and on her first heat I bred her to my CH. VILI II but she got no pups. So, I started to look for an opponent for her 5th match. My intentions were to find the best opponent possible for her. I called everybody who had a winner at that weight but with no luck. I called Psycho Kennels about CH. SHILA 3W from Serbia, she was sister to Toske’s famous CH. BLACK MUP, but she was full of puppies then. Later I called Mate’s for his GARA 2W again, the same female which was supposed to go into MARY’s sister NIRVANA. We agreed a match ,but believe it or not, GARA died during the keep.
After a long time, I almost gave up my hopes to match her for her GR CH title, but then Hazard Kennels took our challenge. The match was set at 17.5 kg (38.51bs). Since MARY wasn’t so young I wanted not to dry her too much. The date of the match was set on 12 March 2005 and MARY was exactly 6 years and 9 months old then, without 2 big fangs in her mouth. Hazard Kennels had his PEPICA female, she was a 2W and a 2x O.T.C. winner, out of Jedinko’s GIZMA. Both females were experienced 4W and we expected a good Show. CH.BLOODY MARY 4W was going for the GR. CH.title while PEPICA 2W, 2x O.T.C. was going for the CH. title. BLOODY MARY was known to be a hardmouthed finisher and PEPICA as a hardmouthed face/nose bitch. Both females never had their matches lasting longer than 40 min! BLOODY MARY was in great condition and I was calm. The match started furiously, PEPICA went on the nose/muzzle and MARY went in the chest, there was lot of blood everywhere after few minutes. Both worked fast paced, both knew what to do. PEPICA worked the face & shoulders, MARY was deep into the chest & throat. At 16 min. mark PEPICA hit a heavy bleeding artery in thefront leg of MARY. Blood was pumping out 2-3 feet in front of MARY. I was shocked, I couldn't believe that it was going to happen this way. Right during that time MARY was in the better position, at least her breathing was much better than PEPICA who already was breathing hard. I waited 2 min to see if the blood would stop, but it isn’t and I was forced to pick MARY up at 20 min to stop that blood loss. MARY ran her courtesy scratch like a rocket and we took care of her bleeder. She was ok 5 min after, acting ready to continue, but it was all over 2nd she lost a chance to earn her GR CH title. It was a bad luck that night, but CH BLOODY MARY was still well and alive. If I didn’t stop that match, she probably would have lost too much blood, got weak and die. This way, this tremendous bitch was still with me, with who she belonged. CH BLOODY MARY was retired at the yard of my friends from Italy where she lived a life of luxury as she deserved it.The final result of an out-crossed litter of of GR. CH. CRNOOKI x CH.AZRA R.O.M. is CH. BLOODY MARY 4W, 1L, NIRVANA 1W and CRNOOKI JR. 1L game. I was right the whole time, believing that winners would produce winners anyway, or at least respectable deep game losers, no matter if they are totally out-crossed with even 6 or 7 different bloodlines in their pedigree.
GR CH SOUTHERNMEN'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".
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".
CH SOUTHERNMEN'S BAMA 4XW-1XL
Ch. Bama has very controversial beginnings.
Passed of as a litter out of Wildside's "HELLRAISER" by some unscrupulous peddlers (you know who you are boys!), Bogie trustingly bought this dog despite rumors about its real breeding. He successfully campaigned Bama at 14 months of age against D.T.'s "MIRIAM" out of Wildside's (Arce's) "DR. DEATH" x Wildside's "BLACK CHERRY". This win made Bama the first Philippine female winner, despite two weeks of training. She was handled by Jack, the only female handler in the Philippines. Bama was just a replacement for Gerald's "PINKY". Eventually the truth of Bama's real breeding came out. She turned out to be out of Ted P.'s (Pritt's) "RED BLAZE" (Red Devil) x Allan's "CH. WICKETT", a littermate of Underdog's Miriam. After the match, Bogie gave Bama to Arnold. She is currently a straight 4x winner losing her grand championship match against Mandirigma's "BETINA". Her conquests include some of the country's best female bitches - including two of her aunts. Her matches are as follows:
1. Underdog's "MIRIAM" (F38 lbs.) - Private Match / December 1996 / Antipolo / :18
2. Stupid Allan's "PUTOK" (F39 lbs.) - out of Underdog's Gr. Ch. Pogi x Underdog's Miriam - Pasig Convention / September 12, 1998 / :25
3. Lone Warrior's "CRICKET" (F41 lbs.) - out of Wildside's (Arce's) Dr. Death x Wildside's Black Cherry - Pampanga Convention / December 12, 1998 / :23
4. Walter's "REGGIE" (F39 lbs.) - From a Bolio/Chinaman cross from J.A.'s breeding - Tarlac Convention / March 14, 1999 / :30
5. Lost to Mandirigma's BETINA (37 lbs.)
Southernmen's "BAMA" vs. Underdog's "MIRIAM" 38 lbs.
It was a cold December afternoon when Bogie received a call from then PITDOG Club President, asking if BAMA could substitute for Gerard's PINKY against his black bitch MIRIAM at 38 lbs. Up to this day, we still don't know why Bogie accepted the offer. Whether it's "pakikisama" or just plain old confidence in his dog, we don't know. The match was due with only 2 weeks preparation. Everybody thought it was suicide as BAMA was only barely 15 mos. old at that time, besides, everybody knew Miriam to be a rough hard biting bitch. R. C., a vet who's been checking up on Miriam's conditioning said we won't stand a chance as Miriam's at the peak of her condition, and to top it all we've only seen Bama rolled for less than a minute. We hurriedly mapped out our conditioning strategy and out of necessity, built the very first "CAT MILL / JENNY" using scraps of metal and wood.A design unlike other cat mills, but has been copied ever since.
Everybody pitched in to condition Bama, and the keep went well. Now, our only wish is that Bama make a good showing worthy of a "bulldog". Winning was out of the question though.
December 16, 1996. In a highly controversial match, Bama surprised everybody by outclassing the heavily favored Miriam in 18 minutes. Everyone we're at a loss for words, especially the ones who bought pups out of then Ch. POGI x MIRIAM breeding. This was the very first win for the Southernmen.
Southernmen's "BAMA" vs. Stupid Allan's "PUTOK" 39 lbs.
For almost 2 years, Bama was opened and remained unchallenged. Then a progeny of Miriam came out to answer the challenge. The BAMA-PUTOK match was set for 39 lbs. Stupid Allan's Putok, a red/white, red-nosed bitch out of Gr. Ch. Pogi X Miriam breeding, and is said to be the bitch who will stop Bama.
September 12, 1998. Bama got into the throat and never looked back, when the smoke cleared, it was over in 25 minutes. Southernmen's "BAMA" vs. Lone Warrior's "CRICKET" 41 lbs.
December 1998. Bama's hooked for her championship against her Dam's littermate; Lone Warrior's CRICKET at 41 lbs. Bama was now fighting 3 pounds above her normal weight of 38 lbs. The match started with Bama working hard to neutralize the heavier and durable Cricket, instead she found herself on the receiving end, bleeding profusely on the head. By the 20 minute mark, Cricket is running hot and Bama turns up the heat. After 23 min. Cricket stands the line making Ch. Bama the first Philippine champion.
"CH. BAMA" raring to go...
Southernmen's BAMA vs. Walter's "REGGIE" 39 lbs.
Ch. Bama was hooked for her 4th on March 14, 1999 against Walter's REGGIE at 39, a red BOLIO/CHINAMAN from Arce's breeding. Bama immediately set a blazing pace but Reggie keeps on scratching. At the 25 minute mark, Bama gets in the shoulder and the red starts to falter. After 30 minutes, Reggie stands the line on her 5th.
Southernmen's BAMA vs. Mandirigma Kennels' "BETINA" 37 lbs.
The date was September 30, 1999 and Ch. Bama was hooked for 37 lbs. against Teddy's "BETINA", a black bitch out of O. Steven's "STINGER" ("CH. CHOLLY BOY" X "ZERA"). The night before the match, Bama threw up while travelling to the site. To compensate for the lost fluids, Arnold gave her some water and dry feed w/c resulted in Bama weighing 2 lbs. over the agreed weight. A few minutes before the match, Bama was still slightly overweight and no amount of walking can help her shed those pounds off. Arnold, on the other hand was still firm in his decision not to pay the forfeit. After much debate, and 3 suppositories later, a now weakened Bama finally made the weight. 5 minutes into the match and we knew, Bama can't possibly do any damage, let alone defend herself in that condition. We've let her down by not doing our part and we deserve to lose. After more than 25 minutes Bama stood the line. That night, the better bulldog won. Bama lost her bid for the grand championship but she's still, pound for pound, the best all-around, high ability 39 lb. bitch in her class. A warrior who'll never be forgotten.
1. Underdog's "MIRIAM" (F38 lbs.) - Private Match / December 1996 / Antipolo / :18
2. Stupid Allan's "PUTOK" (F39 lbs.) - out of Underdog's Gr. Ch. Pogi x Underdog's Miriam - Pasig Convention / September 12, 1998 / :25
3. Lone Warrior's "CRICKET" (F41 lbs.) - out of Wildside's (Arce's) Dr. Death x Wildside's Black Cherry - Pampanga Convention / December 12, 1998 / :23
4. Walter's "REGGIE" (F39 lbs.) - From a Bolio/Chinaman cross from J.A.'s breeding - Tarlac Convention / March 14, 1999 / :30
5. Lost to Mandirigma's BETINA (37 lbs.)
Southernmen's "BAMA" vs. Underdog's "MIRIAM" 38 lbs.
It was a cold December afternoon when Bogie received a call from then PITDOG Club President, asking if BAMA could substitute for Gerard's PINKY against his black bitch MIRIAM at 38 lbs. Up to this day, we still don't know why Bogie accepted the offer. Whether it's "pakikisama" or just plain old confidence in his dog, we don't know. The match was due with only 2 weeks preparation. Everybody thought it was suicide as BAMA was only barely 15 mos. old at that time, besides, everybody knew Miriam to be a rough hard biting bitch. R. C., a vet who's been checking up on Miriam's conditioning said we won't stand a chance as Miriam's at the peak of her condition, and to top it all we've only seen Bama rolled for less than a minute. We hurriedly mapped out our conditioning strategy and out of necessity, built the very first "CAT MILL / JENNY" using scraps of metal and wood.A design unlike other cat mills, but has been copied ever since.
Everybody pitched in to condition Bama, and the keep went well. Now, our only wish is that Bama make a good showing worthy of a "bulldog". Winning was out of the question though.
December 16, 1996. In a highly controversial match, Bama surprised everybody by outclassing the heavily favored Miriam in 18 minutes. Everyone we're at a loss for words, especially the ones who bought pups out of then Ch. POGI x MIRIAM breeding. This was the very first win for the Southernmen.
Southernmen's "BAMA" vs. Stupid Allan's "PUTOK" 39 lbs.
For almost 2 years, Bama was opened and remained unchallenged. Then a progeny of Miriam came out to answer the challenge. The BAMA-PUTOK match was set for 39 lbs. Stupid Allan's Putok, a red/white, red-nosed bitch out of Gr. Ch. Pogi X Miriam breeding, and is said to be the bitch who will stop Bama.
September 12, 1998. Bama got into the throat and never looked back, when the smoke cleared, it was over in 25 minutes. Southernmen's "BAMA" vs. Lone Warrior's "CRICKET" 41 lbs.
December 1998. Bama's hooked for her championship against her Dam's littermate; Lone Warrior's CRICKET at 41 lbs. Bama was now fighting 3 pounds above her normal weight of 38 lbs. The match started with Bama working hard to neutralize the heavier and durable Cricket, instead she found herself on the receiving end, bleeding profusely on the head. By the 20 minute mark, Cricket is running hot and Bama turns up the heat. After 23 min. Cricket stands the line making Ch. Bama the first Philippine champion.
"CH. BAMA" raring to go...
Southernmen's BAMA vs. Walter's "REGGIE" 39 lbs.
Ch. Bama was hooked for her 4th on March 14, 1999 against Walter's REGGIE at 39, a red BOLIO/CHINAMAN from Arce's breeding. Bama immediately set a blazing pace but Reggie keeps on scratching. At the 25 minute mark, Bama gets in the shoulder and the red starts to falter. After 30 minutes, Reggie stands the line on her 5th.
Southernmen's BAMA vs. Mandirigma Kennels' "BETINA" 37 lbs.
The date was September 30, 1999 and Ch. Bama was hooked for 37 lbs. against Teddy's "BETINA", a black bitch out of O. Steven's "STINGER" ("CH. CHOLLY BOY" X "ZERA"). The night before the match, Bama threw up while travelling to the site. To compensate for the lost fluids, Arnold gave her some water and dry feed w/c resulted in Bama weighing 2 lbs. over the agreed weight. A few minutes before the match, Bama was still slightly overweight and no amount of walking can help her shed those pounds off. Arnold, on the other hand was still firm in his decision not to pay the forfeit. After much debate, and 3 suppositories later, a now weakened Bama finally made the weight. 5 minutes into the match and we knew, Bama can't possibly do any damage, let alone defend herself in that condition. We've let her down by not doing our part and we deserve to lose. After more than 25 minutes Bama stood the line. That night, the better bulldog won. Bama lost her bid for the grand championship but she's still, pound for pound, the best all-around, high ability 39 lb. bitch in her class. A warrior who'll never be forgotten.
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