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Elagin knl’s Basta vs Andrey (Volgograd)’ s Tina F. 16 kg
Referee: Igor Pit Fighter
Time : 0:51
Winner: Andrey (Volgograd)’ s Tina

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Elagin Knl’s Mirgen vs Anton’s Lex

referee: Big Snake Knl
time: 0:45
Winner: Elagin Knl’s Mirgen 1xW

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Gringo Kennel’s Brut vs Pecata(Farma)’s Bakru

Males : 17 kg

Time : 1 h

Winner : Brut

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Podillya’s Chili vs Dog Pride’s Nyusha

Female : 14.000 kg
Refeere : BSD
Time : 51 min
Winner : Dog Pride’s Nyusha 1xW

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DDY Knl’s Dillinger vs Gogoy & Sf kennel’s Leo

refeere : SF KENNELS

males 19.200 kg

Both dogs came in weight Dillinger domminate from the first minutes to the end giveng no chance to his
opponent.After 1.05 minutes Gogoy Knl’s pick up his dog .

Winner : DDY Kennel’s Dillinger 1xW in 1 h and 5 minutes.

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G Kennel & Dracula Kennel’s ZIKA III vs Carol Kennel MIMI 1xW

Females: 15,850 kg

Very good match between true and hard opponents. Mimi start offensive with good actions in chest and
throat for the first 20-25 minutes,but Zika show that she is a very good fighter and go on defense.Zika
fight on the head with some hard actions in front legs and throat trying to finish Mimi.With every minute
Zika take the control of the match and won in 1 h and 15 minutes when Carol Kennel pick up a very game
female. Very good job for Dracula Kennel who conditioning and handling ZIKA III.

WINNER: G Kennel & Dracula Kennel’s ZIKA III 1xW

TIME: 1 h 15 minutes

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Vic’s Lara vs Eli blood’s Neagra 1xW

ref : Razvan

kg: 21,100 female

winner : Vic’s Lara 1xW

time: 0,37 min

Lara weight 20,600 and Neagra 21 kg. Lara attacked the chest and neck showed that bite very hard.
Neagra defended herself but was unable to counteract.Neagra stop in the corner.

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Alin knl’s Aida vs Grigo’s Roxi

Female : 14 kg

Refree : Danut

Time : 25 min

Winner :Alin knl’s Aida 1xW

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Ulise Kennel’s Shark vs Mihai’s Mell

WEIGHT : 21.200 kg

REFREE : Alex

WINNER : Ulise Kennel’s Shark 1xW

TIME : 17 MIN

From the start Shark verry hard bitter punish his opponent not giving any chance breaking both legs and
then plug the throat. Mihai was forced to pull their dog to save.

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Cornel Knl & Sefknl’s Mimi vs Bastard knl’s Hera 1xLG 1xW BIS

TIME : 2 h 50 min

Refree : Sopon

At 2 h 50 min owners decide draw. Mimi demonstrates that it is game.

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Wyspa’s Gala II vs Tribal’s Rita Jr

Female

Weight : 16.800 kg

Time : 44 min

Winner : Wyspa’s Gala II 1xW

Rita Jr Stop

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Mortal Kombat(UKRAINE) vs New Earth(UKRAINE)

Females: 13.100 kg

Judge: BRD

time : 27 min

winner: New Earth (UKRAINE) Zurzee 1xW

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Aset KZ (Ronaldo &Alex knl)(KAZAKHSTAN UKRAINE) vs Yankee knl(UKRAINE)

Females: 14.050 kg

Judge : Union

Time : 4 h 29 min

Winner: Yankee knl (UKRAINE) Holli 2xW,1xL

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Pinsk knl (Belarussia) of vs BA knl (Austria)

males: 17.500 kg

Judge : BSD

time fight: 1 h 10 min

Winner : Hacker 2xW

The match lasted 1 h 10 min. Constant domination Belarusian of a dog. The hacker works in a paw breast.
The Austrian dog works in the head. At the hacker the head is injured. At the Austrian dog the paw a
shoulder is broken. Dogs executed on the little skretchy. On the last skratch the Austrian dog couldn’t rise
from a corner. The hacker surely went under the own steam on a dropper.

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 Duhon’s Champion T-Bone
A Tribute to an Honest Bulldog
This dogs life started out on the yard of
Kenny Adner. Kenny bred his Sandy bitch
to Crazy Cajun Kennels Grand Champi-
on Rags. Who would of thought that this
breeding would produce such a high calib-
er of bulldogs! Champion T-Bone and his
littermate brothers Champion Crazy, and
Raggedy were all matched at an early age.
T-Bone’s first match occurred at the tender
age of 17 months old. He was matched into
Wilton’s Brindle Dog, at 42 lbs. He won
this match in 1:10 convincingly , utilizing
his brutal nose crushing style that he’d
shown throughout his thorough schooling.
His second match was into the reputable
dogman R.A. Faul using his Pac Man dog.
R.A. is known to be one of the best con-
ditioners of the deep south. In this match
T-Bone showed what a versatile and ath-
letic dog he was, by abandoning his nose
tactics. He proceeded to work the chest,
shoulders ,and stifles. He made Pac Man
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pay with each devastating bite. T-bone
has inapt ability to know exactly when to
switch fighting styles. I would compare
him to a boxer like Julio Ceasar Chavez,
in the sense that he knows how to tacti-
cally breack on opponent down and then
go for the kill. Each dog scratched four
times and on Pac Man’s fifth time up, he
was to hurt and to weact to scratch. He
stood the line and T-Bone was declared
the winner in 48 minutes.
T-Bone ‘s Championship match is the
one I like to refer to as the match T-Bone
couldn’t win. This match was billed as
the fight of south, as T-Bone was to face
Larry. Meadors Super Double Grand
Champion Melonhead! A 12X winner,
no defeats, no bad moves,not even a
questionable scratch! This dog is what
every dog man dreams of. Melonhead
had the complete package: hardbite, ex-
cellent wind, and tremendous ability!
This match reminds me of the Bullyson
V.S. Bennybob fight , in which the old-
er, wiser Melonhead was supposed teach
young T-Bone a lesson. In order words
he was supposed to Spank him. It was
even said to the hadler that he had a bet-
ter chance of winning the Louisiana lot-
tery than he had of beating Melonhead!
With this type of Hype going around at
pitside people were foolishly yelling out
2 to 1 and 3 to 1 odds. As the referee yelled
“Release Your dogs” these two American
Gladiators charged each other with bad
intentions.
 As they met they exchanged bites to the mark a handle was made, when Melonhead
face. Melonhead then rode an ear but, that was brought back to the corner he collapsed
was short lived as T-Bone out maneuvered . When the referee said ,” Face your dogs”
him and quickly got his infamous nose Melonhead stood to scratch but, 12X win-
hold. T-Bone proceeded to ruin Melon- ner super double Grand Champion Melon-
head ‘s nose bleeding him terribly. Then head wouldn’t budge! This was T-Bone’s
out of left field T-Bone decided to com- third victory, and the most impressive by
bine his entire repertoire of styles switch- far!
ing quickly from the nose to the chest and I have recently obtained this dog from
shoulders. Believe me, this dog ain’t no Don Ardoin and Crazy Cajun Kennels. I
skin jerker! He then went to the front legs, plan on using him for stud, as well as keep-
shaking them so vigorously that around ing him on the campaign trail. This dog
pitside Melonhead’s bones could be heard has proven that he has what it takes to fol-
cracking! Melonhead opted for an ear hold, low in his sires footsteps , and continue to
and a fang was called on T-Bone. He was be successful on his quest to becoming a
unfanged and then he continued his on- Grand Champion! As a producer, out of his
slaught of leg shaking and nose chomping! first litter he has already thrown a 1X win-
At the 25 minute mark, a turn was called ner named Comeaux ‘s Lucas. He seems to
on Melonhead. T-Bone went further into have the same ability as his sire, in regards
the breaking down process, as he started to producing early starting , hardbiting,
throwing on the finishing touches by div- exceptionally talented bulldogs. Champi-
ing deep and hard into the stifles, chewing on T-Bone will remain open, as well as at
for all that he’s worth! As this time of the Public Stud under a Private Teatry Agree-
match T-Bone seemed to be getting strong- ment. I will also be offering a service to
er as Melonhead became weak and winded. the fraternity , that I don’t believe has ever
As this point people were still betting on been publicly offered before!
Melonhead. I guess bad habits die hard! At
the 40 minute mark a handle was made and
Melonhead scratched slowly, and T-Bone
grabbed him by the nose. A second handle
was made with T-Bone charging hard, and
fast into Melonhead. A third hanle came
about , and Melonhead hesitated and then-
scratched slowly. T-Bone took preferen-
tial treatment in trying to rip Melonhead’s
nose off!a fourth handle was successfully
completed, and T-Bone scratched hard and
true into Melonhead’s corner. T-Bone ap-
peared as though he was a wrestler in the
way he kept slamming Melonhead over and
over again! At the 50 minute mark Melon-
head was a down dog, as T-Bone laid on
top of him chewing on wthat was left of a
devoured nasal cavity. At the 53 minutes
Meador’s Super Grand Champion Melonhead,multi
time winner ,lost vs T- Bone
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 I will be willing to drive to any dogman’s
yard and breed his bitch to T-Bone for
just the price of the stud fee and travel ex-
penses. As for T-Bone’s littermate brother
Champion Crazy, he just lost his 4th time
out Dead Game fighting way behind for
over 3 hours! As for his brother Raggedy,
he is currently a 2X winner!
Champion T-Bone is a top notch Cham-
pion that will hopefully fulfill his journey
in becoming a top notch Grand Champion
and producer as well. I would like to thank Comeaux’s Rags (Le Jeune’s Gr Ch Benny Boy),
Don Ardoin and Crazy Cajun Kennels for sire of T-Bone
selling me such a fine animal. I would also
like to thank the editor for allowing me to
ramble on like this!
Ronnie Duhon

Note : Ch T-Bone lost later vs Bad Boy’s Tubb 2xW( sired by St. Benedict’s Dylan 2xW
x Hooten`s Baby O )

Picture of Bad Boy’s Tubb 2xW, dog who

won vs Ch T-Bone in 2 hours and 18 minutes

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 The Use and Misuse
of Courage:
The Bulldog
“ The greatest pup in Mongaup
today is a brindled Bulldog as
brave as he is hideous. Every
woman who meets the brindle
pats it, seems disposed to kiss its
ugly mug, and says: ‘Good dog!
Good dog!’ ”
This is an excerpt from a
Washington Post news story, in
1907, about a Bulldog that saved
the lives of 20 women huckleber-
ry-picking in a field in New Jer-
sey. The women wandered near
a fenced pasture in which a bull
grazed. The bull became enraged
at this perceived intrusion, break-
ing down the fence and charging
the soon frantic women. One of
the women had a Bulldog which
had accompanied the ladies on
their berry-picking adventure.
Upon seeing the women run-
ning from the maddened bull, the
Bulldog rushed into the fray. The
dog intercepted and attacked the
bull before it was able to reach
the fleeing women.
As seen in the chapter on farm
dogs, it was not uncommon for
livestock to attack humans, or for
faithful dogs to rush to their aid.
Neither was it uncommon for
dogs to be heralded or recognized
publicly in the media for these
deeds.
Dogs referred to as “Bulldogs”
were extremely popular in the
late 1800s and early 1900s.
These all-purpose dogs appealed
to a wide variety of owners. Bull-
dogs functioned as guard dogs,
farm dogs, hunting dogs, police
dogs, traveling companions, and
house pets, as well as in such pur-
suits as dog-fighting.
As seen with the Bloodhounds
and the Northern breeds, more
often than not, attempting to
distinguish between similar yet
distinct breeds is nearly impos-
sible. During the 19th century
the term “Bulldog” was a generic
term used to identify a type of
dog used for a host of functions.
Even though there were separate
breeds recognized as the Bull-
dog, American Pit Bull Terrier,
and Bull Terrier, all these dogs
were regularly referred to by
many people and the media as
simply “Bulldogs.” Although
each of these breeds has a com-
mon origin in a type of old Eng-
lish Bull-dogge used for bull
baiting and/or pit fighting each
has their own separate history of
breeding for a specific trait, ap-
pearance or function. breeding
for a specific trait, appearance or
function.
Then, as today, there was much
confusion, debate and misin-
formation as to the history and
identification of the individual
Bull-dog and Bull-terrier breeds.
Less confusing and more reveal-
ing was the immediate function
of the dog, and in the realization
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of that, the public and the media
are found referring to dogs as ei-
ther “Bulldog guard dog,” “pet
Bulldog,” “Bulldog used in the
pit,” or “farm Bulldog.” These
identifications were far superior
to “Pit bull,” “Bull Terrier” or
“Bulldog” in explaining the be-
havior of dogs found in attacks
or in the performance of heroic
deeds.
The Bulldog had proven itself a
valuable and dependable com-
panion to the American people
throughout the 19th century.
Like most dogs, Bulldogs often
endured hardship and abuse, yet
were steadfast in their loyalty and
devotion to their masters. Bull-
dogs were highly respected for
these qualities, along with their
fierceness. Fierceness was not
considered a negative attribute a
century ago, and many Bulldogs
were praised for this particular
trait.Fierceness was associated
with courage and fortitude, and
these characteristics were needed
on farms, in the wildness and
even in cities. Fierceness was not
the same as ferociousness, and
was not used to imply aggression
towards humans.
Like any breed of dog that is pop-
ular and used in multiple func-
tions, the Bulldog was involved
in a wide spectrum of incidents
and events, most advantageous
to men, but some not so. Far too
frequently in the human/dog re-
lationship, humans place dogs
in situations or environments
where dogs have little option but
to behave badly, and Bulldogs,
because their courageous nature,
found themselves often in these
lose-lose type of situations.
A strange kind of depravity is
found a number of times in the
late 1800s—that of men initiating
a fight with a dog. This was seen
in the staged match between a
Siberian Bloodhound and a prize
fighter in 1889. It was also seen a
number of times with those who
fancied themselves to be prize
fighters. In another incident in
1889, two men were walking
home one evening in Indianapo-
lis. The men were discussing a
boxing match which recently oc-
curred. They passed by a house
with a Bulldog in the yard. The
less bright of the two claimed he
could “knock the dog out in one
round.” The article goes on to say
that “the brute accepted the chal-
lenge, and a fierce fight ensued, in
which the man was terribly bit-
ten about the neck and head. One
eye was torn out and one ear bit
off, and he would have been torn
to pieces had not the owner of the
dog come to his rescue.” The arti-
cle makes special note to describe
the man as “perfectly sober” at
the time.
As bizarre as this case is, this
man showed far more bravery
than any of the traditional dog
fighters. Dog fighters flatter
themselves that they are sporting
men. But unlike a true sport which
requires intelligence, stamina, or
athletic prowess on the part of
the human participants, only the
dogs display any of these abilities
in this “sport.“ The human agita-
tors stand safely off to the side,
needing no sportsman-like quali-
ties other than being able to bend
over and pick up the body of the
animal which entrusted its life to
this man.
As is the case with most breeds
of dogs, few Bulldogs, American
Pit Bull Terriers or Bull Terri-
ers were expected to perform the
original function associated with
the breed. In the late 19th century
most of the Bulldogs, Bull Terri-
ers and American Pit Bull Terri-
ers were not used for bull baiting
or dog fighting, but were used to
assist and accompany their mas-
ters in the daily tasks of living.
From the Bulldog used for hunt-
ing to the Bulldog kept as a house
pet, the breed’s courage and
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steady temperament proved it-
self on a daily basis and in almost
every circumstance. An incident
which reveals much about the
true nature of Bulldogs, even
those dogs chained and deprived
of adequate human attention, is
found in the following 1882 ac-
count:
“A Dog Steals a Negro Baby”
“Yesterday morning a Negro
woman in East Selma laid a very
young child on a small pallet
placed in the sun, where the wind
would not strike it, and went to
another part of the yard to com-
mence her week’s washing. Re-
turning in a short while great was
her distress and agony to find
the child gone. A diligent search
about the premises resulted vain-
ly, and the mother was on the
point of distraction when a faint
cry was heard from the large dog
house that stood by, a peep into
which disclosed the baby
stretched on the dog’s be—all
right with the exception of a
few scratches caused by being
dragged over the ground, while
the mischievous author of the ex-
citement, an over-grown Bulldog
pup, looked calmly on wagging his tail in an unconcerned
way.”
Selma Times, March 23, 1882
In 1903 a newspaper article tells of Bum the police Bull
Terrier chasing crooks in New York City and leading his
partner, Officer Shields, to the East River, where the dog
began tugging at a man floating facedown in the river.
The man was blind and had stumbled into the river. The
Bull Terrier was credited with saving the man’s life.
Bulldog & Bull Terrier , An illustration from the book ‘The Bar Sin-
ister’ by Richard Harding Davis. It’s a story told from the perspective
of ‘Kid’, a Bull Terrier.
In 1906 an article entitled “Faithful Bulldog Copper Pa-
trols Georgetown Beat” describes how “Jim, a handsome
Bulldog” was rescued by a police officer from a burning
building. The story goes on to explain how the Bulldog
then became a member of the police force, patrolling a
beat with his human partner and assisting in arrests. True
to the Bulldog character, the canine police officer was
reported to “love the excitement and dangers of police
work.”
It was also not unusual to find “fierce” Bulldogs or Bull
Terriers saving their masters/mistresses from “ferocious”
dogs of other breeds. In 1905 an article entitled “Woman’s
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1889, Bulldog. Please notice his long legs and long tail.
Battle with Dog” has the subheading, “Pulled
Down by Vicious Setter, Pet Bull Terrier
Saved Her.” The rest of the article goes on to
explain how the Setter jumped at the woman,
knocking her down, attacking and biting, be-
fore the woman’s Bull Terrier rushed in and
attacked the Setter dog.
On the front page of the Davenport Demo-
crat in 1924 is a photograph of two small boys
sitting on a bench. One of the boys has his arm
across the shoulders of a little Bulldog, while
the dog sits half on the bench and half draped
over the boy’s tiny leg. Another small boy sits
beside them, his head swathed in bandages.
The title of the article is “Pet Bulldog Saves
Two Children from Mad Dog’s Attack.” The
lengthy article goes on to describe in great de-
tail the severe injuries inflicted in an attack by
a mad Airedale Terrier on the two boys play-
ing in the street. Queen, the little Bulldog,
rushed out of the house when one of the chil-
dren’s mothers opened the screen door after
hearing the boys’ cries. The dog was credited
with saving the lives of both children.
Unfortunately, as we see time and again,
there never seems to be a shortage of persons
using dogs as an extension of their violent ten-
dencies, and so Bulldogs, ever ready to please
their masters, are found in situations of hu-
man initiated aggression. In 1871, there was a
case reported of an Edwardsville man sen-
tenced to six months imprisonment for incit-
ing his Bulldog to attack his wife. The report
reads:
“The man having some grudge against his
wife, locked the doors of the house so she could
not escape, and then deliberately incited a large
bull dog to worry the unfortunate woman. The
details of her frantic struggle with the brute,

“Smasher” , 1879
which were given in evidence be-
fore a magistrate were unspeak-
ably horrible. She was savagely
bitten in many places by the dog,
her husband doing his best to
shut out all means of escape.”
E d w a r d s v i l l e
Intelligencer,November 23 , 1871
There are numerous other cases
found of men inciting, encourag-
ing or “setting their
dogs” onto the unfortunate vic-
tims of their anger.
In 1905 we find an article about
Bulldogs in which the author
states; “A man is known by the
Bulldog he keeps.”Indeed, the re-
verse is probably even truer: the
temperament and behavior of
many a Bulldog is known by the
owner who keeps it.
The Bulldog’s image experi-
enced a rather sudden turn in the
early 1900s when they
left the farms, frontiers and pits
and entered into urban apart-
ment houses and began roaming
in great numbers through city
streets. Like the Collie, the Bull-
dog had much credit in the bank
of public opinion in the later part
of the 19th century. The Bulldog
had proven itself among all levels
of society as a hard-working, loy-
al dog. The Bulldog’s occasional
function as a fighting dog influ-
enced the image of the breed
negatively to some degree, but the
many contributions the Bulldogs
had made to early Americans as
farm dogs and loyal protectors
counteracted their fighting im-
age.
It is no coincidence that Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt (1901–
1909) owned a Bulldog
during his term in the White
House at the height of the Bull-
dog popularity. However, the-
bane of any breed is popularity.
As seen time and time again,
when a breed becomes exceeding-
ly popular, especially if the breed
has a negative function attached
to it, there will be a significant
increase in substandard and un-
suitable owners. Such was the di-
lemma of the Bulldog in the early
1900s. Bulldog popularity soared
in the first decade of the 1900s and
Bulldogs were now found in great
numbers in urban environments.
No surprise that we should
find the highest number of fa-
tal Bulldog attacks during the
height of the Bulldog popular-
ity (1900–1909). And no small
surprise these attacks would be
found clustered in the large cities,
where these animals were often
kept in apartment buildings or al-
lowed to roam the city streets.
In New York City, a Bulldog
killed his mistress after she sav-
agely beat him the day before. As
the woman lay dying from her
wounds she remarked, “I beat the
dog for disobeying me, and it was
sullen all day.” The woman also
said she began to feel remorse for
“whipping” the dog and had gone
into the kitchen to get some meat
for the dog when it attacked her.
She died the next day from her
injuries.
During this same decade, we
find the previously discussed case
of the Bulldog chained to the
cherry tree being teased by boys
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and killing a little girl who wan-
dered too close to the dog.
In 1909 another tragic case of a
Bulldog-related fatality could be
found in New York
City. A woman, Mrs. Liebess,
who suffered from epilepsy,
owned a Bulldog which lived
with her in her apartment. Early
in August the woman collapsed
in a seizure. Her neighbor Mrs.
Sness and her 15-year-old son,
hearing a commotion, went to
the woman’s aid. Upon finding
the door locked, Mrs. Sness and
her son broke open the door. Af-
ter they entered into the apart-
ment, the Bulldog attacked both
mother and son. Bedlam ensued
as mother and son struggled to
fight off the dog, with the owner
still on the floor semi-conscious.
Other neighbors responded to
the scene but were afraid to in-
tervene because they imagined
the dog to be “mad.” The unfor-
tunate woman who attempted to
help her neighbor died from her
injuries from the over-protective
and clearly agitated Bulldog. Her
15-year-old son survived.
Besides a handful of fatal at-
tacks, there were numerous se-
vere attacks involving Bulldogs
from 1900–1909. During this
decade we find the Bulldog’s rep-
utation turning from a fierce dog
to a ferocious dog.
“ Don Juan “ , 1902
While one faction of the pub-
lic was encouraging the Bulldog
to be a vicious guard dog, oth-
ers were seeking Bulldogs out
as pets, which led the old-time
Bulldog breeders and dogfighters
to bemoan the breed was losing
its character (meaning fighting
ability). In 1912, a dogfighter
complained at a Bulldog Society
Show that the Bulldog was “be-
coming increasingly popular as
a woman’s pet and was thereby
losing much of its fighting qual-
ity.” He further complains that
“it is painful to see the coddling
that goes on, the feeding of milk
and the best quality of steak,
sleeping indoors, and general ef-
feminizing.”
Despite the confusion about
function, despite an increase
in severe/fatal attacks due to
increased popularity with sub-
standard owners and guard dog
use, and despite the overall ap-
pearance of fierceness, the Bull-
dog never really found disfavor
with the American public. The
media continued to recount cas-
es of Bulldogs performing heroic
deeds during this decade (1900–
1909) and in the decades to fol-
low.
It is worthy of note that in 1911
the Encyclopedia Britannica felt
the need to address the Bulldog’s
true nature versus the reputa-
tion the breed had acquired in
the previous decade as a result of
increased popularity with sub-
standard owners. The edition
defined the Bulldog
as:
“The Bulldog is a small, compact
but extremely heavily built ani-
mal of great
strength, vigor and tenacity…
Bulldogs were formerly em-
ployed in bull baiting
and the tenacity of their grip is
proverbial. Their ferocious ap-
pearance, and not infrequently
the habits of their owners, have
given this breed a reputation for
ferocity and low intelligence. As
puppies, however, Bulldogs are
highly intelligent and unusu-
ally docile and affectionate, and
if well trained retain throughout
life an unusual sweetness of dis-
position, the universal friendli-
ness of which makes them of lit-
tle use as guardians.”
Fortunately for the Bulldogs,
much of this confusion about
function and behavior abated
when the public turned their at-
tention to a newly emerging
breed becoming known for its
intelligence and watchfulness. In
less than a decade, the German
Shepherd would replace the Bull-
dog as the new status or fad dog.
With their popularity waning
and with owners looking towards
the German Shepherd as their
new protector and intimidation
dog, Bulldog-related fatalities
and the number of severe attacks
plummeted.
The case of the Bulldog in the
late 1800s and early 1900s is per-
haps the best example of how
f u nc ti on influences public
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perception. During the 19th cen-
tury, Bulldogs, more than any
other breed, were used in the
most extreme of negative func-
tions (dog fighting, guard/attack
dogs) and in the most positive
functions (police dogs and in he-
roic deeds on farms). The media
presented balanced reporting of
both the devastation Bulldogs in-
flicted in attacks and of the con-
tributions they made by saving
lives and defending the public as
police dogs and personal guard-
ians. Additionally, the media of-
ten printed accounts of Bulldogs
interacting with their owners and
others in the more mundane or
everyday activities. Due to this
balanced reporting, and the use of
Bulldogs in many functions, both
positive and negative, the Bull-
dog never received widespread
public condemnation, even dur-
ing periods of increased popular-
ity when many owners allowed
them to roam loose and behave
aggressively.
During the first three decades
of the 1900s, there were scores of
accounts of Bulldogs saving their
masters and mistresses from

snakes, fires, drownings, gas
leaks, burglars and charging
livestock, and saving or alert-
ing people to children fallen off
of cliffs or wandering onto train
tracks and highways. Even more
enlightening about the attitudes
and perceptions of the times are
accounts in which individual
incidents of Bulldogs not previ-
ously known to be noble were
recognized for an act of humane
service.
In 1919 a story is told of a “big,
ugly Bulldog named Sinful Sam”
saving a child from being run
over on a highway in Berkeley,
CA. The headline of the article
reads “Bulldog Saves Life of Boy
Playmate, Former ‘Sinful Sam’
Now a Hero.”
Amost interesting and insight-
ful understanding of function and
image, as well as a clear demon-
stration that owners ultimately
control and determine the be-
haviors found in their dogs, was
chronicled in September 1900.
This fascinating account entitled
“Bulldog Saves Child’s Life”
A bunch of Bulldogs, Historical photo.
with the subheading, “Thought it
was Ordered to Attack Drowning
Boy and Brought him Ashore,”
demonstrates with great clarity
that even dogs used in negative
functions can be viewed as good
dogs and can do good deeds.
The account tells of an older
man walking on the banks of St.
Joseph River in Indiana accompa-
nied by his Bulldog. The owner
of the dog heard a cry for help and
hurried around a bend in the river
to find an 8-year-old boy drown-
ing in deep water. The man ad-
mitted to being too old to swim,
but instead urged his Bulldog to
go after the child. He threw a rock
in the direction of the boy and
urged the dog to “go after” the
boy. The article states:
“The dog, it is believed, took this
as a hint to attack the boy, and
did so, seizing him by one arm
and holding on like grim death
while responding to his master’s
commands to come ashore.”
Once ashore, the dog released the
boy to his owner, who then pulled
him up onto the riverbank.”
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The story concludes:
“The dog is not credited with be-
ing actuated by a noble instinct,
but the boy is thankful, neverthe-
less, despite a very sore arm.”
Special to the New York Times,
September 14, 1900
This small incident clarifies the
essence of dogs. It was implied
this Bulldog was a fighting dog;
nonetheless, when his owner
commanded the dog to “attack”
and “release” the boy, the dog
obeyed and saved the drowning
youth. Owners control the be-
haviors of their dogs, and wheth-
er the dog is used in a negative or
a positive function is at the com-
plete discretion of the owner.
A century ago, there was a more
balanced view of both the dangers
and contributions
dogs made to the welfare of hu-
mans. The media portrayed what
many people at the time
seemed to understand: that good
dogs occasionally behave “badly”
and that even “bad” dogs could do good deeds.
By the early 1920s the vast majority of Americans would quickly forget the Bulldogs.Well over half a
century would pass before any of these breeds would enter back into thecollective consciousness of the
American public. However, for over half a century in between,1920–1970, millions of Bulldogs, Bull
Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers and all their mixed breed cousins
served Americans well in every possible capacity and circumstance. From high-profile Bulldogs such as
Stubby, one of America’s foremost canine military heroes, and Petey, the famed Little Rascals Pit bull
pal, to the millions of anonymous dogs whose owners either cherished, neglected, fought or horrifically
abused them, Bulldogs served Americans consistently, courageously, faithfully, and peaceably.

A selection of show bulldogs from the late 1800s. ‘Rodney Monarch’, CH ‘Thackeray Soda’, CH ‘Rodney Smasher’, CH
1880s Bulldog Champions
‘Ivel Doctor’, CH ‘La Roche’, and CH ‘Fashion’.

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 G olden K ing
K e n n e l I nterview
First of all we want to thank very much to our Who was your first pit bull and
friend from T.N.T. Kennel who get for us the inter- when?
view with Golden King Kennel, a true dogman from
Balkans with many years of experience in gamed- My first pit bull was Champi-
ogs and a very good conditioner with many many on King.I bought him in 1993.
wins over great dogs from Balkans, and a new win He was 18 month old and one
over a Champion from overseas, Champion Lindo time winner . I won with him
Lindaje. . All those being said i let you enjoy this in- after that 7 more times .His pit
terview and for sure you will love it. weight was 27.5 kg, versus Ch
Sony went in 26 kg In his last
match was too much over his
weight and weighs in a 29 kg also
was aged 8 years .In same match
showed DEAD GAME and died
soon after the match from ma-
jor injuries.He left many quality
dogs who have fought around the
world.

With what line you started?

Champion King was NEBLET

Background image : Champion
Silver love his favorite friend
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line and as I said I’m started
with him. I later moved on SOR-
RELL line. I was seeking for the
bitch to breed her with King. I
came into a situation to purchase
the whole litter, from that lit-
ter come out: Champion Silver,
Vidra 2xW 1xL , Ahill 2xW1xL,
who lost the match because of
me. Moreover many thought he
was much better dog then Sil-
ver .Two days before the match
Ahill grabbed a box of B complex
and got sick . The dog in the

Golden King’s wife and Ch King 8xW, 1xLDG
match did not even started and it was obvious that he is
very sick, unfortunately after the match he died. I would
also like to mention Vidra. That bitch was 2xW,1xL, an
kennel accident in my pals yard ended her life .
Something about training and nutrition?
I make my own dog food .And I have a lot of success
even without high-quality and high-value food from
commercials .My dogs get Exclusively vitamins that
are for human consumption, and anyone who knows me
knows that I will never use any chemistry on my dogs .
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And I always go against top line
competition. Personally I am
not a fan of doping off any kind
and think that is short time suc-
cess witch will be paid dearly
with dogs health in a longer
time period. In keep I use mill,
long walks , flirt pole , in fact i
use a different approach for eve-
ry dog , because every dog is an
unique .
A few words about Ch Silver,
Ch Opar, Ch Oxa, Ch Fida, Ch
Hag,Ch Kid.
I think that the Ch Silver made
a success that no dog so far has
managed to repeat. He won
against the 3 Gr Ch and 1 Ch ,has
one game defeat in the second
match who was later revenged
by defeating Gr Ch Black Mup
who killed a dog from whom
Silver has a lost. My own opin-
ion is that the dog quality of Ch
Silver is one in a lifetime.After I
saw quality off Sorrell dogs that
i bought i was hooked on that
line and i did have much more
success then the line I started
with. Silver was first time rolled
about 8. Month old against his
brother Ahil.
Golden King’s Ch Krokodil
After that he was rolled a few times and
every time I’m getting more enthusiastic
by his intelligence, speed, style and hard
mouth . Meny people know that Silver was
18 month old when he had his first match .I
went against a superior dog Montenegro’s
Gr Ch Joker that in his first match did beat
Gr Ch in 15 minutes. Silver showed Qual-
ity that I saw in schooling him , because
over the whole match he dominated on
very dangerous Gr Ch Joker.Dogs which
i have today are a descendants of a Silver. Golden King’s Ch Silver 4xW, 1xLG
I made my self own line that already has Ch Hag is pure HAMMOND line dog
some great success and is called Silver line and the opinions of those who saw him is
of dogs. Since we already mentioned Silver a top dog .In first two matches he killed
we have to mention his son Ch Opar which his opponent with devastating bites and
again in my fault lost his 4 match because strength does not give them any chances .
It is not supposed to go into the match re- First match was against 2xW dog , in the
gardless of injury he had on the lower jaw second match won over a 4xW and with
and he missed a few Tooth .I made a bad ease mastered it. For his Ch went against
choice and the dog lost. Sister from a litter the 1xW dog and showed that he is top Ch.
of Ch Opar is Ch Oxa. My opinion is that
the she was perhaps better than her father. Golden King’s Ch Hag
Only in the first match she was healthy
100 % and in the remaining two matches
went like an invalid because she had bad-
ly broken last leg . That wasn’t bothered
her to kill his oponnents.Ch Fida was born
when Ch Silver was breed with grandson
of Ch King.Fida was top bitch but Oxa in
my opinion was better than the class of her

I think Ch Kid and its results become per-

haps even better known than Ch Silver.
In first match won respected and highly
dangerous dog 2xW who killed both his
opponents .Match was scheduled in 18 kg
. During keep Ch Kid got sick and match
was cancelled. Month after recovering the
match is resheduled and Ch Kid kills 2xW
Ceda in 1 h 30 min. After that he was sched-
uled with Gr Ch Beka 6xW.After 40 min
Golden King’s Ch Fida

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Golden King’s Ch Kid
Gr Ch Beka is picked up to be saved, and Kid gets
yet another victory in top competition.After victo-
ries against Beka challenge came from neighboring
countries and supreme champion Mrki, who won his
matches with ease in top competition.Ch Mrki also
was picked up to be saved. Ch Kid in a day off a
match for the Ch title take down his 900 grams due
to a incorrect scale which I was using then, from the
early morning Ch Kid did different exercise to re-
move this weight. After the match against the Ch
Mrki, Kid could go against another dog in the same
night. 2012 Ch Kid became D.O.Y. and I was F.O.Y.
Afterwards then comes the challenge from the Ciko
Lopez and his Ch Lindo. Ciko told me then that he
is like me fighter of a year , a dog also was I think
D.O.Y.dog .And that would be a top match of two
top dogs and two top fighters. A match where nobody
gave Kid any Chances considering Chiko’s reputa-
tion. Ch Kid solve this with easy and that is his
easiest win received for 35 min in a virtually no in-
juries from the last three matches Kid walked home
on the collor uninjured. Ch Kid had a brother 2xW
ZEL who had the misfortune to receive snakebite
and subsequently died. Kid was rolled for the first
time with him and then they was about 7 month old
You could tell back then that they are very danger-
ous young dogs. In the same litter was the another
dog , better then Ch Kid and Zel but unfortunately
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died in a kennel accident. Ch Kid
is scheduled for Gr Ch title in Oc-
tober and the same day CH Hag
is also on. They already had been
matched in the same day before.
On the end of a Summer Ch Kid
will be a 4 year old but already you
could see his qualities as a stud dog
.His daughter was 18 month old
and on a big show was on versus
Ch bitch. She did not gave any
chance to her opponent by stop-
ping her in a 30 minutes .Already
in a steps of a father Ch Kid .Soon
another sister of her is also on and
I expect another win.In my opin-
ion Ch Kid is even better stud dog
then his father Ch Silver .
The hardest match?
The hardest of mine was when
Ch King in Skopje went against
Ch Joker. I took him more weight
than usual just to make the match
and the outcome off striping this
weight was long match .I think it
took 3 hours for Ch KING to won .
Dearest dog and dearest victory?
Impossibillities to separate Ch Sil-
ver and Ch Kid. Both of these dogs
were dear to my heart .Kid is a de-
scendant of Silver his mother 3X
Silver bitch thus he became off a
Silver. I think thanks to Silver,
Kid and theyir descendants have
extremely strong bites and great
intelligence that allows them to de-
feat the top dogs a very short time.
Any new dearest victory ?
Currently this is bitch ASI who re-
ceived win Also on Show and won
 Golden King’s Asi 1xW BIS
BIS thereby making it a very short time
against 2xW bitch who killed their oppo-
nents. Asi has delighted all those present on
the show, and I think deservedly won BIS
and showed all the qualities SILVER LINE.

Message to our readers at the end ?

Believe in your dogs and make a hard se-

lection and always go against the best op-
ponents according to your possibilities . We
welcome all dogmans around the world and My website :
people who have tried to contact me i leave
email address and my site at which contact http://goldenking.kennel-apbt.com/
me regarding matches and everything. Best
regards. My Email :

Golden King Kennel goldenkingknls@yahoo.com

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Golden King’s Ch Tekal

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 Krunch Kennel’s
Ch Meister
Meister was off Kelly’s
Young Chinaboy (Cecil)
bred to Moak’s Maybe-
line. Cecil was off Kelly’s
Tasmanian Devil x Kelly’s
Young Chinagirl..Maybel-
line was off Garner’s Otis x
Faron’s Lil Cherry.
Meister was bred by MM
and sold to KK as a young
prospect,having only seen a
little while of him in a roll..
KK rolled him and he be-
gan stopping dogs as soon
as they were put down in
front of him.
For his first he went into
Octagon Knls’ Chewy
(a son of Ch Chomper)..
Meister came in at 46,
Chewy was dead on 49
.Chewy comes out strong
in the chest and legs. After
a while he has both of
Meister’s front legs out of
commision..Meister rides
the head and starts to wear
Chewy down. Finally a
turn is called on Chewy to
get the scratching started.
Chewy goes over quick and
is right back in the chest.
Meister gets him out and a
handle is made.When re-
leased Meister starts over
but falls on his chin..He
gets up and starts forward,
but falls again. He rises and
completes a very difficult
scratch. There are several
scratches back in fourth
with Chewy making all
his hard.Meister doing the
same but on his chin. At the
hr mark Meister gets into
the back end and starts to
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work a good stifle hold..This
forced Chewy to be picked up
in 1:15.
For his second show he was
going into a 2xW called Team
USA’s Live Wire (brother to
Ch Stallone). Both dogs are at
46 1/2 lbs. Meister goes right
over and gets him a chest
hold that puts Live Wire on
his back.By 10min he is mak-
ing noise,and by 30 min he
is turning,but nothing is be-
ing called.Meister was fanged
4x before a turn was called
at 48 min. A handle is made
and LiveWire stands the line.
Meister courtesy scratched
like he was on tracks.
For his championship Meister
was suppose to go into Brick-
house Knls’ Ch Benny Blanco
but KK paid the forfeit due to
Meisters illness..So instead
he was hooked into Pizzman’s
Ch Sausage a 4xW that was a
coverdog for one of the maga-
zines.Meister went right in
and controlled the action..He
dis-abled Sausages left shoul-
der ,and a turn is called right
afterwards. Sausage makes a
honest scratch..Then meister
buries him in his corner..An-
other handle and Ch Sausage
quitts on all fours.
No champions could be
found,and Ch Benny Blanco
was hooked into Ch Nino so
a challenge was accepted by a
local Kennel.
For number four Meister
was hooked into Cold Creeks’
JB a 1xW and 1/2 brother to
Gr Ch Banjo. Both dogs came
in at 45 lbs.
 Both dogs are evenly
matched and they switch
from chest to head..JB
turns at 37 min. He goes
but Meister beats him to
his corner. Still a even
show when JB gets a tooth
in Meaisters eye and has
it leaking very bad..Han-
dle made and Meister is
screaming in his corner to
be released. Meister goes
and buries into the chest.
They both scratch one more
time. Meister is working
really hard now and gets
into the stifles and the geni-
tals. He switches to the
chest,and then back to the
rear. By 57 min he is work-
ing a down dog..he is hit-
ting the throat,rear,chest..
Meister begins to drag JB
around the box and it doesnt
look like he is still with us..
Cold Creek picks up and JB
makes a extremley game
scratch, but Meister meets
him 1/2 way and drops him
Meister tail scratches.
Number five was into
DOA’s Gr Ch Virgil. This
was a much anticipated
match between two of the
best dogs in the country..
Meister runs over and hits
Virgil in the shoulder disa-
bling it immediatly. Dogs
are swapping it out. Around
25 min in Meister gets to
Virgils stifle and has him
looking confused. Virgils
back end is temporaly par-
alized. Meister runs hot and
Virgil comes back. Meister
started to go into shock and
makes a very game scratch..
Meister gets picked up and
makes a courtesy scratch in-
stantly. There is alot of con-
traversey concerning this
show. Meisters side claims
he was rubbed, and RG did
blood work on the dog and
found a toxic substance in
his blood. Both of these ex-
ceptional dogs looked bad
during this show Meisters
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side says it is because the
poison affected Virgil as
well. Team USA claimed
they got rubbed also When
they took Ch Tabby into
Crockett.
Number six was when
meister was six years old..I
cant recall the name of the
dog,but i was told Meister
looked old,and won on pure
gamness in 1:45.
After this Meister was
“leased” to some “dogmen”
for breeding only..They
matched Meister at 7 years
old. He suffered a broken
leg early, and finally was
stopped. Meister died after
this match,and it is a damb
shame we have people like
this in the game today.
Krunch Kennel’s Ch Meister
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 Conditioning To Win
~ Part 1 ~

Many of us know about Vince

Lombardi, many don’t know
about him. Vincent Thomas
Lombardi is arguably the great-
est football coach of all time, and
is on the short list of history’s
greatest coaches, regardless of
sport. His ability to teach, moti-
vate and inspire players helped
turn the Green Bay Packers into
the most dominating NFL team
in the 1960s. He led the team to
three straight and five total league
championships in seven years,
including winning the first two
“The successful man is himself. To be successful,you’ve
Super Bowls following the 1966
and 1967 NFL seasons. The Na- got to be honest with yourself.”
tional Football League’s Super
Bowl trophy is named in his hon- Vince Lombardi
or. He was enshrined in the Pro
Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
This article is about making a truly incredible degree. To-
He also was a wise man and his
you a smarter, more successful day’s serious dogman now has
words remained in history. He
dog conditioner. It gives you the the kind of power and knowl-
real was World’s Greatest Couch.
power to squeeze out every drop edge that could only be dreamed
Maybe you are asking now why i
of genetic potential that your about before.
am writting about him. Well this
dog has bred into him. In the You won’t find easy, simply
article it’s about conditioning to
process of reading through this answers to these complex prob-
win and Vince Lombardi already
book, you’ll grow less depend- lems. Instead, you’re getting
proved what a successfull man
ent on yesterday’s “experts” and a problem solving system that
he was. He must be a model for
“facts”, and think more for your- first seeks to understand the true
all of us. Also he was not only a
self by undergoing the following nature of the problems. And af-
good couch but a honest man who
steps. ter knowing the real cause of the
was honest with himself first of
1. Solve Age Old Problems In problems, a plan to attack and
all. That for i wrote words from
Brand New Ways solve them is followed.
him , i want to make peoples un-
The problems facing serious dog 2. Reducing The Variables (The
derstand that to be honest with
conditioners have not changed Things That Can Go Wrong)
you first and second to others it’s
in over 200 years. Mostly, these Anything that can go wrong
the way to success, because many
problems had to be lived with, or typically does. Influencing
dogmans those days forget what
only improved to a certain point those factors which we can con-
honesty means.
since everybody just “knew” trol goes a long way towards
With all of those beeing said
there was not much you could do winning. Often times, it’s not
let’s start the article about cond-
about them. credible degree. This any one big thing that separates
tioning to win which i found it
article revolutionizes the ability winners from losers, but a lot of
very interesting and you can learn
of modern day conditioners to smaller things which can add up.
new things from it, and how the
solve these age-old problems to After all, it can all boil down to
conditioning really work.

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to just making fewer mistakes
than the other guy.
3. Proven Techniques And
Practices
This article does not contain
myths or notions going back to
the 1930s or later. Instead, what
you’ll see here are the most re-
cent advances in science regard-
ing the improvement of canine
performance. This information
has been converted for use on to-
day’s dogs and proven in the real
world. It works the first time you
put it into practice.
4. Bet On It
When you see those words, pay
attention! It is a very important
area; one which can make a major
difference by itself.
Worry, Guilt, and Luck
Since the first time man hooked
a leash onto the collar of a dog and
took him for a walk in order to
condition him to win for one type
of event or another, conditioners
have always lived with two huge
monkeys on their backs: worry
and guilt.
Worry because almost every-
thing connected to conditioning
and feeding dogs involved guess-
work and mystery. With all these
unknowns, traditions and myths
were built up over generations,
along with “secret” practices and
techniques. But it all still added
up to confusion and worry.
Guilt because when the con-
ditioner’s head hit the pillow at
night, he knew, deep down, that
there was something important
missing in the keep. He was
short changing the dog somehow,
someway. Over doing one thing
and failing to do another. Mostly
he felt guilty because he knew he
was letting the dog down.
All this worry and myth were
understandable. After all, dur-
ing some lucky workouts, the
dog’s metabolism (his chemical
machinery) came together ide-
ally and workouts were great.
Other workouts, under the very
same conditions, performance
was lousy. So luck, as well as
worry, myths, and guilt, became
the constant companion for con-
ditioners.
Steroids - Trying To Get Lucky
In the 1970s, conditioners be-
gan giving steroids to make up
for the mistakes they knew they
were making with all the guess-
work and mystery. They heard
about steroids offering a big com-
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tive edge, or maybe took them
first hand. Basically, they want-
ed to create more of those lucky
workout days, and they thought
steroids were the only way to do
it.
It’s not that they necessar-
ily wanted to GIVE steroids, or
that they enjoyed the notion of
increasing performance purely
through the wonderful world of
chemistry. It’s just that steroids
acted like a paint glossing over
mistakes they were making in
nutrtion and conditioning. And,
it seemed that steroids did, in
fact, produce more lucky days.
The problem, the real problem
was that conditioners could not
really control their dog’s metab-
olism and create their own lucky
workout days on purpose.
So even with steroids, the prob-
lems of not being able to control
or predict the dog’s performance
are still there - just covered like a
band-aid with steroids.
The Chemical Battlefiled ~-
Where Everything Is Won Or
Lost
Although those conditioners
might not have thought about
steroid use in quite this way,
what they were really doing was
altering the dog’s muscle chemi-
stry -- getting some control over
the dog’s metabolism. Until the
arrival of steroids, the dog’s me-
tabolism had pretty much con-
trolled him. Whatever fluctua-
tions occurred in the dog’s body
put the conditioner at it’s mercy.
But even with steroids, those
lucky workout days came with-
out warning and left as quicky.
The only sure-fire way to guar-
antee more lucky workout days
and performance, of course, was
to get a genetic freak - an ace.
Those very few whose metabo-
lism and conformation are ideal
for their sport. Such dogs had
more lucky workouts because
they were born with a lucky me-
tabolism -- their muscle chemis-
try was just better than others.
Genetics are expressed through
how dogs are built, their con-
formation, muscle angle attach-
ments, etc. They expend less en-
ergy to do a movement, and they
can sustain something longer or
harder. But the advantages of the
ace are mostly expressed through
the chemisty of the dog -- their
bodies just work better. Dogs
who have better natural win, bet-
ter strength, and power have su-
perior muscle chemistry to thank
for their in-born advantages.
Muscle Metabolism The Control
Switch
Many years ago, scientists ob-
served the fact that people and
dogs behave according to their
chemistry at a given moment.
For example, give five beers to
somebody and you have altered
chemistry and his behavior will
change accordingly. Similarly,
give a dog a lactic acid injection,
and his performance is reduced.
Chemisty controls behavior. Vir-
tually all canine behavior results
from chemical signals traveling
from the dog’s body to his brain
and vice versa. From fatigue to
power to gameness, he is a prod-
uct of his chemistry, a lot of which
you are now able to control.
Using space age research tools,
experts began to unravel the rid-
dle of why genetic freak athletes
have body chemistries different
from the rest. And more impor-
tant, they learned how to dupli-
cate many of the key chemistry
profiles of the superior genetic
individuals. Their discoveries al-
low the average dog, without su-
perior genetics, to duplicate many
of the muscle chemistry advances
of the ace.
Creating The Ideal Muscle
Chemistry
So the dog’s body chemistry is
all important. It is the chemistry
mix which determines his perfor-
mance, attitude, and behavior. If
you can control his metabolism,
then you can dramatically in-
crease performance and behavior.
Then you have more lucky work-
outs -- on purpose. That’s what
this article is about -- creating
your own good luck by condition-
ing your dog’s muscle chemistry
without drugs.
By controlling your dog’s me-
tabolism, you will reduce your
worry and guilt. For the first time
ever, you’ll have power over the
thing that you always wanted --
your dog’s body and performance.
By controlling these vital factors
the way you want, you are, for
the first time, free of false limita-
tions, myths, and hope. Now you
can unleash the awesome power
of his genetic potential.
And very simply, you’ll win
more. Bet on it.
Muscle Chemistry -- The Real
World
In the real world, for the pur-
poses of this book, the dog’s mus-
cle chemistry works like this:
You feed your dog every day.
Mostly once per day. His body
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breaks down the chemical en-
ergy in the food and uses some
of it to run on right now. And
he stores some of this chemical
fuel for later use in the muscle
and liver. But his body can only
store so much at one time. It is
this limited fuel supply that he
draws upon during workouts.
And since it is a limited amount
of stored energy, the amount he
can store and how effeciently he
uses it are extremely important
to performance.
The dog has been conditioned
for about a month. As a result, he
is able to store more food energy
in the liver and muscles when he
is sedentary, on the chain. Plus
his body effeciently uses this
stored energy so just a little bit
goes a very long way. His mus-
cles have also adapted to using
fats for energy, which increases
his leanness (the ration of lean
muscle to fat) and endurance.
Importantly, the dog increases
the effeciency and number of the
chemical powerhouses of the cell
-- mitochondria. Dogs with more
mitochondria are able to produce
more energy in cells per unit of
time. Overall his muscle chem-
istry is getting more effecient as
a result of his conditioning.

A Guided Tour Through A
Workout
As the dog begins to work out on
a fairly fast moving treadmill, his
body first uses the glucose (sugar)
in his blood stream to fuel muscles
and brain. After 5 minutes or so,
the stored energy in his liver be-
gins to break down to supply en-
ergy. Also muscle glycogen (car-
bohydrates) stores break down to
supply even more energy. After
a little while -- 10 to 20 minutes
-- fats begin to break down too.
All of these stored energy sourc-
es break down to glucose in the
blood to keep it constant. Glucose
then breaks down to the high en-
ergy compound of ATP. So the
chemical energy your dog runs off
is really ATP energy.
Mak’s Ch Mrki 4xW, 1xLG - running on mill. A very good dog.Lost his last match
vs Golden King’s Ch Kid.
The ability to keep on produc-
ing ATP is what ideal muscle
chemistry is all about. That abil-
ity to produce more APT per un-
til of time, and for a longer time,
is the basic difference between
winners and losers. Only in a
winner’s muscle chemistry can
this occur.
Stumbling Into A Loser’s Chem-
istry
Having a loser’s muscle chem-
istry is very easy -- just follow
the old myths and wives’ tales
that date back to the 1800s.
Forced to restrict calories and
food to make weight -- the way
most guys do it -- the conditioner
continually underfeeds his dog.
The dog’s body “thinks” he’s
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going into starvation, and so
slows his metabolism. This
makes him get fatter and slug-
gish. Worse, his body also be-
gins to actually eat it’s own
hard-earned muscle for energy
with disastrous results.
Because he’s only getting one
meal per day, the dog’s body
wants to store as much of the
chemical energy in his meal as
possible, and he does this by
putting more into his energy
bank -- his body fat. Remem-
ber, his body chemically inter-
prets once-a-day feeding as a
famine period -- whether you
accept that fact or not. With
most of this meal going to body
fat, there is much less muscle
energy and growth.
He is very likely dehydrated
too, reducing performance even
more. With less fluid to bring
fresh chemical energy into mus-
cle cells to be burned and less to
help remove lactic acid, it’s no
wonder dogs and conditioners
following the old way have a
loser’s muscle chemistry.
With this chronically low
blood sugar, very little glucose
gets to the brain, and the dog
feels slightly fatigued, looking
and performing poorly. Because
his body chemistry is so poor,
he’ll fatigue much faster during
contests and he’ll just want to
stop whatever he’s doing when
the going gets tough. Bet on it.
Creating A Winner’s Muscle
Chemistry
To help you understand the
basics of creating a winner’s
muscle chemistry, think back
on the best piece of cake you
ever had. Next, think of the
worst. The truth is they were
both made of pretty much the
same ingredients -- eggs, sugar,
etc.
 Then why, if the same basic in-
gredients are used, do these cakes
taste so different: the ration of set
ingredients to each other and the
cooking time varied -- the recipe.
The recipe for the great cake cre-
ates a slightly different chemical
profile than the bad cake. Just a
small difference causes a very big
difference in their chemistry.
So it is with your dog’s chem-
istry. To create a winning mus-
cle chemistry, you’ll actually use
some the same factors and tools
that losers do. Only now, you’ll
use them in special, tested ways
in your favor. In other words,
you’ve got the winning recipe.
The three main ingredients to
CONDITIONING TO WIN
are: nutrition, conditioning, and
rest.
Nutrition
Maybe the single most under-
stood, yet easiest to control factor
for creating a winner’s chemistry
is the diet. The amount of scien-
tific literature regarding canine
performance is huge, and it all
breaks down to these basics.
At least 50% of his diet should
be predigested -- this guarantees
100% use with zero waste. Pre-
digestion means the dog begins
to use it in just 15 minutes, com-
pared to 2-24 hours with regular
food -- a huge advantage.
His diet should be tailored for
the special needs of performance
dogs -- not human products which
are too low in fat and high in com-
pounds that are toxic to dogs in
large doses. Besides being way,
way too expensive because of
middlemen.
His diet should be extremely
concentrated in calories so that a
little bit goes a long way, and so
that his digestive system is never
overloaded. Plus, they must be
predigested calories.
The distribution of calories ation and accelerate the entry of
should be: nutrition into hungry muscles.
Fed at least 2 meals a day -- to
Protein: 21% keep blood sugar constant and liv-
Fat: 48% er energy high in the body in an
Carbohydrates: 31% anabolic (muscle building) state.
4 times a day is ideal.
The distribution of weight of Lite Salt: Inexpensive, easy to
ingredients should be: get and far superior to a very ex-
pensive Pedia Lyte type products.
Protein: 24% min One of the greatest nutritional
Fat: 24% min tools the conditioner has ever had.
Fiber: 2% max Raises and lowers fluid weight to
Moisture: 6% max increase work capacity or make
Ash: 3% max weight. Makes drying out, lasix,
and Pedia Lyte obsolete.
Protein: PER PLUS is the very No Salt: Pure potassium for
best source. It contains a blend water stripping. Helps promote
of predigested amino acids from more rapid salt loss in the body
liver and egg -- the finest for dogs without dehydration.
in the world. PER PLUS contains Metamucil: The ideal fiber
the highest PER (protein effecien- source for dogs; it is made of
cy ration) in the world -- a perfect psyllium husks. Metamucil al-
4 out of 4. Just one ounce of PER lows you to exactly control your
PLUS equals 15 grams of regular dog’s stool, to adjust up or down
protein, even from cooked beef or in the fiber to loosen or tighten up
chicken. stools.
Fat: LIPOPLEX (MCTs), the PEAK PERFORMANCE is
predigested “fatless fats” are the best way to provide this type
the best, followed closely by of nutrition. Containing PER
pure chicken fat, then pure, cold PLUS, K9 CARBLOADER, and
pressed wheat germ oil. These LIPOPLEX, Peak Performance
fat sources provide both short and was designed by a team of top
long term energy in ways others nutrition scientists to be superior
can’t. to any other product, or even col-
Carbohydrates: K9 CAR- lection of products in the market
BLOADER (Glucose Polymers) place, no matter how expensive
is the finest available. Just one cup they are.
equals 4 cups of barley or oatmeal, This product allows you to
and is used much more effeciently save at least 50% on nutrition bills
by the dog, starting within 5 min- during this keep since it already
utes of intake. contains the nutrients most con-
Vitamins: Should be 100% or ditioners buy individually: red
more of the minimum daily re- cell, vitamin and minerals, DMG,
quirements with C. etc. And Peak Performance con-
Trace Minerals: Helps miner- tains these nutrients in ideal ra-
alization of bones. Should have at tios to each other win no fussing
least 45. or mistakes.
Minerals: Same as above.
Lactic Acid Buffers: L-lactate,
real DMG and phosphates.
Should be largely in liquid form
when fed -- helps prevent dehydr-
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Dehydration, “Drying Out” and
Performance
Here’s a quick quiz: You’ve
saved $250,000 and bought a
Ferrari Testarossa. With 12
cylinders, it can wind up to over
8000 rpm. You want to run it
hard in August on a hot day. You
remember that the more power
the engine produces, the hotter
it runs. Taking all this into con-
sideration, to get the greatest per-
formance out of your engine you
would:
A. Drain all coolants from the
engine because they add weight.
B. Cram the maximum allow-
able engine coolants because you
know unless the engine is cooled
down, it breaks down.
It’s pretty apparent the answer
is B. Of course, no one but a true
dim bulb would remove coolant
from a racing engine to reduce
the weight of the care. Yet, this
is exactly what many condition-
ers do to make weight.
In the body, chemical pathways
only work in the presence of wa-
ter. In other words, he can only
achieve ideal muscle chemistry
with lots of water in his body.
Water in his body helps remove
lactic acid as well as bring fresh
energy into the hungry muscle
cells. Plus, water helps to cool
just like coolant in the Ferrari.
Drying out the dog reduces the
amount of overall blood volume,
turning what’s left into a kind of
sludge -- slow moving and stag-
nant.
Research in this area is very
clear -- the more water the dog
has, the harder and longer he can
perform. Just like the Ferrari, his
body is a highly tuned machine,
and without coolant, it’s perfor-
mance is limited. Bet on it.
Conditioning
Next, the workouts. Basical-
ly, there are three factors to any
workout:
1. Duration
2. Intensity
3. Frequency
Depending on the phase you’re
in at any given time during his
keep, you’ll vary these factors of
duration and intensity to meet
your goals using conditioning
tools. Some basics of condition-
ing:
Results vs sweat -- The idea is
to work smart, for a specific goal,
not just hard to fool yourself
into thinking you’re making pro-
gress. Working hard and work-
ing smart are not the same.
Each phase builds on the last
-- Phases are periods of time with
very defined goals. The first
phase sets the foundation for the
next and so on. Trying to enter
into the last stage without the
first two under your built guar-
antees failure. It’s like trying to
build a three story house without
completing the first story. This
program is designed to “teach”
the dog’s muscle cells to store
more food energy, use it slower
and more effeciently to make it
last longer. You’re taking your
dog’s body to school, where
you’ll teach the muscle chemis-
try to get rid of lactic acid faster,
burn fat more effeciently,and
“
element in the character
make‐up of a man who is
successful is that of mental
toughness.”
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recover faster.
Weight Pulling -- Weight pull-
ing, just like lifting weights in
humans, used to be considered a
dumb move. The common line
of thinking claimed that weight
pulling made you musclebound,
slow, fat, etc. The way people
used to do it, they may have been
right.
But the fact is that for today’s
dogs, weight pulling is an ex-
tremely effective straight and
power building exercise for dogs
-- if you do it just right. Like
any other tool or practice, it all
depends on how you do it.
Conditioning to Win pull-
ing is different from competi-
tion weight pulling. In weight
pulls, the goal is to pull the great-
est amount of weight. In other
words, to display strength. For
our purposes, weight pulling is
designed to build, not show off,
strength. So the nuts and bolts
are somewhat different from
competitive pulls.
To build strength and power
during weight pulling, a number
of guidelines need to be followed:
Length Pulled: 40 yards is ideal.
Amount Pulled: This is a weight
that he is able to successfully pull
for 40 yards the first time out,
straining at the end just a little.
This weight will depend on the
surface pulled, the device, etc.
“The most important
Vince Lombardi
You will stay with this weight as
the keep progresses.
Pulling Cart: Can be a cart
with wheels to a plywood board
with a place to hook lifting
weight. Even empty, old times
work. Whatever it is, it must
be the same drag each and every
time.
Pulling Harness: The best
have a dowel type separator to
keep the back lines from getting
crossed. They need lots of high
quality padding around friction
points. Don’t skimp - get a good
one.
Surface: It must be the same
everytime regardless of what it
is. School 4410 yard tracks work
well, gravel, concrete, whatever.
Time To Completion: This
will vary from dog to dog. A
good performance is based on
his best time, not any other dog’s
best time. As the phase goes on,
the time should decrease. But
once again, it is compared to his
best time.
Sets and Reps: Each set is com-
posed of three reps. So two sets
of pulling equals 6 reps.
Rest Intervals: This will vary be-
tween phases. There is more rest
in the beginning phases and less
toward the end.
Bait: Some need it; some don’t.
Bait is whatever gets their adren-
alin pumping fast and drives
them crazy to get at it.
Hide Workouts: These are es-
sential. If done correctly, they
help convert raw strength into
power, timing, ability and endur-
ance. They are done with and
without neck weights. But done
wrong, hide work commonly
causes needless muscle and ten-
don injury to highly tuned dogs.
By having dogs move in ways
that are not only unnatural but
down right stupid, many dogs
spend hours making movements
that are unproductive and
dangerous.
The resistance of the pull
should be such that he can, with
his body weight and muscle pow-
er, pull the hide almost to the
ground. But when he’s not pull-
ing that hard, the hide will hang
slightly over his head.
The rope which the hide hangs
is for you to yank. Just a little
pull with this rope produces pow-
erful movement he must adjust
to. He’ll work to keep balance
and keep on the hide. When he
starts to coast, pull on the rope
from various locations, and he’ll
have to use his back end to hold
himself up.
In this keep, there is never a
time when his four feet should
leave the ground with hide work.
EVER. His movements can be
very quick, but at least his back
feet are on the ground, planted at
all times.
Neck weights are used at spe-
cific times during hide workouts
during this keep. This is called
overload training. Muscles and
the CNS get used to heavier
weight, so when they’re taken
off, the dog is quicker than be-
fore.
Rest
Finally, you’ll provide rest and
recovery after workouts. Rest is
disregarded as spoiling the dog
and not being able an especially
manly thing to do by many con-
ditioners. Not many understand
it’s vital significance.
Rest is critical. It allows your
dog to heal up from his workouts.
Without enough rest, your dog’s
body will go bankrupt -- he’ll not
be able to match his energy out-
put (workouts) with his energy
deposits (rest). There are two
basic kinds of recovery: active
where there is a little hand walk-
ing and gentle play, and total
rest where just sleep is needed.
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To enhance muscle recovery dur-
ing rest, a general purpose vibra-
tor can be used after the dog gets
used to the noise and feeling.
Seem like a little too much? It’s
not if you can manage it. Never
compromise on rest. Bet on it.
Fatigue Is Fear And A Powerful
Enemy
Vince Lombardi said it 25 years
ago, “Fatigue makes cowards of
us all!” Truer words have never
been spoken.
When extreme fatigue sets in
you get scared, and you don’t
want to go on. It’s just that sim-
ple. This rule of nature holds
almost always constant. Under-
standing this incredibly powerful
fact helps you to understand the
vital importance of conditioning
to win.
And as we’ve seen, fatigue
comes from a poor balance in
muscle chemistry which usually
results from a build-up of lactic
acid and shortage of energy or
both.
By controlling muscle chem-
istry in your favor, conditioning
to win helps push back fatigue
by 25% or more, and it makes it
more bearable to the dog when
fatigue hits. With condition-
ing to win, when fatigue comes,
it creeps up gradually instead of
hitting like a wall. The dog’s
body has an increased ability to
get rid of toxic chemicals like lac-
tic acid. So conditioning to win
helps you dog’s muscle chemistry
push back the time when fatigue
begins and helps him tolerate it
much better than the other dog.
Bet on it.
The Tools
Aside from the language and
writing, the use of tools is what
sets humans apart from animals,
but the way many condition-
ers use these tools can make you
wonder if people are really smar-
ter than the dogs they con-
dition. People spend end-
less hours arguing about
the merits of one type of
treadmill versus another,
cat mills vs swimming, or
whatever.
Don’t be stupid and fall
into this common trap
also. It is very important to
view conditioning devices
for what they are -- tools.
These devices by them-
selves are neither good nor
bad. It is how you use them
which determines how
good or bad they are. Their
usefulness in creating a
winner’s muscle chemistry
is what tools are all about.
It’s like questioning an ex-
perienced carpenter wheth-
er a hammer is better than a
saw. He’ll tell you it all de-
pends on what you’re trying
to do with it, and whether
or not the tool matches the
job requirements. So don’t
get your ego or pride hung
up on any single device.
Instead, learn how to use it
like a tool to get the most
out of it.
Electric Treadmills
I believe electric treadmills
(E Mills) are a must for to-
day’s dogs. For a number
of key reasons. First, dogs
can easily walk for 10-12
hours at a fast walking clip.
Their endurance is truly re-
markable. Unless you are
Frank Shorter the maratho-
ner, you will wear out long,
long before he does. And,
the goal is to get him tired
not you. Don’t confuse the
two, although dumb guys
do all the time. Second, the
ground they walk is pre-
dictable and consistent on
an E-Mill little chance of
burs between toes, tearing
off pads, stepping in holes,
etc are avoided. Nice, regu-
lar and the same every time.
And less chance to tangle
with a wild critter, get run
over or suck exhaust fumes.
Lastly, E-Mills allow you
to adjust both the rate the
dog is traveling so that you
can measure it and also the
angle of the front of the
mill. Varying the speed
and angle, you can create
almost an endless variety
of workouts. It should be
powered by at least a .5hp
motor. Any less and you’ll
not be able to push your
dog, and the mill won’t last
too long.
Slat Treadmill
I’ve seen slat treadmills “I firmly believe that any man’s
that dripped the history of finest hours – his greatest fulfill-
their makers and stories ment of all that he holds dear – is
of great dogs who worked
upon them. Some appear
that moment when he has worked
to absolute works of art his heart out in good cause and
and marvels of engineer- lies exhausted on the field of bat-
ing and craftmanship. At tle – victorious.”
their best, slat mills are fast
running, low maintenance Vince Lombardi
and built to last almost for-
ever. Although they have
been traditionally the most
favored type of treadmill, I ever produced.
believe that when viewed
objectively, they are not su- Slat or Carpet, The Options You Need
perior to the best examples Whether it is a slat or carpet mill you
of the other free turning choose, you’ll need a couple of features to
treadmill -- the carpetmill. use these tools to their best effect. Like a
speedometer, a lap counter, and a solid break
Carpet Mill for resistance. And the sides should be se-
I believe this mill gets the cure, either slats or solid plywood.
nod over the traditional slat
mill for most conditioners Neck Weights
and for some good reasons. Most dogs at contests have little pencil
The surface itself is a little necks. That’s because they way almost all
easier on the feet, and this dogs have been conditioned, their necks usu-
means a lot day after day. If ally end up scrawny. Today’s top dogs now
they are made well, they are have huge, muscular necks: flexible, power-
as durable as any slat mill ful, they add solidity to the body for balance
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and drive.
This type of neck can only be
achieved by highly specialized
neck work using certain types of
weights. The best of these I have
custom made. The use of the
weights using this system makes
a dramatic difference in looks
and performance.
Neck weights should be used
during two periods: during tread-
mill work to build overall neck
strength and endurance and dur-
ing hide work to increase power,
timing, and balance. The amount
of neck weights should start at
7% of his current weight and end
with 10% of his weight at the
end of the keep. So, for our sam-
ple dog who starts off at 44 and
works his way down to 40, the
neck weight program would be as
follows:
Phase 1 : 3 lbs
Phase 2 : 4 lbs
Phase 3 : 4 lbs
By the way, the goal is to have
the dog which has a bigger neck
than waist at the end of the keep.
Dogs with bigger necks than
waists, all other things being
equal, are more successful. Bet
on it.
The Dog
The sample dog we’re condi-
tioning to win is a 2 year old male
whose contest weight is 40lbs, but
he’s now 44lbs on the chain. He’s
a healthy dog, already wormed
and proven to be parasite free in
stool sample testing. He is fairly
lean, with his ribs just showing.
He is of normal or slightly supe-
rior natural endurance and struc-
tural sound: without extreme cow
hocks, too short coupled, etc. His
overall appearance is of health
and young -- clear, bright eyes,
shiny coat and promise. other
words, he grades out to about a
29 using our rating system. If
the dog is a bitch, she is not in
heat or not likely to be in heat
during this period. These hor-
mone fluctuations throw a wild
card into the system.
The neck measurement should
be about the same as his waist at
this time. This ratio will be more
important as the keep continues.
Pay attention.
Each Dog is Different
Dogs are alike in some key, ob-
vious ways. For example, every
dog needs protein, fats, carbohy-
drates, vitamins, minerals, and
water on a daily basis to fuel the
many processes of the body. And
to develop better muscle chemis-
try which translates into better
performance, dogs must be exer-
cised. They must rest after work-
outs to recover. These essential
factors are the same for all dogs
However, what does differ from
dog to dog is the AMOUNT of
overall calories and food, how
much work they receive, and the
amount of recovery and rest they
get. The ideal ratio of these three
basic elements - nutrition, work,
and rest - to each other to pro-
duce ideal muscle chemistry and
thereby increase performance is
what CONDITIONING TO
WIN is all about.
CONDITIONING TO WIN
allows you to tailor your dog’s
workouts to his particular tem-
perment and genetic ability, tak-
ing into account his individuali-
ty. It is the opposite of the cookie
cutter mentality where all are
treated the same.
Taking Stock
Since all dogs are individuals,
one size does not fit all. To de-
sign an ideal conditioning plan,
you must first make a brutally
honest appraisal of your dog’s in-
born genetics, capabilities, both
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his strengths AND weaknesses,
plus his temperment as it relates
to being a “good worker”.
They are listed in the order in
which the conditioner has control
over them. Each factor is graded
1-10 with 5 being the average. Af-
ter years of studying canine per-
formance and hundreds of hours
reviewing research, I offer the
following.
10. An outright freak, a once in
a lifetime, one in a million speci-
men. Take lots of pictures, you
may not see one again.
9. Outstanding, rare.
8. Clearly superior to all but the
elite.
7. Darn good.
6. A notch above.
5. Average. Yawn
4 Below average -- borderline.
3. Special Olympics kinda dog.
2. Remember Jerry’s Kids? This
is one of Jerry’s dogs.
1. Forget it. Put a mirror in front
of his mouth to search for signs
of life.
Categories of inborn genetic
abilities and how much they
can be upgraded with CONDI-
TIONING TO WIN is present-
ed:
1. Endurance: Stamina, wind,
call it what you will, endurance is
of vital importance. Endurance
can be increased to a significant
degree. Can push a 5 to a 7.5.
2. Raw Strength: Strength is
defined as the ability to exert
force. Strength can be developed
by this training to a sizeable de-
gree. A 5 to a 7.
3. Explosive Power: Power is
strength times speed. In other
words, how fast you can move
with strength. Some dogs have
superior strength to move some-
thing heavy, but they may not
be able to make a truly explosive
move. A 5 to a 6.
 4. Quickness and Agility: A 5
to a 6.
5. The “X” Factor: The eager-
ness to please and take genuine
pleasure in working out night
after night. A special intangible
that is tough to measure, but you
know it when you see it. A friend
of mine calls it the TCB factor
-- Taking Care of Business -- no
matter what. Although there are
techniques for enhancing your
dog’s attitude toward work, the
very best one is produced by this
keep. They feel absolutely great
and have enormous amounts of
energy. A 5 to a 5.5.
The dog being conditioned here
grades out at a genetic 29, slight-
ly above average. The brutal fact
is, unless your dog grades out to
at least a 20, you’re in trouble.
After giving each of the above
categories a score of 1-10, you’ll
end up with a score out of a total
of 50. Plus, you’ll have a pretty
good idea of how much you can
improve each of these categories
using this keep. His overall score
can be rated below:
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40-50 Excellent
30-39 Good
20-29 Average
10-19 Poor
0-9 Make him a present to
your ex wife.
You Are Responsible!
Rule number one: Do not treat
him like a dog or a wind up toy.
Instead, treat him with the same
care and respectful attention you
would give to a champion human
athlete. If you treat him like a
beast of burden, you’ll never
bring out the dog’s peak perfor-
mance. Ever. In all things con-
cerning your dog’s conditioning,
use this simple line of thinking:
Treat him with the same respect
and care that you would like to
receive if you walked around
naked and lean to the world 24
hours a day.
You created your dog’s world.
Therefore, you are responsi-
ble for his total environment,
each and every aspect of his life.
These are details that are often
overlooked but are very impor-
tant.
TO BE CONTINUED...
 Kovacevic’s Gr Ch Maza 5xW

contracted against Sandokan’s

Dara at 14,5 Kg( 31,9 LBS), Dara
being a double daughter of P&T
Knl’s Demp. It was a hard and
even fight, Dara was in the chest
and shoulders, Maza riding the
head. It was even up to 40 min
when Maza pulled ahead. After a
couple of scratch of bouth, Dara
couldn’t complete hers at 1 h and
10 min. Maza scratching hard for
her courtesy.
In the second match Maza
faced A&N’s Misy at 14,5 Kg
again. Misy had the same style
as Maza, so it was head to head
from the start. After half hour
Maza went into shoulders and
did some damage. Misy was
picked up in bad shape at 55 min
and did show to be a deep game
female, scratching really game.
She didn’t survived after, un-
fourtunattly.

Maza was whelped in Serbia in the year 2001. Her For her Championship match
sire was Boban’s Ugly who was a double grandson of
Maza was set to go vs the well
Zeljko’s Yellow Jr. ( also know as Djura ). Her dam
known Pera- Golden King Knl.
was Vidan’s Megi and she was from Black Magic x
Weights were set at 14,7 kg and
Ch Yankee ROM breeding. Maza was owned by Dr
Pera arrived with his Karmen
Didi and Kovacevic brothers. She was a small female
bitch. Maza rode on her head, up
with the same stile as her brother Panther, and she
to 40 min, until the first out of
was matched for her first time at the same time when
hold. Few scratches each when
Panter had his first match, December 2002. Maza was
Karmen quit on her 3rd at 50 min
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and Maza was Champion in January 2004.
Twins Kennel’s Lucija was opened no. 4
at 14,9 kg ( 32,8 LBS ). She was an easy won
for Ch Maza who controled from the start.
Turn was called for Lucija at 10 min and
after 3 scratches each Lucija was picked up
at 40 min. Both bitches scratched on their
courtesy scratches.
Her last and Grand Chapionship match
was set to go against Ivan’s Saly at 14,9 Kg,
it was in fall 2004. Saly was the hardest op-
ponent for Maza. From the start Maza lost
few teets ( both top fangs) and it was even
till the 15 min mark, but then Saly pulled
ahead and dominating up to 40 min when Kovacevic’s Gr Ch Maza,
she slowed down. Champion Maza made a photo taken just before her 4th
strong came back and aggressed Saly. Maza
was finishing and Saly started to protest
loudly. She was picked up at 53 min and
Maza won her Grand Championship title.
Captain was the referee for all 5 matches of
Grand Champion Maza. After that match
Kovacevic brothers bought other half of
ownership of Maza from Dr Didi and they
retired her for brood after he 5 th. Gr Ch
Maza was breed in November 2004 to Shma-
ka’s Popeye who is a double grandson of
Captain’s Ch Thor ROM. Hopefuly Maza

Another photo of Gr Ch Maza

will produce the same quality offspring as
she was. She will be used freqvently for
brood now at Kovacevic yard.
by Captain, 2005 (Balkan Gamedogs II)

Breeding between Gr Ch Maza and Schmaka’s Popeye,

a son of Captain’s Bis 2xW out of Kuzman Kuba

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 Photo Gallery

L.O.D. Kennel’s Gr Ch Butter Bean , in this photo on his way to his no 4

Blood Bond’s Ch Pandora 4xW

Pit Bull Tribune’s Dog Of The

Year 2006; and SDJ Co-Dog Of
The Year 2007
 Blood Bond’s Ch
Scarface 3xW, 1xL

Won 1ST over 1xw

in 42MIN, 2ND over
1xw-1xw (otc) in 1:20
MIN, & 3 RD over 2xw
in:33MIN. Picked up in
his 4 th against Gr Ch
STEPPER in 1:10 MIN.
A true STOMPANA-
TO/MISS SPIKE dog!

Smith & Walton’s Ch Bad Billy

Lost to Holt’s Gr Ch Booger in 1 h 33 min game. Two great ones met,

somebody had to lose. Billy Also beat Greenwood’s ch Black Sabbath in
another classic.
 Kingfish Kid’s Ch Bernie

Ramrod’s Ch Tramp ROM x Garret’s Ch Sue

Bloodliner’s Omen, sire of Bloodliner’s Gr Ch Badger

STB’s Dylan 2xW x Ch Sugar

 Loc-Tite Kennels
Loc-Tite Kennel’s Mrs. Ohio

Ch Caveman

B ullet 4
Loc-Tite Kennel’s China h
xW
C

Doc Wilson’s Jojo Red x Loc Tite’s Patra