This was posted elsewhere and I saw it. I have had pits for like 20 years. The first worth counting was off bbc's pawpaw and a boomerang dog. That was my first red nose. Her temperament was the thing that was most memorable thing about her. I guess you have that first good experience and you "go back to the well". I ended up getting some rbjbt dogs. I would rate them highest for all the things I value. Vise grip said in other places that Eli carver can give you 7-8. There are other things about a dog that makes me want to keep them near me. This is a write up that was about Hemphill dogs. Seems similar to holligsworth dogs.
My point is I'm more of a family breeder. You can call me xenophobic. Scared to take risks whatever. I like dealing with known qualities. Consistency. Then making incremental improvements. People say it doesn't make a difference but it does. Because of this I will probably breed tighter, I will encorporate ourt to make sure we stay competitive.
It makes my hair stand on edge when some one says something you said even though you never met them. They were a hundred years ago. I have never really followed trends. I was always like the old young kid. Prob never to be the one chasing the new hot winner. If there is something I am missing I will go find if. Hemphill said game, strong ,beautiful. The beautiful part i don't care about so much. More structure and function. For some reason the best ones looked good. Beautiful meaning good structures. Maybe you hose yourself. I tend to see pups I like early and the more I'm tightening down and focusing on certain animals the dogs I like are showing up more often.
I like a pup that follows naturally. I like confident pups. I like pups that don't take crap. They may not start the crap, but they end the crap. I check startle response in my pups. I take stuff like keys and throw them in a big thing of pups. See who runs. See who moves and understandable amount. Who comes back first to investigate. I like hard workers. Some phenoms don't work. I keep a pool of them. A pool of the hard workers. All these things shouldn't matter.
I believe that it is more the man behind the dog and not necessary the dog. Give me a smart, athletics hardworking dog that works I will succeed on average. I hope people start talking more in here. It's hard to find people to have educated talks with.
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What were the original characteristics of the Old Family Red Nose strain of Pit Bull dogs? ☘️
Reading to Richard F. Stratton's latest book "Bulldog Edition", even though at that moment dedicating my full attention to the author's excellent writing, a little Ad in the corner of page 11 caught my eye, I imagine if Richard F. Stratton placed that ad, that could easily be missed, as a gift to the reader. The Ad is by Bob Hemphill, and in it Mr. Red Nose himself explains in detail what are his dogs general characteristics.
*Thank you Richard F. Stratton for pointing something of such importance in such a simple way.
"The Gamest Ever Bred - Old Family Red Nose - (1952 Ad)
Since I first started breeding this great family of dogs in 1927, I have, with the help of other competent breeders kept them GAME, STRONG and BEAUTIFUL.
Hemphill dogs come uniform in color but not in size. They range from a buckskin, varying shades of red to a deep copper color. Eyes, skin, hair, toenails and nose uniform in color. Occasinally I had a brindle or a red with black nose, an occasional silver bucksin.
These dogs breed almost 100% dead game when FAMILY bred. They are ABSOLUTELY safe with children or grown-ups. 90% of tem can be used for all purpose dogs and yet take their death in combat.
Bob Hemphill, Summerville, S. C."
Based on the text written by Bob Hemphill is clear what were the characteristics and qualities of his strain and we can also understand why it was so important during the transition period from combat to conformation events after the ban of dog fight in 1976. In addition to their exceptional genetic quality these dogs had a unique beauty with their uniform standards and fine coat, combined with a great temperament around humans, what later become the reasons why many breeders chose this strain to compose their work.
By Z, Neylor - 19th Legacy.
Thanks to Géraldo Berghmans that helped me find the original Ad.
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