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Fonvielle‘s The sTuFF Of Legends Fo ielle's A&N “tuf of Lege ds, ete k o as Boogie a as a fou ea old A e i a Pit ull Te ie . He as the ost itled APBT i histo . He as k o , lo ed a d espe ted o ldide. He as a i a t, f ie dl dog a d his pe so alit as i fe ious. A o e ho e e a e i o ta t ith hi as da to his e ag ei pe so alit . He as al a s illi g to pose fo the a e a o to take i e out to eet a hild. Boogie a died o Ja ua , , the i i of a lo al Housto o a 's eglige e. The sto elo ill helps us to fo us ot o ho Boogie a died, ut o ho he li ed. It is ite i Boogie a 's poi t of ie a d highlights just ho e t ao di a his life as. The sto also i o po ates "his" ishes as the e e e p essed at the i e of his death. This pie e has helped e a d those ho e e lose to hi to deal ith his u i el passi g.
I a t to sha e so e of life ith those ho ight ot ha e k o e e ell, so I ill sta t f o the egi i g. I as o i the fall of i a s all to outside of I dia apolis, I dia a alled Ni e eh. I had se e al othe s a d siste s a d I e e e ei g uite o d ith the at i es. Whe I as a ou d se e eeks, t o e a e to look at e a d si li gs. I e e e othe a d I pla ed ith a olde ge tle a a d a ou ge a fo a hile. I eall liked the ou ge gu . He had a ag that I hased a d a ouple of ool to s. He as fu . Whe o o e as looki g, he pi ked e up a d he told e that he ould take e ho e to li e ith hi . His pla e sou ded g eat. The e as o l o e p o le ; the olde gu as at hi g us pla a d he liked e too. The a ho ould e o e Dad e plai ed to e that the olde gu had so ethi g alled thi d pi k. I did 't k o hat that ea t ut Dad just told e to ig o e the olde gu a d e laz he he pla ed ith e. I did just that a d I ould 't pla ith the ag o a to s ith hi . Fi all , the olde gu de ided that I did 't ha e e ough d i e a d he hose othe . I as “OOOO happ . At that e a t o e t, I a e ali e a d Dad a d I sta ted
pla i g ith the ag a d hasi g the to s. I had a fo e e fa il a d as goi g to a pla e alled Te as! Befo e e let, Dad ade t o p o ises to a egi e s. He told the that I ould al a s e ell take a e of a d that he ould ake e fa ous.
I got to ide o a pla e a d I ade it to Housto , Te as. Dad told e that I ould e alled Fo ielle's A&N “tuf of Lege ds. That as too lo g to sa , so a e a ou d the house as goi g to e "Boogie a ". I got ho e a d I et Mo a d t o tea he s Apo al pse a d Na di. The told e that the ould e i ha ge of a lot of t ai i g a d that I as to al a s pa ate io to thei i st u io s. The I et the pupp ho ould e o e est f ie d, ‘osoe. ‘os oe as the st a gest pupp that I had e e see . “he ould o e faste tha I ould a d she ould ju p highe tha I ould. I fou d out late that she as 't a pupp at all, ut a kite ! We e a e e lose a d late did e e thi g togethe ; I ould 't let a o e hu t he . Alo g ith tea he s Pa a d Na di, Dad ega t ai i g. Pa a d Na di told e that Dad had ee ei ed f o sho i g a d o pei g fo se e al
ea s. I as goi g to ha e the ha e to e a o peiio dog. I liked ho it sou ded a d I did est i t ai i g a d I t ied to lea all that I ould. I a fe eeks, Dad i t odu ed e to the e e s of Tea No F.E.A.‘. He told e that this as a speial g oup that had just ee sta ted i a efo t to put the e est APBTs i the ou t togethe so that e ould o pete i a e e ts a d ep ese t ou eed hile edu ai g othe s. He said that I ould ha e to ea spot. I as ead fo the halle ge! At . o ths, ig da a i ed. It as e i st dog sho . Dad a d I ode ith Phil a d Pu ishe a out a hou a a . I e t i the i g a d alked a ou d a d the judge ga e Dad a i o that said Fi st Pla e No i e Pupp . I ould 't keep sill i the i g e ause the e as so ethi g goi g o i othe i gs alled agilit a d all . I ould 't stop thi ki g a out the ju ps a d the tu els. I a ted o e tha a thi g to do hat those dogs e e doi g. I told Dad a d he said that he had ee tea hi g e to do this stuf at ho e a d I did 't e e k o it! The e t fou ea s a e a huge lu . If I had 't ade a poi t of jou ali g life e e ea , I p o a l ould ot ha e ee a le to keep up. I thi k that as ost f ust ai g a d u ee ful ea . I a ted to do so a thi gs ith Pu ishe a d othe tea ates ut Dad said that I had to ha e paie e a d lea o e efo e I ould do e e thi g. I had fu goi g to a pla e alled Mississippi a d e o i g a o fo aio Cha pio . It as i st
alled e a ho olate kiss a d the lo ed it he I agged tail eall fast. I had the u of the house ith Pa a d so ei es e ould just talk a d sleep fo hou s. Life as good. I at hed Os g o a d sta t to e o e e good at all that he did. He stu k to Dad like glue a d I got a ki k out of at hi g hi i hale his food. As a e to a lose, I sta ted gei g estless a d the estlessess tu ed i to out ight o edo . I issed o pei g a d a ted to get a k i the ga e. Dad a d Os e t to a “ho & Go a d I tagged alo g. I had 't do e a o edie e i o e si o ths, ut he I stepped i to the i g, I felt like I as possessed. I as illed ith dete i aio a d pu pose a d I s oked oui es. Whe I a e out of the i g, I talked ith Dad a d he told e that it as i e. I t o eeks, Dad said that Os a d I ould ake histo . He e plai ed the pla to us. T o eeks late to the da , i ea ed the last t o legs of U-CD a d I e a e “upe Dog # , the ou gest i the histo of the sta ted of the a that e ded, FA“T. A fe o ths i to the p og a . A eek late , Os i ished all ea , I sta ted feeli g i ed a d o k as 't as fu as it had ee . “o e p et eputa le t ai e s told Dad that I as a o e - hit- o de a d that I as do e. Dad did 't elie e this. G a dothe told Dad that e should take a eak f o o edie e a d p ote io a d ost o peiio s. Fo the e t si o ths, all I did as pla o agilit ou ses, pull eight a d pla o sp i g pole. The e as 't a si gle da of t ai i g. I as sta i g to e jo eight pull a d I o a ouple of sho s. I got to eet a lot of i e people e e he e that I e t ith Tea No F.E.A.‘. Ladies itle. Not lo g ate that, e e though people said that I as" ild a d az ", I e a e a Ca i e Good Ciize . Ate that, I did so e o e sho i g a d the I sta ted fo usi g o pe fo a e a ee a d I ea ed a all itle, a agilit itle a d so e do k di i g itles. I e jo ed the I o Dog Naio als that ea . I totall lost i d hile o pei g i all of the fu e e ts. I as se o d u e up i the I o Dog Pe tathlo a d I also ea ed a aio al eight pull itle. O e of fa o ite pa ts of as lea i g to s i a d ju p of of a do k. O e I e t to the ea h ith Mo a d Dad a d I s a i the o ea fo hou s. It as g eat. That ea , tea he Na di let us a d e t to the ‘ai o B idge. Apo al pse a d Dad a d Mo e e e sad a d Apo al pse as ala s dife e t ate a ds. At the e d of the ea , I got a e oo ate. His a e as O igi al “ a d he as f o Missou i.
of the pe fo a e itles i a eek to take the itle of the You gest “upe Dog. It did 't ate ho as the ou gest. Dad as p oud of oth of us a d Tea No F.E.A.‘. as o i e! I e ded the ea ith a othe aio al eight pull itle ith ABKC. M goal fo as to at h a igge ish. It as i e to pla i APA eight pull a d to e o e a ADBA ACE.
I ea ed a to of itles i . I lost t a k of ho a a d sta ed fo used o e o i g a ADBA ACE i eight pull. M p oudest o e t a e i the sp i g of . Dad took e to a pla e alled Oklaho a o e ight. The e e e a to of dogs the e a d a lot of the ee s alle tha I as. We sta ed at the e e t pulli g u il ate a a d I od pou ded good dogs fo i st ADBA MWPP t oph . What stood out the ost to e that eeke d as that the judge asked Dad he e a i ed if he had e e pulled efo e. I thi k that I a s e ed that uesio . I t a eled all o e the ou t ith Dad, Os a d Pa . We ade it all the a * to Mi higa
a d to Califo ia fo so e ig sho s. I as ha i g o e fu tha I e e i agi ed possi le. E e he e that Tea No F.E.A.‘. e t, e did ell a d e o stuf. A ouple of da s ate e got a k f o Califo ia, old aste Apo al pse passed a a ea l o e o i g. I as sad, ut I k e that he had taught e a d Os all that he k e . We e e go a e i e. Dad let e k o that as goi g to e all a out pla i g i aio al eight pull o peiio s a d ea i g p ote io itles. We had gote to the poi t he e e e e doi g so a thi gs ell that e had to stop a d fo us o a ouple of ealisi goals. We talked it out a d de ided that e ould o pete i a ious e e ts th oughout the ea hile taki g it eas a d ha i g fu . We ould sa e the last pa t of the ea to t ai fo APA a d ADBA a d UPF aio als. A pla e e t at these e e ts ould e ou goal. I li ed ost of a a f o ho e i a pla e alled the Mid est. The i st fou o ths of the ea , as old a d s o a d i e. I did 't i d it so u h e ause I did 't get i ed a d I ould pla outside fo hou s as lo g as I kept o i g a d sta ed a . I got to t a el to Mi esota, Illi ois, Wis o si , A ka sas, Oklaho a, Ne Yo k a d I dia a. I ea e the i st APBT to ea a itle i e ee e t ofe ed UKC a d the se o d dog o e all e ause Dad as laz a d did 't feel like d i i g t o hou s a a a ea o so efo e to let e ea Nose o k itles. “u e olled a ou d a d the t ips kept o i g as ell as the itles. Dad had to go out of to fo a fe da s at o e poi t a d I sta ed ith
a lad ho had othe dogs to take a e of. “he ki d of fo got a out e I do 't ake u h oise i a ate a d I e ded up gei g si k a d had to ha e su ge to e o e a lo kage. I as a le to e o e p et ui kl a d I got to t a el to the P e ie sho a d ea so e o e itles, i ludi g Ga d Cha pio eight pull a d do k ju pi g itles. M Dad said that I ould ha e to ait u il to i ish t ai i g fo P“A itles e ause I had issed too u h i e. I also e a e a ADBA ACE of ACE! Dad as e p oud. Fall a e a ou d agai a d it as i e to get se ious a out eight pulli g. We took si eeks out ith the help of a f ie d a d p epa ed fo ADBA aio als. We d o e fo o e t e t hou s all the a to Ne Je se . M oo ate Os s o ed a se o d pla e a d I did as ell, eai g all ut o e dog i a la ge lass. U fo tuatel , e e e 't a le to get a k to Te as to i ish ou ualif i g pulls fo UPF aio als. We had ualiied ea lie i the ea fo APA aio als a d e headed to A ka sas. I eat all ut t o dogs i a lass of , ot o l od pou di g, ut out pulli g hea ie dogs. I thi k I app e iated the g eat looki g t oph all the o e e ause I e e e ed all of the det a to s o e the ea s sa i g that I as 't a top ie pulli g dog a d that I as just a UKC sho dog o a "do e e thi g dog" ho ould 't o pete ith the ig o s. Well, I had do e it. I had sho that a # dog f o I dia a ho had 't ee ed fo a thi g i pa i ula ould e o e the ost e saile a d ost itled A e i a Pit Bull Te ie i the o ld; ot to e io ei g Dad's i st e e eight pull dog.
Ate APA aio als, e e t a k to the Mid est. It sta ted gei g old a litle efo e Tha ksgi i g a d Dad d o e us a k to Te as. We stopped a eight pull o the a ho e. I' o o l fou poi ts a a f o a ACE of ACE , I a ha dl ait. Looki g a k o e the last fou ea s, it's ee a hellu a ide. I ha e do e thi gs that I e e thought I ould do hile t a eli g to pla es that I e e thought I ould see. I' e et so e e i e people a d so e ot so i e. I ha e al a s ade su e to ep ese t Tea No F.E.A.‘. i the est light possi le, hile i gi g ho e the i s. I ha e hea d a i es that I ha ged the o ki g dog o ld. It's ool to ha e people a d dogs o e up to e a d let e k o that the ould e e ha e do e o ki g o Total Dog e e ts if it had 't ee fo e. It's az to thi k that people sta ted gei g thei dogs of of the ou h e ause of hat I did. Although I' happ a out this, it as e e i te t. I just a ted to ha e fu ith Dad. I' e e jo ed ei g hat Dad alls a "B eed A assado " a d o ki g ith es ue dogs ho ill e e see the i side of a sho i g o a agilit o p ote io ield. This is the ost ea di g o k a d it has al a s felt good to e a oi e fo those ho do ot ha e o e. Who k o s just hat the futu e ill hold? Who k o s ho a oe itles a d i s the e ill e? All I k o fo su e is that I' o top a d Tea No F.E.A.‘. is o top. We ha e othi g let to p o e a d e' e do e a thi gs that e e e told ould ot e do e. That's sto thus fa .
I, Fo ielle's A&N “tuf of Lege ds ei g alled fo a d I eall did 't ea to lip of sou d i d a d ho olate, us led upside do a d ut ou e e lid ope up od do he e lea e the follo i g he ou e e t i g to do ails. If thi gs to the follo i g i di iduals; keep- it helps, k o that I e e e e had a i gi i d that dogs do ot pla e alue p o le ith a d e el tool agai . You o stuf a d o thi gs a d ite s uite e e a good Mo a d e e e the est like e do. oo ates. The e as a i e he ou ould ha e take e ith ou a d To all of dog sho , eight pull, ‘os oe ut ou a d Dad de ided that o edie e, agilit , all , p ote io , do k the o ld eeded to see o e of the di i g, ose o k, a hu t, a d lu e gits that I had to ofe . I k o that it ou si g f ie ds, I lea e to ou o - as tough lea i g e ehi d, peii e spi it a d g a e a d good- ut Tha k You fo ot ei g selish. ill. You a i a thousa d o peiio s, ut if ou do ot k o ho to e To est f ie d a d kit ‘os oe, I g a ious i i to a d i defeat, ou' e lea e ou all of lo e a d I ask ou to issed the poi t. E jo sho i g a d please take a e of ou Mo . “he ill o pei g to the fullest. I al a s ha e. eed ou ost of all he I pass a a . To Mo K stal - I' so that I To ‘eal Deal Cho olates, i thas su h a o st epe ous pupp . Bii g pla e a d i st ho e. Tha ks Pat a d ou i the sto a h as p o a l u -
Liz fo suppo i g e i all of e - a o e laugh. I addiio , I lea e the dea o s. I hope that I ha e i spi ed ou od pou d a d MWPP duies i the a d ade ou p oud. Co i ue to p o- house to ou. I ill o g atulate ou i du e ualit o ki g ‘ed ose dogs fo ad a e o the “upe Dog status that ou ill a hie e as ell as o all of the the o ld to e jo . MWPP t ophies that ou ill i . To tea ates at Tea No F.E.A.‘, To M . “ uggles - I lea e to ou - I lea e to ou ill to pe se e e a d e e sa die aitude. Do 't e e k a k fo ei g a le to e sill a d uiet uit a d al a s seek k o ledge a d i a ate. Please take this se iousl a d sha e ideas a d o i ue to help ea h o k o it. Please o i ue to help Os othe g o as a tea . TNF has a dut , a ith his ho e p ote io duies. You espo si ilit to sho ase ou tale ts fo t o al a s ade a g eat tea . the o ld. You ust o i ue to set To tea ate Pu ishe -Big Pu , I goals o the t ial ields a d i the sho a ilit to o k the i gs. Ho e e , do ot fo get a out lea e to ou o ds. ‘e e e that o e of ou helpi g those ho a e less fo tu ate i the dog a d i the hu a o ld. These goals is al a s to sho the ki d a d a e t t o a e huge. Ho e e , if ou a e i g side of APBTs. You do this oh, so eadi g this, it ea s that I ha e passed ell. I fa t, he I as a pupp , ou tail eall o , so, ou a 't e ad ith e a d sho ed e ho to ag ou a e o liged out of lo alt a d e- fast a d ake people go az o e spe t to do hat I ask. I hu l e uest e. I e jo ed ou oad t ips a oss the it to it . What that the itle of UKC's ou gest “upe ou t , i i g f o Dog e e elo g to a dog that is 't o g eat i es e had du i g the ea l da s Tea No F.E.A.‘. I' ot su e that Os 's of Tea No F.E.A.‘. e o d ill e e e oke a a , ut, To ousi o G a dfathe 's just i ase. M i al e uest is that the f ie d a d oo ate Os Bdesig aio of the ost itled APBT e - side a d se se of hu o . You e lea e Tea No F.E.A.‘. This is a huge I lea e to ou o e. TNF ust al a s aise the a a d ha e a i p essi e skill set, ut ou st i e fo g eate heights i the o ld of do 't al a s ha e to e so se ious. I sp i g pole. Yes, MY sp i g o peii e dog spo ts. I ha e e jo ed lea e ou o pei g ith a d agai st ou gu s all pole, I e e e he ou did 't e e u h. Use it ell f ie d. I o e the ou t these past fe ea s. like it e We e tai l ade a splash. T ai ha d ill let ou a d Pu ishe go a k a d fo th ith the ost itled APBT thi g. tea ates a d sho NO F.E.A.‘!!!! To P i e Ti e - I lea e to ou is- Just e e e that it sta s ith a Tea do a d d i e. You a e al ead su- No F.E.A.‘. dog ALWAY“. Os , I ha ge pe d i e a d the ost i sa e litle pup ou ith taki g a e of ou Dad fo the i d, that ou that I ha e e e et. Take a e of Os est of ou life. Keep i a d Dad. You ha e the a ilit to ake elo g to Dad. I elo ged to the
o ld. Wo k ha d a d e e stop lea i g f o ea h othe . Feel f ee to use f is ee a d othe to s. Co i ue to dest o de o s a d “MILE. Tha ks fo ei g a good oo ate a d t a el udd . I hope that ou ill use hat Apo al pse a d I taught ou i ou e e da life. Keep pushi g udd a d keep TNF o top ith ou High i T ial a a ds a d supe highlight eels. To G a d othe , I lea e ou lo e a d ha is a. We had su h good i es oo i g togethe he ou ould o e to isit. You e e the i st pe so ho did 't a k do f o e as a pupp . You al a s kept e i li e a d agged o e to all of ou f ie ds. I k e ea l o that I had huge pa p i ts to ill e ause ou e e used to g eat dogs. I hope that I ade ou p oud. I also lea e a pie e of e fo ou to ha e lose al a s. I lo e ou. To Cla , Dad - to ou I lea e lo e a d a o d that a ot e oke e e i death. I hope that ou e e as p oud to e o ed e as I as to e o ed ou. We did thi gs togethe that o dog a d ha dle tea had e e do e efo e. We ha ged the la ds ape of the o ki g APBT fo e e . Bull folks, t adiio alists, people f o all egist ies ho ad i ed dogs of all shapes a d sizes at hed us o k. We got people a d dogs of of thei ou hes a d o ki g a d sho i g a d t i g e thi gs. I hope that I taught ou as u h as ou taught e. I e e e he e i st sta ted, e had a fe goals i i d. We le th ough the so ui kl , all the hile ha i g a g eat i e. Wo ki g o
heeli g o the all o d aggi g eight i the ield, the agilit u s, the lu e ou si g, t ai i g the et ie e. I lo ed e e i ute of it. You e e ade e do thi gs that I did 't e jo . T a eli g a oss the ou t o the lo g oad t ips a d ha gi g out at sho s as the g eatest! We ade a g eat tea e ause ou e e asked o e of e tha ou e e illi g to gi e. If e hit a u p i t ai i g, ou ould o e o to so ethi g else a d e d o a good ote. You e e stopped elie i g i ee e he people said that I ould 't do thi gs. I apologize fo eai g the # tu ke efo e ADBA aio als i . I ould 't help self! M g eatest th ills e e e o i g a “upe Dog, od pou di g the dogs i Oklaho a a d late e o i g a ACE a d of ou se pla i g at ADBA a d APA aio als. I k o that those thi gs ea t a lot to ou a d I' glad that I ould get those i s fo us a d fo Tea No F.E.A.‘. I a ot thi k of a thi g else to sa ight o e ept e ill eet agai at The B idge. I lo e ou All. Boogie a Boogie a as a ADBA ACE of ACE, APA “ta a d UKC G a d Weight Pull Cha pio . He e ei ed pla e e ts at ADBA, APA, I o Dog a d ABKC Naio als. At the i e of his death, Boogie a had ea ed o e si t itles a d e iiates a d as o e sho a a f o se e al o e. He ill e e e fo gote those hose li es he tou hed. #lege ds e e die
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M pa e ts ought a G“D pupp he I . Do ou e pe t our dogs to get a as si o ths old. I sta ted o ki g itles efore ou thi k a out reedi g ith dogs he I as . At a ou d the ? , I e a e a litle o e se ious. Ate I elie e that all dogs should e itled ollege, I ega t ai i g p ofessio all efo e the a e e e ed. a d o pei g i dog e e ts. . What are the est dogs ou o ed . Who helped ou i the egi i g? a d pulled ith? M Mothe sta ted tea hi g e ho to Ia e to pulli g. Boogie a as the t ai . est dog that I ha e pulled ith. O igi al “ o es ehi d Boogie a . . Tell e a out our irst eight pull o peiio . . What do ou look for i a eight pull M i st eight pull o peiio as a prospe t? UKC pull. M o e ea old pup BoogieI look fo ou age, ph si al st e gth a d a pulled fo the i st leg of his U ited e elle t e e i a eight pull p ospe t. Weight Pulle itle. The eed to e e i o e tall sou d a d a le to deal ith p essu e a d dis. Do ou use a spe ii reed/ loodt a io s. li e for pulli g? If es, h ? . At hat age do ou start orki g I p efe the A e i a Pit Bull Te ie o the “tafo dshi e Bull Te ie . Thei ge- our pups? ei a d ph si al akeup as ell as I like to sta t tesi g a futu e eight pull thei a ilit to pe se e e a d o k p ospe t at fou to i e eek old. th ough ad e sit a d p essu e ake
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Ne o e s should ate pt to o k ith people ho ha e p o e esu es i eight pull. Look fo aio al itles a d high le el eight pull itles. Wo k ith so eo e ho u de sta ds dogs a d t ai i g a d ot just eight pull. Al a s sta hu le. “ta a a f o pulle s ho use a thi g othe tha legal su sta es he p epa i g thei pulli g dogs. . What are o-go’s for egi ers? Ne e e te a dog i o peiio s efo e the a e sou d a d ead . That is a pe fe t a to dest o a dog's t ai i g. Do ot o e t ai o u de t ai . Do 't o it to too a o peiio s ith o e dog. Keep the dogs as f esh as ou a a d ake su e to e jo ou sho s as ell as ou p a i es.
Whe t ai i g ou dog, o e up ith a se si le s hedule a d set ealisi goals fo ou dog to ea h. Do ot push the dog too ha d a d e e ise paie e. Pa ate io to the dog he o ki g so that ou do ot o e look good a d ad ha its. Al a s e fai i t ai i g a d keep ou dog h d ated a d p a i e Tha k ou for our i e, e ish ou all the est i the future. good ut iio a d feedi g ha its.
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. Do ou use a spe ii reed/ loodli e for pulli g? If es, h ?
I got i st dog ea s ago. It as a Bulldog Mi . At that i e I as fas i ated a out Pit ulls a d “tafo ds. But eause of the e la that fo it these a es I got i te est i Bulldogs. The E glish Bulldog is o ada s ot o e a le to do u h spo t a d so I ega to look fo a o e spo i eed a d passio fo the A e i a Bulldog o tai ed.
I p efe the GWK a d MGK loodli es hi h ase o old Joh so loodli es. Not e ause the look ut thei ill to o k a d thei spe ii ha a te . This loodli e set sto e a ilit to o k a d the o i aio of these dogs is athlei a d f ee eezi g .The a e ough a d tough a d if ou a e a good leade the alk th ough the i e fo ou.
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. Do ou e pe t our dogs to get a eight pull itles efore ou thi k a out reedi g the ?
M i st o peiio as at the Pi gstsho i He do f. I sta ted ith ale Hol es. I as e t e el e ous ut he the a t a e i oio it as the egi i g of passio fo this spo t.
Weight pull is a ki d of spo t ou did ´t do fo gei g itles o the dog. I thi k it´s a ki d of spo t that takes i e. It is ´t possi le to get itles i a sho t i e to eed the dog. But of ou se a e the dogs t ai ed a d ha e take pa t at so e o peiio s he I eed ith the . A d a e the ha e a itle ut it´s o e ui e e t.
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I thi k ou a t ai e e dog to do so e eight pull ut fo eall good eightpullspo t ou eed a dog ith good self o ide e a d a st o g i d. The dog eeds a ill to please a d the ai thi g is a good elaio ship a d t ust to the ha dle .
I sta t ith a fou , i e o th old pupp . But o l ea i g a ha ess a d put the ha ess o a d of. With si o se e o th I egi to pull a hai . The i st t ai i g ith a e pt a t sta ts at the age of to o th. But e e thi g ithout u h eight.
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The iggest istake I did as to pull too u h eight too fast ith a dog. I the ost ases it´s ot a p o le of the ph si al po e ut a p o le of the e tal st e gth of a dog if it does ´t pull highe eights. A d if ou do ´t gi e e ough i e to the dog to let its i d go ou ill e e e su essful ith ou dog. . Could ou gi e us so e good ad i e for trai i g a d o diio i g?
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Ha e fu ith ou dog, e e da a d ith e e thi g ou do. Wo k fo a good elaio ship ith ou dog. Wo k at o edie e. Do a lot of othe thi gs ith ou dog, ot o l eight pull. If ou ha e a istake i eightpull, go a k so e steps i t ai i g. Do ´t go to fast to high ith the eight, ou dog eeds i e fo its e tal st e gth to g o si ila to the eight.
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- To see eight pull like doi g od uildi g fo dogs Go to e e ts o lu s a d talk ith e pe- - To e pe t a itles i a sho t i e fo ie ed people. Hea hat passio ate the o ego people tell ou a d do ´t liste to peo- - To use a ha ess hi h is ot a speple ith p oile eu oses hi h ou a ial Weightpull ha ess ead at the i te et. Paie e, fu a d a good elaio ship a e the asi s fo su ess. . What are o-go’s for egi
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- Doi g eight pull o thei o ithout so eo e ith e pe ie e I had a e o e ho let his dog pull his a o o ete
Tha k you for gi i g the i ter ie , e ish you all the best i the future!
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STARTING AN OLDER DOG By Missy Villines The a ou t of eight the d ag is just as i po ta t as the dista e the go. We ha e ee doi g this a lo g i e a d d ag eighi g does a thi gs... uilds e du a e & sta i a, st e gthe s ou ole as the oa h hee leade if ou ill i ou elaio ship ith ou dog the ha e to elie e YOU elie e the CAN DO IT! e fo es ou pulli g o a ds, a d uilds st e gth i thei od a d i d if do e o e tl .
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You ust sta t a olde dog out slo l . What does it eigh? What is his ph si al o diio like...is he eall ead to sta t d aggi g eight et? What t pe of te ai a e ou d aggi g o g ass sho t o tall ? Is it le el o up hill? You ust p o ide ou dog ith the p ope ut iio a d shelte i o de to keep Ou d ag path is / ¼ ile do ¼ ile hi at his/he opi al health a d pe fo a k ile lo g he dogs a e i t ai i g a e le el. This i ludes ei g f ee of fo sho seaso the a e o ked up to pa asites a d up to date o a i aio s. d aggi g thei od eight fo this dista e. The path is NOT eas …the e a e The ost i po ta t thi g is P‘AI“E o ks, g ass a d a uphill slope alo g HIM!!! It ust e a posii e e pe ie e the a . We also alte ate the fo hi ... ou a 't just du p alot of o kouts. Dogs a e o ked i es du eight o hi a d sa lets go! If it's a i g the eek. “a Tues. the ill u the l dog ou ight sta t hi out ith ill o a e ha d alked, Wed. the ill a e - l s. Tell hi to o k o do thei egula d ag eight, Thu s. e hate e o d ou a e goi g to use... ight add a litle e t a eight a d sho tut it ust e the sa e o d e e i e e the dista e a litle. You ha e to as soo as he sta ts tell hi "good eak do us le i o de to uild it dog". We talk to the the hole i e up st o ge . A i e ou gi e ou dog the a e o ki g ou a e thei hee a e ha d o kout it MU“T ha e the leade ! . Go - t tell the hoa, a d e t da of to uild us le a k P‘AI“E the like the a e the BE“T DOG up . The the get to pull o the t a k IN THE WO‘LD ause the a e !! o the eeke d.
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‘epeat this the hole dista e... ou thei fa o ite t eat !! ‘epeat this as ust ha e paie e. The sta t doi g eeded if ou keep t ai i g posii e...it less stops ate he u de sta ds the o - ill ot eed to e epeated u h at all. ept ate a eek o t o o th ee. Do ot t to ush ou i eases o add too u h eight at a i e ou ill deNe t step add a fe o e pou ds - st o ou dog's o ide e that l s. We also, do 't tell pull dogs "No" a . G aduall , slo l uild up the he the a e i t ai i g the a e sill eight a d ou ill e e a ded ith a lea i g hat ou ea . E a ple: e dog that is o ide t a d pulls e ause it sta d i f o t of the dogs ou tell the e jo s the e pe ie e a d spe di g i e dog to o k i to e, ot ea o ith ou. You ust also e e e that g uf... ou a e telli g ot aski g dog ot all dogs ill ha e the sa e ph si al sta ds the e..… epeat o a d. Gi e a o e tal a iliies. Just e e e go s all tug DO NOT JE‘K THE DOG e- slo .... eight pull is ot a a e...it it a e e pulli g ust e a posii e e pe- test of ph si al a d e tal st e gth. ie e fo the o the olla ith leash as soo as dog sta ts...P‘AI“E, P‘AI“E, Whe ou i t odu e a dog to the pull P‘AI“E epeai g o a d to o k go t a k itself, ou ust e e e to fols all dista e the stop… P‘AI“E, lo the sa e oui e e e i e. P‘AI“E, P‘AI“E e e a s all e a d of
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Walk ou dog up to the e d of the t a k a d stop e e i e . Pet the dog a d tell hi lets go o k. Walk do the ta k to a ds the a t. Whe ou get to the a t dog tell the tu . Ph si all tu the dog the sa e a e e i e hile ou sa the o k tu if the dog does t k o the o a d . The p aise the dog. The dog ill e e tuall o e t the o k ith the a io a d ou ill ot ha e to tu
the ou self. P‘AI“E I“ THE KEY. Get i f o t of the dog a d gi e the o a d to pull sa e to e as he ou d ag eight…telli g ot aski g...ste ot ad . As soo as he sta ts, P‘AI“E, P‘AI“E,P‘AI“E a d epeat the o a d all the a to the e d of the t a k. We al a s ha e dogs pull to the e d of the t a k e ause so e t a ks a e sho te tha othe s. We a t the to k o that the a e t do e ill the get to the e d of the t a k. of ou se the a t ha dle a push the a t o e the dog has passed the t li e. You a e uildi g o ide e .
P‘AI“E THE DOG, lo e o the , pet the , let the k o the ha e do e the est jo i the hole o ld. You a e e ake to ig of a deal out of doi g GOOD!!
stop… P‘AI“E, P‘AI“E, P‘AI“E e e a s all e a d of thei fa o ite t eat !! ‘epeat this as eeded if ou keep t ai i g posii e… it ill ot eed to e epeated u h at all.
Take dog a k to the ate a d tell the to load. Gi e the thei fa o ite t eat a d tell the agai hat a GOOD DOG THEY A‘E!!!!
Keep t a k of the eight ou dog pulls a d the a ou t of the eight i eases. This ill help ou i k o i g ou dogs p og ess. G aduall , i ease the sta i g eight the eight ou sta t out ith . “ill slo l addi g eight at ou ou ds i eases . Keep sessio s up eat a d posii e… Would ou a t to o k fo so eo e ho is al a s elli g at ou a d a ki g ou e k? NO!! Keep this i i d at all i es.
‘epeat this sa e e e ise se e al i es “LOWLY addi g eight. Ne e add o e tha ou dog a pull. These steps a ot e ushed. You a e uildi g thei o ide e… eai g a dog that feels the e is othi g it a t pull. This is he e ou PATIENCE ill pa OFF! It s ot a a e!
This is he e a e pe ie ed pulle a help ou i e sel o ta t ADBA o If ou dog does t sta t he told to ou lo al ADBA lu to see if the a o k follo the sa e e a ple gi e i gi e ou a pulle i ou a ea No o e d ag t ai i g. sta ts out k o i g e e thi g. You a e e ask too a uesio s he o es t ai i g ou dog. E a ple: e sta d if f o t of the dogs ou tell the dog to o k i to e, ot ea o g uf... ou a e telli g ot ask- You dog pulls e ause it e jo s spe di g dog sta ds the e..… epeat o - i g i e ith ou a d pleasi g ou! a d the gi e a s all tug DO NOT Would ou a t to o k that ha d ithe a ds? E jo ou dog a d the JE‘K THE DOG e e e pulli g ust out a e a posii e e pe ie e fo the o i e spe t t ai i g. It is ot all a out olla ith leash as soo as dog sta ts… i o s a d t ophies. You ill e eP‘AI“E, P‘AI“E, P‘AI“E epeai g o - a ded ith a dog that pulls e ause a d to o k go s all dista e the the lo e it a d it is e a di g fo the .
The Har ess Ha ess o fo t a d it a e i po ta t e e if ou a e ot goi g to e te i to a se ious o peiio . “a just d ag eighi g fo e e ise. A ell ited ha ess ill edu e ou dogs ha es of i ju aki g su e that the eight is dist i uted e e l a d i the ight pla es.
The e a e a LOT of ill ii g pull ha esses out the e! Most o e up too high o the east o e o go too fa o e the dogs shoulde lades so that he the dog pulls the ha ess efe i el uts of thei i d pui g p essu e o thei th oat. Who a pull he the a e ei g hoked o ha e p essu e pushi g do o thei shoulde s? Hope this helps
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Wishing upon a Star The Story of Seren Fou dogs e e fou d Niall Leste of Ne Hope A i al ‘es ue, ai lessl oa i g o fa la d, t o of hi h e e A e i a Bulldog osses that had u t eated he e e, ut all e e ilth a d u i e stai ed. It as lea the had ee kept i a o i ed a d di t a ea due to thei oat o diio a d the ste h. The e as also a Lu he ith the that he took i too. But the fou th dog, also A e i a Bulldog, as u at ha le ha d. Niall t ied fo eeks to feed a d t ap he ut ith o p e ail, she ould 't take the t ap a d e e tuall disappea ed.
ot ope o e tha a i h. Although “e e is ot a Bo e the es ue ade a e epio fo su h a despe ate ase. “he e t i foste ith he othe ut the e e etu ed to the ke els ate a alte aio ith a othe dog. It as deided that the pai s est ha e of i di g ho es as to sepa ate the . Ate a fe eeks i ke els “e e e t i to foste a e ith “a ah, he e she as assessed as fea ful of st a ge s. A fe eeks of eei g e people a d she soo lea ed that st a ge s ould a tuall e uite i e a d she o e o i leaps a d ou ds a d as ead to e eho ed.
“a ah as al ead o f ie ds list o Fa e ook. We e e i a fe of the sa e “e e a e to the ate io of No the g oups a d I added he as I thought she ‘ose Bo e ‘es ue, ased i Leeds, ith ould e a g eat o e io i the dog he , fa el ell assu ed, othe A e . o ld ut e e e o d ildest Whilst u de a aesthei fo he he d ea s did I thi k ho g eat she ould e e OP it as dis o e ed that he ja e. as o e oke so ei e efo e. Ho this happe ed e do ot k o , it ould I the ea i e I as st uggli g ith o dae o s. I had lost o e of just ha e happe ed f o pla i g ith o fu a ies, D la , sudde l take A e o i li ted upo he utal do a e . It as too late fo t eatfo e, ut she u fo tu atel did 't get the ete i a a e she eeded at the e t a d it as ippli g hi . I had 't i e, a d o has a fused ja she a - ee i to the spo t fo lo g a d the ets had o gl diag osed D la ith
A th iis ea s ea lie so he e e got a ha e to t it, But I had al a s o ked hi , We used to ha e a lealet dist i uio ou d a d he a ied the shoppi g egula l i a dogg a k pa k. But o he as go e I had a ed to ill i ho e a d a hole i hea t. I feel hile e e the e a e so a dogs eedi g a ho e i the o ld g ie i g should 't take up to u h i e. “o ate eeks I de ided to go out a d hu t fo a pulli g tea e e to u e t pulli g tea of “id, Lou Lou a d eigh ou 's dog Bo ie, o just a pla ate fo t o. E e if the dog did 't a t to pull i the e d it did 't ate to e, ut I did a t to t latest addiio at it. I alled a fe pla es, espo ded to a fe es ue ads. But o e e e illi g to let e adopt fo se e al easo s: I a f fed, had a a iso ial dog Bess , a ted to ok dogs, o ked too lo g hou s o did 't ea e ough o e . “o he I got tu ed do these es ues I got uite upset a d had a good oa o fa eook status, as ou do. “a ah piped up a d o e ted e sa i g the g eat stuf a out es ues, pa i ula l the o e she as ith. “he the i o ed e a out he u e t foste eedi g a ho e a d that N‘B‘ a e illi g to ake a e epio fo e as the k e eight pull e e 't p io it a d a pla ate as, BA‘F feedi g as desi ed, a d as illi g to see e so ialise Bess ith he efo e judgi g if she as da ge ous. “he as so ute, A d I ould 't help ut oi e he us le to e. Not a p io it ut e tai l hat I like i a dog – ig hests lol. “o e a a ged fo “a ah a d “e e to o e o e i a ouple of eeks fo he to eet dogs. Du i g the pho e
all I e plai ed Bess a tuall did 't like othe dogs, I a get he to a ept the ut it i ol ed e ei g uite spe ii o the i t odu io s. “a ah o pletel u de stood a d as illi g to oope ate. “o, just eeks late “a ah a d “e e a i ed to ho e ith a lit f o a g eat o a , Ca ol. I took Bess, “id a d Lou Lou out fo a alk ith “e e , a i ed at the ield a d let all ut Bess of lead. Well it as like a i i to ado. I ould ha e sta ed the e fo hou s at hi g the pla ut ate su h a sho t eei g “a ah had to go ho e. The pla as fo “e e to sta fo a ouple of eeks as foste just to ake su e she setles i . But I k e she as he e to sta , a p o le s I ould o k o the %. A d Bess a tuall see ed to like this e addiio . I did ha e to tell “e e of o e fo leapi g at Bess ut “he espo ded so ell she e e did it agai . Bess is 't the t pe of dog to pla ith u fo tu atel , a es ue he self ith a d e t e e a kg ou d. T o da s ate a i al I de ided to t he at o ki g, a ild eight pull of pulli g a d e pt a t. I did 't' ha e a lot of o e , the ha ess as o loa f o good f ie ds Ti a a d Joh , it as ig a d had to e ied up ith st i g to ake it it ok. “he did g eat as I had po ket loaded ith heese u s. “he just pulled the a t like a hot k ife th ough ute . E e as I added a litle it of eight to it she pulled o e tha a of u e t pulli g tea a d did't e e oi e. But he I took he out fo a se o d i e that eek I fo got to pi k the t eats up of the side. Ate alead ha i g d agged the a t, i ks,
dogs a d eigh ou 's dog to the ield ith e it ould ha e take i utes just go a k a d get the so de ided to t ithout. The i st pull as fa tasi ! But she as looki g fo the heese. Fusses a d s uggles as all I ould gi e. O the se o d pull she lipped out, t i g to do s a d o odile tu s. The e as o easo fo it as the a t as e pt . It ust ha e ee
e ause o she as thi ki g a out the o k ith o t eats as dist a io . All I ould do as al he do a d sooth he , ait fo he to e o posed a d tell he to pull. It o ked! “he as of like lighte i g a d she got ple t of kisses a d s uggles f o e. It see ed to ha e li ked a s it h, the e as o stoppi g he .
The i st i e I took he to lass it as ai i g e e though it as Jul , But the eathe did 't da pe spi its, I had high hopes of sho i g e Pull of. M tea he , Natalie, fell i lo e a d as i p essed to see he pull. “i da s i a d she as p o i g to e a litle sta . You ould see he jo as she o pleted the task a d looked at ou to see if ou sa he do it lol. “he ai s to please e e i e a d e e i e she su eeds. I sta ted to sa e up fo o ha ess, o e that ould it. Lu kil “id as the sa e size so I de ided to ake it u ise fo the oth. Jul le a d soo e ough it as o peiio i e. O l the eek efo e o e of the othe e e s as e ou agi g e to e te “e e i to the full o peiio i stead of o i e. Was she ead ? Could she do it? Could I ope? But I g a ed the ull the ho s a d de ided so. M pa i ata ks ould just ha e to deal ith the
o se ue es. I do 't thi k I ha e e e felt so si k i life! E e od as so i e, sa i g soothi g thi gs ut it as useless. The o l a I as goi g to get th ough this as gei g it o e a d do e ith. I kept fo gei g to holle pull o pass , ai ould 't al ulate if I thought she ould pull the eight, she e e al ost tou hed e a ouple of i es ut lu kil the judge as at the ight a gle to see she did 't ut it is f o ed upo . But she pulled a a azi g eight, a d she put i su h a ha d g at, a d the o pli e ts I got o he o k e e so e a di g, It's a assi e o t i uto to soothi g pa i ata ks e e da o . No I had that out the a I got the u ge to se iousl o pete o . Whe e as efo e it as just gei g dogs out a d o ki g. Co e the e d of August e as goi g to eat “e e s p e ious s o e a d sho he of e e o e.
“e e a e to e o the st of Ju e, the th Ju e as a o peiio a d she th pulled a a azi g , l . Jul she pulled e e o e at , . The i August she eat Le i, the Eu opea Cha pio , at a hoppi g , l a d . %!! You had to peel e of the eili g. M a “e e had eat the ig gu s. What a ou tai to o ue . The e a e o l of us ith es ues at the UK e e ts a d this ould ha e ee su h a i po ta t fa to that I de ided to set “e e he o page up to help p o ote es ues, pa i ula l the o e he e “e e a e f o , fo o ki g o the t a k, that the do 't eed to e taught it f o a ou g age. “he has he of da s, so ei es she does 't a t to pull so I let he ha e i e of a d soo e ough she th o s he self a k i to the spo t. “he sill does u usual thi gs like g o ls at e o pa t e if e alk o sta d fu ut e just eassu e he It's o l e “e e a d she soo stops. “he hates si ks a d poles ut I' o ki g o that slo l too, she th o s he self to the loo if I pi k up the oo o t to do li t pole. “he is the pe fe t e a ple of hat es ues a e apa le of if ou gi e the the i e a d paie e the eed. I ha e 't had he a ea et a d she's setled i so ell, the sa it a take up to a ea fo a es ue dog just to adapt a d e at s ua e o e, ut it is totall o th it. M othe dogs I did 't ha e f o puppies eithe a d all a e o th it. “o please gu s, the e t i e ou go shoppi g fo a e fu a please look up ou lo al es ue o o ta t the o es I' e e io ed if ou' e st uggli g to i d a pulle . Do 't gi e up, if ou e e to get a pupp the ould 't o pete
u il the eeo ea a so see this i st ea as p a i e u s a d o di g i e ith ou poo h.
********************************* “he fou d the ost perfe t ho e ith so eo e s pathei to her eeds a d that perso has rought out the er est i her a d she is lo i g life. It as e ause she had a fe i or issues that eeded so eo e ho ould 't gi e up o her at the irst hurdle a d e ause ou eight pull a d I thought “ere ight like it ut ou e pressl stated she ould 't e for ed i to it if she hated. I ould see the a she gelled ith ou a d our dogs he e irst et a d just k e it as right - “a ah Ca e “he looks er ell a d happ hi h is i e to see - Niall Leste
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Dexter‘s Belianka De te 's Belia ka as o i “e ia Balka Bo s Ke el i “epte e . “he is out of Balka Bo s Bugisha Ge a Ki g's Bugisha LG a d Balka Bo s Bla k Chi a. “he as o ths old he I took he .
Ba k at that i e the WP sta ted o l to de elop a d so ei es e had to o pete o shit t a ks, like a a pet o e a oad full of sto es, o di e t o the g ass full of holes. But it as the sa e fo all o peito s, of ou se o od ould ha e a high s o e. You a see he esults o APA e . eightpull. o / site htp:// “he is “ta , Eu opea Cha pio Light Weight Di isio i a d if I e e e good he est s o e is . i es he od eight o a pet/ heels. “he also ea ed WP , WP a d WP itles.
Balkan Boy s German King s Bugisha, sire to Beli as ot that passio ate a out WP, Belianka u h o e a out hu i g, ut she did it
fo e a d e had a g eat li k togethe . “he is a e s all fe ale, . kg p “he is o ei ed the last t o ea s, ut as at . fo the WP a d looks ate a good a ee of hu i g a d WP. like a Chihuahua, this as pe fe t to t a el all o e Eu ope ith o la issues! As I e e o ed this eed fo the look ut fo the i side . “he has a e ha d d i e, al a s full of e e g , ha d to ha dle e e fo he eight . Fo the WP this eha io is ot al a s the est, losi g a lot of e e g fo othi g, la k of fo us! The est is a al , fo us a d po e ful dog. But i he sho t a ee she did p et good. We o l u u de APA ules, did t a el f o F a e, to Ge a , to De a k!
Dexter‘s Sinistros
De te s “i ist os as o at pla e i Ja ua out of De te s Belia ka a d Balka Bo s Golde Bla k . I de ided to eed Belia ka fo se e al easo s, i st e ause she sho ed g eat skills as a WP a d also as a hu te . “he as s all I al a s p efe ed s all dogs a d I k e he lood e good. I e t a k to Balka Bo s e ause he k e e a tl hat I as looki g fo a d k o his lood e good. We did a i eedi g o the White Ya kee/ Bla k Chi a lood. The fathe as al , i tellige t a d ould o plete fe ale s ha d d i e. The da he as o I k e it ill e hi . The s allest, al a d e i telli-
ge t. He as . p a d fo WP kg. He sta ted WP u de APA as his othe , a d sho ed e e ete skills, al , fous a d ha d. U fo tu atel his a ee did t last lo g as he died f o hea t at ea s old a d so e e had a ha e to sho his skills. His est pe e t as . i es his od eight, itles W , W a d “ta . He had a sho t a ee ut did ell i all ki d of spo ts, hu i g a d othe s, he p o ed o e agai that this lood is o plete fo all. RIP LIL DOG
Balkan Boy‘s Golden Blacky, sire to Sinistros
Balkan Boy‘s White Yankee, USA import
Bla k Dia o d Ke el s Bla k ‘ose APBT
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K ü el AB Foto © ‘o a F a ěk
‘. s Mü ke APBT
Bulldoze s Budd OEB
“teelpo e ull s “upe No a “ia
Fila APBT
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De te s Belia ka APBT
* Season Ki k Of * . Ja uary
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Fi st pull of the ea a d i st pull of the seaso . The e as o e s of ho ould ake it. It had s o ed a fe da s efo e a d the old te pe atu es afe ted so e of the egula s health. I a i ed ith of Pull 's – “id, “e e a d Bo ie. Wat h out gu s, ide load o i g th ough. The e s a eal zi g i the ai as I alk th ough the passage a to The Ya d. I' glad to see Da e Wilso , Dia e a d Ia Pate so , the judges, ha e ade it. Al a s a good sta t. “tef is he e so e' e ot i fo a uiet o e that s fo
su e, ell u less e es ha e got he so ad she's e de ed spee hless. Fi st i e i o peiio so a 't ait to see ho he Me gets o . Natalie a d he fa il a e the e, sei g up tu k a d dis ussi g fa il alues. He hus a d, ‘o , Gi es up o ki g “atu da o i gs to help out at the o peiio s. Well, that s hat he tells the oss a a . I e ko he'd e he e a da of the eek gi e half the ha e. ‘o o ks o akes, takes the a t a k to the egi i g a d sta ks lo ks o to the a t. It's a g eat
o kout. Natalie is the tea he a d u e of the lu a d a fa tasi , f ie dl pe so , ot at all feist . M F ie d, Cha telle tu s up so I' happ I ha e so eo e to talk to a d ot lo g efo e the Ga s do too, the UK s leadi g pulli g ha ess p odu e s. But a e dog tu s up, a d e e od is just stu ed. He eighs a hoppi g l ! His o e ,
To ste , is f o Ge a a d t a elled all this a fo the o peiio . Both dog a d o e a e so laid a k a d thei pulli g ta i s a e so dife e t f o the o es I usuall see. He sta ds to o e side a d al ost asks politel , like ope i g a doo fo his issis. He as g a d to at h a d I fo o e a 't ait to see hi agai .
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Well the eathe is e tai l ighte a d a e so hopefull o e of a o d to ate d. Joh is pui g his dog Maizie i fo the i st i e, she's just tu ed o e a d is the daughte of his othe dog Bullit, a d she is su h a delight a d eal uie. He's e e ought ala it Jill, I o de hat she ill k o k o e toda . G eat to see Bullse e s issis, Bo ie, ith us toda a d these st iki g e es. Ne ate dee “ ot i gs his t o old i e ulldogs do , Kilo a d Kaia. Poo litle Kaia did 't like the t a k so she had to e ut sho t. But Natalie helped the out ate a ds a d got he pulli g p ope l a d o ide tl . But the t a k ust ha e ee e hea toda
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as e e Natalie s Eu opea Cha pio s st uggle to get thei usual a ks of % ut eat e e od as usual lol. I as so pleased to i d out Bo ie had gai ed l s a d so I as o pei g agai st f ie d Cha telle. Last o th B uise ust ha e had a head a he as he as u usuall se sii e to e e thi g. No all a fa tasi pulle ut last i e he just as t i to it. A d this o peiio as to e sho t li ed also. M o st ight a e, a DQ. B uise sta ted pulli g efo e Cha telle eleased. A alua le lesso to us all. I' guted, ot just eause I' e lost so e f ie dl o peiio ut I k o this dog lo es to o k a d is a ge to see.
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O Easte eeke d the Pla e s Clu Ge a sta ted the seaso ith a da pull a d the fu spo t o peiio s i dista e ju p a d sp i t a e. “atu da sta ted ai a d it lasted u il the people a i ed g aduall at the pla e of the “V lo al g oup Mute stadt, he e the eight pull t a k of the Pla e s Clu is lo ated‘ai eathe a d Easte holida s e e the easo fo sig ii a tl less pa i ipa ts tha o othe e e ts. Ho e e so e people a d thei dogs f o F a e took pa t i the e e t. The eigh i as otea le late a d the i st pull sta ted at oo . The pou ds lass sta ted i st. Due to the s all sta te ield the pou ds lass as put togethe i the holdi g a ea. “ia Bull fe ale “teelpo e ull s “upe No a had to sta t alo e i the # lass, also the La it Bulldog fe ale Louisia a f o F a e a d the ale Loki. Louisia a – ate he a eak – a d Loki pulled ith o o ualit despite the i te eak. “upe No a as a su p ise as she i p o ed a d sho ed that she sill a get ete . “he ea ed the MWPP that
da . Al a s e i e to see is the good tea of the heel hai use Be d a d his A e i a Bulldog fe ale E a. The a e t lo g i to pulli g ut the e o the est a to e o e a g eat tea . It s fa tasi that the Pla e s Clu p ootes a d helps disa led people a d gi e the a ha e to pull. Also a egula sta te f o F a e as p ese t too, the A e i a “tafo dshi e Te ie fe ale Ki ki, hi h ade he self a lot of fa s e ause he fu atu e. Ve ellk o fo thei pe fo a e a e BudBud a d K ü el f o “outh of Hea e Ke el. BudBud ade he i st pull ate he a - eak, just like al a s ith he i i ita le st le hi h u fo tu atel takes alot of po e out of the pull. K ü el p o ed agai hat it ea s to sta t i the u li ited lass, he ea l pulled all sto es the PCG has! The PCG ust dei itel u e eights! Fe e o e dogs sta ted i the o i e lass o oth da s. Dista e ju p as a elled o “atu da due to the ai si e ou do t a t to p o oke i ju ies of the dogs at the sogg eado .
Ate all people let the p e ises “atu da e e i g – highl ese ed a d soaked – the “u da sta ts ith d eathe a d du i g the da e e so e su a d a e te pe atu es. This da the u li ited lass sta ted the pulli g. The ou g dogs ho ega thei a ee last ea pulled ell, like the hite o e it h Bet . As the eathe e ai ed d
toda the fu e e ts e e held – dista e ju p a d sp i t a e. The e ala s e popula a d i g a lot of fu to the dogs a d thei o e s. The e a e al a s a u e of pa i ipa ts ho o e e t a fo the fu spo ts. Ate the a a d e e o so e people sat do i the lu i , eai g a a eal a d ha i g i spi i g o e saio s.
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* nd ADBA Show WDBA * .-
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, Celad a Cze h Repu li
April, th Prosper Horse Ra h Čelad á – the er irst e e t of the seaso orga ized ADBA Clu Cze h Repu li . The d ADBA Sa io ed Sho i Cze h Repu li a d the d ADBA sa io ed Weight Pulli g e er i Europe. Beauiful eather, a azi g pla e a d lots of posii e e erg . People a e fro hole Europe for pulli g, like Fra e, Austria, Pola d, Hu gar ... Not so a dogs ut reall solid o es. We had a last!
st le, fo used o the ha dler. So e great dogs fro last ADBA sho like Bagera, Keule or Worpi – all hard orkers, did a great jo agai . Also, so e e ig o peiio as there like S ake, Bara a d Stor ho used to pull ith ait. Stro g dogs ith reall ig hearts to ork. Bara as the last dog of the eight pulli g o peiio , pulled o er kg.
Su da the th April the o for aio sho as held, judge Luigi Bezzi the The atle started ith kg a d ADBA preside t fro Ital . i ished ith o er kg! The lu ra Ne t, rd ADBA Sa io ed Sho i earl out of eights! Cze h Repu li ill e held i Jul , pull We’ e see so e e o ers like a a d o for aio sho judged polish dog Wafel – ou g, stro g, good Vi e Ro ero.
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O e eight pull, o e Co fo aio “ho P ospe Ho se ‘a h, Čelad á, Cze h ‘epu li Ho epage: . d a. z/ E ail: i fo@ d a. z
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Base Ca p, Sheield, UK
Rails o Carpet l Class . Bullse e “BT eighi g l s J Ga pulled l si . se s . % l Class . Maizie OTB eighi g l s J Cook pulled l si . se s . % l Class . Jill OTB eighi g l s J Cook pulled l si . se s . % l Class . Dja go AB eighi g l s A Mahdi pulled l si . se s . % l Class . Be so AB eighi g l s J Elle pulled l si . se s . % No i e Class . Bo ie “BT eighi g l s J Ga pulled l si . se s . % MWP l Class a d U de - Jill l s MWPP l Class a d U de - Jill - . % MWP l Class a d O e - Dja go l s MWPP l Class a d O e - Dja go - . %