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Author: Joey Author Host/IP: 4.245.125.191 |
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Date Posted: 05:18:57 05/21/05 Sat In reply to: Bad Frank 's message, "CENTIPEDE PHOTO" on 07:23:42 05/19/05 Thu >>>>>>>>>>Centipede graces the cover of the >>>>October-November >>>>>>>>>>1955 issue. Vol.3 , No.5 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>What publication are you referring to? Does it >>>>use >>>>>>>>>the same picture of Centipede that Stratton >used >>>>>for >>>>>>>>>his article? I'd love to see something new on >>>>>>>>>Centipede. Got something to share? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>NOT IN MANY YEARS HAS ANYONE CONTINUED TO BREED >>>>>>>>ACCORDING TO THE BREEDING COMPOSITION THAT >>>PRODUCED >>>>>>>>CENTIPEDE AND WILLIAM'S RED [8XW] A INBRED SON. >>>>>THERE >>>>>>>>IS NO NEW PICTURES OR INFORMATION ON THAT >>>>PARTICULAR >>>>>>>>DOG BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PROMOTED AMONG LATER >>>>>BREEDERS. >>>>>>>>THANKS TO THE FAST LANE BREEDING CONCEPT, WHAT >IS >>>>>>>>LOOKED FOR IN PIT BULLS TODAY IS NOT WHAT MADE >>THE >>>>>>>>GREAT DOGS OF THE PASS. ALL WE CAN DO IS RE-READ >>>>>WHAT >>>>>>>>HAS BEEN IN PRINT FOR MANY YEARS. THERE IS ONLY >>>ONE >>>>>>>>PICTURE OF CENTIPEDE AND NO CURRENT DAY PROGENY >>>>FROM >>>>>>>>"THE GREAT ONE". ALL WHO KNEW THAT DOG UP CLOSE >>>ARE >>>>>>>>DEAD. WORD OF MOUTH INFORMATION ON ANY OF OUR >>DOGS >>>>>IS >>>>>>>>MERELY HERESAY UNLESS YOU WERE THERE. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>JOEY >>>>>>>>COLBY BLOODLIN >>>>>>> >>>>>>>theres more then one photo of Centipede i have 4 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>doubt that seriously. reproductions don't count >and >>>>>>are not accurate >>>>> >>>>>WHAT ? you mean to tell me you seen or have the >>>>>"original" photo of Centipede ? there is more than >>>one >>>>>photo of Centipede. if they are originals or not is >>>an >>>>>entirely different subject. i would post the >article >>>>>that appears in your friend and mine as i stated >>>>>before with Centipede's photo. >>>> >>>> >>>>Ok, lets see it. I have my doubts and have seen poor >>>>duplicates and cover ups that were not FC. >>> >>>see for yourself "PIT DOGS"(as we like them). Volume >>>1 ,No.2 .September 15,1952 . page 4. with very top >>>center photo the caption under the photo states "This >>>is Mr. W.E."Red" Howell and the gent on the table is >>>the one and only Centipede." im looking at it with my >>>own two eyes at this very moment. so i ask you, is it >>>possible that this is a "poor duplicate" or "cover >up" >>>BTW the "Pit Dogs" mag is an original. >> >> >>Ok. You got a picture. So what? Unfortunately, no one >>is breeding that type of game individual any longer. >>The standard set for those type of dogs is long gone. >>Thanks for the info. >> >>Joey >>Colby Bloodlines > >werent we talking about the photo of "Centipede" ? and >not , who is breeding what ? and to what standards ? i >told you where to look for the photo. aside from >inadvertantly calling myself and others liars you >havent really added anything to the post.other than >just doubt everything anyone wrote about the subject. >we as students of the breed try to pass informatinon >to each other to learn more even if the information is >old, one must weed through it and make up his mind as >to what is true or not.BTW how do you know what the >"standard" was back then ? and how do you know that >same "Standard" (without knowing what it was) is long >gone ? how do you know for sure if in fact Centipede >was even "game" ? how do you know that he was really >the caliber of dog everyone claimed ? how do you know >what Centipede really produced ? how do you know of >Centipede other than reading about him ? you were not >there, so you dont know for sure. and you were not >there to know exactly to what standards they were >breeding him or what standards produced him ? while it >is common knowledge that Centipede was a great dog you >were not there to be able to speak on it. so it brings >me back to your doubts about the photos none of us >claim to have been there when the photo was taken we >were simply stating what is written, we did not write >what is written about him. nor were we there . Yeah. Thats a fundamental fact. Enjoy your photo. Joey Hemphill / Colby [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |