CGC

I got this from

 http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/training_testing.cfm

Before taking the Canine Good Citizen test, owners will sign the Responsible Dog Owners Pledge. We believe that responsible dog ownership is a key part of the CGC concept and by signing the pledge, owners agree to take care of their dog's health needs, safety, exercise, training and quality of life. Owners also agree to show responsibility by doing things such as cleaning up after their dogs in public places and never letting dogs infringe on the rights of others.
After signing the Responsible Dog Owners Pledge, owners and their dogs are ready to take the CGC Test. Items on the Canine Good Citizen Test include:
Test 1: Accepting a friendly stranger
This test demonstrates that the dog will allow a friendly stranger to approach it and speak to the handler in a natural, everyday situation. The evaluator walks up to the dog and handler and greets the handler in a friendly manner, ignoring the dog. The evaluator and handler shake hands and exchange pleasantries. The dog must show no sign of resentment or shyness, and must not break position or try to go to the evaluator.
Test 2: Sitting politely for petting
This test demonstrates that the dog will allow a friendly stranger to touch it while it is out with its handler. With the dog sitting at the handler's side, to begin the exercise, the evaluator pets the dog on the head and body. The handler may talk to his or her dog throughout the exercise. The dog may stand in place as it is petted. The dog must not show shyness or resentment.
Test 3: Appearance and grooming
This practical test demonstrates that the dog will welcome being groomed and examined and will permit someone, such as a veterinarian, groomer or friend of the owner, to do so. It also demonstrates the owner's care, concern and sense of responsibility. The evaluator inspects the dog to determine if it is clean and groomed. The dog must appear to be in healthy condition (i.e., proper weight, clean, healthy and alert). The handler should supply the comb or brush commonly used on the dog. The evaluator then softly combs or brushes the dog, and in a natural manner, lightly examines the ears and gently picks up each front foot. It is not necessary for the dog to hold a specific position during the examination, and the handler may talk to the dog, praise it and give encouragement throughout.
Test 4: Out for a walk (walking on a loose lead)
This test demonstrates that the handler is in control of the dog. The dog may be on either side of the handler. The dog's position should leave no doubt that the dog is attentive to the handler and is responding to the handler's movements and changes of direction. The dog need not be perfectly aligned with the handler and need not sit when the handler stops. The evaluator may use a pre-plotted course or may direct the handler/dog team by issuing instructions or commands. In either case, there should be a right turn, left turn, and an about turn with at least one stop in between and another at the end. The handler may talk to the dog along the way, praise the dog, or give commands in a normal tone of voice. The handler may sit the dog at the halts if desired.
Test 5: Walking through a crowd
This test demonstrates that the dog can move about politely in pedestrian traffic and is under control in public places. The dog and handler walk around and pass close to several people (at least three). The dog may show some interest in the strangers but should continue to walk with the handler, without evidence of over-exuberance, shyness or resentment. The handler may talk to the dog and encourage or praise the dog throughout the test. The dog should not jump on people in the crowd or strain on the leash.
Test 6: Sit and down on command and Staying in place
This test demonstrates that the dog has training, will respond to the handler's commands to sit and down and will remain in the place commanded by the handler (sit or down position, whichever the handler prefers). The dog must do sit AND down on command, then the owner chooses the position for leaving the dog in the stay. Prior to this test, the dog's leash is replaced with a line 20 feet long. The handler may take a reasonable amount of time and use more than one command to get the dog to sit and then down. The evaluator must determine if the dog has responded to the handler's commands. The handler may not force the dog into position but may touch the dog to offer gentle guidance. When instructed by the evaluator, the handler tells the dog to stay and walks forward the length of the line, turns and returns to the dog at a natural pace. The dog must remain in the place in which it was left (it may change position) until the evaluator instructs the handler to release the dog. The dog may be released from the front or the side.
Test 7: Coming when called
This test demonstrates that the dog will come when called by the handler. The handler will walk 10 feet from the dog, turn to face the dog, and call the dog. The handler may use encouragement to get the dog to come. Handlers may choose to tell dogs to "stay" or "wait" or they may simply walk away, giving no instructions to the dog.
Test 8: Reaction to another dog
This test demonstrates that the dog can behave politely around other dogs. Two handlers and their dogs approach each other from a distance of about 20 feet, stop, shake hands and exchange pleasantries, and continue on for about 10 feet. The dogs should show no more than casual interest in each other. Neither dog should go to the other dog or its handler.
Test 9: Reaction to distraction
This test demonstrates that the dog is confident at all times when faced with common distracting situations. The evaluator will select and present two distractions. Examples of distractions include dropping a chair, rolling a crate dolly past the dog, having a jogger run in front of the dog, or dropping a crutch or cane. The dog may express natural interest and curiosity and/or may appear slightly startled but should not panic, try to run away, show aggressiveness, or bark. The handler may talk to the dog and encourage or praise it throughout the exercise.
Test 10: Supervised separation
This test demonstrates that a dog can be left with a trusted person, if necessary, and will maintain training and good manners. Evaluators are encouraged to say something like, "Would you like me to watch your dog?" and then take hold of the dog's leash. The owner will go out of sight for three minutes. The dog does not have to stay in position but should not continually bark, whine, or pace unnecessarily, or show anything stronger than mild agitation or nervousness. Evaluators may talk to the dog but should not engage in excessive talking, petting, or management attempts (e.g, "there, there, it's alright").
Equipment
All tests must be performed on leash. For collars, dogs should wear well-fitting buckle or slip collars made of leather, fabric, or chain. Special training collars such as pinch collars, head halters, and electronic collars are not permitted in the CGC test.
As of November 4, 2010, body harnesses may be used in the CGC test. The evaluator should check to make sure the harness is not of a type that completely restricts the dog's movement such that it could not pull or jump up if it tried.
We recognize that special training collars such as head collars and no-jump harnesses may be very useful tools for beginning dog trainers, however, we feel that dogs are ready to take the CGC test at the point at which they are transitioned to equipment that allows the evaluator to see that the dog has been trained.
The evaluator supplies a 20-foot lead for the test. The owner/handler should bring the dog's brush or comb to the test.
Encouragement
Owners/handlers may use praise and encouragement throughout the test. The owner may pet the dog between exercises. Food and treats are not permitted during testing, nor is the use of toys, squeaky toys, etc. to get the dog to do something. We recognize that food and toys may provide valuable reinforcement or encouragement during the training process but these items should not be used during the test.
Failures – Dismissals
Any dog that eliminates during testing must be marked failed. The only exception to this rule is that elimination is allowable in test Item 10, but only when test Item 10 is held outdoors.
Any dog that growls, snaps, bites, attacks, or attempts to attack a person or another dog is not a good citizen and must be dismissed from the test.

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A Interview with Pete Sparks

I got this off of game-dogs,what do you guys think of the interview?
By: Randy Goodman

RG: In what year did you get your first American Pit Bull Terrier?

PS: In 1926. I got a white dog from Harry Monroe. I called the dog BILL, his registered name was Harlon's HIGHLAND BOY. The dog's picture was on the back of the old Bloodlines Journal magazine.

RG: So BILL was your first Pit Bull?

PS: Yes. I then went up to Erie, Pennsylvania, to Pete Dugan's place and picked up a mother and daughter from Pete Dugan. NELLIE and QUEENIE. NELLIE was a buckskin bitch and QUEENIE was a white bitch. These three dogs were my start. By the beginning of the depression I was up to 17 dogs.

RG: What year was it when you met H.Q. Kennedy?

PS: It was in February 1953. There was a convention up his way. He was having trouble with his magazine and a few guys suggested that I take it over. H.Q. did not want to give it up but by the following morning we had made a deal.

RG: So you published "Your Friend and Mine" magazine from 1953 to what year?

PS: From 1953 to 1974. I found out I had some stool pidgeons on the mailing list and some of the pictures in the magazine turned up on TV in Boston. Pop Hunter called me to tell me about it, so after that we found out we had the Humane Society on our mailing list.

RG: Was this your only reason for stopping "Your Friend and Mine?"

PS: Well, Baker Davis was complaining that I did not give him enough publicity. I had made up some flyers of the matches. Jack Kelly was to go into Petronelli but Jack's father died and that match was called off. Well, the Humane Society got hold of one of those flyers and had the law raid the show. After that I decided to stop publishing the magazine.

RG: Did you get arrested?

PS: Oh yes. They got 17 of us at the show. Baker's wife was arrested for selling beer without a license. The cops hit Baker on the head with their flashlights. He had put up a fight, but still went to jail with us.

RG: What year was it when you first saw HUNKY?

PS: That was about 1954. I stopped off to see Pop Hunter and we went to Bob Henneberger's place. He would throw a ball and HUNKY would run and get it and bring it back to him.

RG: How did you end up with the dog?

PS: Well you see, Henneberger had a young son and the boy hit HUNKY with a toy or something and HUNKY tried to bite him. Henneberger knew I liked the dog so he wrote me and I bought him for $100.00.

RG: Did you ever roll HUNKY before he was matched?

PS: Oh yes, we rolled him with some guy in Washington Heights, a bad shoulder dog. When I was in Summerville, South Carolina, Bob O'Neal and Bob Hemphill tried to match into me, but I was already matched in Cuba, through Bebo Goenaga.

RG: Was that HUNKY's only match?

PS: Yes. The match in Cuba was in 1956, 2:17 without a turn. The other dog, WILLY LINGO was the stronger of the two early. Bebo would come over to me and ask, "What da you think? - What da you think?" I told him that when HUNKY was down he was resting. When WILLY LINGO was down he was dying.

RG: Why was this his only match?

PS: Well, you see, I had him matched into Mike Ferris. J.T. Collier was working HUNKY, but HUNKY had heart worms so instead of taking a chance on HUNKY's reputation, we called off the match. HUNKY lived to
be 12 years old.

RG: When did you move to Florida?

PS: In 1966. I bought that place from Joe Orday.

RG: What bloodline did you use the most?

PS: Colby/DIBO. The DIBO dogs would only go for 45 minutes and quit. But crossing the Colby blood with DIBO and they would go all day.

RG: Did you know Earl Tudor?

PS: Yes, he was a good man. He had a fruit stand out in front of his house where he sold whiskey. He would have a few matches and **** fights every weekend.

RG: What did you think of Carver as a dog man?

PS: He did everything that was against the law. Sold drugs, had a whore house. His uncle was a judge and his brother was a sheriff, but he did everything against the law.

RG: What about the way he registered his dogs?

PS: Peggy Harper would give Carver one of her staffs. If it would fight, he would breed them and put whatever papers on the dog he wanted. You know, Joe Corvino was the same way. He would buy a whole litter from Gene Faulkerson for $7.00 a pup and would sell you any
blood you wanted out of this same litter.

RG: So do you believe the dogs of today are bred the way their papers say they are?

PS: No. No one can say that any dog goes back to this dog or that dog, unless you were there when they were bred. I think the Colby dogs are the purest line today.

RG: After going to all those conventions, who do you think was the best conditioner?

PS: J.T. Collier and George Saddler where very hard to beat, but Tudor was one of the very best. Later on came Don Mayfield and Don Maloney. Mayfield was a very hard man to beat. Tudor told me one day that he taught Don Maloney everything he knew, but not all of what Tudor knew.

RG: Well Pete, you will be 93 years old on February 21st. Do you have any regrets about how you lived your life?

PS: No, and I hope to make it to a hundred. These dogs made me what I am. If you stay true to yourself and to the dogs you are breeding, in time, you'll come to the top.

~ Fin.

Pete's CH Rosie
 

The Great Jeep Dog

CH. Crenshaw's Jeep

Sire to CH. Don's Turtle,  CH (GARRETT'S) RAMROD'S TRAMP ROM,  GARRETT´S FLOYD ROM , GARRETT'S CRACKER and many, many more.

Canine Good Citizen

There is a lot of things we can do with our bully breeds but one thing we all should consider doing to better the image of our breeds is to get them CGC.

 

I will be posting 2 steps a t a time over the next few days.

 

1: Accepting A friendly stranger

 

• The Dog must show no sign of resentment, aggression, or shyness
• The dog may not jump on or rush to the evaluator to initiate contact. The dog may not lunge forward to greet the evaluator
• The dog should be under control throughout the exercise. If the handler must use excessive correction to control the dog, the dog should not pass the exercise.

2: Sitting Politely For Petting

 

• The dog must show no signs of shyness or resentment
• As the evaluator begins to pet the dog, the dog may stand to receive petting
• The dog may not struggle and pull away to avoid petting
• The dog may move slightly forward to receive petting, but should not lunge at the evaluator or rush or jump forward.
• The dog may appear to be happy about the contact with the evaluator and may have some body movements
• The dog should appear to be under control throughout the exercise

The Famous Chinaman dog

Garner's Chinaman was one of the greatest of all times. He sired Ch. Eightball,Ch. Cotton, Ch Chinabuck, Ch.Chinagirl, Ch. Stormy, Ch.Missy. Ch.Chinarose, Ch. Ninja and many, many more but to me his most famous is Garner's Frisco.  Not very many dogs reach this height of fame.

Pete Sparks

OLD PETE SPARKS SAYS...

Pit bulls are dogs first and "Pits" second. Keep ‘em fat and healthy and treat ‘em like pups ‘til they’re at least 18—24 months old and you’ll come out way ahead in the end. I never could understand how some men think they can "neglect" a dog until he’s "grown" and then expect him to suddenly become a "world-class athlete"!

Hey Pete! What can you say to a person who would like to buy a very game APBT? ( Maybe the son of an "ace") I don’t care about the price of him but I don’t know the "world" of the APBT in USA.

That’s not an easy one. First, I don’t recommend running out and buying a pup off of some hot-shot dog who has won a few but hasn’t showed his prowess in the brood pen! One of the hardest things for beginners to figure out is that winning matches doesn’t have anything to do with producing good dogs! I would worry more about WHO I got the dog from than about the dogs themselves, and I damn sure wouldn’t tell a peddler that the price doesn’t matter!. Unless you have actually seen a dog in action all you have is a bunch of writing in some magazine. It may or may not be true. And hell, I have seen legitimate Champions I wouldn’t breed a coyote bitch to! Why? Because they acted like curs! For example, I remember years ago a "champion" (out of what turned out to be a pretty famous litter of dogs) was sold to some people in another part of the country from where he was campaigned. These boys wanted him for a stud dog. He did have ability and a good mouth so to test him they put a ten pound bigger dog on him. He hung it up in fifteen minutes! He was "game" as long as things were going his way and whipped three inferior dogs to get his title, but a stud dog? Not in my yard pal! A rough cur is just a cur that’s a little harder to game-test.

Never forget this. The winner of a match is the one who sends in the report and usually he’s going to write it to make his dog look as good as possible. Then he can sell the dog for more money.
You will have to do your "homework", meaning research who are the HONEST breeders, ‘cause I guarantee you that the crooks are out there just waiting for a guy like you to call! If you want the best chance of gettin’ a GAME one it’s best to buy a grown tested dog from someone who has been around a long time and has used the dog in his own breeding program.

Will it be all right to leave him at my house for almost 10 hours without supervision? And what do you think would be the best way to keep him there, could I just let it run free.

It is fine to leave a dog alone for ten hours but only if it is properly confined! Never let a pitbull "run free" anytime or anywhere without proper supervision. Unless you really like trouble. Most of the problems between dogs and people are the result of dogs running loose. Dogs, all dogs, are predators and they can and will often get into trouble if left to their own devices.

This next question might make a good debate. When looking for a proven male to breed to, could a dog that was matched but picked up game and still scratching actually be more attractive to breed to for his gameness than the dog that won the match? Obviously the dog that won the match had more ability but if the losing dog had no chance of wining but refused to quit could that make that dog because of it's gameness a better candidate to breed to. Don't get me wrong, I'm not making any excuses for losing and the winning dog's ability doesn't mean that he isn't also game, I was just wondering what people thought about the subject. Thanks again for the great mag. and hopefully people will write in with their opinions about this matter. Yours Truly, Bones

Damn right, Bones! I have always felt and always said that I would rather breed to a good, game 3 hour loser than to one of these totally untested, "30 minute champions"! Why? Because many of them have a few easy goes and then quit the first time they run into a real bulldog! A cur is a cur and it don¹t matter how hard he bites or how smart or talented he is. If he ain¹t game he¹s not going to be used in my breeding program. It is gameness that separates our bulldogs from all the other breeds in the world. there are breeds that can probably bite as hard or harder; breeds that have more agility or can run faster; have bigger teeth, thicker fur and so on. But none of those things does them much good against a bulldog for one important reason. A bulldog is gamer than they are!

They can bite the hell out of him and he¹ll keep coming. They can frustrate him with fancy moves and mouth-speed but he¹ll keep coming. Or they can outrun him but he¹ll keep chasing until he catches them! So what will happen if everyone breeds for hard mouth and talent and we lose the gameness (as some lines have already done)? How will our dogs be any better than a Rottweiler or a Rhodesian Ridgeback then?

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Pete Sparks

The late famous Pete Sparks from Starke, Florida. Pete was born Peter Sparks February 21, 1901 and died June 17,1994. He was a old time carnival man that got into the pitbulls in a big way. He was a top breeder. He also published one of the early underground dogfighting magazines. He was a talented writer. I met Pete years ago at some dogfights in eastern Oklahoma and liked him real well. When I was young I wrote him and ask him about his bulldogs. He wrote me back and said I have no bulldogs. I only have American Pitbull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull terriers and Staffordshire terriers. He said why do you call your dogs bulldogs. I wrote him back and simply said, 'I call them as I see them'. He wrote me back and all he said in the letter was. 'Like the man that kissed the cow.' That was quiet humorous. I learned that he was a stickler for detail. He was intelligent. He was not a person of neatness. He lived for the moment and was unique in his own way. No matter what anyone tells you. He was a great contribution to the pitbull world.

http://rayfox6.tripod.com/id11.html

Pete Spark's dog. This dog was born in this barn.

He would kill any varment that got in this barn but he never left the barn.Yet he was free to do so.

UKC "PR"

I have been speaking to a lot of youngsters who have an interest in American Pit Bull Terriers as well as American Bully's, but don’t understand what certain things are. NoVACAIN Kennels decided from day one to help educate the people about these great breeds. Here are two questions that I have been asked about lately.

What makes your dog "PR"(purple ribbon) or,

What is "PR" to some of the people who may not know?

In the early part of the 1930s, UKC registered and trademarked with the United States Department of Commerce the Purple Ribbon Pedigree. This pedigree is only offered by the United Kennel Club, Inc., and is the mark of the United Kennel Club purebred dog. The Purple Ribbon designation is awarded to eligible dogs at birth by the United Kennel Club and is signified in all UKC records by the letters 'PR' appearing before the dog's name.

Purple Ribbon-bred dogs have 6 generations of known ancestors and all 14 ancestors within the last three generations must be registered with UKC (indicated by all 14 ancestors having registration numbers). The absence of a UKC registration number shows that there are some single-registered dogs in the pedigree and no 'PR' pedigree will be issued.  Breeders who wish to produce Purple Ribbon-bred puppies must either: breed Purple Ribbon-registered males to Purple Ribbon-registered females, thereby assuring that the offspring will carry this prestigious designation; or carefully research the pedigrees of potential sires and dams that are not Purple Ribbon bred. If an unregistered ancestor is in the third generation of a sire or dam's pedigree, it is possible for that sire or dam to produce a first generation Purple Ribbon-bred litter. If one or more single-registered dogs appear in the first or second generation of the sire or dam's pedigree, the offspring will not be Purple Ribbon bred.  Registration certificates and pedigrees of Purple Ribbon-bred dogs bear the official 'PR'. Ancestors of Purple Ribbon-bred dogs can be traced for six generations and possibly more-perhaps to the foundation stock of the breed."



Beat the Heat

Keep your canines cool this summer!





IN THE LAB

PUT IN WORK

The blue print back ground is to show that we are in the lab at this time.

NoVACAIN Kennels is mixing some things up which have me very, very excited at this time.

 What’s in store is like nothing you have ever seen from NoVACAIN's yard.

A new twist to Klasik OG bloodline and to the Gwo Doz-chen breed.

ARE YOU READY!

NoVACAIN's "Princess Meesha" breed Gwo Doz-chen and her sire the one and only

"KING CAIN" breed APBT