scarecrow duke

[12 gauge]

any input about this dog's attributes? any offspring? I know some say he was registered, some say he was a rescue dog

[oldtymer]

I believe he was a K.C. registered staff and an honest dog. There was a picture of him posted on here a while back.

[sunbeam]

still a little bit of his blood around but mainly in pet homes now.
duke himself won 2, 1 over a son of the gino dog and one over (i think, but my memory is cloudy) a nelis x bronson dog, before losing a long one to ch bash.as far as i know he was registered and have seen him this way in pedigrees.the dog was a typical stafford in most ways,around 18 inches tall,good with kids and enjoyed being made a fuss of, obviously he was not so typical in his ability, one of the better ones i would say.

[12 gauge]

sad that his blood is mainly in pet homes. wouldnt mind seing some dogs with his blood out of curiosity. see i thought he never lost one and thought he finished on top of bash and bash's owner picked him up after like 2hrs and 1 min or something like that. thanks for the info, to both of you as this is really interesting. another thing i dont remember exactly who or when but some well known dogman would put his hands on fire scarecrow was a rescue dog

[Aarsbaard]

http://i45.tinypic.com/2cz4zk7.jpg

Caption: "Duke" was a KC Reg Staff of "Rapparee" breeding who was very highly regarded in sporting circle's with a reputation for giving a torrid time to some well-bred Pitbull's,not to mention leaving their owner's somewhat red-faced!The first was a game-tested Gino X Reid dog that had seen quite enough of Duke by the 42 minute mark.Next was a Bronson/Nelis dog with a reputation,who saw Duke as a warm-up to "Bigger & Better things" but half an hour in Duke's company was enough warming-up for this one!Duke was then matched against the very game,and future Champion "Scotsman's Bash",after a hard,evenly contested 1hr 30mins,it was becoming apparent that one of these game animals would have to take his death before a winner was found so Duke was picked-up by his owner,conceding the match but showing his desire to continue by giving a hard courtesy scratch. Duke was'nt bred very much for various reasons but apparently 2 or 3 of his son's are a chip of the old block causing the odd nightmare among the Pitbull's!.Duke was over 15 year's old before he passed away.

Source: Turnstyle website

[12 gauge]

more good info, this clarify some out of proportion info that i had, assuming this is correct. i've never seen another pic of him besides this one.

[No Surrender]

A good honest dog shame there is not more like him

[jack the lad]

I know some one that seen him work and said he was the best staff he's ever seen:eek:

[jmc]

Duke was a great dog and made some top dogs look very poor....

[sunbeam]

out of interest, which top dogs jmc?

[oldguy]

During his keep and in the nights leading up to the Bash v Duke match, the Road Warrior often took Bash lamping for rabbits and foxes on the golf course and surrounding hills close to the area he lived... A week before the match, Bash chased and killed a badger on the golf course, he recieved some facial injuries but seemed to enjoy the expirience immensely...The Scotsman was always in a panic over the prospect of Bash being seriously injured so close to the date of the show but the Road Warrior just laughed and went lamping anyway.

Duke was a good Stafford with mouth to die for... Bash was a good Pitbull with gameness to die for... The only dog that was ever getting killed that day was Duke... After taking some head damage in the first 30mins, it was even for the next 30... However, during the last 30mins Bash got deep into Dukes guts and was killing him right there in the box when Scarecrow stepped in to save his dog... I put 7 stitches in Bash's head that night, he just stood there looking over at his food bowl as I worked on him... When I was finished the Road Warrior put Bash back into his kennel and he ate all his dinner... Bash gave away 4 pounds to match into CH.Yogi at 42lb and he crawled over on his belly to courtesy scratch into Yogi that day... Was there ever a 38lb dog in the UK at that time that could have coped with Bash? Personally I don't think so... (maybe Hagar?)

[12 gauge]

when was duke born and when did he die? cant find his ped anywhere. oldguy thanks for your post, really enjoy stuff like that big time

[oldboy]

Scarecrow's Duke was out of Duke Gunfighter x Pools Princess

[castle]

when was duke born and when did he die? cant find his ped anywhere. oldguy thanks for your post, really enjoy stuff like that big time

Look up Peeping Tom :dogdrink:

[12 gauge]

Look up Peeping Tom :dogdrink:

thanks, so it was nov/86

[sunbeam]

Look up Peeping Tom :dogdrink:


ffs..............................

[Blanco]

I think I read somwhere he died in 2001

[12 gauge]

found a very nice bitch with decent amount of duke's blood behind her , will be watching like a hawk for future breeding.
what's ffs sunbeam? pardon my ignorance

[redbill]

ffs = for fuck sake :)

[blockbuster bob]

gunfighter was out of betchgreen blacksmith x dark passage others in his ped are rapparee look lively betchgreen bridie betchgreen dubber rapparee force me rapparee ladyluck.

pools princess is out of whitebury crown x white blaze i dont think theres any rapparee
blood on her side

[peppapig]

holy feck:eek::dogstare:.....blockbuster bob back on the scene....lol....were ye been bob?...:D

[crazy horse]

hows that cider doing mr pig;)

[blockbuster bob]

peppapig been keeping me head down mate but back on the scene lol

atb bb

[peppapig]

hows that cider doing mr pig;) tried it.....feckin bellix it was......rather buy from shop....lol:D

[crazy horse]

tried it.....feckin bellix it was......rather buy from shop....lol:D

pmsl it probably needid more time to ferment :dogdrink:

[koga]

http://i45.tinypic.com/2cz4zk7.jpg

Duke was then matched against the very game,and future Champion "Scotsman's Bash",after a hard,evenly contested 1hr 30mins,it was becoming apparent that one of these game animals would have to take his death before a winner was found so Duke was picked-up by his owner,conceding the match but showing his desire to continue by giving a hard courtesy scratch.

Source: Turnstyle website

duke failed to scratch very game stafford though
he gave his all but just wasn't enough for bash.

[koga]

During his keep and in the nights leading up to the Bash v Duke match, the Road Warrior often took Bash lamping for rabbits and foxes on the golf course and surrounding hills close to the area he lived... A week before the match, Bash chased and killed a badger on the golf course, he recieved some facial injuries but seemed to enjoy the expirience immensely...The Scotsman was always in a panic over the prospect of Bash being seriously injured so close to the date of the show but the Road Warrior just laughed and went lamping anyway.

Duke was a good Stafford with mouth to die for... Bash was a good Pitbull with gameness to die for... The only dog that was ever getting killed that day was Duke... After taking some head damage in the first 30mins, it was even for the next 30... However, during the last 30mins Bash got deep into Dukes guts and was killing him right there in the box when Scarecrow stepped in to save his dog... I put 7 stitches in Bash's head that night, he just stood there looking over at his food bowl as I worked on him... When I was finished the Road Warrior put Bash back into his kennel and he ate all his dinner... Bash gave away 4 pounds to match into CH.Yogi at 42lb and he crawled over on his belly to courtesy scratch into Yogi that day... Was there ever a 38lb dog in the UK at that time that could have coped with Bash? Personally I don't think so... (maybe Hagar?)

oldguy you must kicking yourself for giving this dog away as a reject as you had him on your yard.
you maybe put 7 stiches in bash's head that night but you certainly werent invited to the match as you were not intrested in the reid bloodline all other dogmen were invited you missed a classic.

[Oxstaf]

any input about this dog's attributes? any offspring? I know some say he was registered, some say he was a rescue dog
i had a dog called jethro and a bitch called rose out of duke both excellent tested staffs , rose was rolled into beannie2 for 35 mins and showed very rough and gamish b2 was 3-4 pounds heavier ,jethro and rose were out of the same litter there mother was a irish bitch called chrissie ...also had a dog called buster out of duke cant remember the mother but he was a good un for sure killed a pit in a roll . but had to have him put down a few months later as he had lukemia a blood cancer was a right shame for sure..

[Oxstaf]

i had a dog called jethro and a bitch called rose out of duke both excellent tested staffs , rose was rolled into beannie2 for 35 mins and showed very rough and gamish b2 was 3-4 pounds heavier ,jethro and rose were out of the same litter there mother was a irish bitch called chrissie ...also had a dog called buster out of duke cant remember the mother but he was a good un for sure killed a pit in a roll . but had to have him put down a few months later as he had lukemia a blood cancer was a right shame for sure..
http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o490/oxstaff/Jethro-1.jpg
jethro son of scarecrows duke

[12 gauge]

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o490/oxstaff/Jethro-1.jpg
jethro son of scarecrows duke

very good info, just the kind i was looking for. hopefully there's still some off his blood around for the sounds of it i would like to own some of his blood

[Sherman]

Seems like a dog with so many great qualities would be difficult to find

[Retired Geezer]

also had a dog called buster out of duke

Ox, This guy?

25577

[Oxstaf]

Ox, This guy?

25577
yeah thats him ,good looking dog ..

[Retired Geezer]

I seem to recall there was another son that went by the name "Sparky", was he one of yours?

[sunbeam]

http://i49.tinypic.com/2qxmfl1.jpg

[Oxstaf]

I seem to recall there was another son that went by the name "Sparky", was he one of yours?
no didnt have that one ..

[12 gauge]

i thought that sparky dog was out of scateboard

[sunbeam]

he was a son of scarecrows duke.