Chavis Jocko. (the Dog Jeep ran from)

The True Story of Jeep by Truman

Many people do not know much about this dog. They say "I got a jeep dog" and yet they know so little. On Boxdogs we will try and tell the whole story of the dogs and not just what is in the minds of gamedog lovers worldwide. We will show the history and the truth. This dog rates as one of the top sires of Champion dogs. His match vs. Homer is told by many as one of great length and now has become legendary in the minds of many dog men. Oh how has father time changed some facts about this dog. With so many dogs having this dog in its pedigree we here at Boxdogs thought it would be good to offer a glimpse of how things really were with this dog.

Here are the times and the dogs that Jeep beat. Jeep defeated Pylant''''''''''''''''s Ch. Kato at 43 pounds in :28, Cooper''''''''''''''''s Weenie at 43 pounds in :28, Stinson & Stepp''''''''''''''''s Black Dog at 42 pounds in 2:05, and O.Stevens'''''''''''''''' Ch. Homer, at 43 pounds in 3:45. Jeep died in Oct of 1989.

Jeep was sired by cur. Finley’s Bo. Bo quit vs. Vindicator. In today’s world a dog off a cur would never be bred. But back then stories had a way of changing as information on what happened had to be word of mouth as the internet was not up and running back then. Al Gore had not entered the political arena so the internet was not invented yet. LOL Got to love Gore don’t you. Anyway back to the dogs. Here is the picture of Bo vs. Vindicator. Vindicator was Zebo’s brother and a bad ass dog in his own right. Bo stood the line. Now Jeep’s dame was Honeybunch. Clearly a bad ass and one that produced many great dogs. In a twist of irony the only dog she didn’t produce well with was Zebo. Guess she was pissed for his brother kicking one of her lover’s.


Jeep was known as a dog with no great strengths and no great weakness. During his campaign the super bad ass dog called Chavis Jocko wanted him bad. The owner of Jeep knew this would be a bad idea so he avoided Jocko at all costs. There are two matches I want to share to all about Jeep. First was against Vince Coopers Weenie. Weenie was a tough dog. During the show he had Jeep on the run and the cur in him started to show at about the 15 min mark. At that point he headed to the wall but Weenie caught him. Then again he went for the wall and again Weenie caught him. At this point James Crenshaw started talking to him and getting him confident. (A great lesson to you dog men out there, most dog men now starts cussing their dog when they do this stuff) Jeep started to respond and then he got the break he needed. Weenie ran hot. This allows Jeep to recover and get his confidence back and gain some control on the match. The match ended and Jeep won but if had not been for Weenie catching him Jeep would have quit. Crenshaw won that show not Jeep.


In Jeeps effort to stay away from Jocko his owners took a match with the best dog I have ever seen go. That being Billy Stepps Grand Champion Angus. Angus was the complete fighting dog. He was so quick other dogs could not get to him and he punished you while on defense. When he went to offense he upped it to killing you. Why Crenshaw would be willing to go into Angus and not Jocko amazed me at the time. I had saved up everything I had to bet on Angus. Then the news broke. Angus had gotten into a kennel accident with Ch Ruby and would not go against Jeep. Rather then lose the forfeit they borrowed Ch Homer from O. Stevens. In my mind Jeep had lucked out. BIG TIME Homer did not get a full keep in him but still the show was on. Homer was never much of a hard mouthed dog. He was known as a game dog. Clearly tailored made for Jeep. In this show Jeep showed more mouth then he ever had. Which is common for a dog when they go into a weak mouthed dog? They can bite with all their strengths and not have to worry about getting bit back. Well Jeep busted up Homers shoulder early. But Homer kept coming and everyone there, including Crenshaw, was worried that Jeep would jump the box. He hung in there though as Crenshaw did his great handling job and keep him confident by talking to him. After about the hour mark it was really a slow fight. Both dogs just lay around, doing not much of anything to each other. Finally shock took over and Homer went down hill quick. At the end Homer looked finished, not from the damage of Jeep, from the shock. The show was over. On the courtesy scratch Homer somehow came. He stumbled and showed the world to be a dead game dog. In reality the dog died from shock. Jeep’s had damage on his lip and gums but that was about it. Crenshaw, who by the way has to be the best dogman for getting the most out of his dogs, had a vet standing by and they took Jeep quickly to him. He made it and was wisely retired. No need to go find Angus or Jocko.

In Jeeps litter he had three Champion littermates. The best of whch was Ch Holly. She won 4. Ch Charlie was considered more talented then Jeep but quit going for #4. Ch Missy quit going for #3, but the show was kept quiet and she was sold. She won #3 and was awarded a Champion Certificate.

Jeep produced a number of great dogs. Changs Floyd was a superb 2x winner. He defeated Bobby Halls Ch Black Carlos. Carlos was considered unbeatable and Floyd showed it all and won. Whites Tab also produced well, even though he was never shown.
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didnt ozzy say homer was one the hardest biters he seen or am i mistaken.if so then this story dont add up or ozzy dont know what biting hard is.
What yall think?

 

Fletcher Chavis was not a man of means and was very poor as were most of the company he kept at the time he owned Jocko. Few know Jocko never went for more than 500 bucks and twice for less. Even if Jocko and Jeep were the same size and even if Jocko was the better dog the reality is they simply could have never afforded to meet Jeep. Jocko never travelled more than 30 minutes from him chain spot and thats 100% acurate. Jocko is proof you can be poor and still have a good dog.

 

Lets hear it for the working mans gamedog in it for the love not the dollars.

 

Pitgenral would have kill'ed both of them.

 

Who really knows what happend with jeep and homer but either way they both had to be game or I don't think they would havwe made the statement in the pit world that both dogs have made but as far as jeep and jocko don't know bout the match but I do know that they make a great cross here in florida just saying but to me all these dogs mentioned. Are fine ass specimen of dogs

 

Can't say they didn't deserve it, lol. Shame they killed his dogs though, bet there were more than a few folks who would've "rescued" em!

 

a man stop it lol

 

if he jumps the pit not try too

 

u must not read ozzies stevens report on this match

 

rascal lost one fight

 

when did jocko lose

 

jocko owner was not gay dude it was wayne prter who was gay

 

a dog man killing two dog men at a match was crazy. being gay or not doesn't matter . he was obvious a crazy bastard !

 

Wayne Porter bought Jocko from Fletcher.

 

jocko chest and leg .
jeep head

 

LMFAO!!!!!! How time changes the truth. Or perception of it. So many hilarious posts! I don't know where to begin. Or end for that matter. True comedy. All the sudden Jeep is a 3:45 p.o.s. And he tried to bow out in an earlier show also? Wow. That must be why jc and the boys wanted to take more of there green and risk it on such a cur by showing him along side the likes of Angus or Homer. Makes total sense. LOL! The facts still remain along with some men that saw the shows from this time period. Jeep was a decent show dog and a better producer. Yes he was bred a ton but he was bred a ton for a reason. He produced a high percentage of dogs that where either worth a go or worth breeding that would in turn produce the same. A solid line that crossed well with several other lines. Nothing more nothing less. Dogs and dogmen where nothing new in the southeast when jc and Honeybunch and Jeep came along and yet dozens or more prominant F.L. dogmen worked with the dogs off of Jeep and probably still do. It wasnt just popular to the newbs. That was just part of the circus that came along with it. As for the Jocko dog I never heard the story about his new owner. And I never knew it was a secret that Jocko was a talented dog. But as far as jc and garret ducking Jocko, most people do dodge dogs with Jocko's style especially if there are a bigger dog to boot. But because of the weight difference I doubt it was a serious thought for Jeeps camp.

 

I heard they offered to match Jocko at 42,,,lol

 

That's about like somebody offering me a match at 190..... It ain't gonna happen!!!


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I'm thinking about putting my busenbark bitch with some good Jocko blood next