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Limey Kennel's Tug ROM

Discussion in 'APBT History' started by Vicki, Jan 24, 2010.

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  1. Vicki

    Vicki Administrator Staff Member

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    The following is a short account of the life of a sporting bitch that produced some of the best sporting dogs that this country has ever seen. Limey Kennels "Tug" ROM.

    "Tug" was born on the 26th February 1980, at Eddie Curtis' yard in Boston, Mass. She was one of a litter of six, the others being "Bunny", "Bugsy", "Toby", "Blaithe" and "Lochen". This final pup "Lochen" was destined to earn his Championship in very short order, with none of his opponents lasting more than the 25 minute mark. He had an extremely 'hard' mouth and many of those who saw him work believed him to be one of the best dogs that they had ever seen.

    "Tug" was bought and raised in Virginia by Frank Milen, who had acquired her from Mr.Curtis who had originally called her Curtis' "Buffy". Some time later, King Limey and the Welshman were visiting the U.S. looking to buy some good American blood. They were informed that Mr. Milen was looking to get out of the dogs and so they decided to pay him a visit and see if there were any dogs to buy. After visiting for a while, they decided to buy a young dog called "Ernie Buck Jnr.". Mr. Milen surprised them both by including "Tug" ("Buffy") as part of the deal. The dogs were exported to Britain and "Tug" was opened to to match.

    Her first opponent was a well respected Staffordshire called "Dillenger", who was out of "Jepsons Gamestock", a Staffordshire bloodline which was very much sought after at the time. "Tug" weighed in at 36lb, with her opponent weighing in at 43lbs. Both dogs ran 15 scratches with "Dillenger" being picked up at the 2.16 mark.

    After this match "Tug" was mated with the famous "Nelis" dog. The resulting litter were to become something rare in 'sporting' dog circles, a ROM litter, producing 3 Champions from the same birth. There was Ch."Gnasher", Ch."Smuggler" and Ch."Dutch". The production of this litter elevated both "Tug" and "Nelis" to the highly prestigious ROM status, the first time such an award had been given to dogs from outside of the United States.

    "Tug's" second outing was against a well bred St.B's bitch called "Sarah". The match was held in Holland with "Sarah" losing in 1.06, but providing a very game courtesy scratch.

    Returned to England after the required quarantine period "Tug" was again mated with the "Nelis" dog. This time however, the resulting litter was much smaller than the first and only two of the pups became workers. The first was Dirty Harry's "Kelly", a one-time winner and one-time loser. The second pup was Dirty Harry's "Ghoster", a one-time winner and one-time loser.

    "Tug's" third match was to have been against Bad Bruce's "Bella", but on the day "Bella" came in four pounds over the made weight. King Limey took the forfeit and the match never took place. It was at this time that he announced "Tug's" retirement.

    She was mated to Ch."Spike", the sire of the "Nelis" dog which produced some good dogs. The main dog of note was the exceptional Ch."Alligator", who became a three-time winner and drew once. "Tug" died on 29th April 1989 from natural causes. Her passing was eased with the knowledge that her name as one of the finest producing game bitches will continue to survive for many years to come.

    From The Bull Terrier Times Magazine
     
    Vicki, Jan 24, 2010
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  2. luge

    luge Big Dog

    Great post great dog.
     
    luge, Jan 24, 2010
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  3. csotelo9388

    csotelo9388 Big Dog

    thnx for the great post.
     
    csotelo9388, Jan 24, 2010
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  4. 179pitman

    179pitman Pup

    good post great read
     
    179pitman, Mar 25, 2010
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  5. pit4ever

    pit4ever Banned

    learned alot.
     
    pit4ever, Mar 25, 2010
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  6. Limey kennels

    Limey kennels CH Dog

    The best pup from that spike x tug litter was a bitch named Spook!!. she was the smallest and ugliest. but one hell of a devestater. she was lookt at only ones age 1 year old in the presend of other dogman who where around . Her display was barbaric to say the least.
    hensh the rezen she stood open for another 5 years when she was shown age 6. I woned go into details, as it would not be inapropiate to do so as her display was a eye shutting ears closed one.
     
    Limey kennels, Mar 29, 2010
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  7. catchw8

    catchw8 Big Dog

    aww mann come on limey
     
    catchw8, Mar 29, 2010
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  8. preme

    preme CH Dog

    limey we all want to hear lol pm ill listen lmao
     
    preme, Mar 29, 2010
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  9. KBK

    KBK Big Dog

    I would love to hear that story as well Limey.
    You got any stories on any Irish dogs?
    Always looking to hear some stories from close to home. PM if you wish
     
    KBK, Mar 29, 2010
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  10. Blackpoison

    Blackpoison CH Dog

    lol...nice thread
     
    Blackpoison, Oct 22, 2011
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  11. Limey kennels

    Limey kennels CH Dog

    This is an old topic but i like to corect the origenal post. Tug rom was never bought buy King limey . Goldey bought a dog called Erni buck jr. and they got Tug rom for FREE!!!. she was mated to Nelis rom 3 times and ones to Ch Spike. she produced i belive 23 pups and 20 ore so where shown, with a 75% w rate. and 75% of those where as game as they come... Both Nelis rom and Tug rom have been labeld as King Limey , But he NEVER owned both dogs. King Limey was more of a pr guy who liked to be in the spot lights and in the end proved to be a A..H.... . Goldey never realy carred about being in the spot lights ............. FWIW Sarah was the mother of STB Dylan a great bitch in her own right. she was out of Divine,s ch Bruce and Brewers Rosy
     
    Limey kennels, Oct 23, 2011
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  12. yorkie

    yorkie Pup

    great read cheers
     
    yorkie, Oct 29, 2011
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  13. Mr.Iceman

    Mr.Iceman Pup

    love the read Limey, thanks for a bit of bulldog history........two-thumbs up
     
    Mr.Iceman, Oct 29, 2011
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  14. Studentofthegame

    Studentofthegame Big Dog

    great read
     
    Studentofthegame, Oct 29, 2011
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  15. sunbeam

    sunbeam CH Dog

    a great bitch and i doubt her achievements as a producer in the uk will be bettered.for me i preffered the ch spike x tug stuff to the nelis x tug dogs but both were hard to beat. not too much around today but look what rustler did with the dillenger blood he had from her.one to be proud of for sure.
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    sunbeam, Oct 30, 2011
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  16. Limey kennels

    Limey kennels CH Dog

    Sunbeam I make your right about the producing wil ever be topt..About her stuf not being around. belive me there is plenty of that in the right places .Can i say that there are STILL Tug trowbacks in this world bred douwn from her!!. here is one!!.age 17 months[​IMG]
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    same dog 2 1/2 years old someone with a gold eye blink told me if Tug would have been a male this is how she would have lookt.. Type and coloration tool in helping to reduce genetic variation gives you this!!
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    Limey kennels, Oct 30, 2011
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  17. hammer head

    hammer head Top Dog

    now thats how you breed true to type.............
     
    hammer head, Oct 30, 2011
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  18. kera5

    kera5 Big Dog

    nice read,thanks!
     
    kera5, Oct 30, 2011
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  19. Limey kennels

    Limey kennels CH Dog

    ok guys this one is even more scary of the same dog!!!
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    Tug was born around 1980. as for breeding bulldogs we had some flak in the past when we talk about using the breeding tool color and type when selecting. but it cant be dinied when you look at this result. this dog was born 28 years afther Tug was born!!!.Look at the head shape , muzle lenght black markings one noze lips, his color. his legs and body!!!!.even the ears.....
     
    Limey kennels, Oct 30, 2011
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  20. Blackpoison

    Blackpoison CH Dog

    does this dog have any outcross
     
    Blackpoison, Oct 31, 2011
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