Posted by Jason
on October 3, 2009, 7:40 pm
69.143.132.67
Mayday and his siblings were all impressive and well built but Mayday alwaysstood out. He was BIG, CONFIRMED, and fearless, He walked out of the vanas a puppy after the long drive, barked, and marked my kennel as HIS territory right when he hit the ground. He had a huge head, long ears and barked at the other dogs from the start. His head was always up high. He really thought he was the MAN. He was a happy and energetic pup. The first time we put him in the box, we did it with Ch. Leroy (heavy Paladin) .Leroy was a HARD biter. He got a hold of Mayday's chest and bit hard. Finally, Mayday got a hold of the head and got him out. After that, Mayday was PISSED. For the next 5 minutes, he mopped the floor with Ch. Leroy. We had to stop it cause he was killing him. Of Course, Leroy was pushing 9 pounds , and it was not fair. BUT from that Moment on Mayday SCREAMED in the corner. He really was impressive.
Match Record
1.-We go into, SLK & Dennis L´s HI VOLTAGE (2X), at Catch Weight. This match was special to me because of the adverse circumstances.
A.- Mayday, (First time out)
B.- Choice , (First time out)
C.- Leroy (1X)
We arrived late Monday night in PR and we went with Choice and Leroy. Both of them won. Ch. Choice won in an impressive match against a HARD biting daughter of Garner's Frisco. We arrived at 2 AM to the kennel and I knew something was wrong. Whenever Mayday heard my voice, he would SCREAM and Bark , and Go Crazy cause he knew it was time to work. The problem was that It was SILENT. We took a flashlight into the kennel and to our surprise we find mayday inside his cell but with another DEAD bulldog. The dof was a brother to Southern Kennels Xuxa. He had gotten loose and they fought fence to fence , but I think Mayday grabbed the fence and pulled it enough for the other dog to come through. It was no big deal that he killed a smaller dog but the match was that Saturday and he looked exhausted. We cleaned him up, We locked him in a totally dark room with all the food and water he could handle and on the next day's walk. he looked better, We did the same thing the next day. I was really worried that the accident might have tired his mouth. One b/c of making the hole in the fence, the other in killing the dog. At the time of the show, Mayday only had some scratches and swollen lips. hehe HI VOLTAGE; weighed 67Lbs, and was a monster, Mayday weighed 59 pounds. He looked Tiny next to High Voltage. but catch weight is catch weight. Finaly, Mayday won in 35 minutes, He never showed tired, and after the 25 minute mark, he took control and finished.
2.-Soulman & Plumb Dave BIG RED (2X), Southern Kennels had taken 5 dogs to PR and won 4. We lost one game to Stone city Kennels Ch. Nico(4x)(ROM) with a son of Ch. Rattler at 1:13. The time before, we took 3 dogs to PR and won ALL 3. People in Southern Florida said that Southern Kennels was only winning in Puerto Rico and they weren't quality wins. Especially Soulman he was realy being vocal. He said Ch. Whiteheads toughest match was against a pure redboy-jocko dog. Southern Kennels had lost to BIG RED before with a different son of Ch. Rattler who stood the line at 1:05. After that, BIG RED had won his second match in 1:25 , and now he was ready for his championship. I had lost to BIG RED before and wanted a piece of him with Mayday so after many calls, It was hooked. Mayday's pit weight at that time was 60 but we conceded to bring him at 58 to make it happen. I was crazy about beating BIG red to prove that the previous wins in PR were the real deals and that the dogs in PR were also the real deal. As much as we tried, Mayday only came in at 58.5. We paid the forfeit and they gave me an hour to lose .5 pounds. We did and the party started. It was Mayday's easiest fight. He used big red like a punching bag. He mopped the floor with him. People watching wanted to change his name to PAYDAY. hehe Others were calling him KILLING MACHINE. Havan Tito was screaming. "It's Gr.Ch. Rodney. Gr.Ch. Rodney, Gr.Ch. Rodney reincarnated. hehe Big Red stood the line at 37 minutes and it ended with Mayday SCREAMING iun the corner. He was just getting started. He wanted another hour. It was an impressive Victory. Later soulman called me and said that his dogs were still better than the ones in Puerto Rico but only 2 minutes better. LOL.
3.- After this 2nd win it was extremely difficult getting him hooked again.We had to change his name and so forth. He had won impressively and no one wanted any of Mayday. My GREAT friend Angel, hooked him with the Gator Boys in NYC area against a supposed 4x winner. They ended up bringing Pete Jr. who was in my opinion half CROCODILE. This dog could BITE. He was more to the ground and thicker than mayday. He looked like a typical Bullyson/Cowboy, but 60 pounds. hehe. That dog was a true killing machine. It was Mayday's toughest fight at that time. It was the shortest but the most SAVAGE. Mayday somehow knew that he had to kill this Croc before he gotkilled. He finished in 29 minutes BUT with TERRIBLE chest injuries. At about 2AM at the VET's Mayday was cold and DYING. The wound was only an inch from his lung. It was a miracle he lived. We worked on him long and hard and my friend Angel kept him for a few months. After that He was Southern Kennels Ch. Mayday. WOW I was excited. Thank you Angel.
4.-For #4 We didn't have to look for anyone, They came looking for us. We didn't have to change names or nothing like that. We hooked into Big Dust´s Ch.Budda, (6X), he had won 6 but only had reported the last three to the SDJ. This time it was 65 pounds. In the first 5 minutes, Budda BROKE Mayday's Leg. Budda was a rough dog, after that Mayday stay there with three legs, and still coming and coming, it was a classic match. after 30 minutes even, they both slow down and pace themselves. At the 45 minute mark, Mayday started to take control and I urged him to finish. I would yell, and mayday shook violently. at 1:05 . Buddah stood the line.!! Mayday once again SCREAMED in the corner. After this match I retired him for a year. This is when I first bred Xuxa to produce Gr.Ch. lukane. I never thought to match him again because he only walked on 3 legs after that. Then I met Cuban Missing Link who probably knows more than VETs do. He told me that Mayday walked on three legs only because he THOUGHT his leg was still hurt. I had seen the x rays and told him he was crazy. He replied that that break in the leg only made it stronger and that a pre-keep would fix the problem. I tried it and to my surprise, Missing Link was right. He not only fixed the leg, but Mayday looked 2 years younger again.
#5 The best match was Gr.Ch.Mayday against Tant´s Cody, not only because of how good Cody was, who later on showed to be DEAD GAME, but because of all the circumstances surrounding the contest. It was almost impossible for Mayday to win this match. The odds were stacked 99% against us. Mr. Tant, didn´t know that he was going into Mayday. My good friend Angel hooked Mayday into Mr. Tant for us. We respect Mr. Tant like as a good breeder and dogman, but we had to show that Mayday could handle any Red Boy/Jocko dog as well. So, we went into the MAIN SOURCE of Gr.Ch.Yellow blood. Mr. Tant. We conditioned Mayday in Fla, and flew into SC a few days before the contest. That match was hooked at 65 Lbs. We made a mistake on his last feed, and we were at 65.5 Lbs, just half pound over weight, so we had to pay the forfeit. Mr. Tant was OK with that and he still wanted to do it. At 65 Lbs ,a half pound would not make that big a difference. We paid it and started to wash Mayday. Toward the end of the wash, Mr. Tant started to look at Mayday, and he started saying "That is a nice looking dog,","He looks just like my Yellow dogs,","Is he who I´m thinking he is?????? ". At this point we were getting edgy. Then asked us directly, " Is this dog Ch.Mayday ???? " Well, what could we say? We had to admit it. He was very UPSET. I couldn´t blame him. He said, he didn´t want to go into his dogs. I told him that "YES, Mayday is off of Gr. Ch. Yellow BUTyou werent the breeder. The breeder was Mr.Hollingsworth who paid the Stud Fee. All you did was collect the money.
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