Adams and Crutchfields GR CH Art ROM

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-This dog was a very important part of Bulldog history. This dog came on the scene about the time when mediocrity in the dogs was coming to an end. Stinson and Glover, who originally owned and campaigned Art, were among some of the best dog men of that day and had as good a "Stable" of great dogs as there were around of that time.

Art was a product of B. Clayton who bred Eli, Jr. dog to his gyp Java. Out of this litter also came Double OO, Catfish, Patty, Little Java, and Ch. Hurt, noted for their ability and mouth. In spite of his ability there were many around that were convinced that he couldn't be any count since he was cur bred. But his record of victories dispelled those beliefs.

Art's first match was a win over Balke's dog in 1:20, for his second he won over Jobe's dog in :39. His third was against Burton & the Plumber's Jade. Here's the account for that match:

"My most memorable experience having to do with this world renown dog took place on a beautiful day in North central Texas when the combine rose to the challenge and brought him up to meet the Big Plumber's Jade dog. Jade was off of Hammonds' Zeke bred to Rasmusson's Ginger and one of the heaviest Dibo dogs of that day. He was thought by many a dog that couldn't be beat. He was a hard mouthed, offensive dog that would take a lot of good dogs out in short order. Jade had one flaw compounded by a medical problem that no one ever bothered to address. He never paced himself, mainly because he never had to but had a soft palet that would make it impossible to breathe if he had to go the long route. You got the picture, the Plumbers' were betting that this would be a short one so never worried about the oxygen problem.

Close to the half hour mark, Jade had started to melt and was gasping for every breath at this point. Art still being relatively fresh went to work and it appeared Jade would most likely meet his maker, had not the Plumber's picked him up at the :37 minute mark. It was obvious that Jade wasn't going anywhere and the Plumbers showed good sportsmanship in their decision to concede. Everyone shook hands and went their separate ways."


For Ch. Art's fourth match, he went into Chicken Sam

Chicken Sam used his 2 time winner Gator into Ch. Art. Both dogs were worked for other matches and they fell through, so they matched each other.


30 minutes and Gator takes the count making Art a four time winner.

For his fifth, he was matched into B. Crutchfield and D. Adams and disposed of their representative in :20.

After losing one of their best dogs to Art Adams and Crutchfield purchased him from Stinson for the amount of $2500, which was a steal for a dog of his ability and record.

Now owned by Adams and Crutchfield Art was matched into Cumpers & Razmus who brought a white dog called Polar. Both dogs came in under 46lbs. Cumper gives up the fight in 1:12.

He was matched into a B. Hall dog and was fouled out by the handler, on top. He was hooked into Holt's Jeremiah, unfortunately the contract was cancelled by Crutchfield. Of all of Art's matches only one dog ever scratched back to him.

Afterwards he was matched once more winning his seventh and offered at stud, at the age of three years old, the ads on him read "Art" "The dog with the Heart". Some time later this great 7xw was stolen just like his sire, Clayton's Eli Jr., as someone thought that the $300 stud fee being charged was too much.

He produced Gr. Ch. Mike, Ch. Strike, Ch. Luke, Ch. Bumper, Ch. Leila, Ch. Queenie and many other great dogs.

Art will long be remembered as a one of the greatest to ever look through a collar.



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The Dog With A Heart!



G. Cummings of the Fork Farm was one of the men who talked about the dog with a heart often. Cummings' periodical, "The Pit Bull Advisor", was popular at the time and Art was exploding the dog scene. He was soon to be stolen, and we can only imagine how many great offspring he would have produced under his name. Art is one of the most honest ROMs. He earned his title, there was no puppy manufacturing going on here. Percentage wise, he was one of the best. Many ROMs produce hundreads of offspring, or stud to every dog possible, or inbreed repeatedly. Figuring percentages by comparing population, it is easy to see why in reality, many ROMs are actually very poor producers. There is a difference between dog breeding and breeding dogs. Most buyers of dogs end up with the quantity bred dogs in their pedigrees and the latter become more popular. It's the new way. GR CH Art - "The dog with heart" - was a great producer, a GR CH, and an honest ACE. Being Valentine's Day, I thought it fitting to remember a famous dog of the past, and no dog would better represent today than Stinson & Glover and Adams & Crutchfield's GR CH Art ROM 7xw. I thought about writing about the family of dogs bred by Love, then I thought of writing about Undertaker's CH Heartbreak, I thought of mentioning the new kennel named Valentine, they just don't compare to Art, by Clayton's Eli Jr 2xw and out of Clayton's Java, a Boudreaux' Eli/Boudreaux' Boze and Carver's Pistol/Ed Crenshaw's Reno cross. Art was a beautiful reddish colored athlete. A great example of the positive outcome of a tragedy caused by a man we will call Valentine, and how we can turn things around for the better. GR CH Art, the dog with heart. RIP.

~ Dawnrest



Art won two more contract matches after he was stolen under the name "Red". The first was against a heavy Bullyson male at 44 pounds going :27 with the opposition choosing to pick up their dog rather than loose him. The second, which was faught at 9 years of age, was at 45 pounds with Art coming in .5 pound over. The forfit was paid and the show continued. This was his longest match going 1:42 for the win. Art was on three legs early on. His front right radius and ulna were broken up by the elbow and he recieved a lot of damage back by his kidneys. He should have never been matched at that age and with his previous injuries IMO. Anyway, from age 5 up till 9 he was faught in OTC and in lil pick up matches. Come with your dog in decent shape and match him with anything at close to the same weight. He never lost one of those. He died just shy of 13 years old and was scooling dogs up till a week before his death. He was a smart, protective, dog with a great temperament, who bit with everything he had with out holding back. He threw the same.