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doubleattitude · 4 years

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NUVO Dance Convention, Indianapolis, IN: RESULTS

High Score by Age:

NUbie Solo

1st: Penelope LeMieux-’These Boots’

2nd: Rylan Reynolds-’Hallelujah’

3rd: Charlie Nees-’When You Believe’

4th: Kinley Herbort-’Born to Entertain’

5th: Ava Hughes-’Like A Girl’

6th: Mariah Dixn-’Cola’

7th: Emi Rae Richard-’Michael Jackson’

Mini Solo

1st: Kya Massimino-’System Activated’

2nd: Kate Jarboe-’Hit the Road Jack’

2nd: Carrigan Paylor-’It Is Time’

3rd: Zoe Swope-’Moon River’

3rd: Madeleine Shen-’The Bridge’

4th: Charlotte Holt-’I Want to Go to Hollywood’

5th: Lexus Natalie-’Alternate World’

5th: Aubrey Scaggs-’The Way’

6th: Kinley Blankemeyer-’Je T’Aime’

6th: Morgan Gilbert-’Just Watch Me Now’

6th: Addison Prichard-’Swing It Like Roger’

7th: Mia Estacio-’Elastic Heart’

7th: Aubrey Koerner-’Opportunity’

7th: Keaton Hoying-’Trip A Little Fantastic’

8th: Gemma Reep-’Poison’

9th: Riley Gibson-’Killer Queen’

10th: Aubrey Leins-’Bellingham’

10th: Lucia Kingsley-’Little Jazz Bird’

Junior Solo

1st: Audrey Mayernik-’Oya’

2nd: Aaliyah Dixon-’Icon’

2nd: Leila Winker-’Takt’

3rd: Sydney Foertsch-’Oh So Quiet’

3rd: Makaylyn Lewsi-’Run to You’

3rd: Londyn LeMieux-’Tar’

4th: Julia Bailey-’Crazy In Love’

4th: Maely Weaver-’Staggered in a Configuration’

5th: Ava Opel-’Embers’

5th: Kenley Fogltanz-’One Mistress’

6th: Riley Neugebauer-’New Start’

7th: Ayden Nelson-’Flatline’

7th: William Colin-’Wrapped Up’

8th: Samantha Voice-’Dream On’

8th: Amelia Duncan-’Lonely’

8th: Kathryn Roth-’Send In the Clowns’

9th: Kendall Burkhart-’Everybody Loves You’

9th: Claire Stifferlen-’In the Mood’

10th: My War-’Tenley Zielinski’

10th: Madilyn Lanman-’Sweet Child O’ Mine’

10th: Ayla Nguyen-’Unbroken’

Teen Solo

1st: Britton Johnson-’Monolithic’

2nd: Andres Jimenez-’Frontieres’

2nd: Hannah Webb-’Holy Water’

2nd: Ava Cassidy-’Witness’

3rd: Tatiana Hagee-’Harvest Moon’

3rd: Kaja Chow-’Retreat’

4th: Emery Sousley-’Birds of Paradise’

4th: Emily Haas-’Light Ascending’

4th: Calico Reyes-’Trust In Me’

5th: Allie Douglas-’In the Sand Dunes’

6th: Ainsley Grey-’The Room’

7th: Posey Zielinski-’Cat’s Cradle’

7th: Joely Stupeck-’Eternally Yours’

7th: Faith Stoner-’Solids’

8th: Addy Reinoehl-’Jealous’

8th: Camille Kapsalis-’Seeker’

8th: Taylor Sakwi-’The Journey Within’

9th: Jenna Jarboe-’Don’t Let Me Go’

9th: Anna Rosenberger-’Inside’

9th: Shay Kaminski-’Once Upon Another Time’

10th: Hannah Colin-’Bring On the Rain’

10th: Ava Peters-’Nature Boy’

10th: Tabbi Courts-’Porcelain’

10th: Madden Zook-’Rain’

10th: Abigail Riester-’The Most Beautiful Things’

10th: Scarlett Szewczyk-’Vestige’

Senior Solo

1st: Chloe Jeffcoat-’As For the Fall’

1st: Olivia Beauchamp-’Here Comes the Sun’

1st: Louie Gonzalez-’Out of Sight’

2nd: Aaron St. Hilaire-’Exit’

2nd: Gionna D’Alessandro-’Wish You Were Here’

3rd: Anna Miller-’Go’

3rd: Taylor Masson-’Silence’

3rd: Julianne Doner-’To Live Even One Day’

4th: Jordin Suwalski-’Hold On Tight’

4th: Adare Haas-’This Is Not the End’

4th: Avery Earle-’Trick of the Light’

5th: Macie Blacklidge-’Rainfall’

5th: Sophie Tosh-’The’

6th: Ella Tosh-’Safe’

6th: Hannah Macrae-’Vehemence’

7th: Savannah Venter-’Always Be My Baby’

7th: Braylan Enscoe-’Ne Me Quite Pas’

8th: Madison Burkhart-’Goodbye’

8th: Ava Geske-’You Shouldn’t See This’

9th: Mackenzie Marsala-’A Closeness’

9th: Bryn Dubberley-’Can’t Help Falling In Love’

9th: Abigail Silva-’Creek’

9th: Trinity Malgay-’Take Me Coco’

10th: Brooke Atwood-’Cold’

10th: Annabel Buhler-’Dawn’

10th: Livi Reed-’Soldier’

Mini Duo/Trio

1st: Tiffany and Co. Studio of Dance-’Rescue’

2nd: Danceworks-’You’re the One That I Want’

3rd: Tiffany and Co. Studio of Dance-’Space Jam’

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: Ratio Dance-’Luminous’

2nd: Expressenz Dance Center-’Friend Like Me’

3rd: Viva Dance Co.-’Giant’

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: Viva Dance Co.-’Fate Playing’

2nd: Imperium House of Dance-’Worth It’

3rd: Ratio Dance-’Entreat Me Not’

3rd: Expressenz Dance Center-’Liability’

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: Artistic Edge Dance Center-’Symphony of Sorrow’

2nd: Expressenz Dance Center-’For My Help’

3rd: Shelley Shearer School of Dance-’Remember’

NUbie Group

1st: Dazzle Dance-’Lemonade Stand’

2nd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’One Dance’

Mini Group

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Stand By Me’

2nd: Just Off Broadway-’Mr. Blue Sky’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Sophisticated’

Junior Group

1st: Expressenz Dance Center-’Don’t Rain On My Parade’

2nd: Viva Dance Co.-’Funky Town’

3rd: Just Off Broadway-’Canon In D’

Teen Group

1st: Expressenz Dance Center-’My Way’

2nd: Expressenz Dance Center-’Disjointed Connections’

2nd: Expressenz Dance Center-’Mini Skirt’

2nd: Expressenz Dance Center-’Your Daddy’s Son’

3rd: Ratio Dance-’Caspian’

Senior Group

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Nothing Fades Like the Light’

1st: Expressenz Dance Center-’The Wake’

2nd: Just Off Broadway-’Credence’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’911′

Mini Line

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Change’

2nd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Bop’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Do You Hear What I Hear?’

Junior Line

1st: The Colony-’Lose Control’

2nd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Bom Bom’

3rd: Dazzle Dance-’Top Hats, Bowties and Tails’

Teen Line

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’This Woman’s Work’

2nd: The Colony-’They Don’t Love You’

2nd: Ratio Dance-’Unknown’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Walking In Memphis’

Teen Extended Line

1st: Just Off Broadway-’Falling Forward’

2nd: Expressenz Dance Center-’X-NZ’

3rd: Indy Dance Academy-’Bound to Edge’

Teen Production

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Cha Cha Heels’

2nd: Dazzle Dance-’Prepare for Takeoff’

High Score by Performance Division:

NUbie Hip-Hop

1st: Dazzle Dance-’Lemonade Stand’

NUbie Ballet

1st: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’One Dance’

Mini Lyrical

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Change’

2nd: DanceWorks-’True Colors’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Do You Hear What I Hear?’

Mini Tap

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’R.S.V.P’

2nd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’P.Y.T’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Runaway Baby’

Mini Jazz

1st: Just Off Broadway-’Mr. Blue Sky’

2nd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Bop’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Poison Ivy’

Mini Contemporary

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Stand By Me’

2nd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Sophisticated’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Anchor’

Junior Jazz

1st: Expressenz Dance Center-’Don’t Rain On My Parade’

2nd: Viva Dance Co.-’Funky Town’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Bom Bom’

Junior Lyrical

1st: Just Off Broadway-’Canon In D’

2nd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’A Change Is Gonna Come’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Open Hands’

Junior Contemporary

1st: The Colony-’Lose Control’

2nd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Haunted’

3rd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Stand By Me’

Junior Tap

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Drift Away’

1st: Dazzle Dance-’Top Hats, Bowties and Tails’

Teen Contemporary

1st: Expressenz Dance Center-’My Way’

2nd: Just Off Broadway-’Falling Forward’

3rd: Expressenz Dance Center-’Disjointed Connections’

Teen Jazz

1st: Expressenz Dance Center-’Mini Skirt’

2nd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’My Lovin’

3rd: Dazzle Dance-’Prepare for Takeoff’

Teen Lyrical

1st: Expressenz Dance Center-’Your Daddy’s Son’

2nd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’This Woman’s Work’

3rd: Miss Laura’s School of Dance-’A Million Reasons’

Teen Specialty

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Post That’

2nd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Gettin It’

Teen Hip-Hop

1st: Expressenz Dance Center-’X-NZ’

2nd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Missy E’

Teen Tap

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Walking In Memphis’

Teen Musical Theatre

1st: Reflexions Dance Arts-’Money’

2nd: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’A Bushel and A Peck’

Teen Ballroom

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Cha Cha Heels’

Senior Lyrical

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Soar’

2nd: Dazzle Dance-’Listen’

Senior Contemporary

1st: Expressenz Dance Center-’The Wake’

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Nothing Fades Like the Light’

2nd: Just Off Broadway-’Credence’

Senior Jazz

1st: NorthPointe Dance Academy-’911′

Best NU Groups:

NUbie

Dazzle Dance-’Lemonade Stand’

Mini

Just Off Broadway-’Mr. Blue Sky’

NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Stand By Me’

Junior

Expressenz Dance Center-’Don’t Rain On My Parade’

The Colony-’Lose Control’

Just Off Broadway-’Canon In D’

Viva Dance Co.-’Funky Town’

Teen

Just Off Broadway-’Falling Forward’

Ratio Dance-’Caspian’

NorthPointe Dance Academy-’This Woman’s Work’

The Colony-’They Don’t Love You’

Expressenz Dance Center-’My Way’

Senior

Expressenz Dance Center-’The Wake’

NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Nothing Fades Like the Light’

Just Off Broadway-’Credence’

Studio Pick:

NorthPointe Dance Academy-’Nothing Fades Like the Light’

Expressenz Dance Center-’My Way’

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chrisgoesrock · 5 years

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Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated - Sky High (Great Bluesbased Album UK 1966)

Alexis Korner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), born Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner, was a pioneering blues musician and broadcaster who has sometimes been referred to as "the Founding Father of British Blues". A major influence on the sound of the British music scene in the 1960s, Korner was instrumental in bringing together various English blues musicians.

Alexis Korner was born in Paris to an Austrian father and Greek mother, and spent his childhood in France, Switzerland, and North Africa. He arrived in London in 1940 at the start of the Second World War. One memory of his youth was listening to a record by black pianist Jimmy Yancey during a German air raid. He said, "From then on all I wanted to do was play the blues."

After the war, he played piano and guitar, and in 1949 joined Chris Barber's Jazz Band where he met blues harmonica player Cyril Davies. They started playing together as a duo, formed the influential London Blues and Barrelhouse Club in 1955, and made their first record together in 1957. Korner brought many American blues artists, previously unknown in England, to perform.

In 1961, Korner and Davies formed Blues Incorporated, initially a loose-knit group of musicians with a shared love of electric blues and R&B music. The group included, at various times, such influential musicians as Charlie Watts, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Long John Baldry, Graham Bond, Danny Thompson and Dick Heckstall-Smith. It also attracted a wider crowd of mostly younger fans, some of whom occasionally performed with the group, including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Rod Stewart, John Mayall and Jimmy Page. One story is that The Rolling Stones went to stay at Korner's house late one night, in the early 1960s, after a performance. They entered in the accepted way, by climbing in through the kitchen window, to find Muddy Waters' band sleeping on the kitchen floor.

Although Cyril Davies left the group in 1963, Blues Incorporated continued to record, with Korner at the helm, until 1966. However, by that time its originally stellar line-up and crowd of followers had mostly left to start their own bands. "While his one-time acolytes The Rolling Stones and Cream made the front pages of music magazines all over the world, Korner was relegated to the role of "elder statesman.""

Although he himself was a blues purist, Korner criticised better-known British blues musicians during the blues boom of the late '60s for their blind adherence to Chicago blues, as if the music came in no other form. He liked to surround himself with jazz musicians and often performed with a horn section drawn from a pool which included, among others, saxophone players Art Themen, Mel Collins, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Dick Morrissey, John Surman and trombonist Mike Zwerin.

In the 1960s Korner began a media career, initially as a show business interviewer and then on ITV's Five O'Clock Club, a children's TV show. He also wrote about blues for the music papers, and continued his performing career especially in Europe. Apart from discovering various English musicians Korner also introduced foreign artists, such as German Wolfgang Michels, to a larger audience. Korner also wrote the liner notes for Michels' group Percewood's Onagram first album in 1969.

While touring Scandinavia he first joined forces with singer Peter Thorup, together forming the band New Church, who were one of the support bands at the Rolling Stones Free Concert at Hyde Park on 5 July 1969.

It is said that Jimmy Page found out about a new singer, Robert Plant, who had been jamming with Korner, who wondered why Plant had not yet been discovered. Plant and Korner were in the process of recording a full album with Plant on vocals until Page had asked him to join "the New Yardbirds", aka Led Zeppelin. Only two songs are in circulation from these recordings: "Steal Away" and "Operator".

01. Long Black Train (Korner/Power) 3:01 02. Rock Me (Jackson) 3:45 03. I'm So Glad (James) 2:47 04. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (Mingus) 3:51 05. Honesty (Baker) 5:02 06. Yellow Dog Blues (Handy) 3:36 07. Let The Good Times Roll (Theard/Moore) 2:12 08. Ooo-Wee Baby (Turner/Johnson) 2:16 09. River's Invitation (Mayfield) 3:05 10. Money Honey (Stone) 2:52 11. Big Road Blues (Johnson) 2:35 12. Louise (Temple) 4:49 13. Floating (Korner) 2:56 14. Anchor 5 Miles (Korner) 1:26 15. Daph's Dance (Korner) 1:21

Bonus: 16. I Got A Woman (Charles) 3:37 BBC Session Recorded in April 1965 First released on “Bootleg Him!”,1972 17. Oh Load, Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me (Mingus) 3:23 BBC Session Recorded in May 1965 First released on “Bootleg Him!”,1972 18. Blues A La King (Korner) 2:57 BBC Session Recorded in May 1965 Previously unreleased 19. The Organiser (Korner) 2:23 BBC Session Recorded in December 1965 Previously unreleased 20. Watermelon Man (Hancock/Hendricks) 3:25 BBC Session Recorded in December 1965 Previously unreleased 21. Back At The Chicken Shack (Smith) 3:56 BBC Session Recorded in December 1965 First released on “The BBC Radio Sessions”, 1994 22. Trouble In Mind (Jones) 3:46 BBC Session Recorded in December 1965 First released on “The BBC Radio Sessions”, 1994 23. The Jailbird (trad, arr:Korner) 2:20 BBC Session Recorded in December 1965 Previously unreleased 24. Going Down Slow (Oden) 1:41 BBC Session Recorded in January 1966 First released on “The BBC Radio Sessions”, 1994 25. Ramblin’ (trad, arr:Korner) 2:55 BBC Session Recorded in January 1966

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nosdk · 2 years

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Hvem har New Orleans Saints cuttet i første omgang

New Orleans Saints og de andre hold i NFL skal i dag den 16. august skære ned til 85 spillere. Her kan du se hvem Saints har cuttet, i denne første omgang af roster cuts. WR Easop Winston Jr.DL T.J. CarterDE Scott PatchanDT Jaleel JohnsonDB Jordan BrownDB Jack KoernerDB Dylan MabinDB Isaiah PryorDB Bryce ThompsonK John Parker Romo NFL holdene skal være nede på 80 spillere den 23. august, og…

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dalerwalker2 · 3 years

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Updates on the Iowa football vs. Nebraska game: Logan Smothers' touchdown run puts the Huskers on the board first.

Iowa football vs. Nebraska live score updates: Huskers strike first with Logan Smothers' touchdown run. Iowa's last regular-season game has here, as has Black Friday. On BTN at 12:30 p.m., the No. 12 Hawkeyes (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten Conference) will play Nebraska (3-8, 1-7). Iowa needs assistance to win the Big Ten West division, but the Hawkeyes must win in Lincoln for any of this to matter. Hawk Central journalists Kennington Smith and Chad Leistikow, as well as photographer Bryon Houlgrave, are reporting live from Memorial Stadium. Dargan Southard will provide live updates throughout the game, so stay tuned in from pregame through postgame for full coverage of Iowa's Black Friday road trip. more from here :Iowa Football : Kirk Ferentz pleased with No. 3 Iowa football, appreciates fan energy in 23-20 win over No. 4 Penn State NEBRASKA 7, IOWA 0 AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER Since the first touchdown drive, the Hawkeye defence has held the fort. Iowa now has excellent field position as a result of back-to-back stops. When we return, the Hawkeyes will take over around midfield. 3:04/1Q – Iowa's defence responds to the call. The Hawkeyes force a three-and-out and begin in Nebraska territory. 4:29/1Q – A startling change of events. Sam LaPorta seemed to have a touchdown reception on fourth-and-goal, but review overturns the catch after the ball squirted out after the catch and contact with the ground. Given what was called on the field, I'm shocked it was reversed. Nebraska maintains a 7-0 lead and will take over at the 1. 5:21/1Q — Iowa faces a critical third-and-goal situation. The Hawkeyes request a timeout with third-and-goal from the Nebraska 13. Earlier in the drive, Sam LaPorta and Keegan Johnson both converted important third-downs. Is Alex Padilla capable of one more? 9:18/1Q – Nebraska with a strong first drive. A fourth-and-short conversion, followed by a massive completion from Logan Smothers. He caps off the drive with a short touchdown run. The touchdown drive lasted 12 plays and 75 yards. Nebraska had a 7-0 lead early on. — 12:35 p.m. Jack Koerner is on the field. Cooper DeJean is not a redshirt. Jack Koerner is starting as Iowa goes 4-2-5. — Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) November 26, 2021 Cooper DeJean has officially burned his redshirt. Was on the kickoff team for Iowa to open the game. — Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) November 26, 2021 12:29 p.m. – We're almost set to go. Iowa wins the coin toss and chooses to defer. Logan Smothers will make an early appearance. — 12:15 p.m. Nebraska, on the other hand, has a significant absence. Damion Daniels is OUT today, too. Not in pads. — Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) November 26, 2021 It'll all come down to how safety Jack Koerner looks in

12:03 p.m. — Other than previously announced injuries/health issues, Iowa doesn't have any additional availability concerns.

There was talk early Friday about the Hawkeyes dealing with potential flu issues. But it seems that was rumor only. Hawkeyes expected to be at full strength on that front. Nobody expected out with an illness today for Iowa. https://t.co/8FcN5pXxii — Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) November 26, 2021 It'll all come down to how safety Jack Koerner looks in pregame. Iowa's first-team OL today: Richman, Schott, Linderbaum, Colby, Plumb. Hawkeyes hopeful to get FS Jack Koerner back. Game-time decision. — Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) November 26, 2021 More from new 24 houra Penn State vs Iowa betting odds and line projections for the 2021 college football season based on a 12-4 run College football rankings: Penn State, Iowa, UCLA to move up as LSU. Source : hawkcentral#instagram #happy #nature #photography #fashion #instadaily #beauty #instalike #fun #friends #me #summer #tbt #cute #beautiful #likeforlike #smile #music #ootd #family #model #follow4follow #lifestyle #design #motivation #beach #sunset #amazing #dog #makeup Read the full article

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borntoscratch-blog · 4 years

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How do dogfights work?

If you read the first blog post of mine about how dogmen care for their dogs, perhaps you can better understand that dogfighting isn't exactly as it seems. Regardless, I think it is extremely important to preface this post by saying that just as with any industry in the world, there is a dark side and I do not intend to discredit the animals victimized by heinous participants in the sport. Mistreatment of dogs happens in the dark, streetfighting operations - just as cruelty has the potential to exist in every other aspect of the dog world. As such, I am NOT saying that mistreating dogs in the way some people do in this industry is okay. I am attempting to help people understand that there IS a responsible side to this sport and that it is possible to be a humane, compassionate dogman. It should also be noted that this post is not meant to encourage people break the laws. While I disagree that they should have ever been passed, I accept and recognize that they have been. Breaking the law is not okay! Without further adieu, let's delve into some of the big questions people have about dogfighting!

Are the dogs forced to fight?

No! To force an animal to fight would be to have the animal engage in combat against its will. Yet, the very principles of how a dogfight works (all contact at the dog's discretion) makes this idea of force laughable at best.

A dog match begins with two dogs being held in opposite corners. According to Rule 10 of the Cajun Rules (http://sporting-dog.com/select-pages/cajunrules.html), "The referee says, 'Let go', but the handlers must never push or shove their dogs and handlers shall not leave their corners until the dogs are together." This is called scratching and is not forced upon the dog. The handlers let go and the dogs immediately run towards each other.

Some may wonder "What if they hurt the dogs to make them run?" but yet again, this can be disproven. According to Rule 5 of the Cajun Rules, "the referee shall search the person named to wash the dogs and then have him bare his arm to the elbow and wash both dogs in the same warm water and rinse them each in his half of the warm clean water provided for that purpose." Why? To make sure there is nothing toxic in the water that would hurt the dog - or the dog biting him. Rule 6 says, "the referee must search handlers for means of foul play and see that he bares his arms to the elbow before he receives his dog and must keep his arms bare in such a manner during the contest." Simply put, the referee will not allow any foul play to occur that would cause the dog to run because it is being coerced into doing so. This also doesn't make sense, when you consider the principle of gameness.

Gameness is a canine virtue that is essentially the determination to overcome any situation and never back down, regardless of the current state of the body. It was developed in these APBTs by many generations of selective breeding and testing (through these aforementioned matches). This trait is just as innate to the APBT as the border collie's desire to herd and the pointer's desire to point. People often quote that "to deny a dog its nature is to do it great harm" but somehow this quote fails to pertain to the instinctual gameness rooted in a dog's genetics. The idea that these dogs don't want to fight and are forced to is grasping at straws. Watch the following video of a dog in the corner of a pit, up to scratch. Even before he is let go, he is pushing with all of his might to get the other dog! The body language is the same as any other dog when faced with an oulet to fulfill their innate drives. How is this one wrong but the others are accepted?

Some may say it's a matter of "consent" or lack of "comprehension of the consequences." That sure, the dog may want to fight, but they don't understand the repercussions and would no longer want to if they knew what the outcome would be. To this, I bring up the practice of courtesy scratching which is done after a match is over to allow the losing dog to have one more attempt to go at the other dog. This means that AFTER the dog has finished fighting, usually a bit dizzy and battered up, they still have the same desire to go after the other dog. Also, it must be remembered that dogs make negative associations and can easily become traumatized by something. If these dogs "wouldn't want to fight if they knew the repercussions" then why do some of the best game dogs have upwards of five wins? Why do these dogs come home from a long match and still show the same enthusiasm to fight the next time? Just because you wouldn't want to fight for hours in a pit doesn't mean it's cruel or that the dogs wouldn't want to. We recognize certain human individuals have a desire for combat (MMA, UFC), yet dogs that are selectively bred for this same desire are deemed victims of abuse.

How far do fights go? What damage happens to them? Is it to the DEATH?

Since these dogs will fight to the death if they are allowed to, humans have to interfere before that can happen - so no, they are not allowed to fight to the death! According to The Book of the American Pit Bull Terrier by Richard Stratton, "An actual death in the pit is a rarity for several reasons. First, a bulldog, while formidable, is also tough and hard to kill. Second, the rules provide that a dog loses and that match ends whenever a dog wishes to discontinue the contest. Third, dogmen do have a feeling for their dogs and are not going to leave them in to be killed for no reason."

As you can see, measures are taken to prevent death in dogfighting just like they are taken in other dog sports. But what about injuries?

Dogs used in fighting will be picked up before extreme injury. After hours of combat, they may be a bit dehydrated at the end and have a few nice scars to flaunt, but the idea that these dogs skin one another and pull out the other's guts is nothing but lore. In case of accidental extreme injuries, responsible dogmen are equipped with extensive first aid skills. According to California Jack's 2007 Indespensible Tips, the supplies a dogman should have on hand are:

• Lactated Ringers + IV Catheters Fluid Lines, Injection Ports, etc. Purpose: to replace lost fluid.

• Solu-Delta-Cortef (or Solu-Medrol) + Dexamethasone (or Azium) Purpose: Reduces swelling and discomfort.

• Antibiotics Purpose: To prevent infection.

• Salix (Furosemide) Purpose: Prevents kidney problems and aids in urination.

• Banamine Purpose: To relieve pain.

• Leather Shoestring or Equivalent Purpose: to be used with tourniquet to stop bleeding.

• Blood Stop Powder Purpose: To stop bleeding.

• Vitamin K Injectable Purpose: Clots blood and can stop internal bleeding.

• Gauze and Leg Tape Purpose: To secure ringers, splints and braces.

• 2 Full Cotton Rolls Purpose: Setting splints and leg wraps.

• 2 Adjustable Splints Purpose: Secures a broken limb.

• Spray Bottle of Betadine Purpose: Flushes out dirt and prevents toxins.

• Spray Bottle of 1 Quart of water and 25cc of Nolvasan (Chlorhexidine) Purpose: Same as above, but for deep cuts.

• Prepodyne Swabs Purpose: to cleanse the ears.

• Staple Gun (+ Removers) and Cat Gut Sutures Purpose: In emergencies, it can be used to close off serious wounds after they have been cleaned. The shtures can tie off bleeding arteries.

• Betadine Surgical Scrubs or Nolvasan Shampoo Purpose: Will prevent infection during cleansing.

• Scalpal and/or Surgical Razor Purpose: To cut away dead tissue in order to prevent gangreen and infecrion.

• Surgical Scissors Purpose: Same as above.

• Sterile Gloves Purpose: To prevent infection.

• Rectal Thermometer Purpose: To monitor temperature if a dog goes into shock.

• Sterile Vaseline or KY Jelly Purpose: Can aid in temperature taking.

• Super Glue Purpose: Repairing split ears and tails.

• Granulex Spray/Wonder Dust Purpose: Used during healing process to remove necrotic tissue.

• Two clean, dry blankets Purpose: To cover a dog while he is getting fluids and to keep him warm during recovery.

• Two Dozen 3cc Syringes w/ 12 Gauge Needles Purpose: For all needed injections

• Cytomax + Peak Condition Purpose: To provide a dog with life sustaining fluids, electrolytes and nutrients.

• Epinephrine "Epi" Purpose: In emergencies it can revive a dog whose heart shuts down.

Now, some may see this list and say "well, these people wouldn't need these supplies if it wasn't harmful!" Yet, most of these supplies are useful for any pet owner in the situation of a dog with an open wound and are used for basic hygeine and healing. Only a few items are used in extreme emergencies and are there for the rare chance something bad happens, not because it is a regular occurance! A dogman carries splints not because he expects his dog to break a leg, but because he wants to be prepared if worse comes to worst. But anybody reading this should keep in mind that dogmen are there for their dogs during these fights. In fact, in the Cajun rules it says "The dog's owner or his representative shall be allowed at all times to be near his dog and watch to see that no harm is done him," and "The handlers shall be allowed to encourage their dogs by voice or hand-clapping or snapping of fingers."

And, as owners who are there for their dogs, they certainly do not hesitate to pick them up if they are in danger. As John A. Koerner 'California Jack' says, "Assuming that you’re a concerned enthusiast, when your dog is getting overwhelmed, or even if he is winning but the win will cost him his life, his life depends on your judgment. The first step in exercising good judgment is to know when to pick up," and "...if the thought, 'I’d better pick him up,' pops into your mind, there is probably a reason, and that reason is you feel in your bones that he is in danger, and so you need TO ACT on that gut instinct."

Later, he says - in reference to dogmen who don't pick up their dogs at the right time - "instead of tolerating this type of person in our sport, what we should be doing is culling them from it. Therefore, don’t be a player like that, don’t deal with players like that, and make sure you yourself compete with class … and make sure you only deal with players who compete with class like that … and you will take a giant step in making our sport a better one all the way around, especially for our dogs."

If these dogs are well taken care of (see my previous post), have been selectively bred to WANT to fight, are picked up before death/major injuries and receive intense aftercare to prevent infection or worse... then why are people so afraid to accept it?

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