| BOUDREAUX' "ELI" |
| BOUDREAUX' "ELI" |
| Eli was the product of the breeding efforts of Floyd Boudreaux. He was heavily bred on Floyds all time favorite dog Blind Billy. When Eli, a 2xw was bred to Mr. Boudreaux' Spook, another Blind Billy bred dog, the outcome was to change the sporting community forever. Three famous names that come to mind from the Eli / Spook breeding are: Eli Jr., Bullyson, and a bitch named Brendy. Eli Jr. was a fantastic 2xw himself and sire of one of the greatest dogs of all time, the 7xw Gr.Ch. Art. Art was unfortunately stolen and never recovered. Before Art was stolen the breedings made with him produced a high percentage of quality game dogs and enough to make Art an `ROM` producer. Just to imagine what Art could have produced if he wouldn't have been taken is enough to boggle the mind. Art had a litter brother who was an exceptionally talented dog in his own right, the 3xw Ch. Hurt. Bullyson was a 2xw, 1xl and another fantastic producer. Bullyson's only loss was to one of his own sons, Benny Bob. Benny Bob subsequently lost to Jimmy Boots in a classic match. Bullyson's legend as a producer can be found in many dogs, but his most famous offspring has to be Ch. Honeybunch, the all time leading `ROM` bitch. Honeybunch subsequently produced the 4xw Ch. Jeep. Jeep now ranks as the number one `ROM` dog and literally deserves to be covered in a story alone. Other famous Bullyson offspring are Loposay's Buster `ROM`, and the ever so famous Ch Midnight Cowboy `ROM` and his brother Ch Chivo. Brendy when bred to her brother Eli Jr., produced P.Carver's Black Shine. Shine subsequently produced the legendary 5xw, 1xl Ch Rascal, Oso Negro, a brother to Rascal, and the world famous P.Carver's Stompanato `ROM`. Rascal when bred to Honeybunch produced the 3xw Polly, who in turn was bred to Jeep's father the 6xw, 1xl Ch. Bo `ROM`, thereby producing the great 7xw Gr.Ch. Outlaw. Another famous Eli bred dog was the 4xw Ch. Nigerino. Nigerino represents some of the purest Eli Jr. blood to be found today and is a highly respected bloodline in its own right. The thing that makes the Eli dogs so popular is that they are powerful built dogs with devastating mouth who consistantly throw these traits into their offspring. One of the best crosses to be made with the Eli line was with the `ROM` Snooty dog. Snooty was an extremely intelligent dog who added the highly desirable traits of pit intelligence and style. Eli dogs tended to be barnstorming dogs and this would lead to short-windedness. The Snooty cross corrected this problem without sacrificing the highly desirable Eli traits. Probably the best known dog from this cross was the 4xw Ch. Chinaman `ROM`. Chinaman had it all and has subsequently produced a superior line of dogs. The Chinaman dogs consistantly throw intelligent, powerful game dogs with a lot of mouth, literally a complete package. These dogs are true fast lane quality and continue to make an ongoing impact in today's sporting era. It would be impossible to list all the quality dogs that came directly or indirectly from Eli Jr., Bullyson, or Brendy, because their impact on the sport continues on today. There are literally hundreds of famous dogs who owe their success to the Eli line and its originator Floyd Boudreaux and it would take an archive of novels to list the accomplishments of them all. This article much like the one about Red Boy only serves to scratch the surface of this famous breed. by Mr. Jeep Note: Another line that has benefited extensively from the Eli line was the one created by Ronald Boyles. The Boyles line of dogs started from a Patrick bred bitch named Boyle's Dirty Mary `ROM` crossed with some very rough Eli blood through Holland's Gr. Ch. Cherokee Chief `ROM`, who was off of Everett's Buck and Goodman's Mizu. Buck died in a kennel accident on Irish Jerry's yard with his Gr. Ch. Weehunt dog. Both dogs were lost. The Boyles line has since taken off in a big way, and are very well respected. |
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