The Preacher Who Bred the Most Important Pit Bull in History

Howard Heinzl was a minister in the Arizona desert who bred American Pit Bull Terriers for fifty years — and almost nobody outside the breed knows his name. Yet the dog that came out of his yard in 1951, Tudor's Dibo, sits behind an estimated 95% of the breed's greatest dogs: the Carver, Boudreaux and Eli families, Bullyson, Honeybunch, and nearly every bloodline people still argue about today. This is the full story: the Arizona circle of W Hubbard, W. D. Smith and Earl Tudor; the breeding of Bambi and Bounce; the puppy called Dumbo who was nearly a child's pet and got traded back for a collie; how Earl Tudor picked him and renamed him Dibo; how Maurice Carver concentrated the blood into the modern breed; the Reverend's remarkable breeding method; and the men who kept the Heinzl line alive after his going to another world in 1989. Chapters 0:00 The dog behind 95% of the breed 0:43 The Reverend in the Desert 1:53 The Arizona Circle 2:59 Bambi and Bounce 3:48 The Puppy Called Dumbo 5:08 Dibo 6:19 The Ripple — Carver, Boudreaux, Eli 7:29 The Breeder's Method 8:41 The Last Keepers 9:59 Why it matters Sources & Credit: Villa Liberty — Howard Heinzl page: villaliberty.org/heinzl.html ( 1918-1989, Bambi × Bounce, Stubbs succession, Mrs. Heinzl import) Villa Liberty — APBT history: villaliberty.org/ingles2.html (Heinzl line, named Heinzl dogs, 1998 status) Villa Liberty — Maurice Carver: villaliberty.org/legend.html (Carver built on Dibo; Ironhead, Bullyson; 95% estimate; "Heinzl gifted Dibo to Tudor") FIAPBT — Tribute to Dwight Stubbs: fiapbt.net/tributemrstubbs.htm (Dibo born 21 Mar 1951; Ollie, Cody/Chisholm, Tiva; Stubbs died 3 Jul 2014; the chair) Good Pit Bulls — Earl Tudor and Dibo: goodpitbulls.com/bloodlines/tudor-pit-bull-dibo/ (Dumbo, collie trade, two years, Tudor's pick, theft and recovery, sons) Stratton — Hubbard and Dibo: strattonpitbull.com/hubbard-and-dibo (Hubbard's nightclub, Bounce, Gimp, "DIE-bo", Bambi sold and bred at Hubbard's, W. D. Smith) Canine Heritage — Tudor's Dibo / Trahan's Rascal: canineheritage.weebly.com (pedigree: Bounce × Bambi; Spike × Spotty; 44 lb; English and Irish imports behind the line; sons list) ADBA — Breeders, Bloodlines and All That Jazz: adbadog.com/breeders-bloodlines-jazz/ (Heinzl line founded on Corvino, Tudor, Colby; traits; method) ADBA — Using Pedigree Analysis in Developing a Bloodline: adbadog.com/developing-bloodline/ (racehorse pedigrees, Clancy Jan 1954, Gimp 37%, letters, records, fifty-year career) Neylor Zaurisio — The Pit Bull in America, Part 1 (Medium): background on foundation strains Part of the Loyal By Nature breed-history series. Watch next: John P. Colby — the man who built the American This is a historical documentary about breeding, pedigree and the people who shaped the American Pit Bull Terrier. It does not promote or depict animal fighting. Written and researched by Ali Hassan Kaleemi, narrated with AI voice #pitbull #americanpitbullterrier #doghistory #bloodlines #howardheinzl #dibo