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Colby's Bunch

Male Birth country United States According to published sources

Photograph attributed to Colby’s Bunch in the1936 family book, seated with the original printed caption.
Identity and provenance
Sire Colby's Pincher
Dam Colby's Nell I Disputed
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Profile at a glance
Breed
American Pit Bull Terrier
Born
Sex
Male [4]
Reported breeder
J.P. Colby [4]
Historical owner
J.P. Colby [4]
Reported coat
Brindle and white / Black brindle with white Source descriptions Brindle and white [4]Black brindle with white [6]
Reported usual / chain weight
44 lb · ≈ 20 kg [4]
Country of birth
United States [6]
Historical conditioned weight (pit weight)
19 kg · ≈ 42 lb [6]
Catalog references
Colby
Historical context

Colby's Bunch appears in published historical pedigrees. FIAPBT reports a male dog born on 9 June 1909, bred and historically owned by J.P. Colby, brindle and white, with a 44 lb chain weight. The displayed maternal line follows its Nell I attribution; another catalog names a different Colby's Nell and may conflate namesakes. The family history’s transcribed list names Sandoz Flo (AKC 206995), born 15 May 1915, from Bunch and Nora. This adds a named descendant reference without resolving the separate dispute over Bunch’s own maternal identity.

History & Bibliography

Direct offspring Clark's Tramp (Armitage's Kager) Colby's Liz Colby's Nancy (1912) Source-reported

Relatives sharing a sire Colby's Malachy Colby's Twister Source-reported

Relatives sharing a dam Colby's Sal Source-reported

Full siblings Collagan's Mizery (Colby's) Source-reported

Relatives →

Pedigree according to published sourcesKnown positions: 2 / 2 · distinct ancestor records: 2Counts describe this view, not evidence reliability. Conflicted and unknown positions remain unfilled.

Facts and sources

Historical reports are distinct from accepted registry data. Sources and review details

Identity and provenance

Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento,1936), captioned Bunch plate. Photographer not named. Complete source-page JPEG retained; PITVU extracts the whole photograph with its original caption, without AI, retouching or enlargement.

Photograph source · Reuse basis

The1936 book plate explicitly labels the seated dog Colby’s Bunch and gives June1909 as whelping month, Pincher as sire, Nell as dam and JohnP.Colby as breeder/owner. These match the existing Bunch profile, not the photographed modern dogs named Bunch. Exposure date and photographer remain unknown; whelping date is NOT the photograph date. Identification is attributed to the caption, not independently authenticated. Source-page JPEG SHA256739de50faa13cf30b852a65f659f7768a8d11dcf2a7b8e068e71750629fa38e9 retained; exact crop x285/y1048/625x980 preserves all dog/head/feet and the two-line printed caption. No watermark or credit removed.

HathiTrust’s official Bibliographic API identifies this exact JosephL.Colby/NewsPublishing/Sacramento1936 edition, OCLC30118538/LCCN36021588/record006560399/UCvolumeuc1.$b28129, as rightsCode=pd. Its MARC974 has r=pd and q=ren. Raw API SHA25604af467d60ee78fc720d89827cae4d289bcc2d152689a770f1b00511f9b2221d retained. The California Digital Library HathiTrust Rights Status Assignment Process,12April2010, defines pd as public domain and ren as copyright-renewal research; pp.3–5 explain pd/ren follows review for non-renewal. PITVU relies on this institutional determination, not mere FullView, a1936copyright notice, Reddit or an IA uploader licence. IA scan title/imprint/copyright page match this edition; only the original captioned photograph is extracted, not modern cover/artwork. Primary definitions: https://cdlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HathiTrust_Rights_Assignment.pdf .

COLBY’S BUNCH — Whelped June, 1909

PITVU · 01M57MZK7N7NPS3X516HNCPYKR

Pedigree according to published sources

According to published sources; possible discrepancies. Not accepted genealogy. Excluded from COI, Common Ancestors and Test Mating calculations.

Complete through G1

Known positions: 2/2 · Distinct ancestors: 2

Coverage by generation
  1. Generation 1
    Known
    2/2

Counts apply only to this mode, selected branch and depth. Repeated ancestors occupy multiple positions; photographs and awards do not affect completeness.

  • Subject · G0 Colby's Bunch01M57MZK7N7NPS3X516HNCPYKR Photograph attributed to Colby’s Bunch in the1936 family book, seated with the original printed caption. ≈

    Generations in this branch: 1
    Complete through G1

    Known positions: 2/2 · Distinct ancestors: 2

    Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

    Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento,1936), captioned Bunch plate. Photographer not named. Complete source-page JPEG retained; PITVU extracts the whole photograph with its original caption, without AI, retouching or enlargement.

    Photograph source · Reuse basis

    The1936 book plate explicitly labels the seated dog Colby’s Bunch and gives June1909 as whelping month, Pincher as sire, Nell as dam and JohnP.Colby as breeder/owner. These match the existing Bunch profile, not the photographed modern dogs named Bunch. Exposure date and photographer remain unknown; whelping date is NOT the photograph date. Identification is attributed to the caption, not independently authenticated. Source-page JPEG SHA256739de50faa13cf30b852a65f659f7768a8d11dcf2a7b8e068e71750629fa38e9 retained; exact crop x285/y1048/625x980 preserves all dog/head/feet and the two-line printed caption. No watermark or credit removed.

    HathiTrust’s official Bibliographic API identifies this exact JosephL.Colby/NewsPublishing/Sacramento1936 edition, OCLC30118538/LCCN36021588/record006560399/UCvolumeuc1.$b28129, as rightsCode=pd. Its MARC974 has r=pd and q=ren. Raw API SHA25604af467d60ee78fc720d89827cae4d289bcc2d152689a770f1b00511f9b2221d retained. The California Digital Library HathiTrust Rights Status Assignment Process,12April2010, defines pd as public domain and ren as copyright-renewal research; pp.3–5 explain pd/ren follows review for non-renewal. PITVU relies on this institutional determination, not mere FullView, a1936copyright notice, Reddit or an IA uploader licence. IA scan title/imprint/copyright page match this edition; only the original captioned photograph is extracted, not modern cover/artwork. Primary definitions: https://cdlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HathiTrust_Rights_Assignment.pdf .

    COLBY’S BUNCH — Whelped June, 1909

    Born: 09 Jun 1909 · Source-reported Country of birth: United States
    • Sire · G1 Colby's Pincher01M57AH5A4VSHMG19X37KJJT5Q GR CH Archival portrait of Colby’s Pincher, standing with dark flank patches and a studded harness.

      End of the selected depth. Open this profile to explore its ancestry.

      Archival photograph

      Colby’s Pincher · Photographer unknown · The Dog Fancier (editor: Eugene Glass), via Wikimedia Commons. Original frame retained; WebP delivery variants by PITVU.

      Photograph source · Reuse basis

      Wikimedia Commons identifies this portrait as Colby’s Pincher. FIAPBT public record 5650 displays the same standing portrait: head turned toward camera, three dark flank patches, pale legs and studded harness. The two reproductions support image-to-record matching; their common original and independence are not established. The existing PITVU identity is separately source-reported; the photo does not verify parentage. FIAPBT reference: https://www.fiapbtpedigree.com/imprimir_ficha.php?criterio=5650

      Reuse basis: Wikimedia Commons classifies this US historical photograph as PD-US-expired (publication before 1931), citing The Dog Fancier, edited by Eugene Glass. Photographer unknown; circa 1896 is a repository attribution, not an independently established exposure date. The exact original issue/page is not supplied. PITVU relies on this documented repository classification, not on permission from FIAPBT or the uploader. No contemporary copyright or conflicting attribution was identified in the inspected references.

      Famous American Pit Bull Terrier dog

      Born: 1896 · Source-reported Country of birth: United States Source-reported
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      Continue this source branch
    • Dam · G1 Colby's Nell I01M59C4C29VCVVPDPGSE2DGNE7

      End of the selected depth. Open this profile to explore its ancestry.

      Country of birth: United States Source-reported
      Source · 1
      Continue this source branch
Accepted registry pedigree

TRACEABLE ANCESTRY

Pedigree explorer

Only independently reviewed, undisputed links appear. Unknown ancestry remains unknown.

Interactive pedigree Test Mating

COI requires reviewed public parentage. Unknown ancestors are not verified founders.

No ancestors recorded in this view

Known positions: 0/2 · Distinct ancestors: 0

Coverage by generation
  1. Generation 1
    Known
    0/2
    Not documented
    2

Counts apply only to this mode, selected branch and depth. Repeated ancestors occupy multiple positions; photographs and awards do not affect completeness.

Sire and dam branches · permanent IDs on every visible record
  • Subject · G0 Colby's Bunch01M57MZK7N7NPS3X516HNCPYKR Photograph attributed to Colby’s Bunch in the1936 family book, seated with the original printed caption. ≈

    Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

    Joseph L. Colby, The American Pit Bull Terrier (The News Publishing Co., Sacramento,1936), captioned Bunch plate. Photographer not named. Complete source-page JPEG retained; PITVU extracts the whole photograph with its original caption, without AI, retouching or enlargement.

    Photograph source · Reuse basis

    The1936 book plate explicitly labels the seated dog Colby’s Bunch and gives June1909 as whelping month, Pincher as sire, Nell as dam and JohnP.Colby as breeder/owner. These match the existing Bunch profile, not the photographed modern dogs named Bunch. Exposure date and photographer remain unknown; whelping date is NOT the photograph date. Identification is attributed to the caption, not independently authenticated. Source-page JPEG SHA256739de50faa13cf30b852a65f659f7768a8d11dcf2a7b8e068e71750629fa38e9 retained; exact crop x285/y1048/625x980 preserves all dog/head/feet and the two-line printed caption. No watermark or credit removed.

    HathiTrust’s official Bibliographic API identifies this exact JosephL.Colby/NewsPublishing/Sacramento1936 edition, OCLC30118538/LCCN36021588/record006560399/UCvolumeuc1.$b28129, as rightsCode=pd. Its MARC974 has r=pd and q=ren. Raw API SHA25604af467d60ee78fc720d89827cae4d289bcc2d152689a770f1b00511f9b2221d retained. The California Digital Library HathiTrust Rights Status Assignment Process,12April2010, defines pd as public domain and ren as copyright-renewal research; pp.3–5 explain pd/ren follows review for non-renewal. PITVU relies on this institutional determination, not mere FullView, a1936copyright notice, Reddit or an IA uploader licence. IA scan title/imprint/copyright page match this edition; only the original captioned photograph is extracted, not modern cover/artwork. Primary definitions: https://cdlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/HathiTrust_Rights_Assignment.pdf .

    COLBY’S BUNCH — Whelped June, 1909

    Born: 09 Jun 1909 · Source-reported Country of birth: United States
    • Sire · G1 Not established
    • Dam · G1 Not established

Relatives

Showing up to 64 public matches; this is not an exhaustive family census.

Direct offspring 6

Relatives sharing a sire 2

Relatives sharing a dam 1

Full siblings 1

Historical dossiers

Research dossier

Editorial evidence is separate from accepted ancestry. Original records and prior revisions are retained.

Colby's Bunch appears in published historical pedigrees. FIAPBT reports a male dog born on 9 June 1909, bred and historically owned by J.P. Colby, brindle and white, with a 44 lb chain weight. The displayed maternal line follows its Nell I attribution; another catalog names a different Colby's Nell and may conflate namesakes. The family history’s transcribed list names Sandoz Flo (AKC 206995), born 15 May 1915, from Bunch and Nora. This adds a named descendant reference without resolving the separate dispute over Bunch’s own maternal identity.

  1. Historical reference identity

    Source-reported

    Published records identify Colby's Bunch as a son of Colby's Pincher. These historical details are attributed reports, not accepted registry evidence.

    Source · colby-book

  2. Reported birth and measurements

    Source-reported

    FIAPBT record 5652 reports 9 June 1909, male, brindle and white, and 44 lb chain weight. The exact date and measurement are reported values, not independently certified.

    Source · fiapbt-5652

  3. Maternal attribution in different catalogs

    Disputed

    FIAPBT names Colby's Nell I. GameDogs record 63735 instead names Colby's Nell and attaches a Jesse/Jill lineage found with much later Colby dogs. The records may conflate namesakes. PITVU displays Nell I provisionally, retains this discrepancy, and accepts neither link into reviewed genealogy.

    Source · gamedogs-bunch
Bibliography

Bibliography

  1. Louis Colby / Diane Jessup — Colby’s Book of the American Pit Bull Terrier (1997), Pincher / Foundation Pedigrees
    Source · [1], [7]

    1. Louis Colby / Diane Jessup — Colby’s Book of the American Pit Bull Terrier (1997), Pincher / Foundation Pedigrees

      · Secondary history · Accessed

      Family history, T.F.H. Publications, 1997; Pincher and Paddy sections and Foundation Pedigrees chart (printed p.36). OCR is imperfect; prose calls Pilot a grandsire although the chart places him one generation farther back. Text reports75lb; photograph caption reports72lb. Not a contemporary registration certificate; independence of later database transcriptions is unestablished.

    2. Louis Colby / Diane Jessup — Colby’s Book of the American Pit Bull Terrier (1997), partial early AKC registration list

      Louis Colby / Diane Jessup · T.F.H. Publications · Secondary history · · Accessed

      Actual public OCR of the family book, section headed A Partial List of Some Pit Bull Terriers Registered by the American Kennel Club Around the Turn of the Century. Names and identifiers62380,62381,107570,136015,107849,139152,206995 reviewed in their explicit sire/dam contexts. Original AKC certificates and page images not inspected; OCR/transcription may contain errors. Same1997publication as earlier citations, not independent corroboration or PITVU verification. Offspring dates/colour are not subject birth/coat; similarly named Paddys remain distinct. No new identities, accepted or reported edges, registry IDs or images imported.

  2. GameDogs — Colby’s Pincher, record63663

    · Catalog record · Accessed

    Secondary user-contributed reference. Original documents and independence from the other references are unestablished; agreement is not documentary verification.

  3. Pedigree Database — Colby’s Pincher, record1375732

    · Catalog record · Accessed

    Secondary user-contributed reference. Original documents and independence from the other references are unestablished; agreement is not documentary verification.

  4. FIAPBT public pedigree record 5652 — Colby's Bunch

    FIAPBT pedigree catalog · Catalog record · Accessed

    One inspected user-contributed pedigree table has 28 occupied positions; two further currently published Racine Sam ancestor links yield 29 visible PITVU positions because the independently published Mitchell Paddy dam slot remains disputed and is withheld. Linked individual pages belong to the same catalog, not independent confirmation. The ambiguous Colby Rose (1910s) label and Bunch 1909 source birth date are not resolved as historical chronology; no dates or ownership imported. All new parentage remains pending source-reported.

  5. GameDogs — Colby's Bunch, record 63735
    Source · [5], [6]

    1. GameDogs — Colby's Bunch, record 63735

      GameDogs pedigree database · Catalog record · Accessed

      Own Bunch record names Colby’s Nell with Jesse/Jill ancestry; appears chronologically incompatible with the 1909 Bunch and later Colby records. This is an unresolved catalog attribution, not proof of an alternative biological mother or an image reuse license.

    2. GameDogs public subject metadata 63735 — Colby's Bunch

      GameDogs user-contributed pedigree database · Catalog record · Accessed

      Specific source metadata for Colby's Bunch, matched with explicit parent context Colby's Pincher / Colby's Nell (the existing NellI/Nell maternal dispute is retained; no relationship changed). Country of Birth explicitly states USA; not inferred from owner, prefix, domain or Country of Standing. Country of Standing is not recast as birth or historical rearing evidence. This is contributor-reported information, without independent documentary verification. Original colour spelling: Black Brindle with White. Original source pit-weight category: 19 kg (41.89 pound). Pit weights are kept distinct from prior chain/usual weights; source decimal kg and original pound strings are retained here while approximate public kg are rounded. Prior FIAPBT colours and measurements remain visible, including alternative Spook Buckskin / Light Fawn and Bunch Brindle and white / Black Brindle with White reports. No parentage, accepted genealogy, canonical dates, ownership or photo is added or corrected. The technical created-at1970 value is not a birth date. This metadata citation is not an image licence. Earlier citations to the same page are not independent publications.

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Sources and review details

Historical dog record

Reported evidence

Publication identifies a historical dog; it does not verify ancestry.

Historical notes

Editorial notes are retained in their original language.

Original intake note, recorded before photograph publication.

Provisional source-reference identity for the owner-authorized reported Pincher pedigree. Not independently authenticated; not counted in the dual-independent-source mass-import quota. Catalog reference is not proof of descent. No accepted parentage or current ownership is asserted.

Reported aliases:

Public historical citations

Source-reported parents

Reported claims remain outside the accepted pedigree and COI until independently reviewed.

Catalog references

Catalog associations are historical references, not proof of descent.

Registry claims and verification

REGISTRATION PROVENANCE

Claims & verification

PITVU entry is NOT formal ADBA/AKC certification.

No primary registration claims recorded.

Recorded aliases

No independently reviewed aliases recorded.

PARENTAGE EVIDENCE

Every claim has a source.

No independently reviewed parentage recorded.

Source references and original documents are private. Verification is a recorded human review, not a guarantee of biological ancestry.