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Colby's Bessie

Female According to published sources

Profile at a glance
Breed
American Pit Bull Terrier
Born
Sex
Female [2]
Reported breeder
Louis B. Colby [2]
Historical owner
Louis B. Colby / Gene Russell [2]
Reported coat
Brindle & White [2]
Reported usual / chain weight
32 lb · ≈ 15 kg [2]
Historical context

FIAPBT record 1913 names Colby's Bessie as the dam of Colby's Connie and links individual record 30904. This reference preserves that exact published relationship, not accepted registry parentage. No date or additional biographical detail is assigned from the parent role. Bessie’s own FIAPBT record names Louis B. Colby as breeder and Colby and Gene Russell as historical owners. It reports birth on 25 July 1946, a brindle-and-white coat and 32 lb chain weight. The note says she was sold to Russell in September 1949, after which he sent her to Earl Tudor; the latter transfer is not dated. ADBA 500-46 is a transcribed registration reference.

History & Bibliography

Pedigree according to published sourcesKnown positions: 24 / 30 · distinct ancestor records: 16Counts 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

PITVU · 01M5WY3VXB9H9HA7K3YB954F4D

Pedigree according to published sources

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

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Incomplete pedigree

Complete through G2 · G3 · Missing positions: 2/8

Known positions: 24/30 · Distinct ancestors: 16

Coverage by generation
  1. Generation 1
    Known
    2/2
  2. Generation 2
    Known
    4/4
  3. Generation 3
    Known
    6/8
    Not documented
    2
  4. Generation 4
    Known
    12/16
    Not documented
    4

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

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: 0/30 · Distinct ancestors: 0

Coverage by generation
  1. Generation 1
    Known
    0/2
    Not documented
    2
  2. Generation 2
    Known
    0/4
    Not documented
    4
  3. Generation 3
    Known
    0/8
    Not documented
    8
  4. Generation 4
    Known
    0/16
    Not documented
    16

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 Bessie01M5WY3VXB9H9HA7K3YB954F4D
    Born: 25 Jul 1946 · Source-reported
    • Sire · G1 Not established
    • Dam · G1 Not established

Relatives

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

Direct offspring 1

Relatives sharing a dam 4

Full siblings 1

Historical dossiers

Research dossier

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

FIAPBT record 1913 names Colby's Bessie as the dam of Colby's Connie and links individual record 30904. This reference preserves that exact published relationship, not accepted registry parentage. No date or additional biographical detail is assigned from the parent role. Bessie’s own FIAPBT record names Louis B. Colby as breeder and Colby and Gene Russell as historical owners. It reports birth on 25 July 1946, a brindle-and-white coat and 32 lb chain weight. The note says she was sold to Russell in September 1949, after which he sent her to Earl Tudor; the latter transfer is not dated. ADBA 500-46 is a transcribed registration reference.

  1. Published parent reference

    Source-reported

    FIAPBT record 1913 names Colby's Bessie as the dam of Colby's Connie and links individual record 30904. This reference preserves that exact published relationship, not accepted registry parentage. No date or additional biographical detail is assigned from the parent role.

    Source · fiapbt-1913-colby-parent-headers
  2. Published individual record

    Source-reported

    Bessie’s own FIAPBT record names Louis B. Colby as breeder and Colby and Gene Russell as historical owners. It reports birth on 25 July 1946, a brindle-and-white coat and 32 lb chain weight. The note says she was sold to Russell in September 1949, after which he sent her to Earl Tudor; the latter transfer is not dated. ADBA 500-46 is a transcribed registration reference.

    Source · fiapbt-own-colby-30904-20261026
Bibliography

Bibliography

  1. FIAPBT record 1913 — explicit Colby parent headers

    FIAPBT public pedigree contributors · Catalog record · Accessed

    One inspected public own-record HTML page; source-reported parentage, not independently verified or accepted genealogy. Original HTML SHA256 4ab66e7a5c96f28f36c96107a4e2787f966dd5275664d8bb9d113901740c824c. Only explicit sire/dam headers selected; no deeper table inference, birth, ownership, sex, title or image reuse permission inferred for new reference identities.

  2. Colby's Bessie — FIAPBT individual record 30904
    Source · [2], [3]
    1. Colby's Bessie — FIAPBT individual record 30904

      · Catalog record · Accessed

      Actually inspected original HTTPS own-record HTML retained with SHA256. Explicit individual fields and historical transfer note only; user-contributed catalogue, no original certificates or independent verification. Chainweight retained as usual weight in original pounds, never pit weight. Judo1940-00-00 interpreted as year-only; Buddy transfer date is not birth. No performance ranking, image, parentage or accepted registry change.

    2. FIAPBT record 30904 — explicit Colby parent headers

      FIAPBT public pedigree contributors · Catalog record · Accessed

      One inspected public own-record HTML page; source-reported parentage, not independently verified or accepted genealogy. Original HTML SHA256 ce4eaab338e9bbe0250ccc239c964ea795b23adbc01c2941883289e77cc4fa28. Only explicit sire/dam headers selected; no deeper table inference, birth, ownership, sex, title or image reuse permission inferred for new reference identities.

Revision 3 · · Published
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.

Exact source-linked parent reference; no inferred sex, dates, accepted edges, or image licence.

Reported aliases:

Public historical citations

Source-reported parents

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

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

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No independently reviewed parentage recorded.

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