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Colby's Twister

According to published sources

Attributed archival portrait of Colby’s Twister standing in a studded harness; the original caption reads Colby’s Twister 1903.
Identity and provenance
Sire Colby's Pincher

Dam · No parent links in this view

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Breed
American Pit Bull Terrier
Born
Reported breeder
John P. Colby [1]
Historical owner
John P. Colby [1]
Historical conditioned weight (pit weight)
54 lb · ≈ 24 kg [1]
Historical context

The 1936 Colby book captions Twister as born in 1903, by Colby's Pincher out of Colby's Rhody. It names John P. Colby of Newburyport, Massachusetts, as breeder and historical owner and records a pit weight of 54 lb. This caption is separate from the book's later entry for Fernando Tagle's Twister; the shared name alone does not establish one identity.

History & Bibliography

Relatives sharing a sire Colby's Bunch Colby's Malachy Collagan's Mizery (Colby's) Source-reported

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Pedigree according to published sourcesKnown positions: 24 / 62 · distinct ancestor records: 22Counts 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

Colby’s Twister · Photographer unknown · Wikimedia Commons, file supplied by K84m97. Complete captioned frame retained; WebP delivery variants by PITVU.

Photograph source · Reuse basis

The visible image caption identifies Colby’s Twister, 1903. The Commons description identifies him as a son of Colby’s Pincher, born in 1903. These identifiers match the existing PITVU Colby1936-caption-44 record; Fernando Tagle’s differently contextualized Twister remains separate. The image shows a standing dog in a studded harness, not a fight. Identity is source-attributed, not independently certified; the photograph establishes no accepted parentage.

Wikimedia Commons classifies this historical US photograph as PD-US. PITVU relies on that explicit repository classification, not a licence from its uploader or the dog’s age alone. The photographer and exact first publication are not supplied; 1903 appears in the caption and repository date field, not an independently established exposure date. K84m97 is the uploader, not an established original photographer. Commons warns that public-domain status outside the United States can differ; universal worldwide clearance is not asserted. Full caption and original bytes are retained.

Colby’s Twister 1903

PITVU · 01M666WW04RYBV0JCRPM8KFZFS

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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Unresolved ancestry conflicts

Known positions: 24/62 · Distinct ancestors: 22

Coverage by generation
  1. Generation 1
    Known
    1/2
    Not documented
    1
  2. Generation 2
    Known
    2/4
    Not documented
    2
  3. Generation 3
    Known
    4/8
    Not documented
    4
  4. Generation 4
    Known
    7/16
    Not documented
    8
    Conflict / cycle branch
    1
  5. Generation 5
    Known
    10/32
    Not documented
    20
    Conflict / cycle branch
    2

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

Conflict counts include positions blocked by an unresolved or cyclic branch. No alternative is silently selected.
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: 0/14 · 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

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 Twister01M666WW04RYBV0JCRPM8KFZFS Attributed archival portrait of Colby’s Twister standing in a studded harness; the original caption reads Colby’s Twister 1903. ≈

    Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

    Colby’s Twister · Photographer unknown · Wikimedia Commons, file supplied by K84m97. Complete captioned frame retained; WebP delivery variants by PITVU.

    Photograph source · Reuse basis

    The visible image caption identifies Colby’s Twister, 1903. The Commons description identifies him as a son of Colby’s Pincher, born in 1903. These identifiers match the existing PITVU Colby1936-caption-44 record; Fernando Tagle’s differently contextualized Twister remains separate. The image shows a standing dog in a studded harness, not a fight. Identity is source-attributed, not independently certified; the photograph establishes no accepted parentage.

    Wikimedia Commons classifies this historical US photograph as PD-US. PITVU relies on that explicit repository classification, not a licence from its uploader or the dog’s age alone. The photographer and exact first publication are not supplied; 1903 appears in the caption and repository date field, not an independently established exposure date. K84m97 is the uploader, not an established original photographer. Commons warns that public-domain status outside the United States can differ; universal worldwide clearance is not asserted. Full caption and original bytes are retained.

    Colby’s Twister 1903

    Born: 1903 · Source-reported
    • Sire · G1 Not established
    • Dam · G1 Not established

Relatives

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

Relatives sharing a sire 3

Historical dossiers

Research dossier

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

The 1936 Colby book captions Twister as born in 1903, by Colby's Pincher out of Colby's Rhody. It names John P. Colby of Newburyport, Massachusetts, as breeder and historical owner and records a pit weight of 54 lb. This caption is separate from the book's later entry for Fernando Tagle's Twister; the shared name alone does not establish one identity.

  1. Historical birth report

    Source-reported

    The 1936 caption reports 1903; no exact birthday is established.

    Source · colby1936-caption-44

  2. Reported parents

    Source-reported

    The caption names Colby's Pincher as sire and Colby's Rhody as dam. These are historical reports, not accepted genetic relationships.

    Source · colby1936-caption-44
Bibliography

Bibliography

  1. Colby's Twister — caption in The American Pit Bull Terrier (1936)

    Joseph L. Colby · The News Publishing Co., Sacramento · Secondary history · Accessed

    Retained digitized1936 book OCR, scan leaf indices 44,45; SHA256 882a7df95ced76aba06aec902b48e5c1716a6e33fad822498c410b179d1bb9f7. One published account, not independent certification. Partial dates kept at original precision; pit weight in original lb, not usual weight. Owner locality is not birthplace. No image reuse, fighting narrative or accepted genealogy inferred.

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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.

Exact named1936 caption, retained source-specific date/weight/owner/breeder. No accepted parent edges, photographs, inferred sex or birth locality.

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.