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Chain Gang's Ms Painted Pony

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American Pit Bull Terrier

Profile at a glance
Breed
American Pit Bull Terrier
Sex
Female
Historical context

Pedigree Database record 1374781 lists Chain Gang's Ms Painted Pony in the published pedigree.

History & Bibliography

PedigreeKnown positions: 28 / 510 · distinct ancestor records: 17

Facts and sources

PITVU · 01M7DMECXJGDCDWM47HYBSTW9X

Pedigree

Incomplete pedigree

Complete through G1 · G2 · Missing positions: 2/4

Known positions: 28/510 · Distinct ancestors: 17

Coverage by generation
  1. Generation 1
    Known
    2/2
  2. Generation 2
    Known
    2/4
    Not documented
    2
  3. Generation 3
    Known
    4/8
    Not documented
    4
  4. Generation 4
    Known
    6/16
    Not documented
    10
  5. Generation 5
    Known
    4/32
    Not documented
    28
  6. Generation 6
    Known
    4/64
    Not documented
    60
  7. Generation 7
    Known
    4/128
    Not documented
    124
  8. Generation 8
    Known
    2/256
    Not documented
    254
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  • Sire · G1 Holbeche`s Alligator01M72EKDYDV8R2GYXHFZ584Q1D Holbeche`s Alligator - source photograph ≈

    Generations in this branch: 7
    Incomplete pedigree

    Known positions: 26/254 · Distinct ancestors: 15

    Attributed photograph — identity not conclusively confirmed

    Legal status: unresolved

    pedigreedatabase public pedigree catalogue

    Photograph source · Rights status

    The photograph is presented on the exact source record 1475892 corresponding to this catalogue source identifier; source attribution retained.

    Owner-authorized source-attributed publication on 2026-11-12; the public source supplied this image. No copyright licence or public-domain status is claimed.

    Holbeche`s Alligator

    Source · 1
    • Sire · G2 Johnson`s El Capitan01M769CDEPEFRC2REKGC440446 ↻

      Generations in this branch: 6
      Incomplete pedigree

      Known positions: 10/126 · Distinct ancestors: 10

      Source · 1
      • Sire · G3 Krager`s Diamond Red01M769CF67M252XC09E9G705RE ↻

        Generations in this branch: 5
        Incomplete pedigree

        Known positions: 3/62 · Distinct ancestors: 3

        Source · 1
        • Sire · G4 Partner Heni01M769CG63KEFV27YDX2435X05 ↻

          Generations in this branch: 4
          Incomplete pedigree

          Known positions: 2/30 · Distinct ancestors: 2

          Source · 1
          • Sire · G5 Hardy Boy's Rowdy01M767Z9S57FE4P3031RGNDJ7S ↻

            Generations in this branch: 3
            Incomplete pedigree

            Known positions: 1/14 · Distinct ancestors: 1

            Source · 1
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            • Dam · G6 Garner's Showgirl 201M767ZBAGV4M8EANSRAEHRANP ↻

              Generations in this branch: 2
              No ancestors recorded in this view

              Known positions: 0/6 · Distinct ancestors: 0

              Source · 1
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      • Dam · G3 Johnson`s Ruby01M769CHKPPC7ZZEAXA0KCZ420 ↻

        Generations in this branch: 5
        Incomplete pedigree

        Known positions: 5/62 · Distinct ancestors: 5

        Source · 1
        • Sire · G4 Foster's Nasty01M769CK0XBH4WSS3T4BFVN1WS ↻

          Generations in this branch: 4
          Incomplete pedigree

          Known positions: 4/30 · Distinct ancestors: 4

          Source · 1
          • Sire · G5 Rhodes Black Rose01M796EXN6C82APV4BQKDQJ5KH ↻

            Generations in this branch: 3
            Incomplete pedigree

            Known positions: 3/14 · Distinct ancestors: 3

            Source · 1
          • Dam · G5 Not established
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    • Dam · G2 h & de La Garza`s Jesse01M769CN0DSJ89QGW4DR5CTPZ6

      Generations in this branch: 6
      Incomplete pedigree

      Known positions: 14/126 · Distinct ancestors: 14

      Source · 1
      • Sire · G3 Johnson`s El Capitan01M769CDEPEFRC2REKGC440446 ↻

        Generations in this branch: 5
        Incomplete pedigree

        Known positions: 10/62 · Distinct ancestors: 10

        Source · 1
        • Sire · G4 Krager`s Diamond Red01M769CF67M252XC09E9G705RE ↻

          Generations in this branch: 4
          Incomplete pedigree

          Known positions: 3/30 · Distinct ancestors: 3

          Source · 1
          • Sire · G5 Partner Heni01M769CG63KEFV27YDX2435X05 ↻

            Generations in this branch: 3
            Incomplete pedigree

            Known positions: 2/14 · Distinct ancestors: 2

            Source · 1
            • Sire · G6 Hardy Boy's Rowdy01M767Z9S57FE4P3031RGNDJ7S ↻

              Generations in this branch: 2
              Incomplete pedigree

              Known positions: 1/6 · Distinct ancestors: 1

              Source · 1
              • Sire · G7 Not established
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              • Dam · G7 Garner's Showgirl 201M767ZBAGV4M8EANSRAEHRANP ↻

                Generations in this branch: 1
                No ancestors recorded in this view

                Known positions: 0/2 · Distinct ancestors: 0

                Source · 1
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        • Dam · G4 Johnson`s Ruby01M769CHKPPC7ZZEAXA0KCZ420 ↻

          Generations in this branch: 4
          Incomplete pedigree

          Known positions: 5/30 · Distinct ancestors: 5

          Source · 1
          • Sire · G5 Foster's Nasty01M769CK0XBH4WSS3T4BFVN1WS ↻

            Generations in this branch: 3
            Incomplete pedigree

            Known positions: 4/14 · Distinct ancestors: 4

            Source · 1
          • Dam · G5 Not established
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      • Dam · G3 Buffy Rodriguez01M769CP0EFEX7VH56MHN2QJXH

        Generations in this branch: 5
        Incomplete pedigree

        Known positions: 2/62 · Distinct ancestors: 2

        Source · 1
        • Sire · G4 Ray's Kunte Kinta01M769CQKA6PTVDEZMFFR4YYY1

          Generations in this branch: 4
          No ancestors recorded in this view

          Known positions: 0/30 · Distinct ancestors: 0

          Source · 1
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        • Dam · G4 Ray's Snow01M769CS2GVVE7HFK8CZC0HVFN

          Generations in this branch: 4
          No ancestors recorded in this view

          Known positions: 0/30 · Distinct ancestors: 0

          Source · 1
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  • Dam · G1 Chain Gang's Ms Desperado01M7DMED8ZX3EJ3KQRY8XPX8W8

    Generations in this branch: 7
    No ancestors recorded in this view

    Known positions: 0/254 · Distinct ancestors: 0

    Source · 1
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Offspring

Pedigree completeness

Displayed generations: 8 · Complete through generation: 1 · Known positions: 28/510 (5.49%)

Incomplete pedigree

GenerationKnown / positionsCompleteness
G12 / 2100.00%
G22 / 450.00%
G34 / 850.00%
G46 / 1637.50%
G54 / 3212.50%
G64 / 646.25%
G74 / 1283.13%
G82 / 2560.78%

Top 15 ancestors by pedigree contribution

Each occurrence in generation n contributes 100 / 2ⁿ. Only displayed public links are used; unknown and disputed positions are excluded without renormalizing. Rows do not sum to 100% and are not DNA measurements or COI.

G8

#NameContributionOccurrencesGenerations
1Chain Gang's Ms Desperado50.00%1G1
2Holbeche`s Alligator50.00%1G1
3Johnson`s El Capitan37.50%2G2, G3
4h & de La Garza`s Jesse25.00%1G2
5Johnson`s Ruby18.75%2G3, G4
6Krager`s Diamond Red18.75%2G3, G4
7Buffy Rodriguez12.50%1G3
8Foster's Nasty9.38%2G4, G5
9Partner Heni9.38%2G4, G5
10Ray's Kunte Kinta6.25%1G4
11Ray's Snow6.25%1G4
12Hardy Boy's Rowdy4.69%2G5, G6
13Rhodes Black Rose4.69%2G5, G6
14Garner's Showgirl 22.34%2G6, G7
15Jeans Kimbrell Rose2.34%2G6, G7

Relatives

Direct offspring 1

Relatives sharing a sire 2

Historical dossiers

Research dossier

Pedigree Database record 1374781 lists Chain Gang's Ms Painted Pony in the published pedigree.

  1. Published catalogue record

    Source-reported

    Pedigree Database record 1374781 lists Chain Gang's Ms Painted Pony in the published pedigree.

    Source · scale-pedigreedatabase-1374781-20261107
Bibliography

Bibliography

  1. Chain Gang's Ms Painted Pony — Pedigree Database profile ID 1374781

    Pedigree Database · Catalog record · Accessed

    Single published contributor catalogue record and its individual public profile with explicit APBT description. Original public HTML SHA256 4605afd8b5ac8ce28c9659ee718c50c34c84016573d847179bfcf370786e9357. Retained as source-reported; no independent certification, accepted genealogy, legal ownership, title classification or photograph permission is inferred.

  2. Chain Gang's Spike — Pedigree Database profile ID 1485842

    Pedigree Database · Catalog record · Accessed

    Single published contributor catalogue record and its individual public profile with explicit APBT description. Original public HTML SHA256 fd5ad627ddd3b1d68697501db783aeaa7cc729e97f43f739295a920a57ae6f68. Retained as source-reported; no independent certification, accepted genealogy, legal ownership, title classification or photograph permission is inferred.

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.

Explicit public Pedigree Database record profile ID 1374781. Contributor-reported only, no accepted scalars, award or media inference.

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

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.