The Findings
The ABBB is a relatively new breed, despite Lana's history of them. The information she provides about the ABBB is actually what she knew to be true of the White English, as she had only begun developing the ABBB and had no dogs of any consistency to base her information on. To understand this; first you must understand some of Lana's background. Her father as well as grandfather, (Papa Buck), bred WE, not as breeders but to always keep one around. This was and still is a common practice in the south. "My granddaddy, Papa Buck Lane, always had an 'Otto'. " Lana Lou Lane
The Carr family, residing within this 75-100 mile radius, were no different than this, they were simply known to have the best WE around. Many of the local farmers and ranchers would seek out stock mainly from the Carr family and breed accordingly, therefore all WE in the local area either descend from or are kept pure Carr. "Most all WE in this area trace back to Mr. Jake Carr." John Conner Lana's mother, Mrs. Vivian, raised Colby Pits. According to John Conner; in 1986, Lana had a WE and Colby cross that accidentally got bred by a neighbor's Catahoula. This WE and Colby cross was in-fact Roseanna. (I have several handwritten pedigrees on Marcelle IN LANA's HAND, showing TWO, (2), different sires for Marcelle, who was the result of this breeding.) The resulting pups were beautifully colored that sold very quickly. Lana capitalized on this and began producing these dogs on a regular basis. They could not be sold locally as WE, as locals knew the difference, rather, they had to be sold under another name; thus the advent of the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog. Indeed, Otto was not an ABBB at all, but a WE. It wasn't until the accidental crossing of the Catahoula with a WE and Colby cross that the ABBB first began in 1986. Lana never crossed ANY "original ABBB" with other breeds as the ABBB did not yet exist. She developed the ABBB from the WE, Colby Pit and the Catahoula Leopard Cur in the mid 1980's! In the very first sentence of her brochure, under the photo of the WE, she states, 'The ABBB is the result of many years of effort toward rescuing an almost extinct breed, the old timey 'plantation dog' of the Alapaha River region of South Georgia.' Lana Lou Lane The old timey plantation dog she was referring to was in-fact the WE, the dogs her PaPa Buck always had around. Also in her brochure, she points out that, 'some are solid white.' In the photo above right with the tub full of pups, we see a litter of very inconsistent pups, with obvious throwbacks to the WE and Catahoula. These throwbacks are the result of unrelated genes being put together. The genetics are so far removed that they do not combine to create a new type, rather, the pups are of the separate types used in the mix. Many of you with ABBB's may relate when I say that the heavily merled dogs are typically 'hotter', being more aggressive, more prey driven, more hyper, and harder to train; while the mostly or all white dogs are typically more laid back, less aggressive, and are more intuitive...all classic traits and evidence of the WE genetics at work. She also states that 'Silver dollars are not rare.' These are quite simply, the pups with dominant genes of the Catahoula. This pup to the right could easily be mistaken for a Catahoula!! |
Below are two pictures; to the left is Lana's Dakota Connor Lane (ARF-ABBB484), and the other dog is Arnold's Cody. I spoke with Ed Arnold, who is a neighbor of mine and long-time resident of Hawkinsville, (as are John and Curtis Conner, Lana's breeding partners). Ed is the brother of Marvin Arnold, the breeder of this dog Cody. Both photos are taken on the same day in the same yard. They are exactly the same dog. At the time, Arnold's Cody was NKC registered as an American Bulldog, (as the NKC did not acknowledge the WE as a separate breed), that Lana got registered with the ARF as a purebred ABBB, by providing the ARF with the NKC American Bulldog papers. This was the advent of Lana's Dakota Conner Lane (ARF-ABBB484). Below is a link to an email sent to me by Al Walker of the ARF concerning this dog and the 'mystic' surrounding her origins.
The E-Mail
The E-Mail
Lana's Ike Conner (ARF ABBB483) aka John Conner's, (BBBs), 'Ike', a full brother to Cody, above. Another female, Lana's Millie Lane (ARF ABBB485) is also a littermate to Cody and Ike. These 3 dogs were bred by Marvin Arnold of Hawkinsville, Georgia. The 'official' parents of these 3 dogs, Lana's Conner Lane (ARF ABBB481M) and Lana's Cannie Lane (ARF ABBB479M), were MERIT REGISTERED by the ARF. The 'Official Pedigrees for
Cody, Ike, and Millie are FALSE!! We have obtained the true pedigrees of these dogs from the sources, Marvin and Ed Arnold, Curtis Conner and John Conner have all verified Cody's parentage. They are sired by CWE Rad Max-A-Million!!!! (Max can be seen in Billy Hines video. Yes, he too used Carr White English.) Notice the reg. numbers of the dogs above, they are consecutive: 483-484-485. We have discovered, so far, that all merit registered dogs, except Marcelle, NEVER EVEN BELONGED TO LANA!! To date, all of these merit registered dogs were actually WE belonging to other people that Lana purchased pups from. We have found STARTLING PROOF of the widespread use of the WE, specifically the CWE, as a foundation for Lana's stock. Lana did obtain several big boned White English from south Alabama as well. We have discovered that many ARF registered dogs with Lana's name never belonged to her either, such as Lana's Frank Frankenstein Lane (ARF ABBB522) was actually a dog that belonged to John Conner, the infamous Frankenstein, and a full brother to Curtis Conner's Toby and Lana's Priscilla Presley Lane all sired by Van Shelton, and half siblings to Curtis Conner's Sue and Sis, all out of Lana's Dakota Connor Lane (ARF ABBB484) aka Arnold's Cody!!
Cody, Ike, and Millie are FALSE!! We have obtained the true pedigrees of these dogs from the sources, Marvin and Ed Arnold, Curtis Conner and John Conner have all verified Cody's parentage. They are sired by CWE Rad Max-A-Million!!!! (Max can be seen in Billy Hines video. Yes, he too used Carr White English.) Notice the reg. numbers of the dogs above, they are consecutive: 483-484-485. We have discovered, so far, that all merit registered dogs, except Marcelle, NEVER EVEN BELONGED TO LANA!! To date, all of these merit registered dogs were actually WE belonging to other people that Lana purchased pups from. We have found STARTLING PROOF of the widespread use of the WE, specifically the CWE, as a foundation for Lana's stock. Lana did obtain several big boned White English from south Alabama as well. We have discovered that many ARF registered dogs with Lana's name never belonged to her either, such as Lana's Frank Frankenstein Lane (ARF ABBB522) was actually a dog that belonged to John Conner, the infamous Frankenstein, and a full brother to Curtis Conner's Toby and Lana's Priscilla Presley Lane all sired by Van Shelton, and half siblings to Curtis Conner's Sue and Sis, all out of Lana's Dakota Connor Lane (ARF ABBB484) aka Arnold's Cody!!
humbing through Lana's brochure: page 2 shows her grandfather, Papa Buck, directly under a photo of a WE: Page 5 at the bottom is a photo of a Catahoula puppy: in the photo above this are three dogs in the water, (one dog facing front shows a heavy Johnson influence): The bottom of page 7 shows an ABBB watching a WE swimming, the caption states, 'usually unrelated pairs available', (the definition of a pure breed is that the dogs are related no matter how far removed in the pedigree.): Page 12 in the center is Roseanna, according to John Conner, she was a Colby Pit: and WE
cross. Page 17 at the top is a wash tub of 5 puppies, two of the pups look to be Catahoula, a 3rd cannot be seen well, the other 2 closely resemble WE, (this inconsistency is a common occurrence in a crossbred litter): Page 24 is a photo of what appears to be a Johnson dog with a merle coat, it has an obvious basketball head and protruding eyes that point in opposite directions: Page 29 is a photo of Hank with a heavy Catahoula influence.
Based on previous research of the various so-called 'breeds' of bulldogs in the south that were registered and sold to the unwitting public, one look at Lana Lou Lane's brochure proves she had nothing to hide!!
For more information check out JOHN CONNER'S BLUE BLOOD BULLDOGS.
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cross. Page 17 at the top is a wash tub of 5 puppies, two of the pups look to be Catahoula, a 3rd cannot be seen well, the other 2 closely resemble WE, (this inconsistency is a common occurrence in a crossbred litter): Page 24 is a photo of what appears to be a Johnson dog with a merle coat, it has an obvious basketball head and protruding eyes that point in opposite directions: Page 29 is a photo of Hank with a heavy Catahoula influence.
Based on previous research of the various so-called 'breeds' of bulldogs in the south that were registered and sold to the unwitting public, one look at Lana Lou Lane's brochure proves she had nothing to hide!!
For more information check out JOHN CONNER'S BLUE BLOOD BULLDOGS.
©All Right Reserved