After his fourth win, a man named Adams bought Zebo and took him back up north to Ohio. The difference being Zebo’s matches were short ones, lasting only 22,26,17 and 33 minutes, all kills. He’d gained his deserved reputation by proving this in his first four matches against dogs that were not pushovers. “Greaser” was an extremely smart defensive type of dog that could really bite. Champion Greaser was being campaigned at 44 pounds in and around Oklahoma and Champion Zebo was being matched around North Carolina at 40 pounds. How they came to meet on a cool night in a barn in Ohio, is a complicated but interesting story. Champion Zebo was the black dog and Champion Greaser was the brindle. Greaser and how both sides thought they had trapped the other side by running in an “ace” on their opponent’s “average” dog. ![]() Adams came up with enough money to change his mind. His most noted match was against Ch. Hughes hadn’t intended on selling Zebo, but Mr. Zebo was then sold to Dave Adams’ of Ohio, of whom Zebo is best associated with. Grady then made Lester get Zebo off of his yard. After his fourth he was shipped to the yard of Grady Cummings and while there, Cummings’ Red Fox made the mistake of getting off his leash and ran into Zebo and was killed. Zebo’s career began on the yard of Lester Hughes, “The Mountain Man”, where he won four times, all quick kills. dog won a total of seven contract matches, thus becoming a registered Grand Champion, a Register Of Merit sire, and a member of the Bulldog Hall Of Fame, the only dog to be recognized by these three honors. The better of the two was Zero, as Zebo was originally named, who gained his fame as a match dog and producer. Of the three males Zero and Vindicator would distinguish themselves as great match dogs. The two females were Lena and Rosie, the males were Crush, Vindicator, and Zero. ![]() After numerous breedings Lonzo struck fame from one breeding that contained three males and two females. Loposay by the name of Fay, who was sold because she turned cold and wouldn’t start for Jack Kelly and was left on Loposay’s yard by Pete Sparks. ![]() ![]() He had purchased a young tested gyp from J. In the early 1970’s, in North Carolina, was a young fancier named Lonzo Pratt who was just starting in the dog game and was purchasing and breeding some well bred dogs from known dog men.
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