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Dean, I don't think that website has been updated for a few yrs..... it says the dog is 11 but if you look on his papers he was born in 95 and should be 13 now turning 14 this spring. hes bred right imo, but I doubt hes still breeding, or can or who knows......everything seems to be outdated a few yrs on the site.

I always wanted one out of old Bruce himself, was told these had cold noses and very good track dogs.

Two of my three best dogs of all time were grandchildren of Loose Bruce.

I first became acquainted with Loose Bruce in the early 90's when my hunting buddies bought a pup from Bruce. This pup was as pretty as they come...probably the most beautiful Walker I have ever seen. Elvis was a tall, blanketback with the prettiest and most striking color contrast that I have ever seen. His white was pure white, his black was jet black, and his tan remarkable.

I got a female pup (Shasta) from an accidental breeding between Elvis and an older female. Elvis was only about a year or so old, so we did not know what to expect from the litter.

At just 3 months old, I was roading Shasta (and a 5 month old male of other bloodlines) as if they were broke dogs. While roading, she struck, ran and treed her own coon at four months old, was baying a hog at 6 months old, and at 9 months, started, trailed, jumped, ran and treed a bobcat on a frosty night. In her short life, she had many bear, hogs, coon, and bobcat to her credit. Sadly, Shasta died two weeks shy of two years old from blood loss resulting from a foxtail digging into an artery.

My next great Bruce dog was a male out of Elvis and my female from Oregon catdog breeding. Dodger was a pretty blanketback with red instead of tan. He started very early and was a natural big game dog. He had tremendous heart, guts and grit and never quit no matter how long the race or how badly cut he was. He struck out of the rig from a young age, had a pretty mouth and treed hard. He was killed at 7 years of age by a car while running a bobcat.

At this time, I have a 8 year old granddaughter of Bruce, a 5 year old grandson of Bruce (on top)/great-grandson of Bruce (on bottom), a 2 year old great-grandson of Bruce, and two great-great-granddaughters of Bruce. I wish I had more of his blood.

My old hunting buddies had several dogs from Elvis as well, and each was a top dog in its own right. Elvis was a very reliable reproducer who threw blanketbacked and broad-chested males. His pups had exceptional grit, started early, and were almost born broke from running trash. Their greatest failing in my opinion was their excessive aggression on game; they did not give hogs enough respect and were cut or killed as a result.

If other owners of Bruce-bred dogs have had similar success as myself and my old hunting buddies, then I believe Loose Bruce is the most underrated Walker stud in the history of the breed.

To respond to a previous comment, none of the Bruce dogs I have ever known are slow, and they are the furthest thing from dog-aggressive that you can get.

Dean, you and I have talked a couple of times on the phone about Bruce dogs.

Give me a call sometime if you'd like to talk about the possibility of pooling our bloodlines.

-Josh

dean, i pulled up the ped. on hercules, he is the real deal. only problem is the age factor.i'm not sure if the dog is still alive at almost 14 years. also dont know how bay lakes crossed the dog.but worth checking out. i'm having the same problem with the line i hunt now. guys making an out cross and diluting the good blood. dean please keep me posted on your progress as i truly happen to be very interested. good luck mike

spanky. thank you for the the info. on bill in walla walla. i will check with him and see what he has. i'm not on here much now that season is on. hey, dec 1. you ought to be ready to start lion hunting. also thought that was the same rick hankins. i have known him a long time. good luck on the cats. mike

My Alley female will be breed to a nice Bawling Banjo Male the day after Christmas. He is a grandson of Bruce & Holum's Banjo.


Here is 4 Generation Ped on Sire & Dam

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---------------------Houses Chief
---------------Hurts Bawling Banjo
---------------------Shives Goldhill Queen
-----------Woodscreek Loose Bruce
---------------------Mears Finley River Dan
--------------Wood's Crk Diamond
---------------------Freeman's Banjo Music
----Frontier Tall Timber
---------------------Marosok's Little Topper
--------------Marosok's Bobby
---------------------Nances Sally
------------Marosok's Sugar
---------------------Ormesher's Dan
--------------Marosok's Sally
---------------------Nance's Sue
-Sire--Chad's Bearwippin Willy
---------------------Houses Chief
--------------Hurts Bawling Banjo
--------------------- Shives Goldhill Queen
------------Holum's Banjo
---------------------House's Clint
--------------Waltz' Ice
---------------------Buffalo River Sally
---------Frontier Banjo Daisy
---------------------Gold Creek Mundo
--------------Gap Mtn. Goob
---------------------Canadian River Sally
------------Schuler's Gap Mtn. Sue
---------------------Robinson's Twin Cr. Calvin
--------------Gap Mtn. Molly
---------------------Robinson's Misty
--PUPS
---------------------Finley River Nite Hawk
----------------Western Black Power Hawken
---------------------Emerson's Mighty Maggy
-----------Durkee's Proud Rummie
---------------------Sue-Due lippers Hurricane Bid
----------------Western Tree Spirit
--------------------- Holum's Banjo Molly
-----Jimmy
---------------------Dunar's Flying Moon
----------------White River Rick
---------------------Dunar's Flying Fancy
-----------Western Loose Change
---------------------Finley River Nite Hawk
----------------Emerson's Hawk Talon
---------------------Emerson's Mighty Maggy
AlleyKat Katchen K9 - Dam
---------------------House's Clint
----------------House's Lipper
----------------------House's Queen Lou
-----------Joyner's Chief Lipper
----------------------House's Lawyer
----------------House's Babe
----------------------House's Bell
-----Sweet Bad Betty
----------------------Meyer's Big Bam Bam
----------------Smith's Can Bam Bam
----------------------Lil Bull River Star
-----------Rocky Mtn Sweet Bess
----------------------Prince's Bocephus
----------------Glass Hobo Stylish Babe
----------------------Prince's Eaglelene
_________________
Alley is dog on left.

Willy & Alley breed 12/26 & 12/28. Mark




WILLY 10 1/2 and still getting it done in the woods.





Alley




---------WOODSCREEK LOOSE BRUCE
-----FRONTIER TALL TIMBER
---------MAROSOK'S SUGAR
---BEAR WHIPPEN WILLY
---------HOLUM'S BANJO
-----FRONTIER BANJO DAISY
---------SCHULER'S GAP MTN SUE
PUPS
---------DURKEE'S PROUD RUMMIE
-----INDAIN CREEK JIMMY BASOLO
---------WESTERN LOOSE CHANGE
---ALLEYKAT KATCHEN K9
---------JOYNER'S CHIEF LIPPER
-----SWEET BAD BETTY
---------ROCKY MTN SWEET BESS

Hello I am very interested in trying to find someone who is gonna have some pups that go back to Loose Bruce. I had a pup that was out of him and it got stolen years ago. Would like to try and find some pup bred that way it was a very nice pup. Please call me at 509-366-0165 if anyone has any or knows where to get one. thanks

Rifleman I have a young female. That I would be interested in maybe breeding to your 5 year old male sometimedown the road. Also I maybe making this cross again next year if Willy still here. Here's her ped. Mark


---------WOODSCREEK LOOSE BRUCE
-----FRONTIER TALL TIMBER
---------MAROSOK'S SUGAR
---BEAR WHIPPEN WILLY
---------HOLUM'S BANJO----Bruces half brother
-----FRONTIER BANJO DAISY
---------SCHULER'S GAP MTN SUE
-BB BAWLING BANJO BEAR KATCHEN K9
---------WOODSCREEK LOOSE BRUCE
-----SNAKE RIVER BAWLING BANJO
---------WOODSCREEK BUGZY
---JESSIE JANE JAZZ JR
---------MERCHANT'S TREE BLASTER
-----BLASTER'S SNAKE RIVER JAZZ
---------MILL CREEK DOT

hounddawger I made this cross but she never took. Mark


---------WHITE RIVER RICK
-----GOLD DUST HAMMERING HANK
---------EMERSON'S HAWKS TALON
---TOMKAT KATCHEN K9
---------JIMMY D'S HANDSOME HANK
-----TREEING ANGEL
---------TRICOLOR SLAMMIN SAMANTHA
--PUPS
---------WOODSCREEK LOOSE BRUCE
-----SNAKE RIVER BAWLING BANJO
---------WOODSCREEK BUGZY
---JESSIE JANE JAZZ JR
---------MERCHANT'S TREE BLASTER
-----BLASTER'S SNAKE RIVER JAZZ
---------MILL CREEK DOT

Thanks houndude, I'll be waiting for that litter to be born. It's hard to find dogs that are bred that way now days.

Hi hounddude,

I would certainly be interested, as I don't believe there can be too much Bruce blood in a dog's ancestry!!!

RIFLEMAN


If you wanted to breed your 8 year old grand daughter of Bruce to Willy. I'd get it lined up for a pup. What's her 2 generation ped. Where you located. Mark