Kimsey Woods.........

any got any stories or info on the life and times of kimsy woods??? seeing as his names appears in the peds of so many good dogs theres not really too much info about the man in any books or writings ive come across so far...i look forward to hear any stories about this guy?

 

Unlike common folklore and a few steps further than imagination Dr. Kimsey Wood wasn’t a Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine, he actually held a Doctorate in Education which he earned in Seoul Korea.

A native of Georgia, Dr. Wood was an avid hunter and admired a good working bird and hound dog. Throughout his life, Dr Wood owned several great bird dogs and kept many English Bulldogs which was only fitting seeing as he attended and coached at the University of Georgia whose mascot is the English Bulldog. Although Dr. Wood’s always had a special place in his heart for the these dog‘s their lack of athletic ability, breathing and skin problem left a lot to be desired.

Dr. Wood competitively participated in martial arts and also played first base for the St. Louis Cardinals as a professional baseball player.

His introduction to the American Pit Bull Terrier was after answering an add in a magazine and traveling to Texas where he purchased ten dog’s from Maurice Carver. Among those ten dog’s purchased were, Wood’s Snotty, Wood’s Trouble, Wood’s Bloody Sunday, Wood’s Honey, Wood’s Scar, Wood’s Miss Pool Hall Red and Wood’s Black Widow. These dog’s provided him with the perfect foundation he needed to become one of the best breeder’s in our breeds history.

Although Dr. Wood produced many great American Pit Bull Terrier’s, he is probably best known for “Wood’s Snotty” as he was a proponent stud that sired outstanding offspring’s out of a number of various bitches. These offspring became the foundation stock of many top named kennels and modern day bloodlines such as James Crenshaw, Lester Hughes (Mnt. Man a.k.a. The old man on the mountain), Carl Mims, Harry Hargrove and Tom Garner just to name a few.

Wood’s Trouble was a small black dog, the sire of Garner’s Chinaman and Wood’s Sundance. Dog’s like these are spoken of in folklore and legends of our breed.

Garner’s Frisco is touted to be one of if not the greatest producer of all time by many of today’s fanciers. A quick look at Frisco’s pedigree will show you that he was 75% from the breeding program of Dr. Wood.

The dog’s the Dr. Wood owned, sold or bred will always be a part of the American Pit Bull Terrier’s history. The next time you see a Wood dog in your pedigree, rest assured that you have a true piece of American History and a Real Bulldog!

In 2007 Dr. Wood was inducted into the ADBA Dogman Hall of Fame posthumously. His son, Harold Kimsey Wood Jr. accepted the award on his father’s behalf. He shared some old stories and experiences about growing up scooping poop after some of his fathers greatest dog’s. In closing he shared and passed down the words of his father to always cherish and safeguard your American Pit Bull Terrier.

 

thank you, this is the kind of information we need on this site.

 

Good write,great read & excellent oldies!!! Dr. Kimsey Woods a world class breeder
a doctor, professional baseball player,family man and rollmodel for all...
We need more positive people and stories about the good side and LESS BAD NEWS!
THANKS FOR POSTING,who's the aurthor??? Can we be BLESSED with more???

 

Thier is a history section on this forum.Check it out lots of good stuff there.

 

Beautiful words to live by: always cherish and safeguard your American Pit Bull Terrier.

 

I have thoroughly enjoyed that piece of materialand would like to say that it is much appreciated.

 

Thanks for posting the writeup

 

Good read that guy did alot with his life.....

 

Sounds like he had a full life outside the dogs and still managed to contribute and dedicate as much as he did to this breed...Sounds like an extraordinary man..He will live on forever in the dogs.

 

thanks so much for the intelligent reply to my post it is much appreciated.......i jus thought for a man than played such a roll in our choice of breed that there seemed very little info about this man thanks again an ps if theres any more info about dr woods im all ears ...............

 

I wish there were more men like him in the dogs today

 

Not to down the man he accomplished a lot but I'm I the only one that thinks too much credit given?

 

what do you mean would be interesting to hear ur view

 

From the article posted he got a bunch of dogs from carver and bred them. Not like it was his own line of dogs through trial and error and he's a hall of fame now? As I said, not trying to discredit the man just thought it was a bit over the top that is all.

 

Good post TDK.Its always a pleasure to read your post.

 

every one has to get dopgds from somewhere carver got his from tudor floyd and ed crenshaw

 

Over romanticized, I like it.