Hank Greenwood Senior Editor Heather DeVito Editor Tyler Bullock
Ad Design / Layout
Patty Bullock Amy Greenwood-Dudar Projects Director
Operations Supervisor
Front Cover : Eli with M . L . Smith ’ s “ CH ” TD ” KIMBER ” Breeder : Mickey Smith Owner : Stephanie Lamp
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Advisory Board Renee Greenwood , Kate Greenwood
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Congratulations , Stephanie , for winning this year ’ s cover contest ! Eli is such a great kid , and everyone in the office agreed that he deserved to be on the cover ! I also want to congratulate you , Stephanie , on the success of your TikTok video with Hecimovic ’ s “ TD ” Vinny ” enjoying his “ leisurely ” run on the treadmill . Of course , I ’ m kidding ! At the time of this writing , it had reach 71.5 million views , and counting ...
Speaking of the cover contest ... We had nearly 200 entries come in ! I want to thank everyone who submitted your photo ( s ). Don ’ t worry , if you didn ’ t make it on this cover you may still have a chance . We keep all photos on file , and your photo may show up one day , unexpectedly .
I want to say Happy Birthday to Justin Gafford ! Your son said you memorize every page of every APBT Gazette , so I wanted to make sure to give you a special hello . Justin ’ s birthday is July 7th .
Jason entered the photo ( on the right ) for our cover contest .
Have a great read ! Hope to see you all at an upcoming event .
Heather DeVito ,
INSIDE FEATURES
Don Maloney and the Maloney Bloodline .......................................................................................... pg . 05 Winner , Winner , Chicken Dinner ........................................................................................................ pg . 08 Is Pliability Plausible .......................................................................................................................... pg . 15 From Our Readers ............................................................................................................................. pg . 23 Shelter for Dogs ................................................................................................................................. pg . 26 The Job Site ....................................................................................................................................... pg . 28 A Few Stray Thoughts ........................................................................................................................ pg . 30
Bulldog Hill ......................................................................................................................................... pg . 32 We Remember Ralph Greenwood ..................................................................................................... pg . 34 Top Dogs of Houston .......................................................................................................................... pg . 41 Show News ........................................................................................................................................ pg . 45 Show Calendar ...................................................................................................................................... pg . 46 Rankings ............................................................................................................................................... pg . 49 Ch / Ace / Top Dog Spotlight ..................................................................................................................... pg . 54 Junior Handler ....................................................................................................................................... pg . 56 Still Searching ....................................................................................................................................... pg . 60 Historical ............................................................................................................................................... pg . 64 Classifieds ............................................................................................................................................ pg . 70