Dogfights. Myths and Reality

From time immemorial, people make money even on animals. They are sold, they are trained, they are bred for domestic and culinary purposes, and ... forced to kill each other. Because the person wants not just bread, but circuses. And they entertain. At the cost of his own life. Incidentally, such a blood thirsty this turns out to be not so little ...





Do not believe your eyes! Here is not just a family pet and a friend of all the neighborhood kids. Before you is a real fighting dog, which held a dozen successful battles and battles ... these were not easy ...

In Russia and the surrounding area for centuries it was made to pit dogs of large, textured, - that was a pleasure to look at ... and Shepherd in this matter have always been a resounding success ...



However, experience in organizing such "competition" was, frankly, a little. And then we came to the aid of the right people from Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan ...



And then the Queen "ring" was sredniaziatskaya Shepherd ...



By the way, even in times of DOSAAFvskogo domination on the training field of the USSR were amateurs pit their dogs. They were united in spontaneous companies. Fighting forced Shepherds, Great Danes, Boxers, Dobermans, black terriers, Moscow sentry, almost all, if only to allow height, weight and the presence of teeth ...



Apparently so were the first real fighting dogs with terrifying appearance: Bullmastiff ...



Bordeaux dogs ...



Filo Brasileiro ... Incidentally, this is a six-month puppy ...



But people will continue ... for the first time to go abroad, I heard that there are dog fights have been held for a long time. Everyone longed to arrange them at home, but was still very few know how to do it ...



Weights, received in excess of "bread" and is now eager to circuses, guided exclusively by their own tastes and concepts ...



At that moment on the stage and appeared representatives of the "real" fighting breeds - American Pit Bull Terrier and Staffordshire terriers ...



Fighting dogs taken out of so many species, since the creators exterior little interest ...



The main thing that was required of the dog - a desire to fight at any time, with any opponents, even his superior in strength and size. This "spiritual" component of fighting dogs professionals called the "game." No wonder the owners often say that the winning dog is downright glows with joy, and the loser falls into a heavy depression ...



As you know, "nothing" is not taken from "nowhere". It was to get irrepressible friendliness fighting dogs to people is directly proportional to their four-legged fellow with pugnacity. But ... this is the ideal.



It is interesting that it is not aware of any case that during the fight the dog turned her aggression on the person, despite the fact that the ring is always present, at least, two strangers: a judge and the owner (or second) dog-enemy ...



Moreover, according to ancient tradition, just before the match, you have the right "personally" to lick someone else's dog or "samoruchno" wash it with water (as in the old days - milk). Imagine how would react to such familiarity unprepared dog?



Who is steeped in legend of country cottages and "six hundredth" Mercedes, that once put at stake gambling enthusiasts fights ...



Typically, the amount bet does not exceed a few hundred dollars. However, if the battles are conducted in a professional manner, also increasing your rate several times, but in the same proportion increases the cost of training a fighter ...



In the mid-90s, when the era of "gangster capitalism" peaked and fighting dogs became an attribute of the "new Russian", with the crimson jacket, progressive public strongly opposed the barbaric joy. A "yellow press" blossomed terrible fanged grins photos and headlines like "fighting dogs ravaged baby!" Fights banned ...



The narrow range of the "underground" unconditionally accepted as a basis for a set of international rules for dog fighting, bringing in their distinctive national character of professional ethics ... Parenting a dog is too expensive to just mutilate her ...



"Correct," the dog turns into a fighting only in the ring ... It's shar pei, well, who now remembers that it was the Chinese martial dog? ..



It is in any case should not be too angry ... Here it is, the legendary Staffordshire Terrier ...



Tosa Inu ... must be reserved and ... to love their children.



Akita Inu ... considered very loyal friend ...



And bred bull, say the professionals, you can leave the baby in the stroller ... He will guard it until the owner during that whatever the cost ...



The second most popular entertainment are considered to be a bloody camel fights. It is assumed that their history dates back to the period when the land were nomads ...



Nowadays camel competitions are organized in Turkey. The day before the competition camels weight wrong unadorned. And lead the city. On the streets of dance dance "Zeybek" to the ringing of bells and ornaments of camels ...



Battles have their traditional rules, but they are quite cruel, and in some regions are changed by order of the organizers. They organize educational, cultural and sports organizations and social clubs ... In our time, officially camel fights are not made of money bet, but ...



The contest is attended so-called male "tulle", which are born from the single-humped female "yoz" with the two-humped male "Bunur." The camel - men have their own pedigree name camel ... written on the matter, "Pech", which is attached to the back of a camel. Under the name is always spelled "Mashallah» ...



Fighting Camels are grown in a special way, and specially prepared for battle. And each camel is bound to have its name. Basically it gives the owner, and sometimes the audience. And sometimes camels give the names of famous characters from the beloved TV series, such as, for example, the Colombo ...



In the evening, the owners of camels and guests gather in one place and spend the night "challah gedzhesi" where contestants get to know each other. That night all the fun, sing songs, eat treats organizers held an auction to sell carpets. It is an integral part of the tradition of competitions ...



By morning, people are going to the venue of the competition, and come with their families, even arrange family picnics. By ten o'clock the clearing filled with spectators, some of them are dancing ...



In the competition there are three judges, who watch the battle. Receptions camels during a fight clearly stated: "bug", "Chengelia", "Chatroom", "Macas", "number atmasy", "Musat Chengelia", "there is a bug," "ardent bug", "Duz Chengelia", " tekche "," number kaldyrma. " There are also prohibited, rather bloody. For more exciting battlefield selected animals of the same size ...



Camel sure winner salutes the audience, as a prize to its owner gets an expensive carpet. Lost animal, usually quite battered, gone unnoticed. The more money collected by the organizers, the harder the animals are forced to fight ...



Cockfighting can be attributed to the gaming business, as they collected a huge number of fans and participants ...



Good fighting cocks are not cheap. But anyone who has money can buy a bird and put it in competition. However, without a good and thorough preparation for the victory can not be counted. You can just ruin your fighter ...



Ring for fighting looks like this ...



Before the battle of roosters Pair: two dozen roosters, which brought the owners, choosing a pair of matching each other, are defined as in boxing, their "weight class". The battle begins very beautiful, fighting cocks take postures, frightening each other. Then start to clap wings, swoop at each other and peck. Loser is the one who is running away from the enemy, and the latter, having caught up with the victim, biting her in the top right temechko ...



Bids in the audience reach $ 200 ...



In most cases, the match ends with the death of a member. Sometimes it is boiled. However, there is a draw - if two cocks raised "chest to chest" just ignore each other and do not show the slightest desire to die ...



Fighting geese ... They were very popular in Russia, especially in the Nizhny Novgorod region ... The rules are roughly the same as in cockfights ...



Well, and, finally, fighting fish ... This scene is very common in Thailand, where, in fact, live contestant - fish-males ...



In the fighting involved only males of this species, that just can not stand each other. Initially, potential competitors (chosen by weight) in clear bottles put opposite to each other. It is enough for the appearance of courage. Then the soldiers let out a single bottle or an aquarium, and here begins what little dumb creatures from the beginning you do not expect ...



The fight lasts only 20 seconds, but during that time the fish time to show each other their fighting spirit, knock muzzles and finally enter into a fierce battle during which the scales and balances marafeta flying in all directions! .. It is clear that the fight goes until the death of one of the opponents ...



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