User:Wilkoman/It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Holly (1997 - 2009) was a big-ish dog at 33-35kgs but not the biggest. However she had a HUGE amount of fight in her for her size, her owners never knowing no other dog who could best her in combat. Holly was a Doberman-Rottweiler cross and lived until she was almost 12 years old, she fought many dogs, once even attacking her own owner in the defense of her house (he walked into his own house drunk one night and was attacked by his dog, she bit his legs till he fell over and then went for his face. He escaped only by punching her VERY HARD in the face, making her back off long enough for him to escape, afterwhich he reached through the front door to turn on the hall light and the re-enter the house in safety, Holly presenting herself as being VERY please for seeing off a 'burglar').

Holly was bought by Stephen Wilkinson in 1997 at 9 months old. She was bought because the dog that he and Angela Stokes owned at the time (Shogun, a German Shepherd) was quite frankly, frightened of his own shadow. They bought her thinking that she would take control and show Shogun how to be a guard dog, living as they did in a decidely rough area.

However, all she did was beat seven shades of cr@p out of Shogun to the extent that each time she walked in the room, Shogun would lie down and become innate, inanimate...a non-entity, and they ended up giving Shogun to another family where combat effectiveness was not as high priority in a dog.

Holly though, was to prove herself to be of almost terminator level of effectiveness in dog terms. She was kept largely on a leash in public, for fear of the safety of other dogs. Dogs whom she was introduced to in a controlled environment were largegly safe, but those who met her on the street in uncontrolled circumstances were destined for annihilation.

Holly made a BIG mess of the following animals to name BUT A FEW...


 * Most of the dogs in Holly Hill in Shildon, after which she was named. Packs of stray dogs would roam the estate, attacking domestic dogs where they felt neccasary. They only set upon Holly once.


 * Those stupid two German Pointers who thought they were hard. They weren't.


 * That idiot Mastiff. It got humiliated.


 * Those two Doberman's accompanied by that Jack Russel, all of them got it. Apart from the 2nd Doberman who wisely decided to back off after seeing it's mate get right good pasting.


 * The Staffy, who was completely innocent. However, I was busy fishing Rocky from the river and she thought it would be great to trot 300 yards over the field whilst I was otherwise distracted to attack said Staffy. It didn't really stand much of a chance.


 * The ridiculous English Bull Terrier whom she picked up and ran with, shaking violently as she did. She hurt it enough the make it NEVER oppose her again. However, she was stupid to run (full sprint) into a tree whilst holding it in her jaws and hurt her left shoulder which would later develop into arthritis.


 * The German Shepherd who happily charged her and started the fight. It's owner however was substantially hacked off when Holly opened it up, from the tip of it's ear RIGHT DOWN to the opening of it's mouth. Idiot.

MANY MANY dogs have opposed Holly. They only EVER stood against her ONCE, for she taught them ALL a lesson they would NEVER forget.
 * 3 cats. Cats are untrustworthy animals and deserve to be caught by big dogs.

However, she was a big teddy bear to those who were let into the house by either Stephen or Julie. Unless of course, you tried to attack either of those people, or take their TV. In which case she would eat your face.

She was a lovely dog.

Bless her.

Holly was put to sleep on the 2/06/2009 after she was discovered to have a tumour in her head.