As the Son of a Dog Man ... I Smell Blood: Norman Kemmer and his life with the American Pit Bull Terrier

As the Son of a Dog Man ... I Smell Blood is a true to life historical fiction account of what it was like when the sport was very different than it is either perceived or illegally practiced today. There was a time when dog fighting was both legal and honorable. Those who participated were animal lovers and sportsmen. Author Mitch Kemmer’s father, Norman Kemmer was well-known as one of the greats of the game. Told in vivid detail based on the memories of his childhood, the younger Kemmer brings the reader pitside, with all of its excitement, intrigue and valor.

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As the Son of a Dog Man ... I Smell Blood: Norman Kemmer and his life with the American Pit Bull Terrier

As the Son of a Dog Man ... I Smell Blood is a true to life historical fiction account of what it was like when the sport was very different than it is either perceived or illegally practiced today. There was a time when dog fighting was both legal and honorable. Those who participated were animal lovers and sportsmen. Author Mitch Kemmer’s father, Norman Kemmer was well-known as one of the greats of the game. Told in vivid detail based on the memories of his childhood, the younger Kemmer brings the reader pitside, with all of its excitement, intrigue and valor.

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As the Son of a Dog Man ... I Smell Blood: Norman Kemmer and his life with the American Pit Bull Terrier

As the Son of a Dog Man ... I Smell Blood: Norman Kemmer and his life with the American Pit Bull Terrier

by Mitch Kemmer
As the Son of a Dog Man ... I Smell Blood: Norman Kemmer and his life with the American Pit Bull Terrier

As the Son of a Dog Man ... I Smell Blood: Norman Kemmer and his life with the American Pit Bull Terrier

by Mitch Kemmer

Hardcover(American Pit Bull Terrier History ed.)

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As the Son of a Dog Man ... I Smell Blood is a true to life historical fiction account of what it was like when the sport was very different than it is either perceived or illegally practiced today. There was a time when dog fighting was both legal and honorable. Those who participated were animal lovers and sportsmen. Author Mitch Kemmer’s father, Norman Kemmer was well-known as one of the greats of the game. Told in vivid detail based on the memories of his childhood, the younger Kemmer brings the reader pitside, with all of its excitement, intrigue and valor.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781732828308
Publisher: Norman Mitchell Kemmer II
Publication date: 11/10/2018
Series: As the Son of a Dog Man , #1
Edition description: American Pit Bull Terrier History ed.
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Author Mitch Kemmer and wife Joy live in Grandview Tennessee with their four children. They have two boys and two girls, Leko, Dallas, Maggie, and Norman. Mitch is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in History. He, his wife and children, are the owners and operators of Spartan Hunting Preserve and that is where they spend most of their time. Due to the urging of family and friends, Mitch is spending his spare time working on a series of books based on the life of him and his father Norman Kemmer. I SMELL BLOOD is the first in this series.

Table of Contents

Preface 5

There is a Difference Between Illegal and Wrong 7

The Warning 9

Chapter 1 - An Introduction to the Sport of Dog Fighting 11

Chapter 2 - Norman Kemmer’s Beginning in the Game/Leo Kinard 25

Chapter 3 - Norman Kemmer and Floyd 73

Chapter 4 - The Arrival of Don Mayfield 89

Chapter 5 - The Age of Macho 109

Chapter 6 - The Mayfield Dogs 129

Chapter 7 - Disaster Strikes 159

Chapter 8 - Bo Bo Pups and Matlock’s Truck 169

Chapter 9 - Pistol and the Rebirth 189

Chapter 10 - Devan, Hank Snow, and Norman 231

Chapter 11 - The Age of Wrestling Names 273

Chapter 12 - My Move to Tennessee 293

Chapter 13 - The Comparison 323

Chapter 14 - Summary of the Game and Norman Kemmer’s Part in It 383

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