BGD 6,385 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 There is many who knew Trevor aka Springview aka Naked Heels perhaps better than myself, I first met Trevor in the early 90s through my interest in pit bulldogs. He was a real character and we became good friends despite the age difference, he was a kind of father figure to me wether he knew it or not. We travelled around the country to various other pit bull fanciers and watched a few shows put on. We rolled a few ourselves and made a match or two, this was after Trev had been jailed for certain dog related offences. But as he put it just because the law had made something illegal didnt mean it was wrong so he carried on his interest in both sporting dogs and chickens and working dogs. I found him to be extremely knowlegable about many aspects of working and sporting dogs, and particularly bloodlines. He made no bones about sharing his truth of breeding of someones pride and joy who believed it was bred a certain way only for Trev to tell them the true breeding and explain how it was really bred and and prove it with real facts...ha ha, it wasnt always well received and on occasion I though we where going to have to fight our way out! I lot of people tried over the years to slate him and rubbish his contribution to bulldogs in this country but most of them in my opinion just couldnt handle the man who where bulldogs where concerned tried to speak the truth. He bred a few good ones himself and conditioned a matched a few winners also. Trev gave me my first coursing dog, a first x saluki grey, who was shaping up to be a good un before he was stolen. I have many fond memories of Trevor and some of the laughs we had, including my first taste of roast goat which I thought was lamb until Trevor laughed and said to me remeber them two goats I had in the field....ha ha. Or the time we put two pot bellied pigs in the back of an escort van to move them to a new field, when we went up hill the pigs slid against the back door which burst open and the pigs fell out and ran off down the street with myself and my brother chasing after them whilst passing shoppers stood watching open mouthed! makes me lagh to this day. In his life time Trev kept and dug terriers, kept wheatens,coursing dogs, pit dogs, big red staffords, game chickens and bred horses. He has left behind his brothers and sister and his sons and daughter, and many many friends from all over the world. He will be sorely missed, one of a kind and the likes that probably wont be seen again but Im glad his fight is over. Game til the end, God bless you Trevor. Very touching tribute to the man "just because the law had made something illegal didnt mean it was wrong" That's a gravestone quote right there. RIP Trevor 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 6,831 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 A good friend of mine who went into Trevor back in the late 80s early 90s still talks about him turning up to do's in his carpet slippers. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,649 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) Thats a shame i havent spoken to Trevor in years but always remember him as a man with great knowledge who told the truth of his feelings didnt care who he upset he was just a dogman in every sense of the word......caused a lot of controversy and made some strange decisions but was always chasing perfection and i admired that about him......dungarees and carpet slippers thats right seemed to suffer with his health as far back as i can remember......may he rest in peace. Edited January 17, 2016 by gnasher16 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Rip trevor 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickC 1,825 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 I remember Springview wrote some good articles back in the early days of the ED/RD, rip . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 RIP Trevor. Dunkanon that was a lovely tribute to the man. Sorry for your loss fella. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dunkanon 380 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Trev had a very good turn out today, with people from both ends of the UK, and Ireland in attendance, and also large numbers from his native Lancashire. A sad day but also some very fitting tributes from friends and family. We will meet again one day my friend. God bless. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginger beard 4,652 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 any pictures of his bulldogs.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bradus 311 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Sounds like a man we all would like to meet and befriend . This country is short of men like this RIP fella and thoughts go to his family atb bradus 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,204 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 any pictures of his bulldogs.? Google is your friend. You also find articles by the man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bisketti 6 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Very nice piece on him,Dunkannon. Always sad to hear one go. Take care........... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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