Management

Ralph Greenwood was involved with the American Pit Bull Terrier in all its facets from the age of 15 years old. Ralph was a family man and built the business on his reputation of honesty, honor and having the ability to do what was right, despite public opinion. Ralph's word was his bond. He had many close friends and was on a first name basis with most of the prominent breeders of the day. Because of these relationships, more than one pedigree dispute was settled with a phone call from him.

Ralph was instrumental in modernizing the business to better meet the needs of the fancier. At the request of his customers, he formulated the conformation shows and weight pulls that we have today.

Ralph was a visionary in drafting the ADBA Conformation Standard that reflected an athletic American Pit Bull Terrier in his finest form. Many experts in the dogs have said that the A.D.B.A. Conformation Standard is the best standard written for any breed as it is based on the original purpose of the breed. All A.D.B.A. Sanctioned Judges study and use the standard as a blueprint when judging conformation shows. By applying the A.D.B.A. standard in judging, we will always have dogs that continue to reflect the athletic conformation of the dogs of days gone by.

When Ralph Greenwood died of cancer in 1988, the Greenwood Family continued with the A.D.B.A. as Ralph set it up. Kate Greenwood was elected as President of the corporation and served from 1988 until December 31, 2007

Amy G. Burford is Ralph's second daughter. She is married to Joe Burford, the past President of the first A.D.B.A. Sanctioned Club. Joe is also an A.D.B.A. Sanctioned Conformation Judge and a Sanctioned Weight Pull Judge. Amy's main interest is the health and husbandry of the dogs. Amy is also an A.D.B.A. Sanctioned Conformation Judge and is the Director Of Judges Education for the corporation, director of the registry’s DNA Certification program. Her knowledge and "attention to detail" is invaluable and is a definite assist to the ADBA.

Andrew Greenwood is Ralph's youngest son and was involved with daily hands on care of the dogs along side his dad. He is the current kennel manager, maintaining a kennel of 15 to 20 dogs. He is an expert on current bloodlines as well as being involved with conditioning, handling, breeding, training and care of the dogs.

Renee Greenwood The backbone of the A.D.B.A. is and always has been Renee Greenwood. Renee was Ralph's wife and life-partner of 37 years, as well as the mother of his eight children. Renee serves as a board member and also exclusive consultant and "expert in residence" for the A.D.B.A. Her expertise in pedigrees is legendary. She can tell at a glance if the pedigree is possible or a figment of someone’s imagination. Renee is a wonderful person, a friend to all, and a stranger to no one. She is a literary giant and consistently contributes many articles and verse to the APBT GAZETTE. Her love and dedication to family, lifelong commitment to the A.D.B.A. and passion for the American Pit Bull Terrier is everlasting.