Our
puppy families are very
important to us
because they
are
carefully
selected to
be entrusted
with these
precious
animals who
are such a
labor of
love for us!
Sending
these
Mastiff
babies we
have raised
and love so
much to
their new
homes and
out into the
big world is
always so
bittersweet.
It also is
an important
milestone in
these
puppy's
lives and in
the lives of
ours and
their new
families.
After SO
much love,
effort and
expense to
raise
healthy,
happy, well
adjusted
Mastiff
puppies- we
must
ultimately
hand them
from our
laps to
yours. And
it is their
time to
become an
unforgettable
companion
for their
chosen
family. So
you should
certainly
feel honored
if we choose
to entrust
one of these
precious
kids to your
family!
To inquire about our
waiting list please read
the
information
below first-
then scroll
down to
submit the puppy form
below and be thorough in
your responses!
We are always available
by text, email or phone if needed for
guidance, help or
support and we love hearing
from our puppy owners
and receiving pictures
and updates.
It is true that our
puppies are in high
demand and because we do
not breed often our
waiting list can be
long. But we do want
specific types of homes
for our kids where they
will be treasured as a
part of the family
living inside the home
with them. So do not
hesitate to submit a
puppy inquiry form if
you feel you may be
right for one of our
special Mastiffs.
We breed infrequently
and only the best we
have to the best and
most compatible Mastiff
we can find. This is
done at a HUGE
commitment of time and
money and at great
personal sacrifice. Because we care
so much about the health of
our dogs extensive
health testing is done
on any Mastiff we
consider using for
breeding. Some breeders
who choose not to do
this testing will argue
that no amount of health
testing on sire and dam
can guarantee that no
Mastiff we produce can
ever someday become ill
or have a disease.
However I feel that by
utilizing all of this
health testing we are
at least doing what we
can do to produce the
healthiest Mastiffs
possible.
All companions placed
are on AKC limited
registration,
micro-chipped, and will
be spayed or neutered by
their new owners by 18
months of age.
While most of this information is addressed on other pages of this website before submitting a puppy inquiry form you must acknowledge that you have read and understand all. Mastiffs are a very expensive breed to feed and to care for properly. I am a strong advocate of pre-breeding health testing.
We test for OFA Hips,
Elbows, Patellas,
Cardiac, CERF Eyes, PRA,
CMR, Cystinuria DNA
Marker, and
Nitroproprusside testing
on male's urine and DNA
marker testing for
Degenerative Myelopathy.
By doing the newer DNA
marker tests on any
breeding candidates we
can also ensure we are not
breeding CMR, Cystinuria
or DM carriers to
carriers, but only a
carrier to a clear or
clear to a clear.
Pre-breeding final OFA health testing is a tool that quality breeders use to produce healthy Mastiffs. But it is certainly no guarantee that a puppy they produce will not eventually get an illness or injury.All that I can guarantee to my puppy homes is that I did the health testing on sire and dam to rule out what we can that is known to be genetic and to avoid doubling up on carrier statuses for the dna marker tests which we now have access to.
When a Mastiff falls ill or suffers an injury vet bills are super sized. If you are considering a Mastiff puppy you must be prepared for unexpected vet bills if needed. Even puppies can end up swallowing a foreign body and cause an intestinal blockage and/or infection. They can bloat and torse even in the most controlled of situations. Such huge dogs that are very active can also injure ligaments needing surgery. It is normal and customary for such a surgery to cost 3K to even 10K. While years may go by and you never have a problem with your Mastiff, you never know when that day can come. So in recognition that a huge expense can happen at any point in even a well bred Mastiff's life I strongly encourage that you purchase a quality health insurance for your Mastiff. As a breeder I strongly prefer to place my babies in homes who have had a Mastiff before- and families who purchase pet health insurance for their Mastiffs.
We expect all of our puppies to receive age appropriate socialization, puppy training and obedience classes in the first two years of life, and to be kept with the family to become a part of your family 'pack'. If you do not enjoy the process of training a puppy and if formal classes sounds like too much work to you then you should not consider getting a Mastiff puppy from us. These puppies have been such an important part of our lives and we have done everything possible to help them to develop into the best Mastiff adults they can! When they leave our home the rest is up to you- and the puppy. So please honestly evaluate your schedule and your desire to TRAIN as to whether you will be able to accommodate ongoing training and socialization which I require when one of my puppies goes to a new home.
As always our puppies
are raised in the heart
of our family home.
Mastiff puppies cannot
be kept with the dam
unattended because they
can be too easily
stepped on or laid upon.
So having babies for us
means two hour feedings
around the clock.
Our puppies are kept in
a temperature controlled
whelping box and are
removed from their box
to be put on their
mother to nurse every
two hours around the
clock in addition to
bottle supplementation
as we feel best.
As a breeder who cares very much about what we produce, we only breed Mastiffs who have wonderful temperaments and are excellent ambassadors of our breed in mind and body. However anyone familiar with our breed knows that Mastiffs have the potential to become shy dogs if not given appropriate socialization at the appropriate times. During the short time our babies are with us we work hard to give our puppies every opportunity to develop into confident and happy Mastiffs that will achieve their full potential.
Like many quality breeders we been utilizing early neurologic stimulation exercises with our puppies from three days of age until around sixteen days of age- with the idea that these exercises can help puppies to have an 'edge' towards developing into confident dogs who are less likely to become easily stressed. Here is a brief explanation of it. http://www.breedingbetterdogs.com/article/early-neurological-stimulation. I have become aware recently which call the value of these exercises into question. As with all things in life I think the truth lies somewhere in between so I continue to utilize these exercises with each puppy in the hopes that it is paying off in the dog that they will become!
We have found that puppies exposed in a careful manner to noises early on at low levels, increasing gradually while FEEDING- can help to create dogs who are less likely to panic at loud noises in the future. So in an effort to reduce 'sound sensitivity' in our Mastiffs I play recordings of fireworks, gunfire, vehicle and traffic noise, household appliances, dog show sounds and other animal noises etc...from the first week of life on so that puppies can gradually begin to associate these noises with a pleasant time- (feeding time). It is wise for new owners to continue this habit and build upon it during the puppy's first year of life. Keep in mind that during certain fear periods it is not a good idea to overly stimulate puppies. A bad experience during those times can have the opposite effect- and result in a lifelong fear or concern.
Introducing our puppies to many various surfaces and scents begins also as soon as their eyes open. We do not adhere to a rigid schedule of '100s' which some breeders strive for. But we do offer as many different opportunities to our puppies as we can to experience many 'new' objects, scents, sounds, people, surfaces to our puppies during the short time they are with us. I also begin taking puppies out in our vehicles so that their ride home with their new owners is not their first experience riding in a car.
