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Introducing ....Meadowfarm's Devine Design of Monastic...'WINDY' ! Click Here For Windy's Pedigree |
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WHY English MASTIFFS?
Ari at 24 months of age
Above Ari at 20 months of age. Below Ari's profile at 24 months &Windy's at 10 months.
I met my first Mastiff in the eighties. Since then I have never met a Mastiff I didn't like. We had found'our' breed; gentle giants with a short coat, laid back temperaments, great house dogs, and WONDERFUL with our small children.
Sabra with her beloved Nephew Noah Soon I became a 'Mastiff groupie' at dog shows and in 1991 brought home our first Mastiff puppy- 'Maddie'.
See Photos (above) From Roman's Visit (Roman is in the middle of this photo) See Photos From Gabby & Fergie's Visit, September '06!
WE HEALTH TEST ALL OF OUR MASTIFFS BEFORE MAKING BREEDING DECISIONS Temperament, soundness and conformation to the breed standard are all factors in this decision. It is not a guarantee that no pups produced will have health problems, however it is the only way we have to reduce the risks of passing on health problems known to be genetic. Health Testing is an important tool in determining which Mastiff should be a candidate for breeding. Only the very best of a litter should be bred- that which represents the goal of the breeding. |
Welcome to our homepage! Monastic Mastiffs is a family in Alabama who loves and shares our lives with Mastiffs who live in our home with us along with a couple of very special feathered friends. Dolly is a member and on the board of directors of the MCOA and SSMF Mastiff clubs and is a volunteer for Southern States Mastiff Rescue. Our Mastiffs and our two comical African Grey parrots (Charlie & Larry) are cherished members of the family. Dolly is a graphic artist who works from home creating graphic art and websites when she is not spending time with our Mastiffs ,birds or our first grandson! Monastic Mastiffs has not done a breeding since 2004 but if all of her pre-breeding health testing is good, we do hope to breed Windy in the spring of 2010.
Above is Ari with his sister Gabby at twenty months of age during a recent visit. Gabby And Fergie are co-owned with Susan Wheeler of Wheeler Knoll Mastiffs. Below is our Windy at seven months of age practicing for her first show!
We will never be a large commercial breeder. We breed only the very best we have to the very best we can find and breed only every few years when we are ready for another puppy. We health test our dogs before deciding who will be bred and are members of the Mastiff Club of America and Southern States Mastiff Fanciers, as well as being active volunteers for Southern States Mastiff Rescue.
Currently our little Mastiff family consists of Ari and Temmlock, our two apricot boys from our Sabra/Dugan litter of Dec 2004, our very special silver fawn girl Windy from Meadow Farm Mastiffs, our gentle and loving adopted 'special needs' boy, Zacha and our 18 month old puppy 'Suzy Q'. Sabra left us too soon from complications during emergency surgery in October of 2005- we miss her every day. She lives on in her beautiful babies from the breeding with Dugan. Sabra is pictured below at age three. We have been blessed with the companionship of Mastiffs since 1990, and Giant Breeds all my life- I treasure each day we have with our Mastiffs and we spend every day together. Much like an English Mastiff puppy, this website is a work in progress! please check back periodically as the page will be updated often. Thanks for visiting our site. Dolly & Brock Moore
Our first Mastiff was a beautiful silver fawn girl - tightly linebred on Ch. Lefholtz Handsome Hoyt, 'Maddie'. We will always be grateful to Linda Caine and Karen Wiggins for having entrusted her to us.
Maddie's passing in 2001 was the ending of an era in our lives, but she lives in our hearts forever. We miss you Maddie.
Below is Fergie at twenty months of age. Fergie and Gabby are co-owned with Susan Wheeler of Wheeler Knoll Mastiffs.
Click Here To read About OUR BEAUTIFUL SABRA
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