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Article #955Re: AKC English Mastiff Puppy, Exceptional Potential & Background
From: HeIsTheWay
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 00:00
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Laurie Adams (Mother Mastiff) wrote: > > Have you been looking for a truly exceptional mastiff puppy to raise > and love and train and show? That's what I have been trying to > produce, using the latest medical tests, research, and determination > to produce the best. > > Sixteen years of breeding mastiffs and I have finally produced a puppy > even BETTER than I dared to hope for! I was trying to achieve it ALL, > > SHOW potential, OBEDIENCE potential, capability for other TRAINING, > fabulous PEDIGREE, ENGLISH lines, and more TESTED RELATIVES > than just about any mastiff pup available in the world. Most breeders, > even the bigtime ones, only go for about two or three of the above, > not ALL of them! > > The one thing I wasn't trying for was a dog BIGGER than normal! But I > got it all INCLUDING the super size. (The size came from the famous > Eng. CH Parcwood W. Bear, Esq., who is tripled up in the pedigree....) > > This puppy is a HUGE brindle boy, bright and playful, with a super- > sweet, gentle temperament and great structure. Since he was > born, he's been consistently 20-25% larger than his normal-sized > brother and sister, who stay pretty consistent with each other. His > size isn't based on a big belly either, he is LEAN, and all his weight > is in his tall, long frame and head. He will simply be a much larger > than average Gentle Giant. > > He did very well on the Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test and was CERF > perfect at 7 weeks (therefore has no hidden PPM to pass on). > > So far as I can determine, this is the FIRST pup that is not only > HUGE, but has an exceptional number of fully HEALTH TESTED > relatives, AND is 3/4 ENGLISH, linebred on Farnaby, the oldest > continuous mastiff kennel in the world today, and top winners for > many decades in England. Farnaby dogs are behind the best- > known mastiff kennels in England, Australia, and other parts of > the world. There is NO line that has won more, is older, or is > better respected in the breed, anywhere in the world. > > Mom, grandpa, and auntie were imported from Mrs. Baxter in England, > most senior breeder-judge of mastiffs in the world, and author of two > definitive books on the breed. Dad is an apricot CH in Florida, mom > isn't shown (I am unable to show, and can't bear to let her go long > enough for a circuit. Nor will I spend money on a handler when the > money could go instead to medical tests and better food). Both > parents are great movers. Dad finished easily when young: the half- > Farnaby dogs who are his littermates and half siblings have done very > well in conformation and obedience, and a number are CGC, TDI and > even work as therapy dogs. > > Grandpa, who is also this boy's uncle, was one of the first 5-STAR > mastiffs in the world (proof of passing all then-available health > tests were provided to an independent organization for verification) > and the FIRST English import in the USA to not only be fully tested > but to pass ALL tests put to him. (This pup's mom was the second.) > > Grandpa worked as a therapy dog in a practice for very young disturbed > and autistic kids, for several years. Mom's mother won Veteran Bitch > at Cruft's this year (England's or perhaps the world's biggest and > oldest dog show). There are too many other big winners in the family > to list them all. > > Grandpa's litter brother and sister have between them been Mastiff of > the Year in England the last 3 years. Many of the relatives close in > on the pedigree are shown in "The Complete Mastiff" and "The History > and Management of the Mastiff". Their close ancestors' outstanding > hip scores are published in "Grandeur and Good Nature." Very few > mastiffs have this much information available in terms of health and > show careers, or what the relatives look like, not even the purely > American lines that would be much easier to document! > > BOTH parents OFA Good, OFA Elbows Clear, OFA Patellas Clear, vWD > and Thyroid Normal, CERF Clear, and mom and grandpa are also OFA > Heart Certified Clear, dad's heart test is pending. Many Therapy Dogs > in the family, it's a tradition in the making! > > To a carefully selected home where this giant softie will be the heart > of the home, living indoors, having a nice fenced yard, guaranteed to > go to classes and be shown as much as appropriate (it's HIS life, he's > gotta enjoy it....) and where he will be fully tested. > > References required. $3,500 firm to appropriate home only. > > Check out my home page for puppy pictures, and pictures of the family, > as well as more information about the line. I am a longtime serious > breeder, health/genetics researcher and artist, who has been OFA'ing > for over 14 years, and has been one of the first and foremost to test > my mastiffs for each new test that eventually gets accepted. Very few > breeders try even HALF this hard, but I don't want to breed except to > improve. > > Serious inquiries only. > > http://www.employees.org/~mastiffsHope you don't get flamed like the person trying to sell the English Bulldogs! Happy selling!
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