Pride Rock Tosas

08/29/2024

Since we're meeting puppies... :D

As the first born pup, this girl certainly has one of the bigger personalities! She is outgoing and playful, attentive and observant, and takes nothing off of her siblings, lol! Very alert and watchful with an open mind and a quick tongue, lol!

It is early to tell her color, but I lean more towards her being Red with a Black Mask. Looking at her body, she is a dark fawn, but looking at her head, she is red.

She would be classified as “Medium build” among the females in this litter. She is a female copy of her father, heavy bone with a lithe body like a lion under the mane.

08/28/2024

Allow us to introduce our latest litter, "Yoshi's Crafted World", and our second public offering in 10 years! This litter brings together the best of legacy kennels from the 80's, 90's, and early 2000's and blends it with the genuine Japanese article! These puppies are a part of a decades long dynasty on their mother’s side and the future of Japan on their father’s side! We are so excited to get to see them grow and develop into full fledged PRK Tosas! See below to meet all of the pups from Yoshi and Tsukiko!

All these pups have been spoken for since before they were conceived, however, we are only just getting started! If you are interested in adding a PRK Tosa to your family reach out to join our waiting list!

08/27/2024

Ok folks you know how we do things! We’ll be introducing you all to the pups in litter two tomorrow, however, today we are going to take the time to express our gratitude.

First, we always thank God for where we are in life and the way He has worked things together for us to be in the position we are in. He has been Faithful in all things. Thank You, Lord for this fruitful season and wonderful puppies. You are Faithful.

Second, I want to personally take the time to thank my wife. She is my strength and a much needed kick in the pants from time to time, lol! None of this would be possible without her. I love you, sweet woman. Thank you.

Third, I want to thank my parents again. I wouldn’t know about animals at all if it weren’t for catching my dad’s passion and my mom’s compassion. I would never have gotten my first Tosa back in highschool if it weren’t for them giving me the chance to show a dog is what you make of it. To this day, we wouldn’t have gotten to where we are if it wasn’t for their help. To get Yoshi, he needed to be picked up in Utah! My parents helped make that trip a reality and we are grateful. Thank you for everything.
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Next, I want to thank some companies and staff.
First, I want to thank South Bosque Veterinary clinic for general care. Above all, Dr. Sharpe is the best Veterinary Professional I have met in my entire career. If you’re in the Waco area, it doesn’t get better than Dr. Sharpe. He even made time to help coach through delivery when he was at home. There aren't words for the importance of good and knowledgeable help, therefore there aren't words for our gratitude! Thank you.

We prefer natural conception and let the dogs try themselves freely, however, 512 Pet Supply South and 254 Pet Supply provided some of our PG testing, and performed AI for us so we could be sure we got this litter on the way. It is an awesome and affordable service that has produced excellent results again. Thank you guys.

We want to thank the members of the Tosa Inu Club of America. We are so honored to know and work with each of you. Thank you for joining us as we work to restore and establish this truly wonderful breed.
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Back to personal thank you’s
I want to thank Ms. Aubrey again for assisting us with pet sitting just after the dogs got out to the property. Thank you so much for your help! God bless you and your family and thank you.

Dealing with the Sire first, Mr. Ken, thank you for trusting us with Yoshi. We are honored that you have given us the opportunity to have him help us in restoring the breed here in the Americas. He is excellent in every way, a wonderful Tosa, my daughter's favorite because he's so soft, lol! Thank you for everything!

Now dealing with the Dam, Mr. Zoran, thank you for trusting us with Bella (Tsukiko). She is a wonderful dog and every time I look at her pedigree I am undone by just what you gave us. This dog is a living dynasty, combining so much of the legacy lines into one creature. I know it took decades of dedication to get to her and it blows my mind every time I think about the opportunities we have in her. This is the first of many contributions she will make to the breed both here and abroad! This girl is going to change the world for this breed. Thank you!

Again, I cannot thank you all enough on so many levels and I look forward to what the future holds for the breed. Thank you for sharing hope. God bless you and your families and God Bless the Tosa.

08/24/2024

Shippo helped me make this one! 🤣

08/23/2024

A Haiku For The Weekend
(written at 3 am while selecting and editing...)

7 pups, 1 shoot.
80 pictures per puppy.
I smell my burnt eyes.

(finger snaps)...

Please be patient, lol! There are a ton of pictures and video to go through but we are still working on them. Much more to come soon. :D

08/21/2024

That poor attempt at humor the other day didn't land too well. Turns out I'm not a comedian.

Who knew, lol? 😅🥴
(You better not say a word. 😑 )

All that said, maybe I can make it up to ya?...
Sorry for the watermarks, but we are starting to put those on puppy posts to try to help prevent the pictures from being stolen and used for fake ads. We will find a better way to do this in the future, but for now, please forgive us. In the meantime...

Look at the Potato Shmooooshies!!! More to come soon... ❤

08/20/2024

Awesome photo shoot with the puppies the other day! Went great and they all were soooooooo perfect!

😑😑😑

08/17/2024

Reason #458739 why other dogs don't like to play with Tosas:

This. All of it. 🥴

08/17/2024

Haru taking a break while we wait for Amina to catch up, lol! This dog is a workaholic and is built like an olympian. He is already able to jump over my head, I can't wait to build our athletics course by the end of the year!

08/15/2024

Screenshot from a training video we are working on! Yoshi is too good of a student! 🥴🙄🤣😜❤️

If enough folks are interested I'll share it here too when we finish! 😃

08/14/2024

Dante hit leg day like a freight train today!❤️

I can't stress the importance of exercise enough, you should consider it as important as food and water. That's a fact that I need to remind myself of regularly as it is easy to get into the idea that if you gave your dogs food and water and kept them clean you are winning. That is not the case, their psychological and physical needs are just as important as anything else. Just as you take the time to consider if you can afford to feed a dog or make sure they have water and plenty of opportunities to use the restroom before you get one you should also take the time to consider if you can give them the exercise, discipline, affection, and community that they need before you get one.
1. Dogs don't often end up at shelters because people ran out of dog food.
2. In nature, there is no such thing as a dog that gets to eat or drink water without exercise. If you want to know how important exercise is to them, just know that they were put on this Earth and denied food and water until they exercise vigorously. Now , I'm not advocating for withholding food from your animals. I am advocating for getting them up off the sofa, getting yourself up off the sofa, and exercising. Especially when it comes to Mastiffs, we spend far too much time trying to set heavyweight records and think we're doing our dog's favors by putting them on the sofa. That's not natural, let alone healthy.

Not trying to put anybody down just sharing some thoughts. 👍❤️👍

08/13/2024

Kikyo enjoying some marbled beef fat while the pups sneak some milk!
I could boop that nose all day!

08/12/2024

Special update!!!!! Litter 2 is happening now!!!

The day after Shinobi's birthday, lol! 🤣❤️🥴🍻🎂🎉🕺👌🥂😋🤪🥳😭🙏👀

08/12/2024

Guess who turned one the other day?!

This is an exceptional boy from an exceptional breeder! We are honored to have him here with us in the USA! We love you Shinobi! Happy birthday baby boy!

08/10/2024

The hard dogs are hard because you have yet to learn something.

They are worth it 🐶💜

08/05/2024

Nobody:

Absolutely nobody:

Shinobi: What have they done to you?! 😱😭

07/31/2024

The dog on the right is one we literally picked up off the road. She is the sweetest little Pittie energy ball you could ever meet and her condition at the time of discovery was appalling. Here she is hanging out with Dante, who terrified her at first, lol!
There is a lot of talk about Pits vs Tosas, and we at times discuss the concept as well. As someone who loves both breeds, I feel the need to continually press the facts. I feel the need to continue to fight for common sense and hopefully put an end to these ideas for both breeds and the refusal to accept the reality that a Pitbull is just a dog. I don't care what the news says or what some keyboard warrior says, Pitbulls are just dogs. And that is ok. In fact, it's part of what is so awesome about them and every other breed. They are a part of the big picture that is "dogs". With that in mind, I want you to take a look at this picture and consider something...

Fighting dogs are in the same fight worldwide: Dealing with a society that rejects its own creation. The practice is rejected, but along with it, so are the breeds. They are rejected individually, racially, and categorically by people who have the nerve to turn around and try to talk about how they "love dogs/animals."
It doesn't matter who is the greatest fighter any more than finding out who has the nicest house in a part of town no one wants to live in or the greenest grass in a war zone. Tell me, who wins when we fight? Even more so, who loses and what price do they pay for it?

Don't miss this. Look at this picture. Dante adopted this dog on sight and is like the dad she never had. She is not his breed, his blood, nor is she intact that he should be keeping aspirations for "other things"... yet, if this puppy yelps, he's awake. If she calls, he is coming. I'll say that again... he is coming. Just as if it were any of the other dogs, our kids, my wife, or myself. He is coming. And why? Because he doesn't think of her as his enemy.

I'll repeat that, he doesn't see her as his enemy.

Neither should you.

She is not his enemy. She is not yours either.

There are many fighting dogs. There is only one fight.

07/29/2024

Forgetting Tsukiko is in the room is easy to do when she is on her favorite bed. She is a ball of energy when working but definitely a kind of girl inside the house, lol!

Not gonna make her stand up just to show that the Milk Bar is opening soon, lol! Just know that she is pregnant with pups! Due date being the 16th! These final two weeks are going to go quickly and then we will have the last litter for 2024 on the ground! She and Yoshi are gonna make some great pups and we can't wait for all these pups to be here! Stay tuned!

07/28/2024

The first Tosa Inu pups born in the Americas in years! Allow us to introduce our "Inuyasha" Litter, our first public offering in 10 years! We are over the moon with these puppies and can't wait to watch them grow into the amazing individuals we know they will be!

All these pups have been spoken for since before they were conceived, however, we are only just getting started! If you are interested in adding a PRK Tosa to your family reach out to join our waiting list!

07/27/2024

Ok folks! We’ll be introducing you all to the pups tomorrow, however, today we are going to take the time to express our gratitude.
First, we thank God for where we are in life and the way He has worked things together for us to be in the position we are in. He has been Faithful in all things. Thank You, Lord for this fruitful season and wonderful puppies. You are Faithful.
Second, I want to personally take the time to thank my wife. She never grew up thinking she would be a dog person, she never had large dogs, and yet here we are. None of this would be possible without her. We continually come up to points which are outside of her comfort zone and the adjustments and changes we have had to make in the last few years have been wild. Yet, this beautiful, Lion-hearted, woman has been there every step of the way. There is no one I would rather be building with. I love you, sweet woman. Thank you.
Third, I want to thank my parents. I wouldn’t know about animals at all if it weren’t for catching my dad’s passion and my mom’s compassion. I would never have gotten my first Tosa back in highschool if it weren’t for them giving me the chance to show a dog is what you make of it. To this day, we wouldn’t have gotten to where we are if it wasn’t for their help. Dante got to the USA on my father’s birthday and my dad let me step away from his party to run across town and get a dog from IAH then house it at their home until we were ready to leave. Thank you for being patient with that headstrong kid who kept keeping you awake all night to debate animal psychology. Thank you for everything.
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Next, I want to thank some companies and staff.
First, I want to thank South Bosque Veterinary clinic for general care and late birth assistance. Above all, Dr. Sharpe is the best Veterinary Professional I have met in my entire career. If you’re in the Waco area, it doesn’t get better than Dr. Sharpe. Thank you.
Next, I want to thank the Waco Animal Emergency Hospital. Their care and assistance during the mid to late delivery process was indispensable. It does not get better than Dr. Sharpe, but the staff and Vet I worked with that night I would consider on par. You all have our highest respect and deepest gratitude. Thank you.
We prefer natural conception and let the dogs try themselves freely, however, 512 Pet Supply South, 254 Pet Supply provided some of our PG testing, and performed AI for us so we could be sure we got this litter on the way. It is an awesome and affordable service that has produced excellent results. Thank you guys.
We want to thank the members of the Tosa Inu Club of America. We are so honored to know and work with each of you. Thank you for joining us as we work to restore and establish this truly wonderful breed.
Mac Town Bullyz, I have about ten things I can be thanking you guys for, but I don’t want this to take all day. Thank you for allowing us to crash your dog show and for the referrals to the people at 512 and 254 Pet Supply Stores. Thank you for your advice on Kikyo’s estrus management. Thank you.
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Back to personal thank you’s
I want to thank Ms. Aubrey for assisting us with pet sitting just after the dogs got out to the property. It might not have seemed like much at the time, but the last time you pet sat was the last time we took a vacation. Thank you so much for your help, though I know the pups terrified you, lol! God bless you and your family and thank you.
Getting to the last few people and I have saved you guys to the end because I’m going to embarrass you, lol!
Dealing with the Sire first, Mrs. Monique and Mr. Martin, thank you for trusting us with Dante. He has been a huge light in our lives and we are honored that you have given us the opportunity have him help us in restoring the breed here in the Americas. I’d like to take an extra few sentences to further thank Mrs. Monique. Thank you for being available to answer our random questions and give advice on some of the finer points of natal care. Your help has been indispensable. On that note…
Now dealing with the Dam, Mrs. Erika and Mr. Kasa, thank you for trusting us with Kikyo. She has been an exceptional example of a Tosa female and is loved by all who know her. As with Dante, we are honored that you have given us the opportunity have her help us in restoring the breed here in the Americas. The same as above, I’d like to take an extra few sentences to further thank Mrs. Erika. Thank you for being available to answer our random questions and give advice on some of the finer points of natal care. Your help has been indispensable.
I have saved Erika and Monique for last because I want to point out that they are Tosa Inu breeders. We are a kennel that has been breeding Tosas for nearly twenty years… and we still had questions and things we hadn’t seen before. I think the most wonderful part of this entire process has been the opportunity to rely on people like you two ladies and see the quality of not just your knowledge but also your character as you came alongside us to help see this goes well. Our breed needs people like you more than anything else and I am so glad and encouraged that they have you. We are certainly not finished and there is another litter on the way next month (oops! I guess I let out the secret, lol) so expect us to bother you a little more and send you bunches of puppy pictures as if you don’t already have puppies you can look at if you want to see some, hahahaha! Seriously though, I cannot thank you both enough on so many levels and I look forward to what the future for the breed. Thank you for sharing hope. We are stronger together and better for it. God bless you and your families and God Bless the Tosa.
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07/24/2024

Alrighty folks! Comm tower repaired and internet has been restored: we are back working! For those of you waiting for your next Pupdate, it will be late this evening but we have things rolling and will soon be up to speed! If you don't get anything tonight, check your inbox first thing in the morning!

For those of you not in line to get a pup, expect us to be back on here regularly by the end of the week! For now, here's a little teaser!

07/14/2024

Hello world! Puppies from litter A are here! Pups and mom are doing great! We are taking their first two weeks to just have some time to focus on them. We will be making more detailed announcements and introductions after the first two weeks have passed!

07/09/2024

Not professional quality pics, but be advised we are officially out of office until further notice!

Pup one is down and we are counting!

06/20/2024

psssst... (whispering)... Soft opening of our site's new updates... this is just one part of the new layout. You should go check it out... oh, and stay tuned...

https://priderocktosa.com/our-tosas

06/18/2024

Yes, we have been quiet lately and we will be for a while yet. We are still here, we are just preparing for the fact that within 30 days... as in less than a month... as in less than four weeks... for the first time... in years... in the Americas... and the first time... in a decade... at PRK...

👏 There.

👏 Will.

👏 Be.

👏 Tosa puppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! 😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Stay tuned... 👀

06/16/2024

Reading this and thinking about how many pups have been put down for lack of knowledge, I think I may go on a brief rant.

Rant begin...
I hope we can learn and teach more about puppy development in the Tosa. Seems pups are being euthanized for being "too awkward" in their awkward stages. Similarly, I see a lot of concern about high rears and turned-out feet on relaxed dogs and growing puppies. This has never concerned me. I have found people who passed on the breed as a whole before taking the time to understand this.
I learned a long time ago from Japanese dogmen that Tosas grow from the rear first. Every growing dog will shoot up in the rear and then the front catches up. Therefore I never worry about any Tosa that looks wonky up to 3 years old, or any male that looks wonky before 4-5 years old.

In an interview with Mr. Hirose, we find the following...
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What type of care does a Tosa require?
"When the Old English Mastiff experts went to Kochi they saw the excellent bone structure of the Tosa and they were very impressed, this good result was due to the excellent balance of calcium in the bone. An important factor to understand here is that the calcium levels of water in Japan are deficient compared to Europe's. Taking this into consideration, the Tosa was originally produced through the Shikoku-Inu and the Mastiff (an English Breed). That is why we had to administer to our dogs extra amounts of vitamins, calcium, and minerals to their diet, thus, providing good bone development. On the other hand, it is possible that some Tosas may have problems with their legs because of their large body. Some of the largest Tosas can weigh 105 Kg. And although it's a lot, many of them have excellent bone structure, not unlike an English Mastiff. This is why we have to be very careful, especially between the ages of two and nine months, a period in which the dog grows rapidly. As you may know, the hindquarters sometimes grow faster than the front until the animal develops completely, and in this process, your dog may begin to look like a Fila. You should look at your dog every week to check that the head is growing proportionally, if not, then a change in diet might be required. In reference to diets, there is not much difference in the manner of caring for similar dogs like Fila, Mastiff, and other large and long breeds because the Tosa was originally developed from Mastiffs such as these."
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So as we see here, even a Tosa that looks like a Fila at certain stages is perfectly normal. A Tosa developing with a head that is developing funny mare need more or even less calcium in their diet.

As for turned-out feet and straight stifles, go look at volleyball players and track athletes when they are at home and relaxed. The former will be pigeon-toed and the latter will be duck-footed. They are relaxed, it should not be a surprise. The same is true for a Tosa. In the West, I have only known of one Tosa in my time with the breed whose feet didn't straighten up when engaged. Same thing with their stifles relaxing. This isn't so strange.
Certain German Shepherds that actually have good structure can have their stance manipulated to make them look like a graceful wolf or Quasimodo. This is no different.

When it comes to the idea of euthanizing dogs based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the breed's development, this is one of the many reasons we think education is important in the breed in general and why we strongly suggest mentoring for breeders and kennels. I would make it a requirement that established and experienced breeders mentor those aspiring to breed Tosa Inu. We need to reestablish and foster healthy relationships with the dogmen in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, some of whom have been breeding these dogs since 1100 A.D. in all its iterations since inception. We must learn from them and take what we learn and pass it on to the programs that come after us.
There is a lot of work to be done here, but we are going to keep at it. Special thanks to Mrs. Erika for sharing this!

06/11/2024

Went to the vet's office for a progesterone reading to make sure we know where Tsuki is on her estrus cycle. The whole time Tsuki was riveted to the television watching and learning about leptospirosis and occasionally giving me a look that said "You wouldn't let that happen to me, right?" before looking back at the TV! Lol!