Impeccable Mastiffs

12/18/2024

 Many people only discuss and focus on the males behind a pedigree or of the current dog winning, but it has always been my assertion that the females should carry more weight. 🙂 Here are Beast’s mom “Sabrina” grandmother “Serena” (MCOA specialty BOW) and his great grandmother “Stella”. Most of these show photos were from when they were very young, but all of them added quite a bit of width with maturity (see last 2 photos)

12/15/2024

Lucky me! I got to spend a chill moment with Beast while he rested before the Group ring ❤️

12/13/2024

Way to go Beast and Terry! 🙂

12/09/2024

23 days old!

12/01/2024

2 weeks old yesterday ❤️ Getting their “big puppy”collars on! They still don’t have their eyes open, but look at how determined and strong!

11/26/2024

11/25/2024

9 Mastiff puppies born last Friday! Thank you Clay Oaks Veterinary for your professionalism and care delivering these extra special ouppies ❤️

11/17/2024

Please do not buy. Throw them away if your dog gets one as a gift. Giving rawhide to a dog is never a good idea.

Many of these so called treats end up with the dog “enjoying” some time in a veterinary surgery over Christmas. The vast majority of these rawhide products and treats come from China.

The chews are made from cattle or horse hides and their journey starts with the hides being soaked in a toxic sodium sulfide to remove the hair and fat. More chemicals are used in order to split the hide into layers which is then washed with hydrogen peroxide to give the white “pure” look and remove the rancid smell.

Now comes the pretty festive colors and the glue to form cute shapes. On testing, these chews have shown traces of arsenic, mercury, chromium and formaldehyde.

If that wasn’t bad enough, they regularly cause intestinal blockages, poisoning from chemical residue and choking. The chews go slippery when wet and are near impossible to get hold of to save a choking dog.

11/15/2024

11/02/2024

Reserve Best in Show today for Beast!

11/01/2024

10/24/2024

When you get your 8 week old puppies, please keep these images in mind. Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.

When you run them excessively or don't restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don't give them a chance to grow properly. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.

When you're letting your puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.

You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.

Once grown you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they're still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.

By Patricia Crespo
Photos Veteriankey.com @62 days

*Many Bones are not fully fused until 13mo of age.

10/12/2024

Reserve Beast in Show gor Beast!!!