Mendabullz French & English bulldogs

22/02/2024

🚨🚨 We got news!! We are proud to announce that our Tropical Treat Cluster 2024 will be held in the beautiful town of Fajardo! Save the dates April 27 and 28! Stay tuned for more information!🥳

22/02/2024

2024 AKC National Championship Judging Panel Now Available
Read More at https://caninechronicle.com/?p=281463

The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2024 AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15, 2024.

The 2024 event will showcase the top canine athletes and will also include popular attractions such as the Best Bred-by-Exhibitor competition, the AKC National Owner-Handled Series Finals, and the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes. The show will once again take place alongside the AKC Agility Invitational and the Obedience Classic, with junior events in Conformation, Agility, Obedience and Rally, as well as special attraction North America Diving Dogs (NADD) Santa Splash.

Leading the charge as Best In Show judge for the 2024 National Championship is Mr. Terry Stacy of Durham, NC and Elizabeth “Beth” Sweigart of Bowmansville, PA will judge Best Bred-by-Exhibitor In Show. The judges for the National Owner-Handled Series Finals and the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes will be announced at a later date. Read More at https://caninechronicle.com/?p=281463

13/02/2024

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30/10/2023

27/10/2023

Same with bulldogs and frenchies 🤷🏻‍♂️

26/10/2023

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💥💥💥GREAT READ 💥💥💥

What Is Kennel Blindness?

Choosing an adult sire/dam to start a breeding program? Keeping a puppy from a litter within your breeding program? Buying a puppy to start a breeding program / kennel? All are important decisions that ultimately will have an impact on the future of your breed of choice and the quality of dog you produce. The term “kennel blindness” refers to a phenomenon at which a breeder is incapable of judging or criticising his or her own breeding stock and incapable of realizing that a dog within their program should potentially not be bred.

“The breeder, to be successful, must look his dogs…not only in the face, but in the body, front and running gear. Even to themselves many breeders will not acknowledge their failure when they fall short of their objective…and in an effort to convince others of the perfection of their dogs, [they] convince…usually only themselves.” K. Onsott

Every breed has a standard. This standard is a guideline and has been put in place with the functionality and temperament of the dog in mind. There is no perfect dog. There is always room for improvement. In order to improve we must first recognize flaws or faults and realize the areas at which we can improve. We can then find a complimentary match for our sire/dam and try to correct those faults and in turn better the breed. Below are some characteristics that may constitute somebody as “kennel blind”.

Denial
If your dog is consistently not doing well in the show ring, you blame everything BUT the potential that your dog may be flawed. Bad judges, inexperienced judges, show politics/drama/favoritism etc. Those concerns may be legitimate and validated for some of the results however if this is happening on repeated occasions under different judges, different venues, different organizations etc – perhaps there is a reason for it. That reason is likely that your dog does not fit the standard in one way or another. Instead of placing blame, ask somebody experienced in the breed to evaluate your dog and offer insight. Make sure you accept the potential criticism with an open mind.

Jealousy
The inability to see and appreciate the better qualities in your competitors dogs. If you find yourself only pointing out negative qualities in your competition but never in your own stock, you may be “kennel blind”. Next time you see another breeder with your breed of choice, take a moment to appreciate the good qualities that you notice instead of focusing on the bad ones. This could even act as a learning experience to compare and decide where you can potentially improve. Don’t be jealous if you feel they have better quality dogs than you. Use that as a motivator to improve the quality of your program.

Perfection
Believing your dog is perfect and cannot be improved upon. Such a specimen doesn’t exist. Even what someone may consider the best in their kennel or the best dog of their breed (historically or currently), there will still be something that can improve. Whether that’s conformation, esthetics, movement, temperament etc. There is no such thing as a perfect dog so if that’s what you’re flaunting you need to sit down and have a serious conversation with yourself and with your breed standard.

Nowadays with social media in the hot seat, it seems everybody thinks they have the top dog, the best dog or the perfect dog of their breed. Don’t get me wrong, we all have the ability to consider our dogs “the best” or “perfect” but from an owner standpoint, not from a breeder standpoint. Hyping up your dogs using fire and gorilla emojis does not validate their quality and confirm they are a good specimen to breed. Refer to my “Purebred VS Wellbred” blog for more on that here

Those who may be more susceptible to being “Kennel Blind”:

Small Kennels
If you only have a small selection of dogs to use and you are not working with an outside mentor or breeder (you buy a male and a female in hopes to breed them). When you don’t have much to choose from you may not be able or choose not to acknowledge the issues in front of you.

Ego
You hype up your dogs or a certain dog so much that when or if you notice an issue your ego gets in the way and you can’t admit it. You may get worried about your reputation or what other people think when you announce that said dog will not be bred or said dog is being removed from your program. In actuality this should make you look more favorable as a breeder who is genuinely paying attention and caring about the future and preservation of the breed.

Lack Of Knowledge
Perhaps you purchased a breed without researching or knowing much about it. Perhaps you purchased a sub-par puppy/dog from a non-reputable breeder. Perhaps you purchased a puppy/dog whose temperament is not favorable for the breed. If you don’t know any better then you more than likely will not see the problems in front of you. That may make you “kennel blind” but that can be corrected if you educate yourself ahead of time. Do the research and the work to find quality dogs before you start your journey into becoming a breeder and starting a kennel.

Income
If you are relying on your litters as primary income or you potentially don’t have additional income / are in financial distress, that may affect your objectivity. You may either realize that your dog is not of breeding quality but not have the financial ability to replace it, or you don’t realize at all because all you see are dollar signs. This circles back to your goal as a breeder and the purpose behind why you’re breeding. If you open your eyes to your breed history and breed standard, you’re less likely to run into kennel blindness.

How about those that are * not * kennel blind? These are some characteristics of breeders who do not possess this quality:
· Rarely satisfied with their dogs. Always nit picking, criticizing their own dogs flaws and faults more than others would. Well aware of where they can improve and striving to do so.
· Extremely picky when choosing new stock/ new puppies to add to their program.
· Happy to appreciate and acknowledge a nice specimen within their breed, regardless of who owns it.
· Ready and willing to remove a dog from their program and possibly even restarting from the ground up when realizing the specimen(s) they have may not be the best quality or have questions or doubts about where they purchased the dog from.

So how can we correct kennel blindness if we come to terms with this being our reality?

· Try to remember to keep the focus on the whole dog. Many breeders like to focus on one particular trait that they may become “blind” to other faults that may be arising. For example if you are a stickler for bone but don’t realize that your angulation and topline are going out of whack. We can absolutely breed and look for dogs that excel in our ideal qualities but we can’t lose sight of the whole package. Be careful not to deviate too far out of your standard or you may compromise structure and functionality.
· Ask for help. If you can find a breeder (one who is not kennel blind themselves and who is familiar with the breed standard) and have them do an honest evaluation of your dogs strengths and weaknesses. Accept the critique and keep an open mind. Don’t get defensive. Use it as education and value their opinion. You can ask several breeders and gather the collective critique.

· Be honest with yourself

Kelly McIntosh
Feb 18, 2021

19/09/2023

🚨🚨🚨The Premium List is now available to download at the following link... ⬇️ Hope to see you there, is going to be an awesome show!!🚨🚨🚨

https://www.mediafire.com/file/fz7nvgy4wit1axr/Premium+List+Oct+23-Final.pdf/file

25/08/2023

Today is Yankee’s turn for practice
Learning together
Mendabullz Yankees turn Red aka Yankee
Sire: CH Dethrone Da Bull Ghost Ryder
Dam: Mendabullz The Queen Of Flow (Ivy)

25/08/2023

Practice day! Learning together
Mendabullz 3D Pete aka Pedrito
Sire: CH Dethrone Da Bulls Ghost Ryder
Dam: Mendabullz The Queen of Flow (Ivy)

31/03/2023

New York Times covers 2021 Westminster Kennel Club

23/03/2023

In Honor of National puppy day! Bronze GCh Mendabullz EB Just Call me Helen

07/03/2023

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Our upcoming show is just around the corner and we are very excited about it!! The wait is over because you can get the premium list just by clicking on the link! ⬇️

https://www.mediafire.com/file/i5nbfzkbf9c8qx4/Premium+List+April+2023+RF.pdf/file

23/02/2023

Say hello to baby Gracie
Willcomar Mendabullz EB Heaven Sent aka “Gracie”
Sire Multi group winner Am GCH Mendabullz EB El Che Che Boludo
Dam Multi BIS Multi Gch Am Ch Lesabulldogs Wilcomar Lola DeLa Cruz
Owners : Angel Mendez & Elena Bustillo
Breeder: Wilfredo Colon Martinez

21/01/2023

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06/11/2022

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05/10/2022

Entries Open Now for the AKC National Championship

Entries are now open for the 2022 AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin, which returns to Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) North/South Concourse this December 17th and 18th. Entries are also open for the AKC/Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes, taking place on Friday, December 16th at the OCCC, and the AKC National Owner-Handled Series Finals. Read more here: http://caninechronicle.com/?p=247713

05/10/2022

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We are getting ready for our upcoming show! Hope you're getting ready too, as a friendly reminder entries are closing on October 5, 2022! Hope to see you there! Below are the links for the premium list and the entry form!

Premium List:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/rkuh4o3ccrmqjcd/Premium+List+October+2022.pdf/file

Entry Form:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/84spihjrlb3i1db/Entry_Form_Oct_2022.pdf/file

03/10/2022

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Aprovecha esta gran oportunidad,no te quedes sin participar.mas de $1,500 en premios.Tienes 6 oportunidades para ganar!

17/09/2022

Are you ready for our Fall Fun Match!!! Come join us, and practice for our upcoming show, while having fun!!

08/08/2022

Let's Celebrate!!!!

07/08/2022

Our beautiful Gitana (Gch bronze Mendabullz EB Just Call Me Helen’s mother) is available for a new responsible and dedicated home
Sire: Gch multi Ch Obsession Barry White (Mendoza/Garcia)
Dam: Ch Obsession Francesca (Cruz/Mendoza)
PM for more info

02/08/2022

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11/07/2022

Happy birthday to the queen of the house “Helen” 😍

01/07/2022

CH Cherokee Legends Slaterpryce Brad

15/06/2022

So happy to see Che Che’s babies Growing so beautifully day by day
Congrats to breeder and owners
Dmatto Damasco At.Allidaz
Sire: Multi Group winner Mendabullz EB GCh El Che Che Boludo
Dam: Avigdors Teodorica
Breeder: Ramon Figueroa (Dmatto)
Owners: German Padilla & Ramon Figueroa

13/04/2022

Multi Group winner
GCH Mendabullz EB El Che Che Boludo Extremely proud of this young boy! Che Che earns his GCH title at the young age of 19 months!
Owners: Angel Mendez & Elena L. Bustillo
Breeders: Angel Mendez & Marcelo Tuunrat
Handled by: Rosario Piñeiro Betancourt & Elyades Betancourt
Good boy Che Che !!!
Beautiful ad by Klaudia Senator

12/04/2022

And akc registration 🤔🤣

11/04/2022

Multi BOB Multi Group Winner GCH El Che Che Boludo