Ironward Bullmastiffs

12/07/2024

We made it to San Antonio! It feels so good to be back out at a dog show!💜🐾
Tomorrow will be day one so wish us the best!
(Zazu and Xochitl)

03/07/2024

A tiny photo dump of some of the knuckleheads 🥹🥰🐾

01/07/2024

Well here they are!!
5 weeks old and we braved this Texas heat and humidity to get these pictures done🥵
Don't worry we took plenty of breaks to cool off 😁
Mr. Red is the only one who would not cooperate on the table so a stacked photo will be coming soon 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️
*All photos are labeled by collar color and sex💙🐾💜

GCH Bella Vita Valentines Cosa Nostra "Vito"
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GCH Copper Bulls Hatice "Ximena"

PM for more info....
Pictured are the ones looking for a new sofa to drool on 😂

30/06/2024

The man arrived at a dog show in England with a muscular brindle dog, its broad head encased in a muzzle. He offered one pound – not an inconsequential sum in the early 1900s – to anyone who could escape from his dog.

Inevitably, a hand went up among the crowd of seasoned sportsmen and gamekeepers. The volunteer got a long-running start, but no matter: Slipped from his lead, the muzzled dog overtook his quarry within seconds, knocking him to the ground. As soon as the man struggled to his feet, the dog brought him down. Again. And again. And again.

Eventually, the unlucky wagerer surrendered. And the dog maintained his unbroken record of always getting – and holding – his man. That owner who had so cockily proposed a bet he knew he would win was William Burton of the famous Thorneywood Kennels in Nottingham, England. And his unnamed dog was very likely “Thorneywood Terror,” famous not just for being undefeated in such contests, but because he was an early version of a breed known today as the Bullmastiff.🐾

https://showsightmagazine.com/dog-breeds/bullmastiff/



📷Courtesy of the AKC Library and Archives

06/06/2024

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Sire: GCH CH Bella Vita Valentines Cosa Nostra "Vito"
Dam: GCH CH Copper Bulls Hatice "Ximena"

03/06/2024

✨✨ The fantastic 12 are officially One week old!! ✨✨
🐾 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵💜💜💜💜🐾

Sire: GCH CH Bella Vita Valentines Cosa Nostra "Vito"
Dam: GCH CH Copper Bulls Hatice "Ximena"

We have a couple pet home only puppies ready to take applications for ..... PM for more details 🐾💖

02/06/2024

My beautiful Nina is searching for that perfect pet home...she's a fun loving girl who loves the water, loves her treats and laying in her wadding pool. She is great with small dogs and cats. Prefers calm dogs her size.
If interested PM for more details 🥰

27/05/2024

I'm currently taking coffee donations....😴🥱
It's going to be a very long two to three weeks for me😆
This was such a very long awaited litter and I'm both excited and shocked by what my beautiful girl Ximena and Vito blessed us with today...
TWELVE healthy, happy, gorgeous puppies!!

I couldn't believe my eyes when our vet just kept handing them over and over 😅 after about 8 I said...OKAY YOU CAN STOP NOW! 🤣🤣
We have 8 handsome boys and 4 beautiful girls....💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🩷🩷🩷🩷
Momma is doing great and adjusting to motherhood very well.

02/02/2024

My pretty girl Xochitl 😍

12/12/2023

And here they are going 2nd in the Juniors class 🎉🎉🎉💜💜💜

12/12/2023

Here is Theo with Hannah in Juniors....such a great pair 🥰🐾💜

12/12/2023

Look at how adorable some of my past babies look!!! (Hannah and Jenny)

12/12/2023

Jenny (Vito x Keela) passed her Canine Good Citizen test!!! 🎉🐾🥰 Great job to her owner Hailey 👏🏻💜

10/10/2023

Last day at the dog show and my goofs made this momma proud again ☺️💖

🐾GREATER HUMBLE AREA KENNEL CLUB, INC.
Sunday, October 8, 2023

Xochie girl did her momma proud and showed her little heart out...We went Reserve Winners, had a blast doing it and that's all that matters. 😁🌟 💜🤍🐾

🌹Rustic Lace Besos Y Tequila En Dobles
Owner/Handler: Yulianna Arriaga
Co-owner: Tamara N. Blevins
Breeder: Tamara Nichole Blevins

Mr. Noooo! Walter!!! went in the ring with a mission and it was accomplished! 🥳🐾🙌🏻
Walter went Best of Breed, Best of Winners, Owner Handler Best of Breed and went on later in the day to get a Owner Handler Group 2!!!! 💙💜💛💚 🥳🌟💖🙌🏻

🌪️Heisenberg Du Grands Dieux
Owner/Handler: Yulianna Arriaga
Breeder: Germán Ortiz

A heart felt thank you to our Judge Mr. David J. Peat for his grace and patience with my goofs. It was certainly a memorable win against a line up of quality bullmastiffs. 🥰🐾

02/10/2023

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟BRAG POST!!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
🏆2023 American Bullmastiff Association National Specialty 🏆
Albuquerque,NM 🏜️
September 18th-23rd, 2023
✨Rustic Lace Besos Y Tequila En Dobles at Ironward ✨
Owners: Yulianna Arriaga/Tamara Blevins
Breeder: Tamara Blevins
Handlers: Yulianna Arriaga/Carlos Venriguez

We traveled all the way to Albuquerque with lots of hope and definitely lots of dreams of pretty ribbons and podium pics.....
My pretty baby Xochitl went in that ring and gave it all she had and I couldn't have asked for more from my sweet girl 💖
Xochitl won her 6-9 puppy class all three days, placed 1st and 2nd in Sweeps and took Best Puppy twice!!! 🎉💃🏻🥂
I am beyond proud of Xochitl, with or without those ribbons she will always be my winner🥹

Thank you to her dashing handler Carlos Venriguez for always making Xochitl shine 💜

Big shout out and a million thank you's to her breeder Tamara Nichole Blevins for allowing me to be Xochitls person and believing in us🤗💞

A big thank you especially to all the judges for pointing to us in such beautiful line ups each and every day
Ms. Amy Hodge
Ms. Vickie Platt
Ms. Vicki Seiler-Cushman

15/09/2023

One of my puppies "Ms Jenny" all the way up in Washington looking like a big girl 🥹
Signed up for her very first show 🎉🐾💜
Timberland Valley Dog Fanciers Association
Sept 15th - 17th
Sending them all the positive vibes for a great 3 day show✨🐾🙌🏻
Thank you Barbara E Long for taking them under your wing and stepping in to help since I'm 2,417 miles away from them 😆😵‍💫
Can't wait to see all the pictures! 💓

22/08/2023

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21/08/2023

20/08/2023

Occasionally we have older dogs that we retire to special families. This is always a bittersweet decision. This comment borrowed from another breeders site seems to sum it up beautifully.

Every so often, I see a question pop up about whether or not placing retired breeding animals is ethical. To people who aren’t breeders, it often looks bad or feels icky... like breeders are just tossing away dogs once they’ve been used to produce puppies. Let me give you a different perspective...
I receive messages and see posts from the owners of my retired show and breeding dogs. While their lives are comfortable with me, they now get to live an incredibly loved and spoiled life, many times as an only dog with a family that adores them. Different isn’t good or bad, it’s just different. They live a different life with their families than they would have with me. They are content, satisfied, and loved with me; they continue to be all of those things, but with their very own people and without having to share those people with a pack of other dogs.
The day I let one of my retired dogs go to a family is HARD. I cry when I let them go... I look forward to updates on birthdays, “gotcha” days, and out of the blue every few months. I see how they are loved beyond measure, and I am grateful every day that my “retired” dogs have been blessed into the lives of the people that love them just as much as I ever did. I’m glad it could be one of mine that they love.
Quality breeders don’t rehome retired breeding dogs because it’s easy. We do it in spite of how hard it is on us because it’s what’s best for them.
WRITTEN BY: Kelly Schur

21/07/2023

Proud breeder moment!! 🐾📣

🌟CH Ironward's Khaleesi Calm Before The Storm at Apex (pending AKC approval)

🐾Khali finished in style by going Best of Winners over the class dog, who was awarded Best of Opposite in a strong line up of specials, for a major win

Congratulation! Fredrick Guerra and Mayra Cortinas-Guerra you guys have done a beautiful job raising her and keeping her in tip top shape 💜🌟🐾

Huge thank you to Carlos Venriguez with the Orguyo K-9 Club for piloting her into her championship...you always make her look amazing 💜🧡

Thank you also to all the judges for pointing at our Khali and giving us that nod 🥰🐾

20/07/2023

Finally found some time to post about this pretty young lady....
Xochitl worked so hard the days before coming to San Antonio and I couldn't be more proud of her 🥹🥰
🌟Xochitl went WB 3 out of the 4 days racking up 5 pts towards her Championship!! 🎉🐾💜

💜 Rustic Lace Besos Y Tequila En Dobles at Ironward "Xochitl" 🐾🍹

14/06/2023

Prayers to everyone affected 💔 🐾😭
Go and hug your dogs extra tight tonight😔

From what I know an RV on show grounds became engulfed in flames from a suspected electrical fire and all dogs aboard perished in that fire 💔

15/05/2023

Next up....Leaving to Abilene, Tx. on the 18th 🚐💨🐾
May 19th - 20th, 2023😁🐾💜

Bullmastiff count Friday, Saturday and Sunday
6-5-1-1 🎉🐾

15/05/2023

This beautiful lady still looking for that perfect sofa to drool on...contact my friend for more information ❤️🐾
Health tested & grand champion sire and dam💛

This gorgeous girl has been claimed! 💜💜 We do have a trip planned from OK to TN to Illinois,
for delivery on her and another, we might be able to hitch her brother a ride if the new home is along the way!

Health tested & grand championed dam and sire ✅

13/05/2023

Another super late post...I know! Forgive me! lol I'm so bad at posting stuff 🙈😅

It was such a cool surprise and such a wonderful honor winning the Pidney door prize during the meeting/dinner with the ABA and SWBC!!!!🤩🎉🐾 I absolutely love it and can't wait to find the perfect place to display it.
Side note*I never win door prizes 😂
Thank you guys so much ♥️

13/05/2023

Bit of a late post 🙈😅....but Tulsa, OK did not disappoint!! 😁... It was such a fun show and we had such a great time...made new friends and caught up with old ones too🥰
This specialty was held by and wonderfully put together by the Southwest Bullmastiff Club and the ABA 💜💛
Thank you to everyone involved for doing such an amazing job, big round of applause to you guys👏🏻 🐾
Big heartfelt thank you to everyone who cheered us on and gave us all the kind words of encouragement...love you guys♥️

Saturday, April 15th, 2023
Bullmastiff Specialty
Judge: Mr. Joe C. Walton
Our wonderful boy Mr. Mack Daddy aka Chiflado aka Silly boy aka MackAttack
was awarded BISS in an amazing line up of bullmastiffs, finishing up his Grand championship (AKC pending)💜💛🐾🎉🥂🍾

Sunday, April 16th, 2023
Mid-Continent Kennel Club of Tulsa
Judge: Ms. Kimberly Anne Meredith
Silly boy Mack showed his heart out and was awarded Select 🩵🤍👏🏻🐾🎉

Huge thank you to the judges for pointing to us and seeing what we see in our wonderful boy. 🥰
Thank you to his owners Cindy Rudy LQ for allowing me to be at the end of his lead once again. Love our boy Mack! 🥰🐾💜💛

29/04/2023

Good night guys! See y'all tomorrow in the A.M. ♥️🐾🥰
Sleep tight and get some rest because tomorrow it's time to shine 💪🏻🐕🤩

29/04/2023

Hello Tulsa OK!!! 🙋🏻‍♀️🐕
Let the setting up of crates begin! 🥰🐾

20/04/2023

Finally got enough time to sit and post a thing we did in New Caney, TX 😁🐾
Brazoria Kennel Club, Inc.
April 14th - 16th, 2023
Day 1 :
Judge Mr. Joe C. Walton
"Mack" Daddy - Best of Breed 5pt major!! 🎉
"Walter" the Destroyer - 1/RW 🐾
My Hippo "Keela" - 4 🩷
Judge Terry L. Berríos
Mr. "Butcher" - Beginner Puppy Group 2 ♥️
Day 2 :
Judge Mrs. Terri L. Berríos
"Mack" Daddy - Best of Breed 5 pt major 🎉
"Walter" the Destroyer - 1/RW 🐾
My Hippo "Keela" - 3 🩷
Judge Mr. Christopher Tilgham Neale
Mr. "Butcher" - Beginner Puppy Group 2 ♥️
Day 3 :
Judge Mrs. Patti Widick Neale
"Mack" Daddy - Best of Breed 5 pt major 🎉
"Walter" the Destroyer - 1/WD 1 pt 🐾
My Hippo "Keela" - 1 🩷
Judge Ms. Erika Moreau
Mr. "Butcher" - Beginner Puppy Group 1 ♥️

So much fun this past show in New Caney...got to hang out, chitchat and have a fun time at dinner with great friends and got to meet a few new faces ☺️
Thank you to everyone that helped out either holding dogs, potting dogs, taking video/pictures or just cheered us on, we love you guys and appreciate you so very much.
Big thank you to Carlos Venriguez for his amazing handling skills and always making our silly boy Walter look so good in the ring 💜
A huge and special thank you to all the judges that pointed to us and saw what we see in our dogs. It was a tough competition and we would like to congratulate everyone in the ring with us this past weekend, we all did awesome in there ♥️🐾👏🏻

19/04/2023

Mr. Butcher doing his thing in the ring! First time out and he performed like a seasoned pro!! So proud of him ♥️🐾

Brazoria Kennel Club, Inc
Beginner Puppy Group 1
Under the wonderful judge Ms. Erika K. Moreau 🐾 thank you for pointing at our puppy ☺️🩷

Owner: Augusto Euzebio
Breeder: Yulianna Arriaga