So wife and me agree with Lulu and Waldo moving in the next month or 2, it's time to start looking at pairings for a new puppy. With Mouse's breeder retiring due to health issues. We have been looking at different breeders of Mastiffs, which sadly to say have not seen a upcoming pairing I care for yet, and wife is pretty much the same. So now she has jumped ship and is head long into her want breeds, which are a Boerboel , a Fila or a working class Dogue de Bordeaux.(with mask only). Step daughter has 2 Dogue de Bordeaux (not working class), and I have known a few Boerboel. Biggest issues is breaking to her that a Fila just aint going to work with grandkids coming over once or twice a month. Love them but a Fila's Ojeriza is no joke. So currently I'm looking at EM and Boerboel upcoming pairing, she's looking a DDB, BB, and Fila pairings. So according to how it goes, there will be a new puppy in the next 2 to 5 months in the house.
How exciting! I'll also vote for a Boerboel because they're such lovely dogs with a wonderful temperament I have some wonderful memories of Chico, my son's Boerboel! Last Sunday we got to meet Gabor's 18 month old Bossca, a brindle Boerboel. Georgina, as per normal wasn't in the least bit interested, but Bossca and Gwylim took a shine to each other with lots of sniffing, nose rubbing and invitations to play! Made me realise how tiny my little black devil is!
Perhaps you can post pics? I love brindle dogs. I wold have loved to have brindle Boerboel and Cane Corso but it didn't work out like that. I put color as unimportant when selecting a dog but they are beautiful.
If you get a boerboel I will be living vicariously through you, it's a breed I admire, but haven't the time or space for one!
They look lovely dogs, do they show their dogs? The only thing that seems *odd* to me is how they can tell the difference between a pet quality puppy and a *higher* quality puppy, I never can understand that one.
I've always been a pet person, like to go to shows but I'll never be a person who shows, so just looking for pet quality.
I show my dogs and work them, not as frequently as I'd like, but to me, there should be no difference. The very first role my dogs perform is as my companion, ie a pet, it's not crucial that dogs are shown to me, to know they are good examples of a breed is enough, the dog I plan to use with my Labrador bitch isn't shown, but he has good basic conformation. What always puzzles me, is that people sell pups as show/pet potential, because it's not easy to tell when pups are 8 weeks old, even 14 weeks old, how they're going to turn out, they have so many growing phases to go through. I looked after one of my pups from the same litter as Zasa, who, at 8 weeks of age showed great show potential, unfortunately she had a couple of things happen during her development that means she'd never get placed at any show, she's undershot and had a poorly eye that needed an operation. Despite being much chunkier at 8 weeks of age than the girl I kept back, she has ended up a completely different shape, and I know it's not the food, as another sister is very similar to Zasa (would have been my second choice). I purposefully didn't want to keep a chunky pup back as I prefer moderate Labradors, but it just goes to show you really can't tell what will happen when they mature. Another really chunky girl ended up leggy and lean, and a very chunky boy has matured beautifully into a lovely moderate frame. So it puzzles me, when people advertise young pups as show/pet potential, as to me, there's no difference at all, and you can't guarantee a pup will grow into a dog that is a good example overall, hope that explains it a bit more thoroughly, it's not that people should all show their dogs at all, but to me, they are pets first and foremost, but should always aim towards the best possible examples of *a* breed, whether or not the owner plans to show or work them
I agree with you they should be the best they can be breed wise. But I'm the guy that will pick the pup with those thing that are not faults but will exclude them from showing. Mouse is a perfect example of that. he has to much black in his tail. not a fault, but the only ones you will see being shown only have black in the tip of the tail or none. He past his PennHip test, and was in great shape prior to being under the weather, which soon as vet clears him we will be back working up to our long walks.
Here is a bit blurry pic of his tail where you can see the black in his tail which is fine by the breed standard but you will not see in show dogs of his breed. He's guarding his mommy as she cooks to make sure no dinner thieves are around.
