English Mastiffs

At a time when large predators still roamed the mountains and plains of Central Asia and the Middle East, these fierce guardians were invaluable.  The Assyrians depicted mastiffs in battle with lions. 

Later down the ages, Caesar describes finding fierce and powerful Mastiff dogs fighting alongside their masters against the Roman legions during the Roman invasion of Britain in 55 B.C.  These dogs were brought back to Rome and used in Gladiator fighting in the arena.  Today, they are bred to be non-aggressive, gentle and trustworthy.  The Old English Mastiff or more properly the "English Mastiff" is exceptionally gentle around its family and friends, yet, its menacing power and protectiveness can easily be realized should the Mastiff's home or family be seriously threatened.

He is a super-loyal family dog.  While the breed is generally suspicious of strangers and politely tolerant of friends, it becomes enamored with its human family.

The Mastiff belongs to the "Working Dog" class.  Though it's original job thousands of years ago was assisting infantry in war, fighting and guarding,  over the years they have also been given such tasks as cart pulling and hunting big game.  As with most breeds of dogs the Mastiff breed standard is set forth to ensure that future generations of Mastiffs will remain structurally capable of doing their original job.  Though Mastiffs of today are gentle giants and are unlikely to be pulling carts or hunting they must still be bred to fit that original design.

Our Mission

The joy of our lives is the love of our Mastiffs.  We believe that temperament, health and conformation must be exceptional in every breeding in order to better the breed.  Mastiffs, to us, should be massive.  Our goal in breeding is to produce huge, happy and healthy Mastiffs of distinct quality.  

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