tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26564280166704209422009-12-21T15:24:26.159-08:00Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16203524404367095559noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656428016670420942.post-84962445370338584582008-07-26T18:22:00.001-07:002008-12-10T20:14:06.206-08:00

The picture of the one alone to the side really shows off his coloring good. It's difficult to catch the puppies in a pose like this, so I got pretty lucky I think.

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Here is a good picture of Yogi, the dad.Here is a picture of Maya, the mom. She is a very dark brindle.

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Here are a couple more pictures of Yogi, the sire to the puppies. If you click on the picture to view it a little closer you can really see the detail of his coloring. He really is a good looking brindle.

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Here are a few more pictures of the puppies this week.

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The mastiff puppies are 11 weeks old now and growing very fast. It's pretty difficult to get good pictures of them now because they are so playful and it's hard to get them to sit still and "pose". Hopefully we will be able to get some more soon and actively find them some new homes.

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The puppies are 5 weeks old today and doing well. They are growing very fast and starting to play a lot now.

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The mastiff puppies are 4 weeks old now. They are getting around well and starting to play with each other a lot. They are starting to develop their own little personalities as well. One of the males shows his assertiveness quite a bit more than the others and one of the females is a bit shy, so we are spending a little more time with her.

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The puppies turned 3 weeks old today and all 4 are doing well. They can see now and are walking around, playing and starting to explore a little.

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Here is a picture of the english mastiff puppies at 2 weeks old today. They just opened their eyes. If you noticed there are only 4 instead of 5 in this picture, we lost one of the girls this week. We are not real sure what happened. At that early of an age it could have been most anything I guess. Hopefully we are past that stage now. They all seem to be growing well and healthy.

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Here is a picture of the 5 puppies at 1 week old. They were born April 27th. They havn't opened their eyes yet. They should in the next week. All of them are brindle colored, fawn and black, just like their parents. There are 3 females and 2 males.

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If you were wondering how English mastiffs were with small children, here is a small example. These 2 get along great. However children, especially small children should be supervised with them at all times. These dogs really have no idea just how big and strong they are. To them a playful move could injure a small child easily.

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Here are a couple pictures of Yogi and our daughter playing. They have become the best of friends. He loves her to death and watches her every move. She is always hugging on him.

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Here are our 2 English mastiffs Yogi and Maya meeting for the first time. Maya is about 4 months old here and she is a fawn brindle as well, but she is a lot darker than Yogi. We had a good feeling these 2 would produce some great colored puppies.

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Here is a picture of Yogi at a little over 6 months. He is a fawn brindle. At the time he was about 140lbs.

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Now, with all that said, those are the standards for ideal dogs and competing in dog shows, and for some people the only legitimate reason for ever breeding a mastiff, or any other breed of dog for that matter. I personally have a difficult time with other people, who do not have a clue about other breeders or their practices making judgements on what one should or should not do. Granted there

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Englsih mastiffs make great family dogs for the right people. Here is a listing of the breed standard copied right off the AKC site.Mastiff Breed StandardWorking GroupGeneral AppearanceThe Mastiff is a large, massive, symmetrical dog with a well-knit frame. The impression is one of grandeur and dignity. Dogs are more massive throughout. Bitches should not be faulted for being somewhat smaller in

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