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Anyone near Deland Florida area??

EileenDurante — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:08:38 GMT

One of our Hummer X Bella sons is now living in Deland Florida. I just spoke to the owner of Munson ( Celestial Jurassic Bark ) and she tells me he is huge. It is so hard to tell anything from the old photos I have except that he has incredible pigment, ok angulation, a level topline and upright pasterns.
He is now 3.5 years old. I would like to have someone with a good eye evaluate him before they would neuter him.

He was just a baby in these last pics I have of him

Wrentham,MA

Brotherhood — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:39:54 GMT

anyone plan on going?...I've got Brotee entered

Ahh to be a dog

mindee — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:58:00 GMT

And snore the day away. Cute little vid of Harley. Poor baby is in heat ( last one I hope before being spayed) And she is sooo pitiful. She whines and looks so forlorn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKQBdNNW2RA

Age to Sell Puppies

McKemie — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:37:08 GMT

Here is a link to a table listing the different states and their puppies laws:
http://www.animallaw.info/articles/ovuspuppysaletable.htm

The main site (http://www.animallaw.info/) is VERY informative, with everything from leash laws to dangerous dog laws.

This sort of topic would make a good article for the SSMF Guardian. What other sort of law questions do breeders commonly come up against? Thanks for your input!

Jen McKemie

Goldrush Puppies are Here! :) Videos from the c section as well

goldrushmastiffs — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:21:28 GMT

Hi all,

Here are the latest videos from our most recent c-section on Saturday, May 10 from our girl Penny, Celestial Goldrush Penelope and our boy Tex, Tamarack Goldrush Texas Tea, 2 girls were born healthy and hearty.

Here's a link also to Penny's Nursery: www.goldrushmastiffs.com/PennysNursery.html

Penny's C Section:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq2Y-NJgXSU

Puppy Revival:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq8qOSGrA-Q

Prepping for Surgery:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvEnjRZattk

Puppy Revival Pt 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvtzGi-7SnI

Puppy Revival Pt 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_kuNxUtNsg

Stephanie Sharp

Goldrush Mastiffs

www.goldrushmastiffs.com

Hunte Corp and Dr. Carmen Battaglia...?

McKemie — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:51:50 GMT

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=main

This leads to a website about dog food. I usually just use the ingredients page or other pages within the site, but noticed today two letters on the entry page. One talks about Royal Canin withdrawing from sponsorship for the Hunte Corps big Breeder Symposium. The other letter, below the first, mentions some of the keynote speakers--one of which is Carmen Battaglia!!! Why would a member of the board of directors for the AKC consent to be a keynote speaker for puppy mills? Am I being naive?

I was shocked. And I have to look at him very differently now, unless someone tells me he has an underlying agenda to sabotage them??? Sorta kidding, I guess....

I guess puppy mills sell a lot of puppies and equal a lot of money in registrations, but Dr. Battaglia is also a breeder and a judge...

Some more playtime pics...

maria — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:58:25 GMT

Nina was very confused by having a new red ball appear (thank you grammy Eileen)...She didn't know which one to play with first!!!! :)
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/dunravenmastiffs/IMG_0431.jpg

Morgan could only watch as her red ball was confiscated by Auntie Nina:
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/dunravenmastiffs/IMG_0450.jpg
(Don't worry...she got some one on one time with it afterwards!!!! :)

Morgan and Momma T looking like prisoners:
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/dunravenmastiffs/IMG_0436.jpg

Clarkabark on patrol...as usual...this dog is so relaxed!
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb315/dunravenmastiffs/IMG_0440.jpg

I have a SWEET wonderful husband!!!!!

Melody — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:18:39 GMT

Lucie Fainsbert did an oil painting of Lyric that was up for sale at Bucks. I was begging and pleasing (and pouting) to Dave that I wanted him to buy it for me.....I even tried GUILT! LOL!!! Anyways, I was still trying to devise a way to own this piece when Joanie says "I see somebody bought Lyric's portrait!" I rushed over and asked Dave if he bought it and he said "what? Are you nuts? I can't afford that!" so then I asked Lucy who bought it, and she said she did not know, it was 'some girl, couldn't remember her name" so I was pretty dejected....
So today, Dave let's me wait till 1:00 and then surprises me w/ this! OMG! Isn't he sweet!?! And thank you to Lucy Fainsbert for such a beautiful piece
of artwork! Now Lyric sits up there w/ Jagger & Raven from Sue Clinton

GREAT PICTURES FROM NATIONAL'S

pallone — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:55:21 GMT

Thanks to Natalie .....Pictures are here. This is Mary Spear's Red boy from Denmark. Kinsman Northern Sparkle

BREEDERS BEWARE

JenniferW — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:54:09 GMT

If anyone gets a phone call from the 269 area code in MI PLEASE contact me for this guys name. He is looking for a female. He wants excellent quality, however he told me that I was his 5th phone call and no one will sell to him because of his "honesty". He IS GOING TO breed with pitbulls. He was very rude with me once I said no, so he said he will just have to quit telling breeders. He said we are all predijuce against the pit bull, I TRIED to explain but it was to no avail. He said people have been doing this for centuries...

Anyways BEWARE.. I will provide the whole phone number and name if needed! He said he will just tell people that he wants to show and he will show.

STRYKER MADE IT INTO THE HALL OF FAME!!!

Melody — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:42:11 GMT

I jus got the word it is official...My Stryker (CH. Fantasy's DDA Thunderstruck) was inducted into the MCOA Hall of Fame, along w/ his momma Raven from 3 yrs before. What a wonderful feeling of pride! He has 16 kids and 10 earned their chs. The other 6 went to FABULOUS homes that love them and that is what matters too.
A special thank you, in no special order, to all who helped make this possible...Joanie Horrocks w/ Star, Karen Reagan w/ Riggs, Rain, and Gunny, Carrie w/ Tequila & Deeny, Denise Dohse w/ Dozer,
Anna Paige w/ Deuce, and my Kane & Vogue.

Here is a photo of him in my shop and also the way I want to remember him, with a kiss........

Yeee haaa!

pilgrimspal — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:05:54 GMT

Pilgrim snuck out a BOB at the N.Stonington show we are very proud he put up with a very long day! all the dogs there were very nice! - thank you so much to the people who were there that cheered him on it was very much appreciated!!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all

tatetori2 — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:52:38 GMT

Cole wants to wish everyone a Happy Mothers Day and to do what he does best.

Hummer coughed up hair ball

EileenDurante — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:42:28 GMT

Our friend Lori sent me some new pics of her two Hummer sons Vortec & Ozzy. She keeps telling me that Vortec looks like Hummer coughed up a hair ball LOL

DEL FRACASSO KENNEL new pics

delfracasso — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:06:39 GMT

Just some recent pictures about Multi.Ch. Carlo Magno Del Fracasso and one of our young femelle Dorotea Del Fracasso (14 months ).
This is the link to see the Dorotea 's video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCX6vxlKHws

we are very proud of her and love her movments , she is really a complete femelle .
We are very excitate to waiting the right moment to breed Carlo X Dorotea