In Memory Of
GRIZZ
GRIZZ was our introduction to the breed. We adopted him from the San Diego Humane Society. His owners no longer wanted him because he fought with the other dogs in their home. GRIZZ was perfect for our home and fit into our family with minimal issue. He wasn't much of a watch dog, but he was a steady companion in the house. He enjoyed going on road trips, accompanying us on camping, fishing and driving expeditions.
Unfortunately GRIZZ was only with us a few years before he slipped several disks in his spine. Surgery was not a successful option. He no longer had a quality of life dependent on pain medication. We made the painful decision to help him cross the Rainbow Bridge.
They say a dog's spirit can sometimes remain after he is gone, to help the family with it's passing. Sounds crazy, but we believe this - It was weeks after he was gone that we would often glance at his favorite sleeping spots and swear he was there or look around because his collar tags were clinking in the other room. The feeling of his presence was strong but lessened as the months passed by. As much as we wanted to prolong keeping him with us, we knew we made the right decision for him. He was our first and the most memorable Bullmastiff to have graced our household.
![Mex/Intl Ch Molly Front Cadys Raptor, CGC, OFA Good
MOLLY was the second Bullmastiff to enter our lives. She wasn't the prettiest dog on outside appearances but she was a definite beauty queen on the inside! MOLLY achieved her Mexican and International Championship show titles, but she was never successful in the American show ring. It was her lack of head piece that made it hard for a judge to want to award her the points. What she lacked in type, she certainly made up in outstanding health, temperament and movement. MOLLY was an intuitive bitch with good instinct and intelligence. She was sick only once when she contracted Parvo as a 13 weeks old puppy. She became our program's foundation.
A study of her pedigree showed obvious outcross breeding with no plan - she was dubbed "the Queen Of Outcross". It was clear that we needed a male with the right genotype to help tighten the gene pool. A highly inbred prepotent male (Tailwynde's Sudden Impact, aka: Buster) was selected to influence the predictablity of the litter. MOLLY produced 15 healthy puppies. Several of these puppies went off to breeder programs to help strengthen their bloodline. We have worked to keep her genetics beneath the surface of our pedigrees.
MOLLY lived to be nearly 14 years old when we put her to sleep when she began to decline after unknowingly being fed tainted dog food. We thought her decline was was due to age. It was months after she was put to sleep that we received a letter from the dog food company advising us to stop feeding their food because it was contaminated with melamine. We will never know how many more months or years she might have had with us. She was a trooper to the end.](http://content.breederoo.com/users/ReprisalBullmastiffs/images/photos/gallery/1685299-thumb.jpg?2 "Mex/Intl Ch Molly Front Cadys Raptor, CGC, OFA Good
MOLLY was the second Bullmastiff to enter our lives. She wasn't the prettiest dog on outside appearances but she was a definite beauty queen on the inside! MOLLY achieved her Mexican and International Championship show titles, but she was never successful in the American show ring. It was her lack of head piece that made it hard for a judge to want to award her the points. What she lacked in type, she certainly made up in outstanding health, temperament and movement. MOLLY was an intuitive bitch with good instinct and intelligence. She was sick only once when she contracted Parvo as a 13 weeks old puppy. She became our program's foundation.
A study of her pedigree showed obvious outcross breeding with no plan - she was dubbed "the Queen Of Outcross". It was clear that we needed a male with the right genotype to help tighten the gene pool. A highly inbred prepotent male (Tailwynde's Sudden Impact, aka: Buster) was selected to influence the predictablity of the litter. MOLLY produced 15 healthy puppies. Several of these puppies went off to breeder programs to help strengthen their bloodline. We have worked to keep her genetics beneath the surface of our pedigrees.
MOLLY lived to be nearly 14 years old when we put her to sleep when she began to decline after unknowingly being fed tainted dog food. We thought her decline was was due to age. It was months after she was put to sleep that we received a letter from the dog food company advising us to stop feeding their food because it was contaminated with melamine. We will never know how many more months or years she might have had with us. She was a trooper to the end.")
Mex/Intl Ch Molly Front Cadys Raptor, CGC, OFA Good
MOLLY was the second Bullmastiff to enter our lives. She wasn't the prettiest dog on outside appearances but she was a definite beauty queen on the inside! MOLLY achieved her Mexican and International Championship show titles, but she was never successful in the American show ring. It was her lack of head piece that made it hard for a judge to want to award her the points. What she lacked in type, she certainly made up in outstanding health, temperament and movement. MOLLY was an intuitive bitch with good instinct and intelligence. She was sick only once when she contracted Parvo as a 13 weeks old puppy. She became our program's foundation.
A study of her pedigree showed obvious outcross breeding with no plan - she was dubbed "the Queen Of Outcross". It was clear that we needed a male with the right genotype to help tighten the gene pool. A highly inbred prepotent male (Tailwynde's Sudden Impact, aka: Buster) was selected to influence the predictablity of the litter. MOLLY produced 15 healthy puppies. Several of these puppies went off to breeder programs to help strengthen their bloodline. We have worked to keep her genetics beneath the surface of our pedigrees.
MOLLY lived to be nearly 14 years old when we put her to sleep when she began to decline after unknowingly being fed tainted dog food. We thought her decline was was due to age. It was months after she was put to sleep that we received a letter from the dog food company advising us to stop feeding their food because it was contaminated with melamine. We will never know how many more months or years she might have had with us. She was a trooper to the end.
![Keeper's Lucky Strike, AKC pointed, OFA Good
LUCKY is pictured with our son, Benjamin at (9) months old. She was our pick from Molly's litter of 15. Early on, Ben decided she was his puppy. As youngsters, these two were inseperable. He would sneak away with her to play games and hang out telling stories to her, and try to slyly feed her food (accidentally dropping it) he didn't want to eat.
LUCKY didn't care for the show ring, didn't like the travel and didn't care for strangers loving on her. She would come along to the shows and put on her "game" face and do what was asked. She was tolerant and sweet to all who met her. She was reminiscent of a grand hostess graciously serving even those she didn't like. When it became obvious to strangers what a fake she was, we stopped taking her to shows. Truth be told, LUCKY was happiest when she was home, watching over her family. She was a fantastic watchdog! Sweet as pie off our property but extremely watchful at the house. She was a tolerant mother to her puppies, but preferred to leave the dirty work of poopy butts to us.
LUCKY was like her Mother and remained in great health up to the end. Later in life, she developed cysts in her mammary system which would occassionally enlarge as her heat cycles came and went. Along with our vet, we kept a close eye on this. One day the cysts burst. The decision to put her sleep was made when our vet advised that the duct system should be removed to resolve the problem. It was too major a surgery to put her through, given her age. We laid her to rest 4 months before her 11th birthday. LUCKY definitely enriched our household. She is gone, but yet still present her daughter, Sprague.](http://content.breederoo.com/users/ReprisalBullmastiffs/images/photos/gallery/1685304-thumb.jpg?2 "Keeper's Lucky Strike, AKC pointed, OFA Good
LUCKY is pictured with our son, Benjamin at (9) months old. She was our pick from Molly's litter of 15. Early on, Ben decided she was his puppy. As youngsters, these two were inseperable. He would sneak away with her to play games and hang out telling stories to her, and try to slyly feed her food (accidentally dropping it) he didn't want to eat.
LUCKY didn't care for the show ring, didn't like the travel and didn't care for strangers loving on her. She would come along to the shows and put on her "game" face and do what was asked. She was tolerant and sweet to all who met her. She was reminiscent of a grand hostess graciously serving even those she didn't like. When it became obvious to strangers what a fake she was, we stopped taking her to shows. Truth be told, LUCKY was happiest when she was home, watching over her family. She was a fantastic watchdog! Sweet as pie off our property but extremely watchful at the house. She was a tolerant mother to her puppies, but preferred to leave the dirty work of poopy butts to us.
LUCKY was like her Mother and remained in great health up to the end. Later in life, she developed cysts in her mammary system which would occassionally enlarge as her heat cycles came and went. Along with our vet, we kept a close eye on this. One day the cysts burst. The decision to put her sleep was made when our vet advised that the duct system should be removed to resolve the problem. It was too major a surgery to put her through, given her age. We laid her to rest 4 months before her 11th birthday. LUCKY definitely enriched our household. She is gone, but yet still present her daughter, Sprague.")
Keeper's Lucky Strike, AKC pointed, OFA Good
LUCKY is pictured with our son, Benjamin at (9) months old. She was our pick from Molly's litter of 15. Early on, Ben decided she was his puppy. As youngsters, these two were inseperable. He would sneak away with her to play games and hang out telling stories to her, and try to slyly feed her food (accidentally dropping it) he didn't want to eat.
LUCKY didn't care for the show ring, didn't like the travel and didn't care for strangers loving on her. She would come along to the shows and put on her "game" face and do what was asked. She was tolerant and sweet to all who met her. She was reminiscent of a grand hostess graciously serving even those she didn't like. When it became obvious to strangers what a fake she was, we stopped taking her to shows. Truth be told, LUCKY was happiest when she was home, watching over her family. She was a fantastic watchdog! Sweet as pie off our property but extremely watchful at the house. She was a tolerant mother to her puppies, but preferred to leave the dirty work of poopy butts to us.
LUCKY was like her Mother and remained in great health up to the end. Later in life, she developed cysts in her mammary system which would occassionally enlarge as her heat cycles came and went. Along with our vet, we kept a close eye on this. One day the cysts burst. The decision to put her sleep was made when our vet advised that the duct system should be removed to resolve the problem. It was too major a surgery to put her through, given her age. We laid her to rest 4 months before her 11th birthday. LUCKY definitely enriched our household. She is gone, but yet still present her daughter, Sprague.
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![Mex/Intl Ch Molly Front Cadys Raptor, CGC, OFA Good
MOLLY was the second Bullmastiff to enter our lives. She wasn't the prettiest dog on outside appearances but she was a definite beauty queen on the inside! MOLLY achieved her Mexican and International Championship show titles, but she was never successful in the American show ring. It was her lack of head piece that made it hard for a judge to want to award her the points. What she lacked in type, she certainly made up in outstanding health, temperament and movement. MOLLY was an intuitive bitch with good instinct and intelligence. She was sick only once when she contracted Parvo as a 13 weeks old puppy. She became our program's foundation.
A study of her pedigree showed obvious outcross breeding with no plan - she was dubbed "the Queen Of Outcross". It was clear that we needed a male with the right genotype to help tighten the gene pool. A highly inbred prepotent male (Tailwynde's Sudden Impact, aka: Buster) was selected to influence the predictablity of the litter. MOLLY produced 15 healthy puppies. Several of these puppies went off to breeder programs to help strengthen their bloodline. We have worked to keep her genetics beneath the surface of our pedigrees.
MOLLY lived to be nearly 14 years old when we put her to sleep when she began to decline after unknowingly being fed tainted dog food. We thought her decline was was due to age. It was months after she was put to sleep that we received a letter from the dog food company advising us to stop feeding their food because it was contaminated with melamine. We will never know how many more months or years she might have had with us. She was a trooper to the end.](http://content.breederoo.com/users/ReprisalBullmastiffs/images/photos/gallery/1685299.jpg?2 "Mex/Intl Ch Molly Front Cadys Raptor, CGC, OFA Good
MOLLY was the second Bullmastiff to enter our lives. She wasn't the prettiest dog on outside appearances but she was a definite beauty queen on the inside! MOLLY achieved her Mexican and International Championship show titles, but she was never successful in the American show ring. It was her lack of head piece that made it hard for a judge to want to award her the points. What she lacked in type, she certainly made up in outstanding health, temperament and movement. MOLLY was an intuitive bitch with good instinct and intelligence. She was sick only once when she contracted Parvo as a 13 weeks old puppy. She became our program's foundation.
A study of her pedigree showed obvious outcross breeding with no plan - she was dubbed "the Queen Of Outcross". It was clear that we needed a male with the right genotype to help tighten the gene pool. A highly inbred prepotent male (Tailwynde's Sudden Impact, aka: Buster) was selected to influence the predictablity of the litter. MOLLY produced 15 healthy puppies. Several of these puppies went off to breeder programs to help strengthen their bloodline. We have worked to keep her genetics beneath the surface of our pedigrees.
MOLLY lived to be nearly 14 years old when we put her to sleep when she began to decline after unknowingly being fed tainted dog food. We thought her decline was was due to age. It was months after she was put to sleep that we received a letter from the dog food company advising us to stop feeding their food because it was contaminated with melamine. We will never know how many more months or years she might have had with us. She was a trooper to the end.")
![Keeper's Lucky Strike, AKC pointed, OFA Good
LUCKY is pictured with our son, Benjamin at (9) months old. She was our pick from Molly's litter of 15. Early on, Ben decided she was his puppy. As youngsters, these two were inseperable. He would sneak away with her to play games and hang out telling stories to her, and try to slyly feed her food (accidentally dropping it) he didn't want to eat.
LUCKY didn't care for the show ring, didn't like the travel and didn't care for strangers loving on her. She would come along to the shows and put on her "game" face and do what was asked. She was tolerant and sweet to all who met her. She was reminiscent of a grand hostess graciously serving even those she didn't like. When it became obvious to strangers what a fake she was, we stopped taking her to shows. Truth be told, LUCKY was happiest when she was home, watching over her family. She was a fantastic watchdog! Sweet as pie off our property but extremely watchful at the house. She was a tolerant mother to her puppies, but preferred to leave the dirty work of poopy butts to us.
LUCKY was like her Mother and remained in great health up to the end. Later in life, she developed cysts in her mammary system which would occassionally enlarge as her heat cycles came and went. Along with our vet, we kept a close eye on this. One day the cysts burst. The decision to put her sleep was made when our vet advised that the duct system should be removed to resolve the problem. It was too major a surgery to put her through, given her age. We laid her to rest 4 months before her 11th birthday. LUCKY definitely enriched our household. She is gone, but yet still present her daughter, Sprague.](http://content.breederoo.com/users/ReprisalBullmastiffs/images/photos/gallery/1685304.jpg?2 "Keeper's Lucky Strike, AKC pointed, OFA Good
LUCKY is pictured with our son, Benjamin at (9) months old. She was our pick from Molly's litter of 15. Early on, Ben decided she was his puppy. As youngsters, these two were inseperable. He would sneak away with her to play games and hang out telling stories to her, and try to slyly feed her food (accidentally dropping it) he didn't want to eat.
LUCKY didn't care for the show ring, didn't like the travel and didn't care for strangers loving on her. She would come along to the shows and put on her "game" face and do what was asked. She was tolerant and sweet to all who met her. She was reminiscent of a grand hostess graciously serving even those she didn't like. When it became obvious to strangers what a fake she was, we stopped taking her to shows. Truth be told, LUCKY was happiest when she was home, watching over her family. She was a fantastic watchdog! Sweet as pie off our property but extremely watchful at the house. She was a tolerant mother to her puppies, but preferred to leave the dirty work of poopy butts to us.
LUCKY was like her Mother and remained in great health up to the end. Later in life, she developed cysts in her mammary system which would occassionally enlarge as her heat cycles came and went. Along with our vet, we kept a close eye on this. One day the cysts burst. The decision to put her sleep was made when our vet advised that the duct system should be removed to resolve the problem. It was too major a surgery to put her through, given her age. We laid her to rest 4 months before her 11th birthday. LUCKY definitely enriched our household. She is gone, but yet still present her daughter, Sprague.")