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My breeding foundation started with
Rambo and Reba, from two different
kennels in Australia, but both produced
several champions now living in the
mainland US. It's been twenty years since
Rambo and Reba. My kennel currently
houses Bullmastiffs that have been
shipped all over the US, and Vietnam.
Later adding the Dogue De Bordeaux to
my breeding program.
My first encounter with a Bullmastiff was
in 1978, when my brother brought home a
little 3-month-old male puppy that was
given to him by a friend in Maui. At that
time, I had Poms and I realized that Poms
were too small for a household of boys to
be playing with. So we brought this little
Bullmastiff puppy into our home and fell in
love with him.
Rambo and Reba, from two different
kennels in Australia, but both produced
several champions now living in the
mainland US. It's been twenty years since
Rambo and Reba. My kennel currently
houses Bullmastiffs that have been
shipped all over the US, and Vietnam.
Later adding the Dogue De Bordeaux to
my breeding program.
My first encounter with a Bullmastiff was
in 1978, when my brother brought home a
little 3-month-old male puppy that was
given to him by a friend in Maui. At that
time, I had Poms and I realized that Poms
were too small for a household of boys to
be playing with. So we brought this little
Bullmastiff puppy into our home and fell in
love with him.
| My breeding program includes having the parents hips scored. My dogs are all extremely loving and well socialized. Puppies go to their new homes with:
any physical or genetic defects. Stud Service available Young Adults for sale Dogue De Bordeaux info A month later, while the boys were playing in the back yard, the puppy was stolen. We looked and looked, but we never found him. So it was then I decided to call some kennels and look for another puppy. I finally found a kennel that had a puppy for us in Australia. In the mean time, I had a call from my vet saying there was a woman with a two year old female that needed a home because the woman was moving to the Mainland. I decided to take the 2 year old female into our home. Her name was Tasmine, and she was a fine looking Bullmastiff with the most loving personality. At that moment, I knew this was the breed for me. She immediately took to the boys and our family. Back then, there were not a lot of Bullmastiffs in Hawaii - and there still isn’t. Today, we currently breed based on demand for puppies, the time of year the pups would be born, and in coordination with my work schedule. |
ALOHA
We live about 20 miles outside of Hilo. Drive
towards the volcano - passing the Mountain
View Store. After you pass the store and the tall
trees on both sides of you, we are the third
street on the right. Turn onto Peck Rd. drive
exactly 2 miles up until you get to 18-4346 Peck
Road. Our name is on the home made fence
(Kaneshiro).
So Call and come by
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
We live about 20 miles outside of Hilo. Drive
towards the volcano - passing the Mountain
View Store. After you pass the store and the tall
trees on both sides of you, we are the third
street on the right. Turn onto Peck Rd. drive
exactly 2 miles up until you get to 18-4346 Peck
Road. Our name is on the home made fence
(Kaneshiro).
So Call and come by
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
| Phone: 808-968-7355 |
| P.O. Box 4572 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 |
| Fax: 808-968-7356 |
The Game Keepers Night Dog
Mr. Burton of Thorneywood Kennels brought to the show one night a dog (not for competition) and offered one pound to the 1st per who
could escape from the securely muzzled dog. One of the spectators who had experience with dogs volunteered and amused a large
assembly of sportsmen and keepers who had gathered there. The man was given a long start, and the muzzled dog slipped after him. The
animal caught him immediately and knocked him down with the first spring.
"The latter tried bravely to hold his own, but was floored every time he got to his feet, ultimately kept to the ground until the owner of
the dog released him. The man had 3 rounds with the powerful canine, but was beaten each time and was unable to escape."
This fascinating cameo of a dog verses man contest appeared in the field in august of 1901. With poaching on the rise again
especially for deer, and with the cost of a human staff being so high, and the law of the land favoring trespassers-- especially those
who pled trespass as their fist and only offense-- it's surprising that the game keepers night dog wasn’t more widely used.
The " night dog" referred to as the Bullmastiff, the only British breed ever specifically produced for guard duties and from two of the
oldest, purest and bravest breeds. Technically created in modern times, it's existed for centuries in the form of the lighter mastiff
when used as a hunting dog, and then bigger, faster bulldog when used for bull-baiting. It can be argued that the bullmastiff is a
truer descendent of the original bulldog, than the modern name of that very name.
Not recognized by the kennel club until 1924, but used previously by game keepers, these dogs have the mastiff instinct to pin their
quarry rather than to bite, and to attack a man and throw him to the ground every time he tries to get to his feet, without ever using his
teeth to savage him.
Mr. Mosley, from Farcroft Kennels, stabilized the modern breed after many previous trial crosses of the mastiff and the bulldog. There
were similarities with their French equivalent, the Dogue de Bordeaux and the Neapolitan mastiff, indicating a breed type in history,
perhaps together with the Brazilian guard dog, the Tosa - the Japanese fighting dog--and the new extinct German bullenbeisser.
What was being sought was a "gamekeepers dog". Just as the poacher needed his "lurcher" to locate, chase, kill and retrieve game
silently and slickly, so the gamekeeper required a powerful, well-disciplined dog, to find, seize and detain the poacher. This was not
a task for a light, nervous, noisey, fidgety, ill-disciplined dog, but for the strong, silent type, able to on command knock down and hold
a young, healthy countryman, possibly after tracking him and observing his acting illegally.
The requirement decided the end product was then designed for the purpose in mind. More than two components were involved, the
Great Dane and the yellow Labrador, which were emerging about that time, were likely ingredients. But in essence is was a cross
between the bulldog being tough, tenacious, fuss less, brave and with silent self reliance, and the mastiff immensely powerful,
trustworthy, fearsome in appearance, but stable by nature, loyal and brave, which produced the bullmastiff--27 inches in withers and
130 lbs of muscular guard dog.
From these carefully selected ancestors--specifically purpose bred-- came a strapping, fearless, superbly portioned, imposing-
looking animal, combining the massiveness and sheer pugnacity of appearance of the age old beautifully natured mastiff breed,
with the framed courage and proven endurance of the bulldog.
by David Hancock of the U.K.
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