my puppies

[Colette]

When you say 'french mastiff' you mean the Dogue De Bordeaux, correct? They are soooo cool! Any pics of your babies??

Yes the DDB... I wanted to start out with one and the night before I got him I saw a local ad for the English Pick Male... I had to go check him out. He was only 6 weeks old and staying with the Couple who had the Male... They looked uneasy with him and so I had to snatch him up.. and so glad I did!

I noticed you had said one had a cleft palet and I did wonder how the rest of the delivery went. Sounds like you definitely had your hands full. I hear it is a pretty risky process with such big puppies and litters that Mastiffs seem to have.

My biggest concern is finding enough really good homes for the number of puppies in the litters.

I now the DDB's aren't very common and there are maybe 3 breeders in the 5 states surrounding where I live... not many. We get people asking about him all the time and where they can get one.. and I am in a pretty much upper middle class area with stay at home moms & families... that is a little better... but still.. its a worry.

We will be getting a female in the next two years... our "Boys" are now 3 1/2 ... although they might look a bit younger as we like to keep them lean...

http://cxsites.com/dogs.jpg
and if you want... and for others to see the growing process..
http://cxsites.com/dog_1.jpg
http://cxsites.com/dog_2.jpg

I have had other breeds before but there is something about these Mastiffs that are just amazing... : )

thanks for sharing your pups!

Colette