This is where we will post information on the Bull-Mastiff breed, and information on Emma!
Hope you enjoy!

~*~December 15, 2009~*~
Emma is home from the breeders and doing wonderful!

~*~December 13, 2009~*~
Emma is at the breeders at the moment and doing wonderful!
We will be happy to have her home soon!!!!
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This is an essay about Bull-Mastiff’s. I wrote it last summer. Hope you enjoy:

Making of the Bull-Mastiff~*~
History ~*~

The Mastiff, a giant dog breed the descended from the Alaunt and the Molosser, is believed to have been introduced into ancient Britain more then 2000 years ago.
However the Bullmastiff was introduced in about 1860 when they crossed the Mastiff with the Old English Bulldog.
When the gamekeepers needed dog to help protect the estates and to help keep flocks safe from poachers.
The Mastiff was too slow and cumbersome, and the Bulldog was way to small too have any effect.
Their solution, a mix of about 60% Mastiff and about 40% Bulldog, Creating…..The Bullmastiff.
Bullmastiffs were used by gamekeepers for a time, but eventually they were used as guard dogs, then they became Army and Police dogs, as they are today.
The crossbreeding between the Mastiff and Bulldog continued and eventually a purebred line was formed.
In 1924 the Bullmastiff breed was discovered by the English Kennel Club. The American Kennel Club would later recognize the beautiful breed in 1933.
The breed has been famously used to guard the DeBeer diamond mine in South Africa as well as guarding John D. Rockefeller’s estate in New York. Also used in emergencies such as the Mau-Mau Uprising in Kenya.

Health~*~
Wet Eczema, also known as ‘Hot Spots’, are puss-filled lesions that can appear suddenly on your dog. If it is caught early they can be cleared up in a day or two. ’Hot spots’ occur most often in the summer months, when the weather in warm and moist. ‘Hot spots’ are found mostly around the head, neck and shoulder areas.
There are common illnesses that people get, Like Ear infections, and some people are not aware that dogs are susceptible to those sicknesses too. For instance, dogs can are able to get:
Hip Dysphasia
Cancer
Urinary Track infections
Heat stroke
Urinary Stones
And many, many more.

Size and Color~*~
Male Bullmastiffs can get up to 200 pounds, But usually stay around 150.
Females usually stay around 90, to 120. But can reach up to 150.

Colors, colors and More colors:
Apricot
Dark Apricot
Brindle
Light Fawn
Dark Fawn
Red Fawn
Dark Red Fawn

Keeping A Bullmastiff~*~
About living with Emma
March 14 2008

We brought home a Dark Red Fawn Female Bullmastiff. We named her Show Me The Way Home Emma. Emma for short.
She is now 50 pounds and is a growing girl.
The thing Emma has taught me about owning a Bullmastiff is that they are Bull headed!! But in a good way! And that they are really strong and really smart!!
I really love the Bullmastiff breed. Ever since I was little and my grandparents had a Bullmastiff. I love the look that they get when they get confused; I have never seen another breed do it the same.
I love Emma, but not for her pedigree, or her markings, I love her because she is Emma. Nothing more.
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This is another essay that I wrote.
I sent this into a magazine.
Hope you enjoy!

*My Puppy Girl*
2009

Beautiful…Smart…Funny…Agile…Cute…Bullheaded…
These are just a few words that describe my Bull-Mastiff, Show Me the Way Home Emma. I am going to tell you the story of how I got my Puppy Girl so please sit back, relax and enjoy the story:
About two years ago, our house was broken into while we were out of town. It was just after Christmas, so a lot of my presents were stolen. My Mom and Dad asked me if I would like to replace them, but I had other ideas…
We started looking online at Bull-Mastiff puppies. My Dad found tons of breeders…across the country! Then my Mom just happened to look in the paper at the classifieds and guess what she found…”One Pure Breed, Registered Female, Bull Mastiff for Sale”! About ten miles down the road! I could not believe it!
I looked them up online and found a picture of the puppy girl. There was a phone number on the website so I called them up. I asked a few questions about why she was the last one left. Turns out, my puppy girl was the pick of the litter! But the man who bought her, found out the he was going to have surgery and it would be a long recovery so he took her back to the breeder. We went down that same night to see her and put a down payment on her.
The next day I went to the bank and got my money out to pay for my puppy girl. We brought her home and she and I bonded quickly! But like my Mom and Dad say, she is defiantly my dog! They had me do everything for her for the first couple of weeks. But that’s ok, that way she learned that I am the one who looks after her. Now the whole family pitches in!
Well, now Emma is growing up and about to have pups of her own in a couple months. I will be a 12 year old breeder…hey, you got to start somewhere!
Nowadays, she spends her time chasing chickens and cats, playing with me, eating hot dogs and eggs and being a good girl…most of the time! Ha-ha
Every morning when we let her outside, she lets out the cutest yawn! It’s lasts about 5 or 6 seconds and is like a baby squeal! I love to hear it!
Since I am a writer, I once wrote a poem about her…hope you enjoy:
Why does my heart go pitter-pat, for that little bitty face of black, when she goes running around and her ears fly, up and down, when she runs and plays in the sun all day, then takes a nap in the shade, yeah…she’s my doll, she’s my little princess, she’ll always be right here for me…she’s Show Me the Way Home Emma
I hope you enjoyed my story about my Puppy Girl!
Thanks so much for reading!

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November 24, 2009

We dropped Emma off at the breeders a few days ago.
She is doing very good and we hope to have her home soon!

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