southerngirl061
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Does anyone know a good, reputable breeder of brazilian mastiffs? My mom and I were looking into getting one, and I was wondering if anyone one here could give me a reccomendation for a good breeder.
Does anyone know a good, reputable breeder of brazilian mastiffs? My mom and I were looking into getting one, and I was wondering if anyone one here could give me a reccomendation for a good breeder.
I have heard terrible things about Lionsden, too. I haven't heard much about Lone Wolf. A lot of people have Eshabeta dogs and they seem to be happy with them. As I've said Cane has some Eshabeta in him. The one problem he has had is skin issues. Not cheap either, think thousands of dollars and he is only three and that is not including what we paid for him.
The above kennels are not CAFIB. I don't think Juan and CAFIB would endorse them. There are a couple of good CAFIB breeders in the states. I will let Juan address that. I don't think Juan knows it, but I really wanted one of Maddy's pups but it just wasn't the right timing for us so I have nothing against CAFIB.
You might consider a rescue. Divine Big Paws gets a few Filas and they may be able to assist you in getting one with a temperament that you would be comfortable with. They are located in Alabama.
Secondly when we were deciding, our Second Choice would have been Lone Wolf Fila's, with our third choice being Lionsden Fila's
I'm sorry but I could NEVER in good faith recommend those breeders... not only becuase of the dogs they breed but some of them, especially lionsden are extremely detrimental to the breed... run, dont walk away from those breeders. In order for me to recommend a breeder I would have to know what exactly you are looking for as far as traits in the dog.... they will all have temp but some more controllable than others.. need to know what size you are looking for, male female. activity level, in doors , out door dog, etc. let me know about your yard set up and your livestyle. ie, active, social, etc. thanks and good luck.
Angelbears, thanks. Maddy is retired and fixed (no more pups) but she has several pups of breeding age now and one that just whelped a littler. as usual those are already spoken for but they are from Maddy and a son of apingora do ibituruna X an Umiri x Quixaba male...should be hard temps with good nervous system. later on (in about a year) there will be a breeding of fawns with a pup from her X unifila serras de minas sepe and an undisclosed male...should be very nice as well. I will post when they are expected. Juan.
Dig deeper. Don't go by their website. I have nothing against them. I don't know them but I have been on forums where people have come to complain about their dogs. Also, I wouldn't go with a kennel that has more than a couple of litters a year.
I spent a significant amount of time digging for issues with them, and couldn't find them...maybe my Google "foo" wasn't working those days.
If they are truly as bad as everyone here has said, I withdraw my statement as purchasing from them, and would only recommend Eshabeta.
Keep digging....
There were more comments in regards to Lionsden however they were taken down......
I've never done business with the guy nor do I know of their practices. Personally there were just a couple of things that had some red flags.