Joseph and Our Pack Fall 2015

Scroll down to view our timeline based on information acquired from our own experiences, art, club websites, historical books, periodicals and a few photos of our friends Mastiffs along with our own. We have also included size in the timeline below to demonstrate that color is not the only trait that the fancy (or the writers) changed over the past 600 years. 

*Coat colors declared to be "undesirable" or "fault" by modern Mastiffs standards are        highlighted in red font.

*Noted Mastiffs of the time as recorded in art and literature as well as Mastiffs registered with     non-standard coat colors are presented in blue font.

*Whelp dates included if available for Mastiffs,  registration date and other reference dates are     used when whelp dates are not known.

*Links are provided to images and literature when available.

 

Origins

(a new direction and work in progress)

640 BC

Remarkable likeness over 2600 years between Assyrian clay bas relief illustration of this Mastiff type dog and the modern Mastiff Azi.

Owner: Leo Mario Pavic

Timeline

1415-2015

1415 Sir Piers Legh's Mastiff at Agincourt - black and tan  Lyme Hall Stained GlassWindow 

right panel, top right panel

Karis is the 49th Great Grandaughter of Captain Garnier's Adam of Lyme Hall (1847) and the 48th Great Grandaughter of Ansdell's Leo of Lyme Hall,

Karis is a purebred English Mastiff with a black and tan coat (color and pattern verified by DNA) as seen on the Lyme Hall stained glass window portait of Sir Piers Legh's Mastiff.

Owner: Michele Defrange 

1420-1440 Early 15th Century Lyme Hall mastiffs had a dark, almost red coat with black muzzle. Bold Hall mastiffs were a light tawny color with a light muzzle

- written in 1873 by  Col Wilson Patton, son of Peter Patten Bold.

 1586 Barnabe Googe's Mastie that keepeth the house - large and mighty body - brown, grey eyes, blackish lips    The Animal Lore of Shakespeare's time page 57 1887 by Emma Phipson 

 First the mastie that keepeth the house: for this purpose you must provide you such a one, as hath a large and a mightie body, a great and a shrill voice, that both with his barkng he may discover, and with his sight dismay the theefe, yea, being not seene, with the horror of his voice put him to flight; his stature must neither be long nor short, but well set, his head great, his eyes sharpe, and fiery, either browne or grey, his lippes blackish, neither turning up, nor hanging too much downe, his mouth black and wide, his neather jawe fat, and coming out of it on either side a fang, appearing more outward then his other teeth; his upper teeth even with his neather, not hanging too much over, sharpe, and hidden with his lippe. His countenance like a lion, his brest great and shaghayrd, his shoulders broad, his legges bigge, his tayle short, his feet very great; his disposition must neither be too gentle, nor too curst, that he neither fawne upon a theefe, nor flee upon his friends; very waking, no gadder abroad, not lavish of his mouth, barking without cause; neither maketh it any matter though he be not swift: for he is but to fight at home, and to give warning of the enemie.

Joseph's Frumious Bandersnatch

the mastie that keepeth the Moody house

1595 Sir Henry (of Ditchley) Lee's Bevis, Cheshire Mastiff - dog, apricot pied with black mask. Lived to 16 years old http://www.worldmastiffforum.com Cheshire mastiff may indicate Lyme Hall strain from Cheshire.

1620 An "English Mastiff" arrived at the Plymouth Plantation on the  Mayflower with her owner Homes in the Wilderness pages 53,54  

1640 Vandyck's Mastiff - apricot with black mask and ears, white flash on muzzle, paws and head  National Portrait Gallery

1677  Hondius Mastiff type - White with apricot patches ArtNet

1705 Ulmer Dogge Jagdschloss Grunewald, Berlin- apricot, white flash on chest, white tip on tail, white paws Web Gallery of Art

1734 Christophe Huet's Mastiff and puppies in an outhouse. pied and fawn Paris, France Artnet.com

1780 Duke of Hamilton's Mastiff - fawn brindle pied Web Gallery of Art

 Owners: Jen Willshire, Simon Willshire

18th Century Francesco Collecini's Molosso fawn pied 

1790 Bewick's Mastiff - dark pied From Old Books 

1800 The Old English Mastiff J. Wikes- dark pied

 Owner: Robert Linville

 1800 Commissioner Thompson's Rose - bitch fawn & white 

 1800 Commissioner Thompson's Sail - bitch black, 27" 

 1800 Commissioner Thompson's Trusty- bitch black & white

1805 Reinagle's Mastiff - apricot/fawn, white blaze on face and collar, white tipped tail Wikimedia Commons

 1813 Mr. Thompson's Rose (Grandson to Commissioner Thomson) found at Cheshire - dark silver brindle, 27" White blaze on the face

 1815 Mr. Robinson's Bold of Bold Hall Lancashire- yellow fawn

  1815-16 Mr. Holdsworth's Lion dark brindle male, out of Mr. Thompson's Rose by Mr. Robinson's Bold.

1815-16 Mr. Freeman's bitch female, out of Mr. Thompson's Rose by Mr. Robinson's Bold. Won a combat with a bear.

1820Marquis de Hertford's Pluto - black with white toes - rear dewclaws (painting, literature) Wikipedia

 Crugybar is the 54th Great Grandson of Marquis of Hertford's Pluto

1829 l'aMI - brindle bitch

1829 Buffon, Le Dogue de Forte Race New York Public Library

1839 Lord Waldegraves Turk 'Couchez' - red with black mask 30", 130lbs.

1841 Richard Ansdell's 'A Mastiff' painting of a long haired apricot mastiff 

Beau is our Fluffy Mastiff from our first litter in 2007 out of 'Sheba' by 'T-Bone'

Owner: Sherman Johnson

1845 Schinz Animals Dog Breeds print - brindle ebay

                                                   1845                                                                                                    2014

Owners: Jen Willshire, Si Willshire

1847 Lyme Hall Lady/ Lion - apricot black mask and ear tips (painting)

1847 Captain Garnier's Adam of Lyme Hall

1850 Lukey's Bruce II - blue brindle (literature) 31" 41" girth

1853 Bess (Pedigree not given)

1855 Lukey's Wallace - apricot with white on chest and toes (painting, literature)

1857 Tiger (2346) earliest birth of a registered mastiff. By Lion out of Venus

1857 Empress (2370) Colour fallow By Ansdell's Leo out of Countess

July 1,1859 John Henry Walsh  (Stonehenge)  "The dog, in health and disease"

 Color: 

1. red with black muzzle
2. fawn with black muzzle
3. brindled
4. black
5. black with white
6. red with white
7. fawn with white

Height: 25-28 inches

June 28-29 1859 First Dog Show (did not include a Mastiff)

1859 Wolf (2353) By Bill George's Tiger (2345) out of Pemberton's Why Not (pedigree not on record with owner)

1859 Countess (2362) By Lukey's Bruce II out of his Duchess

1860 Capt. Garnier's Lion - 32"170 lbs. (literature)

1861 Lukey's Governor - light color - 33" 150lbs (literature, art) Wikipedia

                                             Alice is the 45th Great GrandDaughter of Lukey's Governor

1861 Harold - color unkown - 33" 160lbs. rear dewclaws (literature)

1863 Peveril - 

1866 John Henry Walsh  (Stonehenge)



 Color:

1. fallow (fawn) with black muzzle
2. brindle
3. red with black muzzle
4. black
5. admixture of white not desirable

Height: dogs 29-31", bitches 2-3" lower

 1867 Wallace's Turk - (KC 2,349) fawn with black muzzle and ears " The Illustrated Book of Dog"  1874 page 43

  Mr. Wallace's Turk is the 43rd Great Uncle to  Jay's Remi

Owner: Jay Carr

 1870 Hanbury's Rajah - (KC 2,333) fawn with black muzzle and ears by Griffin out of Phyllis.  " New Book of the Dog" page 23

Rajah is 38th Great GrandSire to Bluegrass Harley

Owner: Russ Parsons

1870 Horatio Henry Couldery's Mastiff Hamshere Gallery

Our pied mastiff Whistler pictured on the right with an expressed black mask (confirmed by DNA Em, Em on the E Locus), the illustration on the left is featured with no black mask or black on the body (e,e on the E Locus).

1871 Wynn's Peeress - (KC 2,393 Vol I) light fawn white blaze on face, white on back and legs (literature,sketch) out of Wynn's Empress by Fields CH King 112 lbs

    Rev. M.B. Wynn's CH Peeress                       Mrs. J.B. Moody's Symphony in White 

                            1871                                                                   2013              

Wynn's Peeress is 42nd Great Aunt to Moody's Symphony in White "Whistler" by her sire Field's King 2301, littermate to Whistler's 42nd Great Grand Dam Rowe's Nell.

1871 63 Mastiffs were exhibited at Crystal Palace

1872 John Henry Walsh (Stonehenge)"The dog,in health and disease"2nd edition

Color:

1. red or fawn with black muzzle
2. brindled
3. black
4. black and white objected to
5. red and white objected to
6. fawn and white objected to

Height: 28-31 inches

1872 John Henry Walsh (Stonehenge) "The Dogs of the British Isles" Capt. John Garnier

1. brindled
2. all shades of fallow
3. all shades of red
4. black muzzle and ears

Height in dogs 28-33 inches

1872 Chrystal Palace Dog Show

1873 Banbury's Wolsey  (KC 5,315 VolIII)- dark brindle white on chest and paws (painting, periodical, prints) Amazon

      "The Illustrated Book of the Dog" 1881                                                        Joseph Mastiffs 2015

Wolsey is the 42nd Great Uncle of our Bandersnatch.

 1873 A desire to regulate dog events let the beginning of the The Kennel Club.

1873 Rev. M.B. Wynn founded the first Mastiff Breeding Club in the U.K

A mastiff in a German print dated 1873 depicted with white blaze on the face very much like our pup Jomei; 144 years forward.

1873 Malcolm B. Wynn points of the Mastiff Standard 'The Mastiff Breeding Club'

No color requirement

Height: 31-33 inches

1873 George Earl's "After the Ride"  Leninimports

1874 First Stud Book published by The Kennel Club

1874 Burke - black and tan - Hanging Stone Plaque   Biggin Hall

"Beneath this rock

August 1, 1874 was buried

BURKE

a noble Mastiff black and tan

faithful as woman, braver than man

a gun and a ramble

his hearts desire

with the friend of his life

the Swythamley squire"

1876  LEAH (AKC 3276)-Mr. L. de Zayas, New York city; fawn and black.

Leah was the first of four Mastiff bitches registered with the American Kennel Club.

1876 - The Westminster Breeding Association was founded

 1877 Taunten's Cardinal - dark brindle (literature, images)

1877 - The Westminster Breeding Association name changed to Westminister Kennel Club

 1878 John Henry Walsh (Stonehenge) "The Dogs of the British Isles"

Color:

1. stone-fawn with black muzzle and ear-tips
2. brindle
3. red with black muzzle not admired

Height: 29-30 inches

1879 American Mastiff Club was formed

1880 Kennel Gazette published register of dog names

1880 Winslow's Crown Prince - (KC 10,544) fawn, dudley nose, light eye, pale in muzzle, rear dewclaws (photograph, literature, periodal)

1881 BAYARD- (AKC 3271)Mr. L. F. Delano, Boston, Mass.  Breeder, Mr. Wm. Wade, Pittsburgh, Pa.  Whelped Oct. 10, 1881; fawn; by The Monarch, out of Gipsey; The Monarch by Marquis, out of Empress.

Bayard was the first of five Mastiff dogs registered with the American Kennel Club.

1882 John Henry Walsh "The Dogs of the British Islands" 4th edition

Color:

1. stone fawn, with black muzzle and ear tips
2. brindle
3. white is shown on the face, but this is certainly a defect, though not a great one. A white star on the breast, or a few white toes, may be passed over
4. red, with black muzzle is admitted, but not admired

Height: dogs 29 inches, bitches 2 inches less than their dog littermates

1882 The American Chatterbox No. XLIII p.277,278

Lachlan is our pup out of Mychals Poison Ivey by Josie's Malachai. Rev. M.B.Wynn wrote in 1886 "History of The Mastiff" that Mr. T.V.H. Lukey informed him that Harrison Weir "studied Mr. Lukey's mastiffs, taking them for his models". This illustration by Harrison Weir appeared in the "Chatterbox" No. VLIII, p277. Lachlan is a 48th Great Grandson of Lukey's Rufus!

1883  Old English Mastiff Club was formed

1883  Old English Mastiff Club Standard drawn up 

Color:

1. apricot with black muzzle ears and nose
2. silver-fawn with black muzzle, ears and nose
3. dark fawn-brindle with black muzzle, ears and nose

no height requirement

1883 Ashmont Queen (AKC 2,618) red fawn, black points

American Kennel Register 1883 volume 3 page 132

1883 Ilford Cromwell  (AKC 2,624) - blue brindle 

Kennel Club Calendar and Stud Book p. 173

 1884 Turner's Beaufort (KC 18,504) - fawn with black mask and ears, white on chest - rear dewclaws

OLDBOOKSMAPSPRINTS

Our little girl DAUGHTY (2015) is the 35th Great Grandaughter of BEAUFORT(1884). Daughty has rear dew claws along with her brother and sister. Neither parent has expressed rear dew claws. It was written that Beaufort inherited his rear dew claws from his sire Beau, maybe Daughty inherited hers from him also - 36 generations and 131 years later.

1884  American Kennel Club was founded

1885 Volcan (AKC 8,830)  red fawn

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1885 volume 5 page 224

 1886 Rev. M. B. Wynn "The History of the Mastiff M.B.Wynn"

Color:

1. ears and muzzle black
2. fawn with black ears and muzzle
3. brindles
4. black
5. red
6. blue brindle
7. pied

Size: 27 inches

 1886  Rev. M.B.Wynn  The Mastiff Club page 221 The History of the Mastiff

Color:

1. fawn with black ears and muzzle
2. brindles
3. pieds

Height: dogs 27 inches,  bitches 3 inches less than dogs

1887 Days Tasso (AKC 16,893) fawn, chocolate muzzle and ears

American Kennel Club Stud Book volume 7 page 331

1888 Lady Temple (AKC 12,491) fawn, black points, white on chest

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1889 Volume 6 page 414

1888 Duke of Connaught (AKC 12,861) blue brindle

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1889 Volume 6 page 385

1888 Speeler (AKC 19,960) black and tan Owner: J.W. Schwind, Dubuque, Iowa. Breeders: Gough Bros., Richardson, Illinios. 

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1891 volume 8 page 253

1889 Major (AKC 12,497) red fawn

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1889 Volume 6 page 390

1889 Max Second (AKC 14,456) cream, black nose

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1889 Volume 6 page 3901

1889 Michigan Prince (16,662) tawny

American Kennel Club Stud Book Volume 7  page 338

1889 Tom Gardner (AKC16,663) light tawny

American Kennel Club Stud Book Volume 7 page 342

1889 Bose (AKC 14,326) cream

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1889 Volume 6  page 380

1889 Jumbo Prince (AKC 14,517) cream

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1889 Volume 6 page 388

1889 Belle Comedy (AKC 14,900) fawn with brown points

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1889 Volume 6 page 404

1890   Old English Mastiff Club Standard

Color:

1. apricot with black muzzle, ears and nose
2. silver-fawn with black muzzle, ears and nose
3. dark fawn-brindle with black muzzle, ears and nose

no height requirement, proportionate to weight

1890 Beauforts Black Prince (AKC 19, 366) tawny

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1891 volume 8 page 227

1890 Leon (AKC 19,768) red fawn

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1891 volume 8 page 235

1890 Roxy (AKC 19,967) grey

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1891 volume 8 page 252

1890 Cleopatra M (AKC 21,578) apricot fawn

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1891 volume 8 page 246

1890 Turcoman (AKC 24634) tawny

American Kennel Club Stud Book  1892 volume 9 page 294

1891 Mastiff Pups 5 weeks

1891 Harrison (AKC 21,001) tawny

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1891 volume 8 page 232

1891 Flora Belle (AKC 28,193) cream

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1893 volume 10 page 229

1891 Githa (AKC 32,744) red fawn

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1894 volume 11 page 207

1891 William Wade "The American Book of The Dog"

Color:

1. fawn with dark ears and muzzle
2. brindles with dark ears and muzzle
3. red with black muzzle
4. all black
5. fawns without dark points
6. brindles without dark points
7. reds without black muzzle
8. pies award no points for color

Height: dogs 27 inches,  bitches 3 inches less than dogs

1892 Blakemore (AKC 27261) tan, black muzzle

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1982 volume 9 page 254

1892 Gertie G (AKC 24676) light tan

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1892 volume 9 page 269

1892 Grover (AKC 29,309) stone fawn black muzzle with white spots

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1893 volume 10 page 223

1892 Bechtol's Lion (AKC 33,634) apricot fawn

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1894 volume 11 page 201

1893 Borgon (AKC 29,015) fawn, black and white markings

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1893 volume 10 page 221

1893 Peter Piper (KC 38,775) brindle

1893 Peter Piper                                                                                      2017 Joseph's Curtis Lowe

1893 Queen Anne III (AKC 31944) apricot fawn

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1894 volume 11 page 209

1894 Black Prince's Patrol (AKC 35,019) fawn, grey points

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1894 volume 11 page 202

1895 Shadrach Caesar (AKC 44964) fawn, black and white

American Kennel Club Stud Book 1897 volume 14 page 295

 1899 CH Colonel Cromwell (AKC 44964) fawn, bl mask  The New Book of the Dog page 26

1900 Caution of Millbrook (AKC 63122)  si lverand fawn

The American Kennel Club Stud Book 1901 volume 18 page536

1900 Stokes  Mastiff Standing

 Owner: Mark Wolfe

1901 CH Spalding's Marchioness ) The New Book of the Dog page 30

1902 Mr. Spalding's Helmsley Defender  The New Book of the Dog page 27

 Bettis is the 28th cousin to Helmsley Defender going back to Melnotte's brother Invicta.    Melnotte is Bettis' 29th Great Grandsire and brother to Defender's maternal Grandsire Invicta. 

1904 Duke V (AKC 105742) tan

The American Kennel Club Stud Book 1907 volume 24 page 1798

1905 James Watson "The Dog Book"

Color:

1. apricot
2. silver fawn
3. dark fawn-brindle
4. muzzle, ears and nose should be black 

no height requirement, proportionately combined with weight

1909 British Monarch  (AKC 178,974) fawn, black mask Hathitrust page 996

1914 World War I beginning

1918 World War I ending

1920 The First Mastiff Club of America was founded "The Complete Dog Book" p.273

1923 Sir Galahad of Delaval and Hercules of Joseph Mastiffs

1925 Joseph of Hellingly Pedigree Database 

Joseph of Hellingly is the 25th Great GrandSire of Josie's Malachai

Owner: Josie Carr

1929 Present day Mastiff Club of America was established

1929 September 7  Mastiff Club of America standard

Color:

1. apricot with black muzzle, ears and nose
2. silver-fawn with black muzzle, ears and nose
3. dark fawn-brindle with black muzzle, ears and nose

no height requirement,  proportionately combined with weight

1930 Arthur Wardle's Mastiff Wardle

      Octave's photo in the early evening light reminded me of Arthur Wardle's mastiff head study. 86 years between the two portrait sittings. - Holly

1932 Goldhawk Elsie

Owner: John Baker

80 years of Mastiff walks!

1934 F.T. Daws - Mastiff - Hamilton's  Encyclopedia of the Dog

1936 (aprox.) Tiddicar General b. 1933 out of Tiddicar Venus by Hellingly Cardinal. Venus by Ajax of Hellingly. Beta out of Almeda by Ajax of Hellingly, Tiddicar Prince Michael

1939 World War II beginning

1941 Mastiff Club of America American Kennel Club minutes p.7

Color:

1. apricot with muzzle, ears and nose dark in color
2. silver fawn with muzzle, ears and nose dark in color
3. silver fawn or dark fawn-brindle with muzzle, ears and nose dark in color. Fawn as background color and completely covered with very dark stripes.

*coat and color 5 points on a scale of 100

Height: dogs 30inches , bitches 27.5 inches

1942 Sally of Coldblow -  bitch by Robin of Brunswins, out of Hortia

1943 Una of Knockrivoch (AKC W-33753) - fawn bitch- AKC , USA in 1947 - by Eric of Allnacraig(A-427047) out of Gyn of Hammercliffe(A-539084). 

1945 Lady Diana (AKC W8442) bitch - silver fawn, black mask by Shanno of Lyme Hall (A443545) out of Angeles Empress (A452787)

1945 World War II ending

1946 Heatherbelle Lady Hyacinth - bitch - golden fawn (AKC W3077)

1947 Templecombe Taurus /Torus apricot brindle dog by Burngrave Baron (fawn bullmastiff) out of Chendra (brindle mastiff) was declared a Mastiff by the OEMC and bred to Sally of Coldblow.

1947 Valiant Diadem - dog -brindle  by Hector of Knockrivoch out of Valiant Cythera

1947 Nydia of Frithend - bitch by Templecombe Taurus/Torus out of Sally of Coldblow

Joseph Pied Mastiff Pup 'Cello'  is out of Joseph's Symphony in White 'Whistler' by Gammonwood Siege Master 2016.

It is not known which Heatherbelle pup is in the photograph but Cello is the 18th Great Granddaughter of Heatherbelle Lady Hyacinth 1946; 70 years between them.

1949 Heatherbelle Valentines Dancer Canada- (AKC W256553) Canada -  bitch - white, tan and blackas registered with the AKC in 1951

1949 Heatherbelle Valentine's Prancer Canada- (AKC W403326) Canada - bitch white as registered with the AKC in 1953

1949 Old English Mastiff Club’s Standard Description by The Kennel Club

Color:

1. apricot with black muzzle, ears and nose
2. silver with black muzzle, ears and nose
3. fawn with black muzzle, ears and nose
4. dark fawn-brindle with black muzzle, ears and nose

no height requirement

Rodney of Havengore was the first post-war Mastiff Champion. He is the 17th Great GrandSire to Harrison. Nearly 70 years apart, the similarity in the lightly brindled coat is remarkable, notice the rear hind quarter markings.

Owner: Joe Thompson

1950 Heatherbelle Diana's Cynthia  Canada- (AKC W317856) bitch - registered with the AKC in 1952 as apricot, black mask, white forefoot by Eric of Knochrivoch out of Heatherbelle Lady Diana

1950 Riley of Elmdorf Drive (AKC W265796) bitch - golden fawn by Austin of Chaseway (W6341) out of Catherine of Hampshire (W110641)

1951 Theodora Bozo (AKC W361972) bitch - fawn, black mask, black & tan mkgs. by Fortune (W96301) out of Heatherbelle Diana's Cynthia (W317586)

1952 Peach Farm Michael (AKC W628521) dog - apricot fawn, black mask by Austin of Chaseway (W6341) out of Peach Farm Belinda (W131341)

This mid-century image used on a tobacco card reflects the same color and mask markings as well as type as the modern mastiff 'Hercules' pictured on the right 62 years after the print.

1954 Peach Farm Herman (AKC W656480) dog - brindle, white feet by Donaghmore's Arthur (W405383) out of Peach Farm Thisby (AKC W280286)

1955 Peach Farm Pandora (AKC W628521) bitch - black brindle by Timothy of Harengore (W481592) out of Peach Farm Thisby (W280286)

 1956 Fidelle de Fenelon France-(AKC W945019) purebred/pedigreed Dogue De Bordeaux bitch:, registered with the AKC August 1, 1959 as Mastiff - fawn with black mask, and cross bred to the Mastiff

 www.bordoguedb.com       www.mastiffpedigree.com

1957 Mooreleigh Miriam (AKC W548071) bitch - silver fawn by Mooreleigh Maurice (W438379) out of Wey Acres Wanda (W411475).

1964 Threebees Friar of Copenore - dog  fawn, black mask 

1970 Deer Run Kennell Established

1976 Deer Run Wycliff - dog -fawn, black mask

1978 Hollesley Medicine Man - dog - fawn, black mask 29"

 Owner: Colin Hill

1981 Aicama Zorba of La-Susa - dog - fawn, black mask 35", 314 lbs

1956 CH Beowulf of Havengore - dog - fawn, black mask

1991 Darkling Paddington Bear - dog - apricot, black mask

1991 by Mastiff Club of America for the American Kennel Club

Color:

1. fawn with dark color muzzle, ears and nose.
2. apricot with dark color muzzle, ears and nose.
3. brindle with dark color muzzle, ears and nose with fawn or apricot background color and completely covered with very dark stripes.
4. fault - excessive white, mask ears or nose lacking in dark pigment

Height:dogs 30 inches, bitches 27.5 inches

1996 Gropetti's lord Henry of MMRB (AKC WP707523/01)- dog fawn black mask 36" 274 lbs.

2009 by The Kennel Club for the Old English Mastiff Club

Color:

1. apricot with black muzzle, ears and nose
2. fawn with black muzzle, ears and nose
3. brindle with black muzzle, ears and nose
4. excessive white is unacceptable

no height requirement

2010 GCHB CH Loutheironhorse (WS34225101) fawn, black mask



Father Lou with daughter Ivana

2012 Diesel Kane Linville -(AKC WS39968301) fawn brindle pied dog, black mask (registered as brindle) 201 lbs. by Kiokee Michals King Leonidas (WS24866305) out of Jasmine's Touch of Lace (WS26602204)

 2012 Gilpins of Gammonwood - Nine Chimes - brindle pied male, Seven Songs - fawn pied female, A Cappella  - apricot pied female. By Gammonwood Siege Master out of Gammonwood Dauntless Grace

 2012, June Gammonwood Harmony's Diadem (ANKC 2100073729, AKC WS44812801)- apricot female - By Gammonwood Siege Master out of Gammonwood Dauntless Grace

2012, August Planning the imp0rt of Joseph Mastiff's first pied mastiff 'GAMMONWOOD A CAPPELLA' along with her sister 'GAMMONWOOD HARMONY'S DIADEM' from Australia.

2013, July AKC Registration of the Pied Mastiff: Meeting between Joe and the Director of Registrations AKC to discuss pied registration options. AKC advised us to follow the standard protocol for registering non-standard colors in other breeds and submit 3 photos with the registration application. This protocal was used by the owner of Diesel Kane Linville to add the pied marking to the registration certificate:

 Registration Certificate for Diesel Kane Linville corrected to Brindle Piebald in July 2013

2013, September the pied marking designation on Diesel's AKC registration certificate was reversed in September 2013 when the MCOA demanded that the piebald color be removed from the registration certificate and that Diesel must be registered as a brindle: 

“The Mastiff Club of America will not allow the use of pied for registration. The correction that had been made to your dog Diesel was in error and has been changed back to the original state.” -AKC

2013 Joseph's Symphony In White (AKC WS44633503, DNA # V715174) bitch - fawnpied (registered with the AKC as fawn) black mask by Kiokee Mychals King Leonidas (WS24866305 DNA# V633156) out of Mychals Heart of Hermione (WS23638507)

2015 2nd Generation of Gilpins -out of Gammonwood Harmony's   Diadem by Diesel Kane Linville  Joseph's Canon in D Major "Canon"- fawn pied male, Joseph's Crugybar "Cru" - fawn brindle male. Cru and Canon are 54th Great Grandsons to Marquis De Hertford's black mastiff "Pluto" 1830

2015 Joseph's Boss's Daughter - fawn female, black mask - rear dew claws out of Joseph's Best Kept Secret by Wolfcreek's Boss Hoss. Daughty is 32nd Great Grandaughter to Tom Bowling.

“Study the past if you would define the future.” 

― Confucius

2016 - forward

 2016 Joseph's Lachlan- apricot male, black mask - carrier of the small body mass gene inherited from his sire, carrier of pied inherited from his dam -  out of Mychal's Poison Ivey by Josie's Malachai. Lachlan is the 26th Great Grandson of Joseph of Hellingly 1925

2016 Joseph's Cello - fawn pied female, black mask  -  out of Joseph's Symphony In White "Whistler" by Gammonwood Siege Master. Cello is 44th Great Niece of Wallaces Turk, 43rd Great Niece of Rev. M.B. Wynns Peeress and 55th Great Grandaughter to Marquis de Hertford's Pluto.

2016 Joseph's Knight In White Satin "Moody Blues" - apricot pied male, black mask -out of Ouachita's Hungarian Angel "Kate"  by Gammonwood Siege Master.  The Mood is 55th Great Grandson to Marquis de Hertford's Pluto.

2017 Joseph's Jomei "Jojo" - apricot pied male, black mask -out ofJoseph's Symphony in White"Whistler"  by Perfect Octave.  Jojo is 43rd Great Nephew to M.B.Wynn's Peeress 1871 

 2017 June - Joseph Mastiffs enrolled the mastiff breed in the Mastiff Diversity Project, a study to research genetic diversity within the Mastiff breed. This information will help us make better breeding decisions about expanding genetic diversity to maximize immune function, health and longevity for our dogs as well as sustaining our existing diversity within the pedigreed mastiff breed.

 2017 Joseph's Dobro brindle male, black mask & Joseph's Harmonica "Monica"fawn female, black mask- Dobro and Monica are littermates, a breeding with a 'Deer Run Free' sire and 'Deer Run Free' Grandsire. Both pups have expressed rear dewclaws/fifth toes/hind dews like their sire. These pups are 39th Great Grandpups to Hanbury's Rajah 1870.