OUR DOGS, PAST & PRESENT
OUR MALES
Romeo of Outback at
stud to approved bitches
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Romeo posing for the camera
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Romeo winning his class in L.A. with Chris
Russo
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Romeo as a puppy
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Romeo of Outback CD1, PH.. Romeo's a clown,
and Victoria's favorite. With 92 points towards his championship, he
was probably just a show away from being the first pedominantly brindle
American Bulldog to obtain his bully championship. Unfortunately he
came to Australia when he was 2 years old, and hasn't had a chance to
compete in the ring since being here. He's NCL clear, has a PennHip
rating in the top 10%, (.31 .38), and has a Catchdog 1 title. He has
good drive, is not particularly animal aggressive (he loves to hang
around our horse), and has big teeth! He weighs around 103 lbs., and
is a beautiful short-backed dog. While he's a little more aloof around
strangers than 2E, he's still completely dependable around people (It
sometimes can take him about 2 or 3 minutes before he accepts someone).
He also holds the dubious distinction of producing the most semen in
one hit at our vet clinic. (16 breedings worth, while the previous record
was 12. And they do a lot of reproductive work with racing greyhounds,
among other breeds!!) While he is athletic and powerful, we have to
be careful with Romeo here on the Sunshine Coast because of the heat.
He has a very short muzzle, and so doesn't handle high heat and humidity
well. He has caught a hog and done some bite work, but we always worry
about over-heating him, so only did enough to prove he could and would
do it.
Outback's Tumani at stud to approved bitches
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Tumani messing around
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Tumani, tug-of-war pup
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Tumani trying to get Nemo to play
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Russo's Tumani of Outback PH. Russo's Tumani
of Outback is out of our Grand Champion "2 Spots None the Richer"
and "Outback's Domani". Tumani, although somewhat smaller
than his dad (he weighs about 42 kgs.), is more athletic. Fortunately
he has 2E's exceptional temperment, as well as his terrific drive. He
is not aggressive towards dogs, other animals, or people, and yet I'm
certain that if we start bitework with him he'll excell at it. With
a PennHip score of .37 .41, his hip score is in the top 10% of allAmerican
Bulldogs in the U.S. and he's
NCL clear. We were thrilled to be able to import him here from the U.S.,
and would like to thank Chris and Linda Russo for allowing us to get
him back.
Grand Champion 2 Spots None the Richer of Outback
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2E getting his "Weight-Pull 1"
title
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2E working with his buddy, Gryffyn
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2E playing at the beach
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Grand Champion 2 Spots None the Richer of Outback GDT,
CD2, WB2, WP1. 2E was our first, and so far only ABA Grand Champion.
Besides his obviously beautiful structure, he has the temperment that
we all should be striving for in our bulldogs. He's super-friendly and
dependable with people, not aggressive with other dogs, (and that includes
males!), yet fires up when it comes to protection work or catching a
hog. He has very high prey drive, but he's clear-headed about
it. At 98 lbs. he's big enough to be intimidating, yet agile enough
to be able to get out of his own way. He isn't perfect, however. He's
a carrier of NCL, his PennHip score of .48 .61 was just below the average,
(at that time the average was .59), his teeth are a touch on the small
side, (I love bulldogs with BIG teeth), and he snores. Besides his being
a confirmation Grand Champion, he has a few titles. They are: Working
Bulldog2, Catchdog2, and Weight Pull1. 2E's a very easy dog to live
with.
Gryffyndogge of Outback
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Gryffyn doing his favorite thing
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Gryffyn waiting for someone to play ball
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Gryffyn chasing a tennis ball
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Gryffyndogge of Outback CD2, WB2, WP1, PH. Gryffyn is Romeo's littermate. He developed a little more slowly than Romeo, and was always expected to be our working/hog-hunting dog. He has "off-the-chart" prey drive, and loves to run like no other bulldog I've ever owned. With a slightly longer muzzle, he breathes very cleanly and has terrific endurance. As with all bulldogs, one has to be at least somewhat careful with heat and humidity, because he would certainly literaly run himself to death if given half a chance. He's a kamikaze style bulldog, one that would rather run through something than around it. I desexed Gryff, in the hopes that it would give him a little more self control. While he's not as dominant now, his drive is still something to behold. Gryffyn's PennHip score was .27 .34. While PennHip lists it as top 10%, he's probably in the top 2 to 3%! He has Working Dog 2, CatchDog 2, and Weight Pull 1 titles, along with about 40 points towards a championship. With his drive, huge teeth, bone-crushing jaws and at about 105 lbs., he certainly is NOT a dog for everyone. Until he was desexed, he was very aloof with strangers. Strangely enough, he was the favorite of all our dogs among the kennel people at the quarantine station in Sydney, where our dogs had to spend 30 days. He was also a favorite with the trainer that did basic bite-work with him. Once he gets to know you he's very gentle and obedient. At our fun show here last year he kicked 2E's butt in the IronDog competition. . Gryff is one of those dogs that heals very fast and has always had a rock-hard constitution. Unfortunately Gryffyn is a carrier of NCL.