Breton Kennels have been registered with the Victorian Canine Association since 1990. I am a licensed Conformation Judge able to Judge Group 6 at Championship Shows any where in the world. I have a keen interest in ALL of the mastiff breeds exclusively.

I undertook my judging carer to in part to help raise the level of awareness of the mastiff breeds within the Utility Group and believe that the quality of many of the mastiff breeds within Australia is at a very high level and I hope to see the day where the mastiff breeds are not just line fillers for the group judging but serious contenders for it.

Our property is in a pleasant part of semi rural Victoria a little over 50 kilo meters past the Melbourne and less than 10 kilo meters from our canine association indoor/outdoor showing venue K.C.C. Park, this enables me to show our dogs easily during summer when I can run them home immediately after being shown. With the freeway close by I can access the Melbourne Show venue within 45 minutes driving. I  also travel with our dogs to the Canberra, Adelaide and Sydney Royal Agricultural Shows. Our dogs have their own indoor kennel area which attached to our house, serving washing and grooming area. It has a non slip flooring, insulation, heating and cooling. They spend much of their time in here with the TV going and it is particularly useful area for them for long periods of inclement weather. I have a separate area well away from this that I use for Kennelling heat bitches and use as the whelping room. totally away from the noise and activity of the remainder of the dogs near the house.

We also have smaller, concreted, non slip, out door day kennel yards. These we find great for puppies or bitches in season. They are small so only suitable for confinement for small durations of time. We don't often use these smaller yards but they are handy to have for the odd occasions.

Our Pyres are either outside in the big paddock runs or inside and asleep in their night yards. Space assists the development of the mastiff breeds.... especially the Pyrenean mastiff. I have found so far that the larger the area the dog has to itself, the better the development structurally. We are fortunate enough to have the acreage to accommodate our giants. Our outside exercise yards are 50 meters X 13 and the Pyres especially make full use of the space and the high ground in the form of a mound. All mastiff breeds like a higher vantage point.

 

There are photos of our pyres enjoying these yards. We are fortunate to have bred and owned some of Australia's most well known, and successful mastiffs. Mainly in "Mike" Ch Breton Belgae Tallisman, who is the only mastiff to date with FOUR Best Exhibit In Specialty Shows at Championship Level. Four Mastiff Of The Year Awards. As well as over 700 challenge points and his son "Bomber" Ch Breton Dael Larceny.

We have taken out these major shows with Mastiffs and Pyrenean Mastiffs that we bred ourselves at Breton.

• Royal Melbourne Best of Breed.

• Royal Sydney Best Of Breed.

• Royal Adelaide Best of Breed.

• Royal Canberra Best of Breed.

• Royal Bathurst Best Of Breed.

• Runner up to Best In Group Awards. (entry 1200.)

• Runner Up To Best In Show. (entry 300.)

• National Dog of the Year.

• Mastiff Of The Year. 97,98,00,02,03

• Pyrenean Mastiff Of the Year.

We are currently getting much enjoyment from exhibiting our Pyrenean Mastiffs. We are fortunate to have Australian Champion Breton Grande Y Aleman (MANDER.) co owned with Karen Docherty in N.S.W having being campaigned successfully there with many group awards there at metropolitan championship shows, Mander is now in Q.L.D with Vicki Ross and he has already won Intermediate In Show awards up there in a very short time of being exhibited.

There is also Australian Champion Breton Gemelo Del Chicca (CHLOE.) who is co owned with Mrs. Kim Leong in Victoria. Chloe is used in obedience training demonstrations and to teach obedience instructors, and also worked successfully in Victorian primary schools. There are also the dogs I am currently campaign throughout Victoria and Australia. Recently Australian Champion Breton Grande Y Grato.

(PRIMO) was awarded Runner Up To Best Exhibit In Show At The Utility Dog Championship Show under the NZ Pyrenean Mountain Dog Specialist Mrs. A Roth. There is Australian Champion Breton Gemelo Los Valle (Greta.) who Has five royal CCs to her credit and also worked successfully in Victorian Primary Schools for over three years. Breton Hermoso Ejemplo (Fluke) and Australian Champion Breton Hembra Gamberra (Rainbow) are our youngsters sired by our Italian Import, Australian Champion Murtois Quincy For Breton. Fluke worked successfully Victorian Primary Schools and Rainbow has just finished her title and comes to work with me when I go into Feed and Produce stores as a Pet Nutrition Advisor for Purina, she very much enjoys being admired by everyone who meets her.

Our dogs have been featured on Totally Wild, Creature Features, and our Italian Import Male Murtois Quincy For Breton was featured on stage for the safety talk with Dr Harry Cooper at the Victorian Pet and Animal Expo. Our pyrenean Mastiffs have featured on the Purina stand on display at both Sydney royals and most importantly of the fourteen Pyrenean Mastiffs in Australia, eight were tested for, and seven having successfully passed the stringent temperament testing required for them to work in Victorian Primary Schools .

     

Initially I was using Bonnie dry food with much success with this breed because it has a low level of fat and protein that is tolerable to the digestive system of this particular breed. Initially when using a higher Fat and Protein ratio food I had many problems. i now exclusively feed Purina Pro Plan super Premium complete dry dog food. I use the Sensitive Stomach formula this is Salmon based with brewers rice, I alternate between this and Pro Plan Adult which has a lower fat protein ratio. All of the Pro Plan range has DEA and glucosamine added. My dogs are thriving on this combination their coats look and feel fantastic there is more density to the undercoat and the dogs look really clean and white on this food, also they produce far less stools than before and there is no sour smell that there used to be before. I feed use and recommend Purina Pro Plan.

                             

In august 2008 a record number of 7 Pyrenean Mastiffs which equates to Half of the countries entire population were in Sydney at the Sydney Kennel club championship show to exhibit under the Breed Specialist judge from Spain Mr Rafael Malo Alcrudo.