ABOUT US
I have loved dogs for as long as I can remember.    
They've played a huge role in every part of my life.
As I look back, there were times that I probably had no business
even having a dog, though out of selfishness I would not give
them up.
These were times when my work and personal life combined
in such a way that it left much too little spare time to adequately
satisfy a dogs needs.

Although, I have always taken my dogs with me wherever
they are allowed to go, their are just times when almost anyone
that has had dogs could look back and say, "yeah, I did  work
a lot back then... poor old fido was stuck in that apartment
quite a bit", or something to the effect.  

This is harder on your dog when they do not have another canine
that they live with.   Being a textbook pack animal,
they will fair far better with a buddy during those periods of
limited one-on-one dog/owner time, provided that the time that is
spent with your dog is quality relationship building time
and provided your dog is getting plenty of exercise.  

Where am I going with all this?
I guess I am saying that NO owner is perfect, NOR is any Dog.
However,  when you strive to be a better owner,
you will invariably end up with a better dog(s).
I think that I'm much the same dog person that I've always been,
but I am now a much better dog owner that I was 15 years ago.    

A BRIEF HISTORY  of  MY EXPERIENCE  with  DOGS

We always had dogs growing up as kids. We had a few mutts until my mom fell in love with Golden
Retrievers.  She raised two of them from pups.  They were highly intelligent and ultra trainable dogs, a
trait that I loved about them. They did however lack some appeal to me that I can not put my finger on,
(at least without offending every Golden lover out there, which certainly would not be my intention).

I had my own ideas of what kind of dog would better suit my taste.  I bought a Boxer,(Otis) shortly out
of high school after seeing a pair of them that a friend of mines parents owned.
To this day - Butch, (one of the pair) remains on my list of all time favorite dogs.  
He wasn't a champion of any show ring, nor did he do any acting, nor was his picture featured on the
front of any bag of dog food.  He was just a great friend to his family as well as something else to look
at. I remember him as being one of the most impressive dogs I've ever seen in person.  I was slightly
jealous.  I wanted Butch to be my dog, so I purchased Otis in the hopes of having that same kind of
companion.  Otis turned out to be everything that I hoped he would be.  He was our Butch.

Well, to make a long story short, my parents ended up with Otis most of the time.  He was a beauty of
a Boxer - a very Old World and big boned beast that topped the 100 lb. marker.  His temperament was
superb and his likability was off the chart.  My Dad called him "the King", as that is exactly the persona
that he embodied.
Otis was a natural guard dog, a quality that I knew had to be innately present in any dog I would have in
the future. He quite definitely solidified my affection for larger, bully dogs - particular the Molosser type
dogs.  This type of dog spans the entire gamut of Mastiffs, as well as St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, the
Great Swiss Mountain Dog, and the Boxer to name a few.
OSCAR - A BIG OLD JOHNSON TYPE
AMERICAN BULLDOG
HE'S AS SOLID OF A DOG AS YOU COULD
ASK FOR...
BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY
HE IS GREAT WITH KIDS AND UN-PHASED
IN ANY SITUATION.  THERE IS NO WHERE
THAT YOU COULDN'T TAKE THIS BIG GUY