Harmony Mastiffs became our Mastiff home name when Jann Lanz, Bob Goldblatt, Lauri Theison and I were sitting around
with George and Dreamer's litter chatting about names. I kept using the word Harmony in all my descriptions of life with these
big dogs, thus we are Harmony Mastiffs. The picture above is a beautiful and natural visual of harmony and one I took on a
sailing vacation to the BVI from the back of our catamaran in spring of 07.
We are a family of six humans: two grown boys, one boy in that fun early teen-age stage, a younger daughter, a mom, dad and
lots of four legged furry kids. My husband Kevin had wanted a Mastiff since his early twenties. When we endeavored to build a
home on our property in the spring of 2002, he said "hey, now I can have a Mastiff..." I immediately started doing research on
the breed and contacted a few breeders to chat. As we soon came to realize, building a house is no easy task. When the house
was done, the landscaping started (and we were the workers ;-) Before we knew it and could take a breath, it was three years
later. Finally, we were ready to re-visit the dream of having a Mastiff in our family.
Our very first experience with a Mastiff was from a rescue organization that dealt with mixed breeds. Our first boy was a
Masitff and Fila Brasiliero mix. We thought it was perfect that we could give this boy a home and have a Mastiff (or actually
what we thought was a Mastiff) at the same time. He was three years old, needed to be nuetered and tested positive for
heartworm. We spent five days getting to know him before we brought him home and then another few weeks at home before
he started his heartworm treatment. There were a few signs of aggression that concerned us shortly after he came to live with us
but we took note and hoped it was due to all the changes he had recently gone thru. The Fila is known for their leariness of
strangers and for their very, very protective nature over their families. They also have a very high prey drive as they were bred to
hunt large game. So, we had this wonderful, docile, loving, gentle dog that was leary of my son's friends and eventually took
down one of our livestock. During a six month period, we realized that since we did not socialize him since birth that our home
environment left too many opportunities for someone or something to get hurt. We contacted a large breed specific rescue and
they worked quickly and closely with us to re-home our boy. Even though he was a mixed breed, our hearts had been touched by
the Mastiff that was inside him. We knew we had to have another in our life and that we needed to have a puppy from a quality
breeder of good, sound, well tempered purebred Mastiffs. Thus, our research began. I spent alot more time learning about
pedigrees, breeders, more about the Mastiff breed characteristics, temperment, etc.
In March of 2006, we brought home our first Mastiff - Ch. Goldleaf's Sir Galahad CGC "Monty." A neighbor of ours referred
us to Jann Lanz at Goldleaf Mastiffs and after doing some research and then talking with Jann extensively about the breed,
temperaments, characteristics, etc., we decided to purchase a pup from her and at that a "show quality" pup in case we wanted
to show one day. Before our puppy was ready to come home I had been a spectator at several shows and definitely was infected
with the show bug. This was an added plus to the long awaited Mastiff that would in a short time forever change our hearts and
lives.
Jann and I continued to talk on a regular basis before and after our puppy came home. Our relationship blossomed quickly and
we have become close and trusted friends. We talk daily about the future of the Mastiff's health, type, temperment, pedigrees,
showing and our overall love of the breed.
In October of 2006 we brought home Goldleaf's Colossus of Clout "George" and Goldeaf's Hot Summers Dream "Dreamer."
George and Dreamer are littermates bred by Bob Goldblatt of Goldleaf Mastiffs (he and Jann are partners). Also, on May 22,
2008 a very special litter was born (bred by Jann Lanz at Goldleaf), from that litter Jann and I co-own, along with Bob
Goldblatt, a few of the boys, one of which is Goldleaf's Everybodys Talkin ("Aidan"). Aidan lives here with us and is an
incredible asset to our family. He is one of the most laid-back, loving puppies yet.
Our next edition is a bit of a side trip we took on our own. Her name is Badger Mtn. Ophelia (she was bred by Barrie Gendel at
Badger Mtn. Mastiffs in Oregon). Her date of birth is May 4, 2008. She is only owned by Harmony Mastiffs. Ophelia is a
beautifully structured girl with an abundance of energy and a wonderfully loving temperament.
Our most recent addition October 07 was Goldleafs Mary's Magdalane. Maggie will be three years old at the end of February.
Maggie was owned by Bob Goldblatt. Bob bred Maggie to Ch. Goldleaf's Iron Hogg "Hoss." She produced over 10 puppies
naturally in October 07. Unfortunately Bob became very ill and needed help so we took Maggie and her very young pups in, thus
raising our first litter. Ten healthy puppies went to their new homes in mid December. You can read more about this on
Maggie's page. Bob has transferred Maggie to us and she will spend the rest of her life here with us. She is a wonderfully
energetic, athletic and loving female and has fit very nicely into our Mastiff family.
Thank you for taking the time to read the extensive wording on our site. We know we've written a lot but there is a lot to know,
learn and see about us and the breed.
with George and Dreamer's litter chatting about names. I kept using the word Harmony in all my descriptions of life with these
big dogs, thus we are Harmony Mastiffs. The picture above is a beautiful and natural visual of harmony and one I took on a
sailing vacation to the BVI from the back of our catamaran in spring of 07.
We are a family of six humans: two grown boys, one boy in that fun early teen-age stage, a younger daughter, a mom, dad and
lots of four legged furry kids. My husband Kevin had wanted a Mastiff since his early twenties. When we endeavored to build a
home on our property in the spring of 2002, he said "hey, now I can have a Mastiff..." I immediately started doing research on
the breed and contacted a few breeders to chat. As we soon came to realize, building a house is no easy task. When the house
was done, the landscaping started (and we were the workers ;-) Before we knew it and could take a breath, it was three years
later. Finally, we were ready to re-visit the dream of having a Mastiff in our family.
Our very first experience with a Mastiff was from a rescue organization that dealt with mixed breeds. Our first boy was a
Masitff and Fila Brasiliero mix. We thought it was perfect that we could give this boy a home and have a Mastiff (or actually
what we thought was a Mastiff) at the same time. He was three years old, needed to be nuetered and tested positive for
heartworm. We spent five days getting to know him before we brought him home and then another few weeks at home before
he started his heartworm treatment. There were a few signs of aggression that concerned us shortly after he came to live with us
but we took note and hoped it was due to all the changes he had recently gone thru. The Fila is known for their leariness of
strangers and for their very, very protective nature over their families. They also have a very high prey drive as they were bred to
hunt large game. So, we had this wonderful, docile, loving, gentle dog that was leary of my son's friends and eventually took
down one of our livestock. During a six month period, we realized that since we did not socialize him since birth that our home
environment left too many opportunities for someone or something to get hurt. We contacted a large breed specific rescue and
they worked quickly and closely with us to re-home our boy. Even though he was a mixed breed, our hearts had been touched by
the Mastiff that was inside him. We knew we had to have another in our life and that we needed to have a puppy from a quality
breeder of good, sound, well tempered purebred Mastiffs. Thus, our research began. I spent alot more time learning about
pedigrees, breeders, more about the Mastiff breed characteristics, temperment, etc.
In March of 2006, we brought home our first Mastiff - Ch. Goldleaf's Sir Galahad CGC "Monty." A neighbor of ours referred
us to Jann Lanz at Goldleaf Mastiffs and after doing some research and then talking with Jann extensively about the breed,
temperaments, characteristics, etc., we decided to purchase a pup from her and at that a "show quality" pup in case we wanted
to show one day. Before our puppy was ready to come home I had been a spectator at several shows and definitely was infected
with the show bug. This was an added plus to the long awaited Mastiff that would in a short time forever change our hearts and
lives.
Jann and I continued to talk on a regular basis before and after our puppy came home. Our relationship blossomed quickly and
we have become close and trusted friends. We talk daily about the future of the Mastiff's health, type, temperment, pedigrees,
showing and our overall love of the breed.
In October of 2006 we brought home Goldleaf's Colossus of Clout "George" and Goldeaf's Hot Summers Dream "Dreamer."
George and Dreamer are littermates bred by Bob Goldblatt of Goldleaf Mastiffs (he and Jann are partners). Also, on May 22,
2008 a very special litter was born (bred by Jann Lanz at Goldleaf), from that litter Jann and I co-own, along with Bob
Goldblatt, a few of the boys, one of which is Goldleaf's Everybodys Talkin ("Aidan"). Aidan lives here with us and is an
incredible asset to our family. He is one of the most laid-back, loving puppies yet.
Our next edition is a bit of a side trip we took on our own. Her name is Badger Mtn. Ophelia (she was bred by Barrie Gendel at
Badger Mtn. Mastiffs in Oregon). Her date of birth is May 4, 2008. She is only owned by Harmony Mastiffs. Ophelia is a
beautifully structured girl with an abundance of energy and a wonderfully loving temperament.
Our most recent addition October 07 was Goldleafs Mary's Magdalane. Maggie will be three years old at the end of February.
Maggie was owned by Bob Goldblatt. Bob bred Maggie to Ch. Goldleaf's Iron Hogg "Hoss." She produced over 10 puppies
naturally in October 07. Unfortunately Bob became very ill and needed help so we took Maggie and her very young pups in, thus
raising our first litter. Ten healthy puppies went to their new homes in mid December. You can read more about this on
Maggie's page. Bob has transferred Maggie to us and she will spend the rest of her life here with us. She is a wonderfully
energetic, athletic and loving female and has fit very nicely into our Mastiff family.
Thank you for taking the time to read the extensive wording on our site. We know we've written a lot but there is a lot to know,
learn and see about us and the breed.
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