Mastín Español International - where owners, fanciers and breeders meet!! Welcome to the Mastín Español International web, created for all Mastín Español admirers. Hopefully it will be a 'meeting place', where owners, breeders and fanciers meet and share information about this noble and gentle giant livestock guardian from Spain.
Some of the space at this web site is dedicated to the Mastines and Mastin crosses which are abandoned or mistreated - and live in shelters, waiting for a new home and a loving family.
If you want to make a personal album in our photo gallery, you have to register as a member of the Mastín Gallery
Bienvenido a la página web Mastín Español Internacional, creada para todos los admiradores del Mastín Español. Esperanzadamente será un 'lugar de reunión', en donde propietarios, criadores y admiradores pueden compartir informaciones, historias y noticias sobre este gigante, noble perro ganadero de España.
Alguno del espacio en este sitio web está dedicado a los Mastines y Mastin cruces que son abandonados o maltratados - y vivin en los refugios, a la espera de un nuevo hogar y una familia amorosa.
Si deseas tener un album personal en nuestos galería de fotos, también tienes que registrarte como miembro de la Mastín Galería
Photo is: El beso del Gnomo! - Riva y su pequeño novio. Riva's small boyfriend. Owner: Pedro Mercado, kennel 'Los Balancines', Spain.
Ringo de Riecho, elegido mejor mastín en el certamen lacianiego.
La comarca se queda con todos los premios, excepto el de mejor pareja, que obtuvieron Balac y Bimba, de Veguellina. El Concurso Monográfico de Mastín Español se celebró en la mañana de ayer con un total de 76 animales. Esta prueba comenzó a las 11.00 horas y se extendió hasta las 15.00 horas, en las inmediaciones de la Casa de Cultura de Villablino, donde este año cuenta con su décimo novena edición.
Cabe señalar este concurso consta de ocho pruebas, donde se otorgan los certificados de mejor macho y mejor hembra para el Campeonato de León para Mastín Español 2010, a aquellos animales que, participando en la modalidad de clase abierta en el concurso final, hayan obtenido mayor puntuación a lo largo del año y cumplan los requisitos. Además, esta prueba también es puntuable para el trigésimo Campeonato de Mastín organizado por la Asociación Española de Perro Mastín Español (Aepme).
Los mejores ejemplares. Dentro de los premiados, el mejor cachorro resultó ser Saya de Reciecho, de Baltasar Álvarez, de la localidad lacianiega de Caboalles de Arriba, en la categoría de mejor absoluto fue para Ringo de Reciecho, de Luis María Fernández, del pueblo lacianiego de Caboalles de Abajo, así la mejor pareja fue la formada por Balac y Bimba, de Manuel Garrido, de la localidad de Veguellina de Órbigo, y el mejor grupo de cría fue para los animales de José Manuel Moncó, de Villablino.
Para otrogar los galardones, el jurado valoró la estructura del animal, su movimiento y las características generales, así como que no tuviera ningún defecto grave.
Este acto está organizado por la Sociedad Canina Leonesa (Socale) y por Aepme y ha sido patrocinado por el consistorio lacianiego.
Vets have called- another emergancy and Canela is going to give blood to save the life of another dog, this is now the 4th time she has donated her blood. I am so proud of her, and also proud to help other animals by letting the vet use our Canelas blood. They need dogs that weigh over 40 kilos to do transfusions.
Sally, I accidentally pressed the submit button twice on my comment about the stray Mastin. I thought it didn't go through and pressed twice. . I can't delete the extra comment , so can you remove it for me , Thanks !
hi Franz, are you referring to the last two posts on the forum ? I have put them in spanish cause its about two monografic shows here in Spain, I copied and pasted them, one was an email that came to me, and the other was to help a friend that has organized one in Asturias, because they haven't got it on the AEPME page yet. So I thought I would just open a couple of posts to let spanish mastin owners know incase they would like to go and compete or go and watch. At the mo, I haven't got time to translate, will try and do it later on ok. xx
Sally I wrote a thread on the heat wave nearly a year ago, to move it up to the forum box again I have written a bit more so people can see it and remind them. I will see if I can find any links on it if you can't find it ok. xxx
Tracey, you are right ... It is not very hot here in Denmark, so I just forget that it is different in other countries. I think you sent a link in Spanish about about heatwaves / golpe de calor last summer, didn't you? I will try to find it,,, Thanks for reminding me Tracey
Hi Sally, Its starting to really heat up here now , so I think its a good idea to put your warning article up about heatwaves / golpe de calor for the mastin owners to read and to remind them of. un beso Trace xxx
Hi Sally, Think its about time to put the warning again about heat with mastines,(golpes de calor) the weather is starting to warm up here lots! hugs Trace x
The best advice will probably be: learn to live with it ! Some mastines have it; others don't ... Is she "just moving the air" when she is snoring ?? Nothing can be done ... Does she also makes the floor vibrate ?? Then give her a mattress to lay on ...
My beautifull mastin female sleeps with us inside the house. She snores like crazy!!! Does anybody have a sugestion or advice?? Its really funny but also imposible to sleep. Help!
My beautifull mastin female sleeps with us inside the house. She snores like crazy!!! Does anybody have a sugestion or advice?? Its really funny but also imposiible to sleep. Help!
I wonder if there is any difference in longetivity between mastines who work with / guard livestock for a living compared to those that are strictly show ring dogs or pets. Has anyone studied this? It seems to me, if a dog is allowed lots of room to safely roam and exercise, it can only assist in his living to a ripe old age. I wonder if having a 'mission' to protection some stock helps a mastine 'hang on' and live longer....? Not that competition in the ring isn't a 'mission' and I am sure there are dogs who live to show and parade before judges and are very happy, healthy dogs who live long lives.... Just pondering this...that's all... !
Do you suppose the foundation stock of today's breed when AEPME was formed, came out of a small gene pool and was there a lot of line-breeding going on? would that be the reason there are so many problems in the breed now?
I think health, temperament and workability should come first and conformation second priority. Breeders ought to goal for the "entire package" if you know what I mean..
Frans, as usual I did not express myself very well I am sure many mastines live more than 6-7 years, but many of the mastines I saw at shows - and many of the mastines who had great results in the shows - suddenly past away at the age 6-7... Quite too many... I am sure (hope) that breeders take things like overall health and longevity very serious and want to integrate these factors in their breeding-plans... I think it would be a great idea to publish "lineages" of mastines that reach a GOOD, ACCEPTABLE age instead of lineages of mastines that "produce" champions...
Sally, you say that dying at six, seven years of age is starting to become the norm. I really hope that's not correct. I also know that there are (several ? many ?) breeders -as well in Spain as outside Spain- that take things like overall health and longevity very serious and want to integrate these factors in their breeding-plans. Hmm ... maybe we should publish "lineages" of mastines that reach a GOOD, ACCEPTABLE age instead of lineages of mastines that "produce" champions. Shall we start with reviving the forum-topic on "life expectancy for mastines" ... ?
Frans, it may be a sad story behind the photo of me and Toro - the hard thing for me and my son was to loose him at such a young age... 6 years of age is not an acceptable life expectancy for a mastín. Unfortunately, Toro's untimely death is not unique. It's unfortunately not uncommon that Mastines die around age five, six seven years. That is actually quite before it approaches the norm. It's scary, especially because there just does not seem to be any interest in exploring why these Mastines had such a short lifetime.
MastinMel, yes I had a nice 'happy' birthday - NO, everthing did not went well, I crossed the line - and entered into the 'flock' of 'old people' If you ever go to Spain, and with your 'obvious passion' about the Mastín español, you really should visit Spain sometime (might give you quite a new opinion about the breed) ... it would be a very good idea to visit Gregorio, he is on my top list too... - but remember, there are many breeders/shepherds/owners in Spain that are very much 'worth a visit'
Sally, It is a very sad story behind the picture of you and Toro on the frontpage, but the picture as such is great. Not everyone who lost his (or her) mastín has a "last memento" like this.
Sorry this is late, Sally (haven't been here in a while) - hope you had a happy birthday and all went well! If I ever get to Spain Gregorio of Abelgas will be on top of the list of breeders to meet as I am quite impressed with his mastines!
[ Mastin Espanol International ]
Welcome to the Mastín Español International web, created for all Mastín Español admirers. 
MASTINES & MASTÍN MIXES FOR ADOPTION 
I 
...
Carlos, will you put a photograph of Rufo at a show on mastininfo or mastingallery ? It would be very nice to see the winner 
Does she also makes the floor vibrate ?? Then give her a mattress to lay on ... 
