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Cherished for its Devotion

The BoerBoel is a powerfully built dog with great athletic ability. Highly prized for his character, especially that of loyalty to the family, and a strong protective spirit. As with most dog breeds, history itself has defined this beautiful creature more than any other element could possibly have.

The BoerBoel's original heritage dates far back into ancient times, as the Mastiff breed we recognize today. Many historians have researched the Mastiff lines back to the Phoenician traders who are believed to have introduced the Mastiff to ancient Britain, where thereafter the Romans found them and brought them back to fight in the arena.

There is a fascinating account of the King of Albania who reportedly gave Alexander the Great a "dogge" which he was immediately impressed with due to his very large size. The account goes on to report that Alexander the Great apparently became highly disappointed in this canine's lack of interest in hunting bears, wild boar and deer. He was so outraged, that he declared the animal "lazy" and demanded that he be destroyed. When the King of Albania heard this, he sent a second "dogge" to Alexander, with the instructions that the creature not be challenged with such small game and instead be tried against larger animals. Alexander the Great accepted this challenge, and put the creature to test against a lion. After only a few minutes, the lions back had been broken. He then apparently set the canine against and elephant, who after several hits to his sides, opted to leap from a cliff in lieu of having to face such an obstinate opponent.

The most recognized history of the BoerBoel as we know it today, dates directly to Jan van Riebeeck. He came to the Cape of South Africa in 1652 and brought his own dog along to provide protection for himself and his family in this new and frightening frontier. This dog was known as the "Bullenbitjer", and has been described as a large, heavy Mastiff type dog.

Crossbreeding did occur with the local dogs of Africa, called the Kafferbrakke. Later however, with the Great Trek (or Groot Trek of 1652 1858), the Boers removed to the interior of Africa, along with their crossbred canine companions. History presented not only political challenges to these people, but physical ones as well the result being the classic Darwinian approach to procreation. Indeed, only the strongest canines could survive in such difficult circumstances, and with so little in the way of veterinary care.

As the pioneers moved further and further inland and settled on remote farms, the dogs were forcibly isolated and a lot of inbreeding took place which had the result that the characteristics of the original Assyrian dog started to reappear. Survival was of the utmost importance and it was here that the hardiness of today Boerboel was bred into the dog. After all, the environment that the pioneer owner existed in, required that only the canines who could be a friend of the family but also a worker who could provide protection with ferocious tenacity. They could not afford to have a disobedient, moody, finicky, sickly dog they had to be able to rely on him to protect the family, work, kill and fight.

As time drew on, and urbanization increased within the country, the breed was crossed again, this time with a focus on producing simply a creature that could bark the sound of alarm.

The Boerboel was bred mainly from two sources of genetic material: the "Bullenbijter", with its early introduction to Europe from Assyria, and the African dog of the black tribes of Africa. These more than likely descended from the Cynomones of Ethiopia who had their canines introduced from Babylon.

This relatively complex statement also explains why the Boerboel is built structurally different than other mastiff type dogs. The genetic material that came together again in Africa has more pure, original Syrian bloodlines than any other breed in the world.

The Boerboel unfortunately was also subjected to short term visionaries, who bred for their current needs and not to maintain the original standards of the BoerBoel. Various other breeds were used to give the Boerboel certain intended features, not realizing that these qualities were already contained within the original gene structure.

It was only in the eighties that a serious search started again for the original farm dog or "Boel". A few brave people took the initiative and the South African Boerboel Breeders Association was formed,van cleef clover knock off necklace.

In the early 1980 the five founder members arranged a meeting in Senekal at the High Schools Hostel in the common room. Their main aim was to let the original Boerboel take its rightful place as a uniquely South African dog among the other dog breeds of the world. A search covering thousands of kilometers followed. The founders had one common purpose. Africana must live and survive. They shared a common dream with singular passion, each a breeder of the Boerboel, the dog they knew and loved. The inseparable companion of our ancestors: Living Africana.

As they are widely spread throughout South Africa and Namibie, they gather each year in November. In August 1990, the first country wide appraisal tour was undertaken by Jannie Bouwer of Bedford and Lucas van der Merwe of Kroonstad. After a total of 5500 km. was covered, 250 dogs were seen, but only 72 were selected to be registered.

The leading figure in those years,vca knock off necklace, Johan de Jager, approached people who were advertising Boerboels with the idea to establish a breeder association. Gradually more and more people showed interest. Groups of dogs were identified. In the high lying areas of the southern Free State and Kwazulu Natal dogs were discovered that differed slightly from other dogs in the more north western areas.

For example, the dogs from the high lying areas had longer hair, with thinner legs,van cleef and arpels knock off butterfly necklace, smaller feet and sharper snouts than those in the north west. The isolation of the different groups can be traced back to the start of the Groot Trek in 1838, which explains why there are so many differences among these dogs.

Lucas van der Merwe and Jannie Bouwer were later appointed as the first judges and they developed an appraisal system, which was used during the founding phase. With time, this system underwent various adjustments.

The American BoerBoel Club was founded in July of 2006, with a focus on gaining acceptance to the American Kennel Club. Additionally, their aim is to inform the general public about this fascinating and historical breed.

As of July 2006, the BoerBoel was accepted to the AKC Foundation Stock Service program. This also allows the BoerBoel to participate in any dog show with companion events. Eligibility to compete in these events is effective January 1st of 2008.

Eve Shelly Johnson lives in Southern Washington State on 5 acres overlooking the Columbia Gorge. Focused on a peaceful, self sufficient lifestyle, she has created a thriving home based website design and marketing business. Although Eve Shelly Johnson grew up in the Show Circuit with purebred Afgan Hounds,van cleef and arpels butterfly fake necklace, she does not "show" or breed dogs. Mrs. Johnson's passion is her children, her sincere interest are her goats and improving their lines thru intelligent breeding practices, and her best friend is her Rotti mix breed dog who was adopted as a neglected 2 year old.

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