New litter coming soon!
Welcome to Iris Mountain Mastiffs! Thank you for visiting our web site, which will very soon feature a new litter of puppies! We are expecting a litter in the summer of 2007.
Iris Mountain Mastiffs are located in the mountainous region of Northern California between Eureka and Redding. We live on a forty acre ranch that produces many varieties of irises. Serendipity Irises offers a beautiful backdrop for our dogs to play with plenty of room to accommodate their needs.
Our love of the Mastiff breed began a couple of years ago with the addition of Briar to our canine family. For many years we raised Rotweilers, but after the passing of our stud, we didn't think we had room in our hearts to continue with that breed. While on a trip we saw a sign on the side of the freeway that read "PUPPIES, PUPPIES, PUPPIES..." and not really looking for a dog at that time were reluctant to pursue the obvious "signs". We did however seek out the kennel only to discover the owners gone for the day, but the proud puppy parents diligently guarding the premises. It was love at first site (for us anyway). We tried to contact the owners, left a message and they returned the call after we had arrived at home. After learning that they only had one puppy left and they weren't sure that they wanted to part with it we told them of our desire to raise a Mastiff and the living conditions we could guarantee for such a dog. The following day I drove 600 miles to go pick up our new addition. A short year after that we had the opportunity to add Madison and Mirra to the family. In the short time that we have been raising Mastiffs we are consistently amazed by the gentle nature, the fun loving disposition and the tolerance of the breed. We recently joined our local kennel club and hope to show the dogs in the near future as time permits.
We hope that you enjoy the photos of the dogs of Iris Mountain and will add more soon.
