Mattie was born on the same day as our first boxer Mikela, February 23, 2005. We brought her home at 11 weeks old. She is a lot different than a boxer as a puppy. Very mellow, easy going and gentle. And those eyes... well they are simply irresistible.
For breed information on the Dogue De Bordeaux visit the Dogue De Bordeaux Society. They are currently recognized AKC-FSS and can compete in everything but AKC conformation. They are expected to have full AKC registration by 2006 or 2007.
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December 2005
Some Christmas photos and just some lounging around.
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November 2005
Mattie taking over my decorative bed pillows on the floor
and sporting her coat while chewing a bully stick.
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October 2, 2005
Mattie at the pumpkin patch.
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September 12, 2005
Mattie hanging out in the yard while we work and playing "get it"
with the plastic bulldog. She is about 64lbs in these photos.
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August 16, 2005
Mattie is one cool dogue as she safely "hangs out" the window.
She always puts a smile on peoples faces.
If you have Windows Media Player you can watch a short
video clip of Mattie "hanging
out".
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August 11, 2005
Mattie at play with her "Dogue De Orchard" friend Bailey.
Bailey's Dad termed his little girl that when we got Mattie.
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August 10, 2005
"LET THE DROOL BEGIN"
Mattie weighs ~52 lbs.
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July 17-31, 2005
Mattie weighs ~45 lbs.
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July 9, 2005
Photo shoot with a professional photographer. These are the shots that did
not get sent to Brown Trout Publishers for consideration in the 2007 calendar.
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June 29, 2005
Playing "crazy dog" with Dad and Mikela
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June 27, 2005 Doing a "Ringo" (click here to see what I mean) |
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June 26, 2005 After playing in the water. No one ever told me that DDB's made watering the yard so difficult ;-) |
June 14, 2005
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Photos from June 10 & 12, 2005
Mattie has put on another 4.5 lbs since the last set of photos.
Her buddy
in the play photos is my parents Boston Terriorist "Bella".
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June 4, 2005
Mattie at her training class
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May 30, 2005
Mattie has put on 4.5 lbs since May 18.
Why she would choose under the coffee table on the shelf beneath as a good place to nap is beyond me.
Playtime at my parents with their Boston Terriorist.
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May 19, 2005
For an unknown reason Mattie climbed into the dishwasher as my husband was unloading it. I am still laughing :-)
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May 19 with her new chewie that her Dad bought her. |
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May 17, 2005
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May 15, 2005 Mattie trying to be a "big dog" like her "nanny" Mikela. |
May 14, 2005
Mattie's
first day at home with us.
Take note of her position under our dining room chair. She won't fit there
for long. She is expected to gain approximately 100lbs over the next 12
months.
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Mattie
at 11 weeks of age with her litter sister (right). |
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Mattie
at 10 weeks of age |
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Mattie
at 10 weeks of age with her full sister "Ruby" from another
litter. |
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