FAQs

Yes, this is done by our vet clinic.  The fee is $400.

We do not crop the tails on our Presa Canarios, just our American Sentinels.  We do not do short tail dockings. We like the longer dock because it allows for the dog to still use its tail for communication and also to protect its anal and genital regions; however, we do not like living with large dogs with full length tails for several reasons. In a domestic setting a long tail is more easily injured by getting slammed in a door or wagging a in confined spaces often damages the tip repeatedly getting whipped into things, causing it to become injured and bloody, ofter referred to as "Happy Tail".   Also, a full length tail, provides something for a criminal to use to manipulate the dog with when working in pairs.  

The concept of the  American Sentinel (created by H. Lee Robinson) as a breed of working bandog began in the early 1990's, with extensive research being done before the breed's development began in the year 2000. The goal of the American Sentinel has been to use performance selection in order to produce a breed (a line/strain) of dogs that excel in applications suitable for working bandogs, dogs that excel at protection work or catching dangerous wild game. A breed is not a species, nor is it a category of taxonomy. Instead, a breed is term that is used to describe a population of individuals selected to genetically carry and display the traits described in a "breed standard." Nothing more. Breeds should display a degree of uniformity, and have less genetic variation than what is seen in the general population of canines. Some breed  standards focus on physical appearance, some focus on function, and some focus on both. We breed working dogs that fit the characteristics  described within the American Sentinel breed standard, which addresses the physical and mental requirements required to excel at catch work and protection work. 

We do provide domestic shipping  whenever possible; however, due to excessive restrictions, we do not ship dogs to Alaska, Hawaii, or internationally. If you are outside of mainland USA and wish to purchase a dog from us, it will be your responsibility to handle all the shipping arrangements. Deposits for purchases will not be refunded, so do not place a deposit to purchase a dog from us until you have worked out the details.