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Several training and behavioral insights are provided throughout my Instagram (IG) posts. Be sure to work your way through the pictures to obtain valuable insight, personal experiences and opinions as they pertain to working dogs, and the stock we’ve produced.

Savant’s Tajín - 7mo . Straight, no chaser. Killer no filler. Tuna no crust. Maturing wonderfully - couldn’t be more pleased. . The attitude is right. The intensity is nice. The genetics brought a lot to the table - but the handl
“In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.” – R.G. Ingersoll . . . We Breed Better. SavantK9 . . . #lurcher #bulllurcher #boarlurcher #bullx #stagbull #bullgrey #staghound #wolfhound #greyhound #am
The Old Guard - Savant’s Cairo 9yo . It’s never about producing “working dogs”. It’s always about producing a dog with the genetic affinity to excel in various working applications. They all don’t make the cut - no
“If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.” - Dan Rather . With the strategic shift from a manwork focus to that of a more “total” dog - we want to continuously ev
Savant’s Menace - 15mo . Stronghold’s Nero x Savant’s Amina . . . We Breed Better. SavantK9 . . . #alaunt #alano #alauntveantre #alauntgentil #lurcher #boarlurcher #runningmastiff #coursingmastiff #savantalaunt
Stronghold’s Nero . Manwork relies on “teaching” a dog a skill set. Hunting allows a dog to teach us. . . . We Breed Better. SavantK9 . . . #longdog #sighthound #lurcher #bulllurcher #bullx #stagbull #staghound #greyhound #deerhou
Grubb’s Gorilla Zoe & Gunslinger’s Nomad . After years of trying the team got it done. Zoe successfully delivered 5 pups - 3M and 2F on 9/1. With strong maternal instincts she’s delicate, diligent, and watchful. I’m reliev
Savant’s Tajín - Jeep/Redboy 4mo . She doesn’t like toys, she likes to wrestle. . . . We Breed Better. SavantK9 . . . #americanpitbullterrier #realapbt #pitbull #apbt #bulldog #redboy #jeep #honeybunch #rascal #bulldog #gamebred #
Breeding Confirmed: She’s a very hard dog to get bred with a tight ovulation window - but we got it done. Due Labor Day Weekend w/ ultrasound scheduled 8/27. . Grubb’s Gorilla Zoe PH 0.42 0.48, OFA Normal Elbows, NCL Clear x Gr Ch Gunsli
Savant’s Adonis - 15mo. (Nero x Amina) . “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot . . . We Breed Better. SavantK9 . . . #alaunt #alano #alauntveantre #alauntgentil #lurcher
Stronghold’s Nero . “Men of character breed dogs of character.” . . . We Breed Better. SavantK9 . . . #longdog #sighthound #lurcher #bulllurcher #bullx #stagbull #staghound #greyhound #deerhound #wolfhound #runningdog #americanpitbu
“The burden of the brutalized is not to comfort the bystander.” . Reputable breeders maintain strict selection criteria. Dogs bred true to type embody the character needed to see things through. Moments which break lesser dogs serve as a
Savant’s Suzi Carmichael - 13mo. (Nero x Amina) . Sticking grips and settling in. . She’s had roughly one a month since turning 10mo. and continues to be an eager and enthusiastic gyp. Despite taking this one with dad, she’s really
Savant’s Adonis - 13mo (Nero x Amina) . When asked “What’s his breed?” we just say “Lab Mix” It’s easier for everyone that way. . . . We Breed Better. SavantK9 . . . #savantalaunt #alaunt #alano #coursingmas
Savant’s Simba - 13mo. (Nero x Amina) . Selectively social - this male carries the “mastiff aloofness” we had originally hoped for. Observant without being hyper vigilant - Simba picks and chooses who he interacts with. . It’
Savant’s Doja (Cairo x Cass) . Prioritizing health, athleticism and versatility within a line of true mastiff types - PRIOR to the infusion of other breeds has truly helped to inform us of our “baseline”. . We believe the working m

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