Jaf, 4-1/2 months old

I continue to work with Jaf on his training. On Wednesday (the day before Thanksgiving), I had to go to the village of Sewickley to pick a package up from the Post Office. I decided to take the dogs with me, and give them a quick 30-minute training session in town. Walking two Boerboels is not easy, especially when one is only 4-1/2 months old and doesn't really know how to heel very well. We are working on that though! Jaf did really well in town. We walked across an empty garbage bag that was blowing on the sidewalk, passed kids riding bicycles on the sidewalk, strollers, people, traffic and cars, and lots of dogs! Jaf did really well and was not distracted by the commotion. He is bold and confident, and takes everything in stride.

When we got home, we went into the pasture to see if we could find any critters to chase. I took this photo of Jaf in the pasture. For additional information on Jaf's breeder, visit the Quo Vadis Boerboels website.


I posted this picture in an online forum dedicated to Boerboels, and John Blackwell had some nice compliments on my puppy. John Blackwell is well renowned in the mollosser dog world. He made a name for himself as a breeder of American Bulldogs and a book that he wrote in 1997 called "American Bulldogs". Since that time, he switched from breeding American Bulldogs to breeding Boerboels. He is now the President of the US Boerboel Association, USBA, a registry of Boerboels in the United States, and recently retired from breeding. I was flattered with John's compliment, especially coming from someone as well respected as John Blackwell. But of course we all know that Jaf is one magnificent Boerboel puppy!