Family-raised, always
Puppies are born and raised in our living room. No kennel building, no outdoor pen. They are handled daily from day one and grow up alongside our kids, our other animals, and the gentle chaos of an active household.
Our story
We're a family.
We're a family.
Not a kennel.
"Nolan and Abby, three Mastiffs, four kids, and a quiet acre outside Wausau."
The four of us
our people
The farmhouse
home
How we got here,
One dog at a time.
Nolan grew up with a Mastiff named Hank. Hank slept on his feet from age 6 to 15, and there hasn't been a day since Hank passed that Nolan didn't talk about getting another one.
We brought Violet home in 2023 — a quiet, soft-eyed eight-week-old who slept the whole drive from the breeder. She grew into exactly the dog we hoped for: calm enough that Sophia and George could nap on her, sturdy enough to follow Nolan around the yard, soft enough that the cats walk right up to her.
Violet's sister Poppy came home with us not long after. The two of them are inseparable — Poppy is the goofy one, always nudging in for belly rubs while Violet plays the patient older sister. Stella and Stephen think Poppy is their personal pillow.
Chief joined us at the end of 2025. A young, goofy, brindle boy with the temperament we were looking for and a pedigree from a line of solid, family-bred Mastiffs we admired. He and Violet became fast friends — and now they're going to be parents.
This is our first litter. We're not interested in scaling. We don't have a kennel building. We have a house, a yard, four kids, three big dogs, and the privilege of bringing more into the world. Twelve puppies will be born in our living room and raised there until they're ready for yours.
— Nolan & Abby ♡
How we raise good dogs.
Temperament over titles
We are not a show kennel. We breed because both our dogs have the temperament we believe is the soul of the English Mastiff — calm, patient, soft, and unbothered. That's what we want to pass on.
Small, careful, slow
One litter at a time. We screen every applicant ourselves. We will say no if it isn't a fit. We share weekly photos with everyone on the waitlist and stay in touch long after the puppy goes home.
Sounds like a fit?