1. Olympic Roaddogs

 Hogo-Sha x Stickita

First documented tie 3/19/26

Expect pups late may of 26

Homing late July of 26

Accepting deposits now.

  This should be exciting !  

  Stickita: our most pronounced brindle, like all our Bogan x Sticky keepers, is SUPER ATHLETIC, very human centric, biddable, devoted, etc. etc.  

 Classic Roaddog temperament.   And like all the Bogan products she is very low in Dog aggression, less edgy than our road dogs historically, which is I'm sure largely due to the high Dane percentage in Bogan ( midguard mastiffs ) and significant Dane in our lines as well.

  Hogo-sha: is a purebred Tosa.  What exactly he'll throw temperamentally no honest man can say just yet, as he's not even fully mature himself, we don't have any adult pups out of him to evaluate.   But, I did get a feel for his parents, in france, where I traveled to get the pick of the litter out of two of the best looking Tosa's I'd ever seen. I do have his pedigree, which also tells a story of sorts.   And ofcourse I have him to observe.  So we're not flying completely blind.

  For those who might have concerns with dog aggression in a Tosa, I get it; I share it. which is why I waited this long to use a Tosa.   But Hogo-Sha is not from "fighting lines," at least not recently.  His pedigree has many "champions" and significant amounts of health testing, and the gene pool has clearly has been bred in Europe for many generations.   None of that would be true of fighting dogs in Japan, or S. Korea, or anywhere else where they were still being accessed by their most original, most ardent selection pressure.  

  On that not, for the record I respect any meaningful selection pressure, and the lack there of in most dog breeds is the biggest single problem.  And though I've never been interested in dog fighting personally, it might be the realest on many levels.   I do appreciate boxing, wrestling, MMA, etc. Where the combatants are there of their own free will, and contests need not end in death.   Sports in general and combat sports in particular are true testing grounds.... I think that no one can deny.

 All that said, dog aggression is just a fucking headache in my world.  We breed heavily away from it, one of the primary gains in using Dane for example.   But I think at this point in particular, with all these Bogan females, the dog aggression level is so benign that we can afford to mix in a Tosa.... we can afford to play with Hogo-sha

Hogo-sha:  Means Guardian in Japanese.   I decideded to call him that when he started growling at strangers that came near me within a day of bonding.  He demonstrates very strong suspicion of strangers still, generally growls at new people on his territory  until properly introduced.   His mother, is very much the same.   The only question evident in her mind when I met her was.... do I need to bite this man or not..... she showed zero interest in me, or affection from me, as a stranger.   I like that.

 As for dog aggression in Hogo-sha himself, it's still too early to say.  What I have noticed is that even as a puppy he showed no normal fear, or defference, to much larger adult male dogs.   In fact he tried to mount Stogan ( 155lb adult ) when he was about 60lbs.  Stogan growled.... he growled back ( as if to say "hold still big fella" )  Fortunately I was there to save his life, but even after being pinned to the ground by his throat by Stogan.... he showed no fear or deference.   

 That is unusual.  I might worry that he was retarded, but it's not stupidity, he learns quickly enough.  It would seem to be a specific fearlessness to other males ( he will defer to a big female )   

   He does not seem to be looking to start fights with the males on the yard ( the attempted rape of Stogan aside) he is not fence fighting, he is not barking, he is not posturing,  making a show, raking his back legs, etc.  He just won't lower his tail, he will calmly meander over and piss on whatever as close as he can get to them, and appears strangly fearless.  Time will tell what that translates to as his adult male ego full kicks in but I can't help but like the calm, the lack of fear.