America Boerboelsis
a breeder of the South African Boerboel dog, located in California, USA.
We
fell in love with this magnificent dog back when we lived in South
Africa , and started breeding it in order to enhance the qualities it
represent to us, as well as improve their quality in the United States.
A NEW LITTER ANNOUNCEMENT
!!
We have 6 New
Puppies , born on June
7, 2011.
There are 5 Males & 1 Female.
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Here's a Video from our Current Litter ( Puppies at 6 weeks )
NEWS
FLASH !!! NEWS FLASH !!! NEWS FLASH !!!
Our Zeus
has won First Place at the Boerboels show. A huge achievement for a one year
old dog !
Congratulations , Zeus !
America
Boerboels desires to maintain the high South
African standards and promote the breed to the United States. The South African
Boerboel is the nations fastest growing large breed dog. This breed is
very intelligent, protective and is a loyal family pet. A
socialized Boerboel will interact well with other animals, people, and
preserve their protective instincts.
America
Boerboels is a member of the South African Boerboels
Association (SABT) and participates with the Association in Appraisals,
Breeders Courses, and scheduling of events in this area. Our line of
breeding is aimed towards Boerboels with good temper , strong and beautiful as
well as healthy and active.
The history of the Boerboel is a fascinating story, which can trace its beginnings way back to ancient times. We take up the Boerboel story in about 640 BC, in Assyria.
Two Assyrian Kings, King Asarhaddon and King Ashurbani-pal, were recorded as having used large dogs to hunt lions and wild horses. This information is evident from the Assyrian chambers at the British museum. Later we find evidence that the King of Albania gave Alexander the Great a gift of a large dog.
Alexander the Great was suitably impressed by the size of the beast, but was soon greatly disappointed when the dog refused to hunt firstly bears, then wild boars and deer. The poor dog was then killed. On hearing of the tragedy, the Albanian king quickly replaced the dog. This time the king gave explicit instructions not to waste the dog's time, if it was going to be used for hunting, it would need a challenge. The dog was offered both lions and an elephant. Without going into any graphic details, the dog impressed the leader greatly.
Canus Molossus has had an important effect on the large dog breeds of today. It was originally used in the times of the Roman games. The activities of the Romans resulted in the spreading of the breed throughout Europe, including the British Isles. As trading between East and West started developing and the trading routes around the Cape of Good Hope started being established, Jan van Riebeeck was sent by the Dutch East India Company to establish a trading post at the southern tip of Africa. For his protection, van Riebeeck brought with a "Bullenbijter". Other colonialists brought other large mastiff-type dogs with them.
This is where Europe met Africa in the dog sense. The large European dogs crossed with the strong African bloodlines. These dogs then accompanied the Boers on the Great Trek into the northern parts of South Africa.
The activities of the Romans resulted in the spreading of the breed throughout Europe, including the 
