We are located in Bentonville, Virginia about 90 minutes from Washington DC. Our dogs are our pets. They receive obedience training, go on outings, get "treats" and a bunch of “lovin”. We average 2-3 litters a year at our home. That allows us the time to give pups all the love, attention, and socialization they need to be healthy, stable pets.

Our pups are paper trained and exposed to other people, children and other adult dogs. We hold them, play with them, trim toe nails, and rub gums & teeth. Everything they need to quickly adapt to your home environment.

Boomer - his name should be "goober". He is quite a ham, loves people, squeaky toys, and going on rides!. He has successfully completed off-leash training, agility training, Canine Good Citizen (American Kennel Club), and Temperament Test (American Temperament Test Society). Boomer inspired the name for our kennels because his head is 28 inches around and when he was a pup he’d sneak up on things like a crouching lion.

We guarantee our pups to be healthy and representative of the breed. We have our pups checked by a veterinarian within a few days of whelping and at 6 weeks when they get their first set of vaccines.   Our pups are properly nourished and up-to-date on vaccinations at time of departure from our home. Obviously, once a pup leaves our home, the responsibility of providing general care, proper nutrition, proper activity, health maintenance/care, training, socialization and everything necessary to ensure a healthy and happy dog becomes the responsibility of the new owner.  

We do have a guarantee for hip and elbow dysplasia both of which can occur in this breed.  According to veterinary medical research, both hip and elbow dysplasia are a combination of genetics, nutrition, obesity, activity level or trauma.  Just like with “human medicine/genetics”, “veterinary medicine/genetics” is not a precise science.  But most agree that proper nutrition and moderate activity contribute to healthy bone growth in a developing puppy.

Generally speaking, elbow dysplasia or osteochondritis usually develops between 6 and 9 months of age with the resulting lameness becoming less around age 12 to 18 months.  Treatment depends on the severity of the disease.  Screening for elbow dysplasia in the Boerboel breed as a whole has only started in the past few years.

Most dogs with hip dysplasia are born with normal hips that change as the pup grows. Hip dysplasia is caused by looseness in the hip joint. The looseness creates abnormal wear and erosion of the joint. In severe cases, puppies as young as five months will begin to show symptoms of hip dysplasia.  However, in most cases the symptoms do not begin to show until mid-late years in the dog’s life.  The Boerboel as a breed has a long history of hip screening and evaluation.
 

Contact

Please feel free contact us with any questions about the breed, selecting a pup suited for you or if you have any questions about our dogs and litters. We enjoy the Boerboel breed and would love to assist you in anyway in your quest for a pup. We can be reached at 540-636-4915 (Eastern Standard Time) or e-mail us at pegopeg@embarqmail.com or peggy@lionsheadkennels.com. We typically respond to messages within three business days.

References

Jimi & Beth Lilies (BethALiles@aol.com)

Mike Murdock (michaelmurdock@enhancedliving.com)

Allison Yost (samandali@cox.net)

 

Maggie is hands down, the best, most easily trained, obedient, loving and loyal dog I've ever had the pleasure to share my home with. We would be lost without her. If you've never had a Boerboel before, be prepared to be awed!!!!

Lion's Head Maggie