Ok, I may have popped up and introduced myself last year briefly but I can't remember.
My name is Karina and my family and I live in Brasil in a small farming town. I have 2 girls (2 and 4) and have had a bad case of doggie-lust since last summer. We are waiting till my younger daughter potty-trains to get our first family dog and I've been researching up a storm.
We've got it narrowed down to mastiff, great dane or newfoundland (I do have reservations about them in this heat despite hearing from a number of very respectable folks that they adapt just fine). I figure that I'll make the call based on the breeder that I feel most comfortable with.
We've been to one dog show and may be going to another one (with specialties for great danes and mastiffs!) in a couple of weeks. I'm still working out the bribery for my husband for that one!
The most popular dogs around in this area seem to be Kuvasz, Pit Bulls, Australian Cattle Dogs, border collies and of course the Brasilian street dog (mutt). It's a pretty rustic area.
Fila breeder up the road too.
Ok, just popping in to say hi and I've been enjoying learning from this site.