All of my dogs had always been rescues. Several years ago, my last one had passed, and I was so broken hearted, I decided not to get another dog. So, several years went by, and I finally felt ready for a dog, and did the research, etc. to see what breed fit our needs, and set out looking for rescues. Unfortunately, there were no rescue mastiffs available in my area. We would have had to travel several hundred miles, pay an adoption fee of $800 plus, and still have to wait til one came along that the rescue felt fit our needs. So I did the next best thing... I started researching breeders who were involved in rescue. I found one not far from us, and sent off an email asking for a rescue or special needs dog, and she eventually decided we were just what she was looking for to raise and love one of her 'breeder contract' girls. We brought home Imani in December of 04. After having her for almost a year, she emailed asking me to take a nine week old female on a breeder contract as well. Since then, more rescue mastiffs have shown up in our area and in areas we were willing to drive to, and we are involved in breed rescue. We adopted Jesse, and fostered Maggie, who was placed this past August. This breeder's standard puppy price is $2500, of course all are tested and shown to championships before being considered for breeding. Since then, Frankie has been rejected from the breeding program and has been spayed.