Very pretty dogs...
California pits tekla castillo
I recently saw a pair of dogs from this breeder and I was impressed to say the least. Does anyone have any first hand experience with this breeder or his dogs? Any info would be greatly appreciated thankyou.
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not just pretty... Very athletic with loads of determination.
Tekla Castillo started the Castillo bloodline. They're UKC show dogs coming from Hemphill/Wallace 6 or 7 generations back. They are always red-red nose sometimes w/ white patch on chest or toes.It is by far the most consistent show bloodline that is still a APBT, not Amstaff or APBT/AmStaff like alot of the AKC/UKC registered dogs. Some consider them Amstaff because they dont come from a fighting background, and bred for the show ring, but this is a matter of opinion. I was considering getting a Castillo bred dog, my only problem is that they weigh above standard, and Im into working dogs, and not sure if this would be a issue. There not like American Bully large,...very well balanced. We'll just have to see..LOL!!!
Dan'sgrizz, did you see these dogs in person, or on the internet. Like I said these dogs are very consistent with temperment and appearance. They have a distinct look that you notice from a mile away.
Heres Tekla Castillo website
pitbulls cali pitbulls red nose
Anchor Chain Kennels(They breed this bloodline also)
anchor chain kennels
Brandon
Dan'sgrizz, did you see these dogs in person, or on the internet. Like I said these dogs are very consistent with temperment and appearance. They have a distinct look that you notice from a mile away.
Heres Tekla Castillo website
pitbulls cali pitbulls red nose
Anchor Chain Kennels(They breed this bloodline also)
anchor chain kennels
Brandon
i stoped looking as soon as i read "breeding for large boned"
I don't know anything about these people in particular, but I have always liked the Castillo dogs of the past. Sydney really reminds me of a Castillo bred dog, in her size structure, temperment, and coloring.
No joke. Their stud is 92 lbs. They seem to have gone full-on American Bully. On their pics page, they seem quite pleased over a 4-month-old, 63 pound puppy. (Double the weight at 4 months to get adult weight, would be...) I really wouldn't call them show dogs either, since they don't appear to have any show CHs on their page at present, and even the Castillo peds I've seen don't have many show achievements.i stoped looking as soon as i read "breeding for large boned"
The contention that they're a pure APBT line is a bit off, too. Since they are related to Lar-San dogs, and Lar-San has some AmStaff behind it, it stands to reason that Castillo would be pit-or-staff, too.
Don't get me wrong. I like some of the older Castillo dogs. Sampson is a beautiful dog. But what they're producing now is just not impressive to me.
Holy Cow! wish I could open the link...(internet nazi's at work)No joke. Their stud is 92 lbs. They seem to have gone full-on American Bully.
Agreed.I like some of the older Castillo dogs. But what they're producing now is just not impressive to me.
You're not missing too much, Syd. Some of their dogs look semi-close to how they used to look (only amplified). Others are just... well, sloppy, for lack of a better term. Let it marinade for a while and check it out later. LOLHoly Cow! wish I could open the link...(internet nazi's at work)
Checked it on the IPhone...if you look at the present dogs at the bottom the structure is off from the dogs they say they came from...they got bigger, and they look wider in the chest and shorter and they got all easty westy...
what???? i thought bigger was better?????
of people are interested in dogs these sizes why not move on to another breed?
They look decent on the large side I prefer a slender leaner dog. There is not much of a difference between the old and the new they look large to me and wider than the typical game bred dog. Def a UKC style show dog not my personal taste but they look alot better than what you typically see with the american bully style dog .. I wouldnt say they are american bullish more amstaffish
Not all dogs from that line are big especially if you look at the foundation dogs. Also, not all are red. There are quite a bit of chocolate and cream colored dogs as well.
The older dogs that carried the castillo name and the foundation dogs were much different than some of the ones around today.
Such as This one who is in my girls' pedigree
ONLINE PEDIGREES :: [45784] :: GARNER'S FOXI ROXI
The older dogs that carried the castillo name and the foundation dogs were much different than some of the ones around today.
Such as This one who is in my girls' pedigree
ONLINE PEDIGREES :: [45784] :: GARNER'S FOXI ROXI
I have to disagree here. It's really an insult to carefully-planned UKC and AKC breeding plans to say that. People breeding show dogs will prove their dogs in the show ring; that's the ideal of their program, to have a winning dog. They will not deliberately breed in exaggerations or any kind of sloppiness that will detract from their dog in the ring. It looks to me that this line has gone more to breeding for size and a look that appeals to newbies (no offense to anyone who likes them).Def a UKC style show dog ... I wouldnt say they are american bullish more amstaffish
ETA: Patch, I agree with you. If you go back in the pedigrees, there are some very nice dogs back there.
YES! I love that dog! (FOXI ROXI)
But was Sampson really 89 lbs he doesn't look it, I was under the impression that the Castillo dogs were "bigger" but like on the taller end of the spectrum 20ish inches and 50-60lbs maybe 70lbs tops....not 80-90-105lbs.
But was Sampson really 89 lbs he doesn't look it, I was under the impression that the Castillo dogs were "bigger" but like on the taller end of the spectrum 20ish inches and 50-60lbs maybe 70lbs tops....not 80-90-105lbs.
Again Not trying to insult but to me they look the same ... Some of the current dogs may be a little larger but I looked at the old dogs and the new dogs on that website and I personally don't see too much of a difference JMO. I wasn't saying they were all large but many of them were compared to typical game dogs structually their is a big difference even in SOME of the older dogs shown on that website they looked like amstaffs IMHO ...I have to disagree here. It's really an insult to carefully-planned UKC and AKC breeding plans to say that. People breeding show dogs will prove their dogs in the show ring; that's the ideal of their program, to have a winning dog. They will not deliberately breed in exaggerations or any kind of sloppiness that will detract from their dog in the ring. It looks to me that this line has gone more to breeding for size and a look that appeals to newbies (no offense to anyone who likes them).
ETA: Patch, I agree with you. If you go back in the pedigrees, there are some very nice dogs back there.
Patch that dog you posted is a good looking dog but not all of them looked like that.
Here were the links I was looking at on the website I don't know if the past dog link is supposed to be the foundation dogs for the line ... I am assuming they are if so I dont see much of a difference from the old and the new
Past Dogs
Present Dogs
That's a very good question. I'd say that people are more interested in the name rather than the dog.of people are interested in dogs these sizes why not move on to another breed?
yeah i agre buzz its really sad. even people with 80%am staff in there dog hate to say it... seems like "pit bull" has so much stigma that even educated people cant call there dogs what they know they are
It depends on which you look at...LOL. That is why I used GARNER'S FOXI ROXI as an example. Just showing they all were not big.I dont see much of a difference from the old and the new
Actually, I have not seen any full Castillo bred dogs showing in my area and thus I don't think that is what they are breeding for...In the past though they were shown.Def a UKC style show dog
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