We lost Pickle at 9 years 3 months due to a bone tumor. She was a tremendous mastiff.

Pickle
CH. Brookside's Worth the Weight CGCBorn 12.6.1996 OFA Hips GOOD ; elbows normal CERF'd normal thyroid normal dominant PRA homozygous normal UPENN cystinuria negative | CH. Brookside's Abrahamd.o.b.10/5/1994 STUD reg.11/96 MCOA Award, 10/1995 fawn | CH. Brookside's BrutusDOB 11/91 apricot | |
CH. Brookside's Emilyapricot 1993 M.C.O.A. Hall of Fame | |||
CH. Iron Hills Orpheusfawn photo courtesy Scott Phoebus | |||
Kayla Bradeefawn | |||
Brookside's Elisabethapricot | CH. Brookside's Goliathapricot WP31604905 2001 M.C.O.A. Hall of Fame | Brookside's MosesOFA Excellent MF745E24M apricot akc # WG008741 STUD 2/90 | |
Brookside's Hannahd.o.b. 3/12/1988 fawn | |||
CH. Lionsire Dinah of Brooksidebrindle | CH. Lionsire GrizzOFA90E brindle 1993 M.C.O.A. Hall of Fame | ||
Lionsire Trust Mefawn | |||
CH.Sherwood's Anticipatience RE CGC ,TDIOFA prelims GOOD, elbows NORMAL, OFA Cardiac NORMAL ( practitioner and ECHO) PENNHIP .53/.50 40th percentile, no DJD; PRA DNA clear by parentage; CERF(#194754) retinal folds; UPENN cystinuria negative | Greiner Hall NeoPRADNAP | Greiner Hall EganOFA good, PRADNA, brindle | Greiner Hall Nicholas |
Greiner Hall Tuppence | |||
Knight's Grizzlys CalientePRA DNAP CERF fawn | SW DEN NOR FIN CH Alvedor's Aragorn | ||
CH Greiner Hall Knights Isa-Tai | |||
INT AM CH. Chagrin's OliviaOFAgood, elbows, PRA,cardiac | CH. Smok'N Lad Sand River Rioapricot OFA fair | ||
Pallone's Crowning Glorycourtesy Deborah Pallone | |||
Chagrin's Matilda | Chagrin Danny Boy | ||
Greiner Hall Chagrin Stars and Stripes |

19 months

aka "Pickle"
D.O.B. 4/25/08
( Ch. Brookside's Worth the Weight CGC X Ch. Sherwood's Anticipatience RE CGC)
We could NOT pick between Cornflower and Lilac....they were BOTH so lovely, but so very, very different!!
I am a huge Red Sox fan and I watch alot of baseball..I kept thinking to myself, "Wow, we're really caught in a pickle here!!!" as we tried to make The Pick.
( during baseball season, everything becomes a baseball metaphor!)
We couldn't imagine not keeping Lilac, as we had decided she was The Mini Patience........and she was so very sweet and attached to us, it seemed.....but then we'd say, but if we keep HER, how can we NOT keep Cornflower?? Cornflower was my favorite from the first day; with her squared -off and blunt little muzzle and her dark, dark, raccoon like body....
When we tried the puppies outdoors the first time , Cornflower was the bravest and most curious of the lot. She march around on those little stubby legs like she had been out there a million times before. The other puppies were appropriately cautious, but not Corn!
We LOVE this puppy, she is a perfect mix, in personality, between Owen and Patience. She is the type of bitch puppy I love, ALL dog. She is Owen in a girl's body; she is perfect and we adore her in every way.
I love her thick, thick build; her big head and incredible dark pigment, even as a tiny puppy she exuded true Mastiff breed Type. We are extremely proud of her!

Pickle in the Show Ring:
Pickle started out her show career early, at six months of age.
Her first time out she took a Major Win! ( 3 points)
A few weeks later she took a Puppy Group 4!
Pickle has 7 points to date, towards her AKC championship. Very limited showing,
as she is a busy girl with a fun filled life! :)
Pickle has 7 points and one leg towards her Rally Novice title.


3 point major win, 6 mos. old

Pickle's Baby Photos
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17 weeks old; hanging out at the dog park watching all those wierd dogs who actually run around and play....

14 weeks old; she is such a thick little girl! I love everything about her. She exudes the breed type we were hoping for.

Pretty close to 8 weeks old; such a great looking little girl we couldn't say no!! I loved her head from day one, especially her very blunt and wide muzzle.