Gardiaan Boerboels / South African Mastiffs
Gardiaan Boerboels / South African Mastiffs
Boerboel & South African Mastiff Breeders in South Austraila.
South African Farm Dog. Bred to protect your Family and live Stock.
Gardiaan Boerboels /South African Mastiffs
Registered Breeders
with Boerboel Africa Breed Society in Australia.
Nambiar Stud Book, South African Mastiff Council.
The Ysterberg bloodline of the South African Mastiff® was developed in the 1940s under the rigors of farm life in the rugged Ysterberg mountain area of South Africa, bred for form and function as a farm and guardian breed, not for purposes of exhibition and commercial sale. The Ysterberg farm dogs preceded the registration and recognition of large native dogs which came to be called “Boerboels” and became part of the gene pool when the Boerboel was created. For the past decade, dedicated breeders of the Ysterberg bloodline continued to breed their dogs under a controlled program of the Ysterberg Mastiff Breed Council (YMBC).
To address confusion related to the name attached to the “Ysterberg Mastiff” and “Boerboel”, we’re excited to announce that as of November 2019, we’re rebranding. As part of our rebranding strategy, our organisation’s name will change from Ysterberg Mastiff™ Breed Council to South African Mastiff® Breed Council – powered by Ysterberg since 1948.
Litters Page
At Gardiaan Boerboels and South African Masitffs, we are focused on providing you with the highest levels of customer satisfaction & we will do everything we can to meet your expectations of what your New Family member The Boerboel / South Africa Mastiff or Ysterberg Mastiffs will be. We have 6 Bitches at the moment. 3 males and will using imported seamen.
What is a Ysterberg Mastiff ?
Here is just some background so that you can have a better idea of what a Ysterberg Mastiff is.
. They Ysterberg farm dogs / boer dogs have a written history dating back to the early 1940s. When the first Boerboel organisation was founded (SABT) in 1983, the Ysterberg dogs were included as they were within the parameters of what the founders were looking for in the Boerboel. In 2010 YMBC decided that their vision for the dog and that of the Boerboel organisations are very different and in order to protect the Ysterberg bloodline, the quality of the dogs, the health and temperament YMBC are taking back the whole Ysterberg bloodline away from the Boerboels, and that is how the Ysterberg Mastiff Breed Council started. Having this precious history and bloodline, it has to be to protected.
Therefore, after an investigation and vetting process, and YMBC do accept certain Boerboels into our foundation stock register and help those breeders to improve on them and work towards the look, health and temperament of the original Ysterberg dogs. You will notice that they are indeed a frame size or two bigger than the Boerboel
What is a Boerboel ?
The Boerboel is a Mastiff breed from South Africa.
Bred for Guarding You and your Family, they are loyal to their families but aloof with strangers. They are extremely large, powerful dogs that were bred to work independently as guardians and therefore should be supervised around strangers. This is not a breed you can take to your children’s sports games.( this can be done with proper control of your dog ) They are deeply loyal and affectionate with their families.
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Boerboel/Ysterger Litter Born 22 of January see Ysterberg Litters page..
John W. KERKMAN & Heather M KERKMAN
Why us?
Why purchase a pup from Gardiann Boreboels. We fell in love with the Boerboel as soon as we had the pleasure of spending a week with one. The Boreboel to us is like no other Dog.
Our Boerboels - We are breeding a Line of Boerboel to be a loved and treasured family member. Your Boerboel or South African Mastiff will love spending time with you. Will happy just to be where you are. Will protect your Home, Your Family any live stock & other pets you may have. Loyal Loving Family companion Guardian and playmate. The dog that stands out in Crowd.