The Exotic Boerboel bloodline is based on 3 South African families of Boerboels.

• Baden Boerboels

• Mouzer Ysterberg Mastiffs

• Dopper Boerboels are the stud names.

We are talking world-class boerboel producing families.

The heavy concentration of the following stud dogs is expressed in each generation of our dogs to this day. Ysterberg Vetger 3, Corma Buks, Caberet Klein Buks, Dopper Oubass, Piona Oubass Donkerhoek Kalpoot, Roenard Martiens, are the prominent male producers in all of our breeding females. We use unrelated males from other programs. The goal is to add our bloodline strengths of drive and athleticism to unrelated or distantly related males in hope of consistently producing and maintaining hybrid vigor.

Some females to note are Dopper Nina Waakasam Mitzie Ysterberg Mollie 2, Ysterberg Maggie 2,Ysterberg Maggie 1 Piona Zola, Roenard Mitz, Dopper Nandi, Dopper Marna. Old school Boerboel females.

All of the new lines have some degree of these boerboel in their breed.

If you know how to use the Boerboel Pedigree Database research tool then look for yourself to see how many famous Boerboels date back to some of the following names.

It is important to mention the foundation stock of the Exotic Bloodline is tight and heavily concentrated.

For Example with Mouzer Ysterberg Penny, pedigree lists Ysterberg Vetger 3, as 3 out of her four great grandsires. making Ysterberg Vetger 3 a strong contributor to her genetic makeup. Mouzer Ysterberg Penny was an impactful contributor to our gene pool.

Vetger 3 is well regarded for his ability to produce working Boerboels.

The Ysterberg mastiffs created by South African farmer Klaas Van Waveren are said to be bigger more functional and more robust than the average boerboel. Also known as the South African Mastiff, Ysterberg Mastiff. Because of the use of several other dog breeds. the Ysterberg dogs have quite a bit of genetic variation in their pedigrees. This is due to the wide variety of breeds used in their foundation. This is a good thing for a breeder looking to add flavor yet keep consistent size and drive.

The modern-day conductor (Stoffel Bloom) of the Ysterberg mastiff breed/bloodline states that the Ysterberg Mastiffs are not Boerboels. Boerboels have the Ysterberg mastiffs in its makeup and states they are 2 different breeds.

In 2016 The breed split into 4 classifications due to politics.

History teaches us the Ysterberg mastiffs were included in the original breed standard even though they were never South African Boerboels but Ysterberg Mastiffs breed did not have health problems and were larger and more agile.

According to my good friend Courtney Gee the comedian who visited the Ysterberg kennels The Ysterberg mastiffs were all over the place in terms of variation. They had all kinds of different markings. Some were tall and lanks others resembled bullmastiffs. A stark contrast to the Mighty Boerboel kennel had one look and one reoccurring color. The Ysterberg Mastiff was said to be the result of combining 14 breeds.

Shortly after I came with the Penny Pluto puppies Klaas Van Waveren ceased exporting dogs abroad. One contact here in the U.S. had a direct line and was the only source.

There was something about their dogs that threw me off. I had no interest in the less desirable Ysterberg mastiffs with small heads and thin bones. When the Ysterberg Boerboels come to mind I think of monster-looking Boerboels, not those cute handsome squishy faces. These are the gorilla Boerboels. When you see a true Ysterberg dog they give you the impression of power and presence. Their appearance is a bit exaggerated.

Baden Boerboel one of the top breeders of the time

Baden Boerboels supplied us with our very first Boerboel. I chose Baden because of its emphasis on health. For 6 generations of his breeding dogs, health scores were 0-0 the highest rating available in South Africa at that time. 6 generations 0-0 was impressive for a large-bred mastiff dog. Hips were one of the biggest defects facing larger breed dogs at the time.

The funny thing about this story is the dog that we received Pluto was not looking anything like the dog we selected in the photo. The pup in the photo was fawn Pluto was more apricot. Also, Pluto was not as large as the pup in the photos. I had chosen a lawyer to trust and got bait and switched.

Turns out this was a blessing in disguise. Pluto turned out to be the absolute perfect dog for me. At only 106 lbs he had drive unseen in many boerboels. There was no challenge too big for him. He was a weight puller long-distance runner with a superb temperament. He is the foundation of our breeding program.

Although he was not a big dog Pluto was still extremely impressive. At his first appraisal at the tender age of 11 months, he was able to win the merit award for being the best boerboel of the day at the 2007 Buffalo appraisal. Even though the competition was much larger Pluto took the medal with his poise conformation and confident presentation.

Pluto the agile look of our line.

He gave us our athleticism and drive to please. His stable temperament was his best feature Pluto was the perfect example of the breed temperament. He was confident and stable with the family but on command, he would protect.

One time I was at the dog park with him and he found a child to play with. Pluto was not fond of the other dogs at the park. Imagine me coming into the park with this extremely muscled-up specimen that strongly resembles the pit bull. People picked up their fee fee poo poo pooches and headed for the exit. I guess they thought I was bringing in a stereotypical killer dog.

Pluto however rarely even played with any other dogs.

Boerboels are more concerned about the safety of their owners rather than playing with strange dogs.

On this day Pluto found a small child. Everyone watched in awe as this big muscular beautiful dog chased this small child into the corner. What would happen next. one Pluto realized the chase was over he turned around and simply walked away. Everyone watched and I stuck my chest out a little farther. I was proud of my boy.

The little girl’s father came up to me and was impressed with my dog’s temperament. He could not believe how gentle he was with his daughter. He wondered if the dog was at all protective., I told him all that it took ease for me to change my voice tone and the dog would respond accordingly. I started acting like he owed me money and began to raise my voice. IN an instant pluto ran over to me to be sure that everything was ok.

Pluto brought the ideal mental state to our bloodline.

He also was active and more driven than your average Boerboel. He is the reason that we are still involved in the breed today. \

Dopper is the third and final cornerstone of our breeding program.

Greit was imported from the world-famous Dopper Boerboel Breeders.

Dopper Greit was brought in because of her strong line breeding to the most prolific producing dogs at the time. Corma Buks and Roenard Martiens . She is the product of a Corma Buks daughter bred to A Martiens full brother harry. But it gets better. His mom Grietjie is the daughter of Corma Buks. Corma Buks bred to a direct Roenard Martiens daughter Dopper Marna. It gets even tighter Marna is the daughter of Nandi a Corma Buks daughter of him and Dopper Nina. Wow, talk about a concentration of genetics.

Greit was a mild boerboel. Her best qualities were visual. Greit was a gentle loving type of female. Did to have any dominance of aggressive tendencies whatsoever. Although she was not aggressive it did not mean she was weak. Griet was a super-producing female for us. In fact she was one of our all-time best-producing females. Griet was built short wide and heavy. Very comparable to an oversize English bulldog. She also was the least brightest Boerboel of all of our originals.

Baden Boerboels was owned by Attie Badenhurst an attorney and farmer with a genuine love for the breed. I was a huge fan of the amount of information that his website contained. I like to be informed.