ELVIS
bred by Blackslate Bullmastiffs.  owned by Laurie Cornetta
WP324359/06 SB - March 1996
Male, Brindle     OFA: 1217G
​Progeny points: 7.  Level: Copper: Status: Historical

     “Elvis”, at his first dog show with me, someone walked by and said “well he sure ate his Wheaties”. He was 26 ¾” at the shoulder OFA hips good elbows normal with a bite wide enough to drive a truck through. His show weight was 152 pounds, but this was not the weight he came to me at. I got “Elvis” from Virginia Rowland when he was 2 ½ years old. She came home from a dog show to find him in her side yard in very poor condition, abandoned by his previous owner. I worked at a very large animal hospital so she called me to help out and he never left my house after that. It took me about a year to get him recovered and leash broken. I think I still have calluses on my hands. He was a once in a life time dog in every way. His puppy owners have called me over the years to tell me how very different in personality they are from any other puppy they’ve had. He didn’t know how to play as he was raised without other dogs. He would stand with his one favorite toy in his mouth and just watch the others wagging his tail. I was able to get him to within three points of his championship at the age of five but at one national we were attacked in the ring, He put himself between the other dog and me and took the bites. I didn’t realize this until I was stacking him for the judge that there was blood on my dress. He took third place in a very large open dog class. As I was getting my ribbon, he dropped. Three men jumped in the ring carried him to my room where a lot of other people iced him down and stapled him up. After that I decided he that had had enough and let him spend the rest of his years as my boy. He was used as a stud dog many times and collected for the future. Some of his grand children have even been shown to reach the top twenty in our breed. We had a wonderful short time together, but he’s still living in the puppies that he will produce for the future of our breed. To me “Elvis” was the king.
Submitted by Laurie Cornetta

Dam: Murbisa Nina’s Choice  Whelped: ? Litter # foreign
Fin CH Bullbugbear’s Edwina ​F (Ruuska)
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Dam: Seminole Forever Blackslate Whelped: 12/30/1995 Litter # WP670867
CH Blackslate Mighty Aphrodite (01) ​F Fawn (Bowser & Blackslate Kennels)  DNA #P8163
          OFA # BMF-1899G24F-T; BMF-EL353F24-T;
Blackslate’s Best Shot (02) F Red Fawn Brindle
Blackslate’s Top Shot (03) ​F Red Brindle
Blackslate’s Brickhouse (04) ​F Red Fawn Brindle
Miss Liz’s Gumbo Blackslate (09) ​M Red Fawn Brindle
Blackslate Ms Vanderbilt (10) ​F Red Fawn Brindle

Dam: CH D’Lite’s This One’s For U Whelped: 11/23/1996 Litter # WP754287
Paradise Unlimited Tara (01) ​F Red
Blackslate’s D’Lite Of My Life (03) M Fawn Brindle
D’Lite’s Lilly Marleen (05) ​F Fawn (Reuter)
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Dam: Seminole Forever Blackslate Whelped: 8/13/1997 Litter # WP800140
CH Blackslate Boston Badboy (01) ​M Red Brindle (Bowser & Blackslate Kennels)
          OFA # BMF-EL533M25-T; DNA #V25799
​Blackslate Love Me Tender (02) ​F Red
Blackslate’s Boston Blend (03) ​M Red Fawn Brindle
Blackslate’s Dream Chaser (04) ​F Red
Blackslate Forever Nighthawk (06) ​F Red Brindle

Dam: CH Yellow Daffodil Blackslate Whelped: 11/21/1997 Litter # WP824566
Blackslate’s Bodacious Bully (01)​F Fawn Brindle (Santiago)
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Dam: Bulhaven’s Ma Barker ​Whelped: 8/16/2000 Litter # WP993750
Bulhavens Walking In Memphis (01) ​M Red Brindle (Hannigan)
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Dam: A/C CH Barrus Destiny DD Whelped: 12/31/2000 Litter # WR008501
Southwind’s NY State Of Mind (01)M Red Brindle
Southwind I’m So Blackslate (02) ​F Red Brindle
Southwind Romantic Warrior (03) ​M Fawn Brindle
Southwind Bronz ‘N Black Lace (04) ​F Red Brindle
Southwind Ready To Run (06) ​F Fawn Brindle
Southwind (07) ​M Red Brindle
Southwind Sophie (08) ​F Red Fawn
Blackslate French Connection (09) ​M Red Brindle
Southwind Desperado (11) ​M Fawn

​Dam: CH Puna’s Lorraine’s Secret Whelped: 7/9/2005 Litter # WS148542
Nahenahe’s Jennifer’s Pal (01) ​F Fawn Brindle
          OFA # BMF-3661G32F-PI; BMF-EL1472F32-PI

Dam: CH Grawel’s Anastasia Rose  ​Whelped: 4/19/2002 Litter # WR067825
CH Harlett’s Miss Congeniality (01) 
CH Harlett’s Razin A Ruckus (02) ​F Red Brindle (Wanke & Augustson)
          OFA # BMF-3064G24F-PI; BMF-EL1018F24-PI;  BMF-CA126/24F/S-PI; BMF-TH95/24F-PI
​Harlett’s Heartbreak Ridge (03) ​M Red Fawn (Hartung & Blackslate Kennels)
​          OFA # BMF-3233G35M-PI; BMF-EL1128M35-PI;  BMF-CA276/50M/C-PI-ECHO; DNA #V252952
Harlett’s Bocephus AKA Bo (04) M Fawn Brindle

​Dam: CH Tresor Blackslate De Molossie ​Whelped: 11/23/2005 Litter # WS158196
Catherwood’s Late Harvest (01) ​F Fawn Brindle
Catherwood’s Paradise Ridge (02) ​F Red Fawn (Cather & Patchen)  BMF-TH179/30F-VPI
          OFA # BMF-3664G28F-VPI; BMF-EL1475F28-VPI;
CH Catherwood’s Montrachet (03) ​M Red Fawn Brindle (Cornetta & Rowland)
​CH Blackslate Improper Bostonian (04) F Red Fawn Brindle, 
          BMF-CA508/45F/C-VPI. OFA # BMF-3665G28F-VPI; BMF-EL1476F28-VPI;
Catherwood’s Quintessence (05) 

​Dam: CH Starrdogs Outlaws Wind Of Fate ​Whelped: 2/18/2008 Litter # WS253078
Starrdogs Handsome Stranger (01) ​M Red Fawn
CH Starrdogs Shadow Of The Wind (02) F Red Brindle (Roberts)   OFA # BMF-CA489/13F/C-NOPI
Blackslate Starr Of The Day (04) ​F Fawn
Starrdogs Voodoo Queen At Tangmere (05) ​F Red Brindle