Roguedogue The Dark Tower
"Brutus"
Date of Birth: 25 April 2015
Gained his wings: 22 February 2024
Gained his wings: 22 February 2024
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Brutus is a solid very typey boy who takes after his mother, Vegas. Brutus isn't shown much. His first shows he was Best of Breed both days, at almost 3yrs old.
He has a lovely head, expression, and he has a nice undershot bite with a correct curve of jaw. He has a nice strong muzzle which can be lacking in the breed.
Brutus was diagnosed with a tumour in his chest back in April 2021 following a cruciate injury. As we didn't want to put him through surgery if he wasn't in perfect health, we opted for a full blood panel and x-rays which showed a tumour near his heart. We contacted a vet who was using CBD/THC to treat cancer in dogs as a trial, and over the next (almost) 3 years, the tumour shrunk somewhat, didn't grow but was there. His cruciate was manageable as it wasn't a full tear, he was still walking on it fine after crate rest.
Then in Sept 2023, he was diagnosed with a mast cell tumour on his chin, that miraculously went back down as quick as it came up!
Unfortunately in Feb 2024, his luck with cancers and tumours ran out. After he was struggling to stand for long, and getting unsteady on his back legs, he was diagnosed with a tumour on his spinal cord and we had to let him go.
Brutus was the bestest and easiest boy. He never ever did anything wrong. Never destroyed anything. He was just happy with his dad (his favourite person) and a ball. He was just a pleasure to have in our lives. It's going to take a long time to get over losing our very last Dogue de Bordeaux.
He has a lovely head, expression, and he has a nice undershot bite with a correct curve of jaw. He has a nice strong muzzle which can be lacking in the breed.
Brutus was diagnosed with a tumour in his chest back in April 2021 following a cruciate injury. As we didn't want to put him through surgery if he wasn't in perfect health, we opted for a full blood panel and x-rays which showed a tumour near his heart. We contacted a vet who was using CBD/THC to treat cancer in dogs as a trial, and over the next (almost) 3 years, the tumour shrunk somewhat, didn't grow but was there. His cruciate was manageable as it wasn't a full tear, he was still walking on it fine after crate rest.
Then in Sept 2023, he was diagnosed with a mast cell tumour on his chin, that miraculously went back down as quick as it came up!
Unfortunately in Feb 2024, his luck with cancers and tumours ran out. After he was struggling to stand for long, and getting unsteady on his back legs, he was diagnosed with a tumour on his spinal cord and we had to let him go.
Brutus was the bestest and easiest boy. He never ever did anything wrong. Never destroyed anything. He was just happy with his dad (his favourite person) and a ball. He was just a pleasure to have in our lives. It's going to take a long time to get over losing our very last Dogue de Bordeaux.
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Brutus (right) with his brother, Steve (left).
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Brutus (left) with his brother, Steve (right) at 4mths old.
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Brutus (right) with his brother, Steve (left) at 6mths old.
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Brutus (left) with his brother Steve (right) at 7mths old.
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Brutus (right) with this brother, Steve (left), at 15mths old.
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L-R - Stitch our Bull Terrier (rescue), Steve and Brutus bringing up the rear. Brutus & Steve were 4mths at the time.
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Brutus - Pedigree Info
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