I'm Lisa Nicolello, native Floridian, animal lover, and avid gardener. My husband Patrick (New York born and bred) and I enjoy our mastiffs as companions, guardians and true working dogs. We live in the country, in Jupiter, Florida. Our dogs are all beloved housepets, none are kennel dogs. We have our own bloodline that we started from Willowledge, Gulph Mills and English stock. We have a lot of fun with our dogs, as you will see on our other pages! We are dedicated to producing quality Mastiffs that enjoy soundness, health, longevity and have good temperaments. We have been testing/titling our dogs for over two decades. All of our breeding dogs are MCOA GOLD Health Award winners and have Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) Certificates, a fact no other breeder can claim.

I took part in the original Health Awards Committee discussions back in 1999. The awards were based on the Mastiff Reporter Star Awards designed by Sharon Krauss, Linda Monroe and myself many years ago at a time when the MCOA did nothing to promote or reward health screening. Both the Star Awards and the MCOA Health Awards were designed for ALL Mastiffs.

I sent in the data on my dogs to support the efforts of the Health Award committee. I was thrilled that the MCOA, the AKC parent club for the Mastiff, was recognizing the importance of health screening for ALL Mastiffs.