Willow Run is the oldest continuous breeding
kennel in the United States and England. Tony and Betty Yocum acquired the existing stock
of Eve Olsen Fisher’s Willowledge kennels which included : Bulliff Butcher’s
Blade, Tresylyan Bon Adventure, Damaria Queen Pelydryn, Willowledge Pepermint Pattie,
Willowledge Patriss, Willowledge Savannah, Willowledge Sophie, Willowledge Margret,
Willowledge Polliana and Lazy Hill Virginia. Prior to acquiring the Willowledge stock we
owned Willowledge Dunamis, Willowledge Sondance and Willowledge Trinity. These are the
foundation stock of Willow Run Mastiffs. Eve Olsen Fisher began Willowledge Kennels in
1944. The Mastiff Club of America also got its post-war start in the same time period.
There were three ladies that were instrumental
in the development of the MCOA and the
modern day Mastiff—Patty Brill of the famous Peach Farm line, Marie Moore with her
Moorleigh lines (she made the greatest contribution to the general education of the public
concerning the Mastiff with her many publications, including her noted book. "The
Mastiff") and Eve Olsen Fisher with Willowledge Kennels. Both Patty Brill and Marie
Moore are gone now and, much to our dismay, Mrs. Moore’s stock was put down at her
death. Mrs. Fisher did not wish her life’s work abandoned. Therefore, upon her
retirement from breeding in 1989, she offered her complete breeding stock to us. Mrs.
Fisher is still very active with the Mastiff breed. She was the MCOA delegate to the
American Kennel Club for 25 years and stepped down from the position recently to better
concentrate on judging assignments. She is an international show judge and has to her
credit judged several groups as well as Best In Show and the MCOA National Specialty, The
Governor’s show in Connecticut, and National Specialties in England, Germany, New
Zealand and Australia. She also has future plans for a judging assignment in China. We
consider it a great privilege to carry on this breeding tradition using the best of
yesterday for tomorrow’s champions.
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