Top 10 Greatest Fila Brasileiro Events of 2009

Another year is ending and we've taken inventory of the most important and positive contributions made for the true bred Fila Brasileiro during 2009.
Ladies & Gentlemen, breeders, enthusiasts & owners, here are:

Fila411-USA’s picks of the Top 10 Greatest Fila Brasileiro Events of 2009:

Feature Profile I

Ines Van Damme, the Ambassador for the archetypal Fila Brasileiro.

Update: Mrs. Van Damme has taken some time off from her duties as the president of Cafib, and is dedicating full-time attention to a new book! We anxiously await for another production from our 
Ambassador! Meanwhile, her site has been reorganized and many articles that were published in the
Cafibe Boletin that she edited can now be accessed in full through her website: Los Tres Naranjos,
by clicking on "articulos" the left-hand side menu bar.
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There are a only handful of individuals that have made consistent and serious contributions of information about the Fila Brasileiro. Amongst these individuals, one woman in particular, Ines Van Damme, stands out as possibly the most thorough and hands-on researcher about the breed, if not the only one. She is a dutch author based in Spain and is currently retired from breeding. Nonetheless, since 1987 when the "FB stepped into her life" she has been continuously investigating, researching, collecting, writing, editing and publishing books and articles.

Landmark Events in Current Fila History!

On the 6th of October, Chico Peltier's www.filabrasileirochicopeltier.com.br
celebrated its landmark 20.000 page views event by releasing the article :
"The Black Crossbred Fila: Iron Made of Wood"
by José Souto Maior Borges, PhD, Founder of Cafib Recife & Judge.

On the day of its release, the site received an extra 323 page views, which beats a daily page view record by over 200 and also confirms that the subject is still a hot topic and is current, despite a few opinions to the contrary.

According to Chico Peltier "The good news is that 2 european breeders have vowed to remove their black exemplars from their breeding programs."

For the full article in English click here: page 1, page 2, page 3

It Just Keeps Rolling In!

UPDATE: It is with sadness, that I report Dan Moore's site is no longer up due to lack of interest from the Fila Community. Notwithstanding, I thank him for all his efforts and for the great information we exchanged, however
briefly. In respect for the great site and it's developer I'll keep this article up.

NEW! Directly From Chico Peltier

On Behalf of Chico Peltier:

My Friends,

I just added a new Project to my site (www.filabrasileirochicopeltier.com.br). To access this you may simply visit my website, go to the main menu, click on "Information in English" and select the link "30-6 – 8/03/09 - What do you Prefer?". However, if you already know this site, which has around 700 pages and images, more then 320 photos and recently reached more then 16.000 page views, just go straight to the following link: http://www.filabrasileirochicopeltier.com.br/fila-brasileiro/index.html. It is a super elucidated Project totaling 25 pages and 132 comparative photos.

Ever wonder why some Filas look and act so differently ?

These two translated versions of the original article will provide the answers:

1-"How to Distinguish a Pure Fila from a Crossbred"

Originally published in "O Fila" - Monthly bulletin of CAFIB, Year 1, no. 1 -December 1978. Written by Paulo Santos Cruz Translated from original Portuguese with notes on Daniel Moore's new CAFIB-USA site.

2 -"How to Differenciate an Un-Mixed Fila from a Crossbred" This is a different translation of the same article above. From author and breeder Ines Van Damme's site.

When looking at pictures of the crossbred dogs from the period in which the original article linked above was written, aided by the illustrations contained in it, the characteristics of the different breeds used in crossbreeding can

easily be pinpointed. Some of the present day "versions" of the Fila Brasileiro breed include a vast morphological variety, as a consequence of continuous breeding of hybrids and their offspring throughout the subsequent years. Nonetheless, the article above is just as useful now as when it was written, and equally as important. It is a useful tool for the new-comer to the breed in the USA.

Examples of Hybrids of Fila X Great Danes (some of these photos are of 1st. generation hybrids):

For in-depth Historical Documentation of the Preservation and Improvement of the Fila Brasileiro, click here.

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Cafib Visual Conformation Standard by Daniel Moore

A visual aid developed by Daniel Moore for a better understanding of the main points of each conformational attribute described in the Cafib Standard, as well as a practical identification and comparison tool for the "living, moving Fila Brasileiro".

to download the pdf file go to http://tinyurl.com/nhsj2w
password: cafibvstandard

Featured Profile Timbo do Aquenta Sol

Timbo do Aquenta Sol

Reg Cafib CA_ PROV15

"Cabeça padrão da raça, de timbó do Aquenta sol"

Illiano P. Ribeiro - Canil Engenho Velho, Varginha, MG

"Timbo do Aquenta Sol has the template for head of the breed"

Illiano P. Ribeiro- Canil Engenho Velho, Varginha, MG

Timbo do Aquenta Sol and Ronda (from the legendary Jose Gomes) are the parents of Elba do Engenho Velho.

These exemplars are the foundation of near perfect specimens of Fila Brasileiros known to date.

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