Versatile American Bulldogs for Protection, Sport, Farm, and Family
My name is Jennifer Marshall, and I am Ferocia Kennels.
Ferocia is Latin, which can be translated to mean courage, fierceness, boldness, and high spirit. These are traits I believe are essential to the American Bulldog. An American Bulldog should be courageous, confident, spirited, and formidable.
Ferocia Kennels is a working American Bulldog program built on function, temperament, and purpose.
Experience and Background
I have been involved in the American Bulldog breed since 2005, when I acquired my first American Bulldog, Cajun.
I have been training dogs since 1996. I trained dogs professionally from 2004 through 2018, with a focus on basic to advanced obedience and behavior modification. This training experience gives me valuable insight into temperament and trainability.
Competitive training and protection sports caught my interest and I began training my dogs in Mondioring in 2007. Since then I have handled and trained many dogs of various breeds in different aspects of protection and protection sports.
I served on the United States Mondioring Association (USMRA) Board of Directors (2015–2016)
I currently serve as an Officer and Senior Judge for the United States American Bulldog Club (USABC) (since 2022)
The Dog That Set The Bar
In 2011, my dog Cuda earned the first leg of his MR1, placing 2nd out of 8 dogs at our very first time on the trial field. The following year, at the 2012 USMRA National Championships, Cuda earned the second leg of his MR1, again placing 2nd, and was awarded Top Non-Malinois.
In 2013, we trialed for the first time at MR2 at the USMRA National Championships, placing 2nd overall. At that trial, Cuda was also awarded Decoy’s Choice and Best Escort MR2.
Cuda is the only American Bulldog to ever place on the podium at the National level in Mondioring. Not only once but TWICE. His accomplishments represent world records for both his breed and the sport of Mondioring, and they remain unmatched.
Program Goals
My goal is to produce conformationally correct/structurally sound dogs that can compete in protection sports (PSA, APPDA, K9SL, Ringsport, IGP, American Schutzhund etc) and performance sports (Dock Diving, Barn Hunt, Nosework, Rally, Fast CAT/Coursing, Agility etc) as well as dogs that are suitable for personal protection, family guardians, and farm/ranch utility dogs.
I focus on dogs that are not only powerful but also intelligent and clear headed. Trainability and intelligence are extremely important to me. Strong nerve, high level of confidence, athletic dogs that are easy to motivate and can take pressure from the handler to achieve control under distraction and stimulation.
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