A Pit Bull in Paso

We are frequent travelers to Paso Robles where we enjoy the wine and Jackson, our Pit Bull enjoys chasing vultures and digging for gophers. As any vulture savvy dog knows, a ball in mouth adds a menacing tone to a growl that is helpful in pursuing elusive buzzards.

With ball clenched in his jaw Jackson shakes his head aggressively as turkey vultures cast their shadows tauntingly over the terrain. As Jackson lacks the power of flight,the buzzards survive his attempted assaults, and some must surely be amused. With a wingspan of 6’ turkey vultures cast  impressive shadows over the rolling hills and oaks of the Paso landscape.

When digging for gophers a ball is of little use, but a wide snout, closed eyes and thick nails are helpful.

These pursuits while obviously gratifying leave Jackson exhausted, and we often see him splayed out in a death like pose fast asleep but twitching as he dreams of his exploits.

Those familiar with this blog  have been introduced to Jackson who is now 4 years old and to his sister Iris who passed at the grand age of 13. Iris was a legendary dog, and her features were the inspiration for our Pit Bull collection of doorknobs, dog leash hooks and door knockers. The Pit-bull doorknob below is available as a functional doorknob set or for closet use as a single fixed knob.

If your canine friend is a Boxer, German Shepherd, Labrador or Bull Dog or if you’re the proud owner of a cat then you need look no further for that  perfect door accessory.

English Bulldog Journey

 It is official we are now starting to make our dog and cat door accessories available for purchase online. Until now we have  eschewed direct online sales as we are a small company without  departments devoted to these tasks. By virtue of being small we cannot make large quantities of products, preferring to maintain a high level of quality by making only a small quantity of pieces. We are taking our first steps with the English Bulldog that can be purchased as a leash hook, door pull, single knob or door knocker all of which are easily installed using the basic tools and by following our installation guide.

 The Bulldog, also known as the English Bulldog or British Bulldog, is a dog breed that Martin Pierce grew up with. Martin’s dog, Sugar, was very typical of this breed being  hefty, muscular and with a somewhat squashed nose and wrinkled face. The breed is a descendant of the larger mastiffs which are said to have been introduced to England by the Romans. Whatever their ancestry this is one of my favorite breeds and feel their expressive jowls and wrinkles are well captured in Martin’s bronze sculptures.

At present the doorknob set can only be purchased by contacting us by email or phone as we need to ensure the set is correctly installed by a professional and the correct type of latch is supplied. While the simple tubular latch is easy  to install and is included in the door set customers will first need to check that their door stile is wide enough for the 3” backplate and assess whether their existing knob set has a square or rounded edge faceplate.