OJ,
Your brindle girl is lovely! She looks a great deal like her Brazilian cousin here who is snoring in her corner on her birthday present comforter (our girl is a year old today, and just over 100 pounds). There is nothing like having a friend so loyal in the house, drool notwithstanding.
Anyone considering a Brazilian Mastiff/Fila Brasileiro as a family dog for the first time, be sure and do your homework thoroughly before buying. This breed is NOT for everyone or every situation, they are astoundingly quick and powerful animals, and when they develop their proper temperament they do not like strangers at all. It is a breed characteristic called ojeriza. That stranger could be the meter reader, mailman, your beloved Aunt Jane come for a visit for the first time in 5 years- anyone the dog hasn't lived with is a stranger by definition. High levels of owner awareness and responsibility are required for dogs like this. A Fila with proper temperament does not need attack training, protectiveness is 'bred in' and cannot be socialized out. But if the dog mistakes a friendly action (boisterous hug, slap on the back, the family children running and screaming while playing etc.) by someone it doesn't know as an attack on you the family, there could well be trouble.
Be prepared for a serious grilling from any responsible breeder you approach to buy a Fila puppy. My strong suggestion is that if you do not get such a grilling, look for another breeder who wants to make sure their pups go to a proper permanent home. Filas are not for everyone or every situation- but properly placed, properly socialized and obedience trained they are unsurpassed family companions IMO.
http://www.southlandfarms.com/html/a...r_a_fila_.html
http://www.eanlo.com/index_Page1123.htm
lpl/nc (just back from the FBCA National Specialty Show in Charlotte, NC)