About Kinsmen

Mary Lynn Speer started in Mastiffs in 1988. Her start in the breed was actually as a rescue foster then rescue regional coordinator. It was this experience with the breed led her to want to produce a Mastiff with a disposition suited to family life. Who knew that the person devoted to Mastiff rescue would be come a devoted preservationist of the breed. In the last 30 years Mary Lynn Speer has served the Mastiff Club of America in a variety of roles ranging from committee member, committee chair, NATIONAL SPECIALTY show chair, and currently AKC Delegate.  Mary's status of a preservationist doesn't end there, she has become an AKC licensed judge of 7 Breeds and was the judge of the 2015 Mastiff Club of America National Specialty!