MERLIN WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED TO BE THE TOP TIBETAN MASTIFF STUD OF U.K. FOR 2006. This is an amazing feat considering he lives in Australia, on the other side of the world, and this was acheived with frozen semen.
Sadly Merlin passed away from heart failure in Sept 2011 at the age of 12 yrs old. R.I.P. Mr Merl.