Mastiffs.
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A friend of mine has a 4 month old English Mastiff beauty. I have pictures, but haven't posted them yet. I've never been the biggest fan of Englishmastiffs, but I looove Bullmastiffs & Neapolitans...
[www.neapolitan.com]
[www.canadogs.com]
And the pretty Bullmastiffs..
[www.champdogs.co.uk]
[www.puppydogweb.com]
[www.neapolitan.com]
[www.canadogs.com]
And the pretty Bullmastiffs..
[www.champdogs.co.uk]
[www.puppydogweb.com]
I also love the Dogue De Bordeaux. & my friend was going to get a Fila or a Dogue De Bordeaux, but ended up with a Boxer. Then he wanted a Neapolitan Mastiff & ended up with another Boxer!
[www.fordogtrainers.com]
[www.fordogtrainers.com]
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I would love to own a bullmastiff some day. A red one. By far, my fave mastiff breed. I love their history. And the fact that they are just drop dead STUNNING.
I think I've said this before, but...
My neighbor used to own one. An unaltered male. He was friendly, but very confident in himself. A dog who is not scared or spooked by anything. Laid back and stubborn. A doberman went after him once and he just gave him a stare down and then shrugged and walked off after the dog backed down, like he didn't want to waste his time getting his feathers in a ruffle over it. I loved his personality. Sadly, his owner let him walk the streets. He would invite himself in our house if the back door was open, and make himself at home like he owned the place, lol. Plop his but down and watch a little TV with us.
I think I've said this before, but...
My neighbor used to own one. An unaltered male. He was friendly, but very confident in himself. A dog who is not scared or spooked by anything. Laid back and stubborn. A doberman went after him once and he just gave him a stare down and then shrugged and walked off after the dog backed down, like he didn't want to waste his time getting his feathers in a ruffle over it. I loved his personality. Sadly, his owner let him walk the streets. He would invite himself in our house if the back door was open, and make himself at home like he owned the place, lol. Plop his but down and watch a little TV with us.
I own a 4yr old Bullmastiff bitch. I've only had her about 4 months but she is an absolute sweetie. She is small even for a bitch, 23ins and about 37kg, and she does have her faults although she is KC reg...I think she's gorgeous anyway! I'll post pics with a friend's Boxer pup for comparison [although he is only 9 months, he's a big boy]
Temperament wise, she is lovely. Great with people, I highly doubt she would do what she was bred for in terms of intruders, but she will bark at strange noises outside etc. She is still building her confidence outside, as she can get slightly jumpy but I don't think this is particularly usual for the breed. She is very lazy, and likes spending most of her time cuddled up on the sofa. She is an intelligent dog and has picked up new commands and training quickly, but can be stubborn when she doesn't want to do something or doesn't think it's worth her while!
She is great with other dogs, usually very submissive, but the most I've seen her do is give a warning growl to the aforementioned Boxer pup when he was...well...doing what Boxers do and getting a bit much for her!
Drool-wise, I don't think she's *that* bad but then I am used to it I suppose! She drools a lot when people are eating, or sometimes when she's playing or in the car...and she's messy as hell having a drink, but just keep a drool cloth handy when people are visiting! Oh, and I have leather sofas as well, they would get soooo dirty if they were fabric...but of course not everyone lets their dogs [especially big ones] on sofas!
Anyway, some pictures:
[still in the collar she came with, can't WAIT til her new one from Paco Collars arrives!]
Really need to get some more, but my camera is playing up.
Temperament wise, she is lovely. Great with people, I highly doubt she would do what she was bred for in terms of intruders, but she will bark at strange noises outside etc. She is still building her confidence outside, as she can get slightly jumpy but I don't think this is particularly usual for the breed. She is very lazy, and likes spending most of her time cuddled up on the sofa. She is an intelligent dog and has picked up new commands and training quickly, but can be stubborn when she doesn't want to do something or doesn't think it's worth her while!
She is great with other dogs, usually very submissive, but the most I've seen her do is give a warning growl to the aforementioned Boxer pup when he was...well...doing what Boxers do and getting a bit much for her!
Drool-wise, I don't think she's *that* bad but then I am used to it I suppose! She drools a lot when people are eating, or sometimes when she's playing or in the car...and she's messy as hell having a drink, but just keep a drool cloth handy when people are visiting! Oh, and I have leather sofas as well, they would get soooo dirty if they were fabric...but of course not everyone lets their dogs [especially big ones] on sofas!
Anyway, some pictures:
[still in the collar she came with, can't WAIT til her new one from Paco Collars arrives!]
Really need to get some more, but my camera is playing up.
Also, this is my old dog Cleo, she was a Bullmastiff x Dogue de Bordeaux. She was beautiful! A lot of the things I can say about her temperament wise won't be so accurate because sadly I had to rehome her when she was a little over a year old due to a relationship breakdown, and the only place I could live already had 5 dogs including one that was DA.
She was very easy to housetrain, and learned other basic commands quickly. She was more aloof with strangers, but a massive softie with family and friends. She also loved being on the sofa, but was more lively [as I said, this could be purely because she was a pup, I don't know] and also very good with other dogs. I think she would be a big girl now, as she was Lola's size at under a year old. Her mum [the Bullmastiff] was huge. God I miss her so much!
I also shared a house with a gorgeous blue Cane Corso bitch. She had previously lived in kennels from a breeding home, so housetraining was fun...seemed as though there was a lake in the kitchen some mornings! She had obviously been treated quite heavy-handed in the past, but just harsh words were more than enough. She did not tolerate taking commands from strange men especially, but still a very sweet dog.
She was very easy to housetrain, and learned other basic commands quickly. She was more aloof with strangers, but a massive softie with family and friends. She also loved being on the sofa, but was more lively [as I said, this could be purely because she was a pup, I don't know] and also very good with other dogs. I think she would be a big girl now, as she was Lola's size at under a year old. Her mum [the Bullmastiff] was huge. God I miss her so much!
I also shared a house with a gorgeous blue Cane Corso bitch. She had previously lived in kennels from a breeding home, so housetraining was fun...seemed as though there was a lake in the kitchen some mornings! She had obviously been treated quite heavy-handed in the past, but just harsh words were more than enough. She did not tolerate taking commands from strange men especially, but still a very sweet dog.
