Ben from Vietnam wanna say hello!

[QY10]

Ben is such a good looking pup!

 

[dragonboy1080]

Yes sir, here is a couple recent ones. I also have a few older ones in his thread. They are also very close in age and weight. He is coming up on 6 months.
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Amazing! They look like brother! Your boy is a little bit bigger! You must be an excellent master.

Beautiful pup. Love the markings. He's getting big too.

Thanks, skillbulls! My boy is quite thin, I should spend more time for him.

 

[skibulls]

Nah looks good to me, here's Buca at 10 months now.

 

[Joe Flynn]

So how important is it to give meet to a presa? I was thinking.... I don't usually hunt, but what if I killed a white tail deer and used it as dog meet? Any thoughts?

 

[Joe Flynn]

Welcome aboard~ Mastiffs need to be near their families as they are a guardian breed.

The picture with the child on the dog, indicates the dog does not like the child on him (ears back) and could possibly bite with hopefully a growl to warn the child to get off. I would keep all children off of the dog until you learn his body language.

You can feed him Large Breed Adult food so he will grow slow and steady to be a healthy mastiff. You can add the meat and bones but adding fresh meat and bones to a diet that is reach in grains in the dog food, can cause the dog's digestive system havoc. It's best to feed either dog food or fresh meat and bones as long as you feed dog food with grains.

I don't think the ears back are a bad sign. Mine puts his ears back when relaxed and happy too. Obviously you want to be careful with dogs and kids, but also you want to expose the dog to all kinds of situations. If a kid never touches the dog, the dog might not know how to react when one dose. I say as long as your there and in control of the dog, let the kid freaking own that pup.

 

[musicdeb]

Joe Flynn, I did not recommend the child not touch the pup. The play and exposure to children should be controlled at all times until the pup learns the child is not a playmate especially when the pup is young. Educating children about pups is key to prevent future accidental bites which will usually result in the pup being rehomed or worse.

 

[Joe Flynn]

Joe Flynn, I did not recommend the child not touch the pup. The play and exposure to children should be controlled at all times until the pup learns the child is not a playmate especially when the pup is young. Educating children about pups is key to prevent future accidental bites which will usually result in the pup being rehomed or worse.

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Sorry, if was confrontational. You are right of course, in that it is much better to be safe than sorry when it comes to your loved ones. Educating people on hard breeds seem easier said than done. I've noticed people who consider themselves dog people, and have a toy breed they can't handle.

 

[Cobalt]

... I've noticed people who consider themselves dog people, and have a toy breed they can't handle.

Ain't that the truth!