April Nicole
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Thank you, he is so laid back. Bet you can’t wait to get your puppy!
I am counting down the days!
Thank you, he is so laid back. Bet you can’t wait to get your puppy!
So Gus is fully at home now, he likes to get stuff he’s not allowed to have. You know shoes, gloves, corner of coffee tables...he redirects pretty good. He is a little sneaky though, if your not watching he will drift over to the door where the shoes are. The other dog gets a little pouty because so much attention demanded by the “new guy”. He loves to play with his food dish in the yard after eating. He will growl and bark at it, roll it around. So today a leaf blew through the yard and you would have thought a gorilla ran through. Barking and chasing, too funny.
What’s funny he will pass up bully sticks,cow ears, knotted rope, to get stuff he’s not supposed to have.I was thinking of Gus earlier today, I was going to ask how he was doing. I love when they go after inanimate objects! It's funny when a plastic bag fly's through the yard and they jump back like " what the hell was that"! Lol. So glad he's doing so well. I bet y'all are soaking up every minute of it!
What’s funny he will pass up bully sticks,cow ears, knotted rope, to get stuff he’s not supposed to have.
I have read keep your EM puppy calm, don’t let him jump, run to much, etc... all of this to protect his joints until he/she is fully grown. Has anyone seen the movie mission impossible? My puppy acts like Nathan Hunt. All joking aside, c’mon this is truly Mission Impossible. I agree about stairs (accidental fall), jumping off stuff. But how do you have free play time without running, rolling and all the puppy stuff? Gus takes spurts of being wide open, full throttle. He and the other dog play fight so hard. Am I being to inquisitive, and let him just be a puppy, stop what I can and let the rest go? Any response is welcomed and appreciated. Just as a ratio, he only does this 2-3% of his average day.
Thanks, Tyler for all the input, as you are six months ahead of me and Gus with Bane. I value your opinion and many other opinions as well.I personally think that‘s totally reasonable and correct. We‘ve been asking ourselves that question many times, as well. What is too much? Is it going to harm him in the long-term? I am aware of the concerns, but we never wanted to stop him from being a puppy. Too little exercise is probably even worse in terms of health. Also, most EMs seem to lose interest in running and jumping relatively quickly, so I wouldn‘t expect them to do this for overly long periods anyway. Our EM typically does it for periods of 10-15 minutes and then automatically slows down. Just my own piece of advise and not supported by any scientific research or evidence.
Nice avatar btw, smiles.I personally think that‘s totally reasonable and correct. We‘ve been asking ourselves that question many times, as well. What is too much? Is it going to harm him in the long-term? I am aware of the concerns, but we never wanted to stop him from being a puppy. Too little exercise is probably even worse in terms of health. Also, most EMs seem to lose interest in running and jumping relatively quickly, so I wouldn‘t expect them to do this for overly long periods anyway. Our EM typically does it for periods of 10-15 minutes and then automatically slows down. Just my own piece of advise and not supported by any scientific research or evidence.
Hey i have almost 18 months old female boerboel so it comes pretty much on the same. My advice would be to teach him while he is little that when he eats no more jumping just resting. My girl knows that very well as did also ny male before her. As you know food and jumping can led to stomach torrsion ( spelling ) so my girl still eats 3 times a day and atleast 30-45 min before eating she is resting and especially after her meal she knows its resting time for 3 hours ( that is for me to be relaxed ) and no more jumping not even playing chewing nothing just rest and chilling. It works great for me and even for her as she got used to it and finds that completely normal. So you could try that with your pup as i did see in your older post that your pup is jumping and runing after the meal. Belive me if you have little ninja mine was and still is ninja from day one no one could belive she is pup as she was runing and jumping like crazy to a points were i did have to limit her exercise for her sake. I hope i did help a bit ,feel free to ask more we are all here happy to help some fellow mastiff or dog ownerI have read keep your EM puppy calm, don’t let him jump, run to much, etc... all of this to protect his joints until he/she is fully grown. Has anyone seen the movie mission impossible? My puppy acts like Nathan Hunt. All joking aside, c’mon this is truly Mission Impossible. I agree about stairs (accidental fall), jumping off stuff. But how do you have free play time without running, rolling and all the puppy stuff? Gus takes spurts of being wide open, full throttle. He and the other dog play fight so hard. Am I being to inquisitive, and let him just be a puppy, stop what I can and let the rest go? Any response is welcomed and appreciated. Just as a ratio, he only does this 2-3% of his average day.
Thanks for the input, I had one get a spleen in torsion, not fun and expensive. And she was an older female. She got it trying to get under an out building I have. The vet said her spleen flopped over and pinched itself off. She bloated quickly and we rushed her to an amimal emergency clinic, $3000 later, no spleen and a health dog now. She is in some of my other post. Serious stuff, thanks again.Hey i have almost 18 months old female boerboel so it comes pretty much on the same. My advice would be to teach him while he is little that when he eats no more jumping just resting. My girl knows that very well as did also ny male before her. As you know food and jumping can led to stomach torrsion ( spelling ) so my girl still eats 3 times a day and atleast 30-45 min before eating she is resting and especially after her meal she knows its resting time for 3 hours ( that is for me to be relaxed ) and no more jumping not even playing chewing nothing just rest and chilling. It works great for me and even for her as she got used to it and finds that completely normal. So you could try that with your pup as i did see in your older post that your pup is jumping and runing after the meal. Belive me if you have little ninja mine was and still is ninja from day one no one could belive she is pup as she was runing and jumping like crazy to a points were i did have to limit her exercise for her sake. I hope i did help a bit ,feel free to ask more we are all here happy to help some fellow mastiff or dog owner
View attachment 60123 Made it home, my truck windows have been mastiffied, he lliked licking the windows. My other dog took right up with him after a couple of minutes. I am officially a mastiff owner now! I have named him Gus. He is wore out after all the exploring and trip home. Notice the nice green hankercheif the breeder had on him when we got there, too cute.
Georgia is 110 pounds, Gus decided he liked her bed. This was the first day home.View attachment 60154
View attachment 60259 A little growth update, they grow so fast. I haven’t weighted him. He is 13 weeks today.
I have no intentions of having him “fixed” anytime soon, maybe never. We have decided to have our female dog fixed though. I am afraid the next heat she has, Gus will have figured things out, and growed a little bit.
View attachment 60259 A little growth update, they grow so fast. I haven’t weighted him. He is 13 weeks today.