I agree Appa I also mean no disrespect but I have been following your posts DVD and the fact that you are utilizing the forum for pointers,questions and ppl's input is great and it is awesome that there is a community out here that we can all be one great big happy Mastiff family. Bouncing ideas and issues and concerns off other members is one of the reasons I joined but having said that I have gone back in your history and the general content of your posts are if only mentioned once in a few of them is that your wife is not happy about...
the appearance
the size
or the overall fact that you now own a Mastiff
I truly hope that she can find it in her heart to give this girl a chance but like Appa just pointed out what happens when the drool kicks in, the gas (I have experienced my fair share of it) can be corrected but not eliminated
so many things to consider owning a Mastiff and in my opinion more to consider then owning a smaller breed. I could have thrown in the towel when I rescued my boy who as beaten and tainted when I got him. After 5 consecutive sleepless nights when I first got him my friend told me get rid of him he is trouble and too much work. Really??!! Thats why I am his third owner in 2 years. It is and was not his fault for being badly beaten and tortured. So for that reason I gave him a chance and rehabilitated him into a loving,gentle,well behaved boy so if I listened to my friend that night I brought him home where would he be now? So the point I want to make is dont give up so early and give her a chance but if you think that even if your wife gives her a chance there will still be that underlying resentment (from your wife) that you brought this girl home, and there might very well be a time somewhere down the road that your wife says she has to go no matter what she cannot stay then what? I anticipate that she might very well feel that way when the drooling kicks in if it hasn't already. I am not being mean or judgmental either I am just saying dont throw in the towel just yet help your wife give her a chance. There are a lot of really good reasons for wanting to own a Mastiff. Maybe show your wife the positive attributes to having a Mastiff and maybe that will help her accept. But if you think your wife will under no circumstances what so ever be able to accept her then you must re-evaluate your situation and maybe re-consider a breed that everyone in your house is happy with.
Best of luck DVD I will be anxiously waiting for a post that says your wife has finally accepted her.. paws crossed for you and your difficult situation