What Kind of Dog is That?

[kate02121]

Before joining this forum or getting into mastiffs, I really don't know that I would have known what kind of dog Franklin was...I probably would have guessed lab/EM cross (don't hate me for that haha!). And I consider myself to be pretty dog savvy...yikes. And I don't know that I've seen a TM in person, but probably would have guessed a Leonberger too!<br><br>When we first brought our EM home, I was holding her outside one day and someone asked me if she was a PUG! I almost died.&nbsp;

 

[musicdeb]

I get big pit pull when some people see Titan. Surprisingly, I have had 2 people ask if he was a mastiff but they didn't know which one.

 

[taraann81]

We get shar pei and sharpei x alot with our 10 week old EM pup. Our
Bullastiff is often labelled a pit bull a really big boxer or an English bullmastiff. Massive irritates me to no end and some had a rockweiler that looked just like my bullmaster...

 

[Penelope's Mom]

Before joining this forum or getting into mastiffs, I really don't know that I would have known what kind of dog Franklin was...I probably would have guessed lab/mastiff cross (don't hate me for that haha!).

lol Really? Why? Is it his coloring, maybe?

 

[Penelope's Mom]

Hahahaha!

We get shar pei and sharpei x alot with our 10 week old EM pup. Our
Bullastiff is often labelled a pit bull a really big boxer or an English bullmastiff. Massive irritates me to no end and some had a rockweiler that looked just like my bullmaster...

 

[kate02121]

lol Really? Why? Is it his coloring, maybe?

Well, I guess I tended to relate every dog to a lab without knowing better, and Franklin's face (at least from your avatar) doesn't yet have the jowliness that I would have associated with the typical "Sandlot" mastiff. The size and color would have been where I came up with mastiff. Am I digging myself into a deeper hole??? I love Franklin by the way.

 

[kbuchanan66]

Barron (RottXMastiff)- I am actually really shocked because people NEVER say Rottweiler. They always ask if he is a Mastiff. To me this is shocking because to Mastiff Owner eyes he looks a little like a Mastiff with his jowels and wrinkles but Not a Pure Mastiff. I always say Rott mastiff cross. Than when they ask I say I don't really know what mastiff breed I think Tosa which than I have to explain what a Tosa is. Lol it is great fun!

 

[DDBsR4Me]

I get it quite a bit with my two - some people know they are the "Turner and Hooch" dog, but most don't. I've even gotten into the habit of calling them French Mastiffs (which I hate saying) because when I tell people they are a Dogue de Bordeaux, they just look at me like I just grew a second head.

As puppies, people have called mine Golden Retrievers, Pugs, Bloodhounds, Shar-Peis, Boxers..etc.

What I thought was really funny was I had Fhalyn and Bub at the dog park last night. Bub was in the car (it wasn't very hot, the only reason he got to go - with all the windows down). I took the baby in and she played for a few minutes with some guys playing Frisbee. There weren't really any dogs that wanted to play with her, so I put her in the car and let Bub out to walk him around on leash for a few minutes outside the park. As the guys were leaving, one asked how much bigger Bub was gonna get - he had confused him for Fhalyn!! I mean I know they are the same color, but he's a good 5 inches taller and at least 85lbs heavier (not mention he has manly parts and she was wearing a pink collar while his is brown). Sometimes I can't believe how unobservant people are!!

What I also think is funny is when people don't even know what kind of dog they have - there was a couple with a EM about a year old at the dog park who were telling people he was a BM. I wasn't going to argue with him, but I would have bet $500 he was an EM! They'd had him since he was 6 wks old (so obviously not from a reputable breeder) and they were griping because he wasn't bigger (another pet peeve of mine). He was a good sized boy - I'm guessing at least 29in and prob. 160ish - in good lean condition.

 

[taraann81]

I get it quite a bit with my two - some people know they are the "Turner and Hooch" dog, but most don't. I've even gotten into the habit of calling them French Mastiffs (which I hate saying) because when I tell people they are a Dogue de Bordeaux, they just look at me like I just grew a second head.

As puppies, people have called mine Golden Retrievers, Pugs, Bloodhounds, Shar-Peis, Boxers..etc.

What I thought was really funny was I had Fhalyn and Bub at the dog park last night. Bub was in the car (it wasn't very hot, the only reason he got to go - with all the windows down). I took the baby in and she played for a few minutes with some guys playing Frisbee. There weren't really any dogs that wanted to play with her, so I put her in the car and let Bub out to walk him around on leash for a few minutes outside the park. As the guys were leaving, one asked how much bigger Bub was gonna get - he had confused him for Fhalyn!! I mean I know they are the same color, but he's a good 5 inches taller and at least 85lbs heavier (not mention he has manly parts and she was wearing a pink collar while his is brown). Sometimes I can't believe how unobservant people are!!

What I also think is funny is when people don't even know what kind of dog they have - there was a couple with a EM about a year old at the dog park who were telling people he was a BM. I wasn't going to argue with him, but I would have bet $500 he was an EM! They'd had him since he was 6 wks old (so obviously not from a reputable breeder) and they were griping because he wasn't bigger (another pet peeve of mine). He was a good sized boy - I'm guessing at least 29in and prob. 160ish - in good lean condition.

I knrw a guy who kept telling eveeyone he had a border collie....i met his dog....not a border collie.. I had to get out a dog book and consult google before I convinced him he had a bearded collie....mind you we were teens, im sure his parents new he was a beardie but i just dont understand how one can not know what kind of dog they have :S

 

[LizB]

This stuff is too hilarious!

Rockweiler is my fave, but the one that takes the cake, and I see this written on Craig's List all the time, is a "Pibble" pup for adoption.

 

[Kujo]

I get big pit pull when some people see Titan. Surprisingly, I have had 2 people ask if he was a mastiff but they didn't know which one.

I get this quite often too.
"wow! look at the size of that pit!" :lolbangtable:
it's ok though, we play a game with Kujo, we pull back the skin on on his face and he DOES look like a pit...then we smush it all up and he looks like a shar pei! we play with his face a lot..

 

[Penelope's Mom]

Well, I guess I tended to relate every dog to a lab without knowing better, and Franklin's face (at least from your avatar) doesn't yet have the jowliness that I would have associated with the typical "Sandlot" mastiff. The size and color would have been where I came up with mastiff. Am I digging myself into a deeper hole??? I love Franklin by the way.

You said you love him, so you're off the hook.

 

[taraann81]

This stuff is too hilarious!

Rockweiler is my fave, but the one that takes the cake, and I see this written on Craig's List all the time, is a "Pibble" pup for adoption.

Pibble is done on purpose, i think an attenpt to soften the name and the stigma.

 

[trixie28]

I'm always asked what IT!! is,after they have to tell me what they think first. The usual guesses are, fat boxer!! , American bulldog or "its a illegal pitty ain't it!!". When I say BM I get " oh Yeh was just gonna say that!'

 

[ruthcatrin]

Pibble is done on purpose, i think an attenpt to soften the name and the stigma.

Yup, "pibble" a deliberate take on "pit"

 

[Smokeycat]

Kryten has gotten a wide range of breeds as he has grown. There are 3 that really stick out though Newfoundland and Saint Bernard. The third is a woman who asks every time she sees him if I regret not docking my Rottweilers tail yet.

 

[Jennifer Gough]

We got asked the other day if our fawn English mastiff was a English bull mastiff I didnt even know that existed lol and when he was a puppy a woman asked if he was a pugle I was like what is that

 

[NYDDB]

Ha, the "massive" comments kill me- and I hear that a lot.

Mostly, I get Bull Mastiff/Massive; Shar-Pei; or just Mastiff. But the Shar-Pei kills me; people see the wrinkles and that's it for them; he is a Shar-Pei, no doubt... Never mind that there is about a 100 pound difference between them, and the face structure is waaaay off.

Some people ask, but don't really want to know. Like the person walking by on a cell phone asks what breed he is, I tell them French Mastiff, and they keep walking and continue on their conversation. Some people really DO want to know what Mateo's breed is, the history, etc. I can see them making a mental note to hit up Google later...

I do love it, though, when a French tourist (a lot of them here this summer) pronounces "Dogue de Bordeaux" with the perfect French accent, as they stop to pet my dog...

 

[Smokeycat]

I like when people ask what breed Kryten is and after I tell them English Mastiff they respond by saying he certainly is massive. Clearly they heard English Massive.

 

[taraann81]

Yet again last night I got asked if Sully was a sharpei x....he has one forehead roll. Then, another seeming fellow asked if he was a mastiff...I said Yes!! He then proceeded to mention how mastiffs were the shorter, stockier mastiff...with bullmastiffs being much larger....