Why did you choose a Mastiff and your particuar breed of Mastiff?

[AKBull]

Oh, one thing I forgot, the dog's birth date is my husband's birth date. The sire shares that birth date as does the sire's owner.

It's always that much more personable when the dates line up like that. My previous BM and I shared the same birthday, and then my previous EM had the same date as my mother.

 

[motolyn]

Growing up I wasn't allowed to have pets, well dogs, my mom wasn't a dog person. But I had friends who had German Shepards and a couple who had TWO english mastifs. I loved visiting them because the EMs were such big loving goofballs who would stick with me when I came to viist. Seriously how can anyone resist those faces. The EMs are giant, loving, happy, goofy fun dogs. I could spend all day hugging them. So I promised myself that when I grew up and could give a good life to a mastiff I would.

So once I was married and the house was in order that's what I did. I went out and researched breeders, talked to a member of the Mastiff of America Club and met up with breeders. Went to shows and saw some of their dogs in person. When I met the breeder I went with, one of her males came over and sat down right on my foot, leaned his massive head against my leg under my hand and right then and there I KNEW this was it. That not too long in the near future I was going to have a drooly goofball in my life. Over a year later from that meeting, my husband and I still talk about that pumpkin head we met that day and hope that Brutus grows up to be as handsome and loving as the breeder's male.

Sure EMs are going to be big maybe intimidating dogs but that wasn't why we got Brutus for. We brought him home so that we had another four legged companion to enrich our lives. As my husband tells me from time to time "We got Maus and Brutus so that we can spoil them"

 

[thelady_v2010]

My mastiff picked me. I wasn't even looking for a dog, we had no desire to get a dog. I was just playing with the cute puppies and I fell in love. I still tried not to get him, but he already was in my heart. 6 weeks, tons of research, lots of hope that he found a home later he came home with me. He saved me, brought me out a deep depression and he is everything I thought he was in that 1st meeting. Low key, smart, not aggressive, all the things I need in a dog.

 

[Penny1960]

I got my first E.M has a resuse 12 years ago.Saw him on line and fell in love.We had just adopted three kid so our live we're changing.I went to the shelter that is 80 miles away .Took the kids with me to see if he would be good with them.He was wonderful so kind and carful around them I was sold my husband not so much.I put him on hold and went home and begged for him.It took a week and begging but then we bought him home. he was five at the time and lived to be 12.when we new he would leave us soon we got a B.M puppy hopping he would be of the same temperament wrong wrong wrong. Great dog but so high energy after I week though a frence I took over the train and he became a very wonderful family dog. He is six now and we have a E.M puppy that is 11 months very sweet caring dog right from the get go.

 

[Filajulia]

I have been exposed as a kid to giant dogs from relatives. Mastiff and Saint. I spent the whole 90's working as a flight attendant, and missed having a furfriend. My parents always had cats. In 1999, I was in trouble with alcohol. After trying to quit many times, I quit for good. A couple days later, I found this sweet cat on the street where we lived. My husband to be said I could keep the cat, but if I were to drink again it meant I wasn't responsible enough and cat would be taken to shelter. I have never touched the stuff again. Next came another cat from the pound. I was volunteering in a no-kill shelter, fell in love with a dane-sized Catahoula male. Sweetheart vetoed that. There was a smaller Catahoula female at the pound cat #2 came from. She joined our home on Valentine's day 2000. I had to train her extensively to behave with the cats. Later that year, fiance bought a house in San Diego county inland (semi-desert). I got in touch with a Pyrenees rescuer, after researching the breed. Ernie became ours in June. I noticed bigger dog was gentler with cats than medium dog. Thus any future dog to live with us needed to be a giant. Forward to 2001 and interest in mastiff breeds, a rescued Fila rounded up our pack. He was very fond of and gentle with the kitties. Sadly Otis, who looked like an all black EM, spent only one year and a half with us, before lymphosarcoma took him. In 2004, Opie 10 months old fila completed the menagerie. We have been lucky our filas were social in public, yet demons at home. One morning, was wakened by a trio of mad barking, snarling and lunging at the front door, before 7 am. Upon reaching the scene, I saw two well dressed men running away from the house, and throwing a pamphlet behind. Best laugh ever, Jehovah Witnesses never came back. My crew had an official job description: JW repellant.:lolbangtable: In 2007, lost the pyr then the catahoula within weeks of moving to PA. Now I would like to get a female, as Opie does not like bigger males than him. Spanish mastiff, 1st choice, neo, 2nd, EM tied for 2nd. Which brought me here to learn more. Thank you for welcoming me here.

 

[HecatesKeeper]

We have looked at mastiffs for over 2 years. Originally we wanted a bullmastiff, but then I learned they drool "too much" and someone suggested a cane corso, so I began researching. Yes, originally We were drawn to the look., but we became hooked because of their other excellent qualities. I wanted a guard dog because my DH works nights. We loved that they were a relatively low energy breed, and I think little dogs are pointless, so their size won them big points.

Unfortunately we had a lab which caused my sons asthma to go into hyperdrive. We had him on 3-4 breathing treatments a day and poor Penny had to find a new loving home. This put any doggie dreams we had down the drain. Then we met "big Lou" our friends 140 lb cane corso, and we fell in LOVE. He was so sweet, calm, and MY KIDS WERENT ALLERGIC! We had him rub all over the dog, and sleep in the clothes full of hair. He had no reaction, so we continued taking him over to be sure, and sure enough his asthma never flared up. We found Hecate pretty quickly after determining she was a breed we could have in the house and I have never loved a dog so much! She is just perfect with our family,

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

OK someone tell me what DH stands for...Im thinking Dumb Husband...

 

[HecatesKeeper]

OK someone tell me what DH stands for...Im thinking Dumb Husband...

Lol DH dear husband! DS dear son! Dd dear daughter.

 

[coreyc]

Lol DH dear husband! DS dear son! Dd dear daughter.

You should be getting paid for the DH lessons (told me what it was yesterday I was clueless ) :lolbangtable:

 

[angelbears]

I thought it was "damn".

 

[raechiemay]

OK someone tell me what DH stands for...Im thinking Dumb Husband...

That's better than my mind going, oh that clearly mean "da husband"! I was reading another thread with DH all over it & my mind just kept saying da husband, da husband, da husband. Lmao!

 

[musicdeb]

OK someone tell me what DH stands for...Im thinking Dumb Husband...

I wondered the same thing.

 

[Milton Meathead]

We decided on a NEO because my husband has always had a love for the breed even though he never owned a Mastiff type dog. He has owned an Akita who lived a very long life and passed away at 13 YO. He weighed 160LBS so he was a very big dog. Anyway, because hubby had his heart set on a Neo, I did the research and so did he and we looked and looked and finally found Kaz. He has been ONE of the best dogs we have ever owned so far and he is only 14 weeks! I cant wait to see him grow and learn more and more each day.

 

[thelady_v2010]

I thought it was "damn".

Depends on the day, and sometimes the dear is facetious.

 

[cookiedough39]

I grew up with GSD's and Rotts. These dogs always had my heart. When I was in high school I found a GSD X golden mix under a car and begged my mom to keep it. We were on the poor side so she said no because we couldn't care for it. Well, I went out and got a job to take care of my baby. I went to school, played football and pushed carts at sams club to ensure I could take care of her. Off to college I go and I have to leave Honey with my mom. That dog saved my mom form 2 burglaries while I was 500 miles away in college. When I got out of college my soon to be wife and I got a pitbull. 4 years later he died. The next year I was in California visiting my brother in California and saw a Cane Corso in a magazine. My freaking jaw dropped and I just knew I was going to get 1. It took me another 9 years before I was stable enough to get a CC and I probably will never own another breed. It took 9 years because every time we would be ready to put down a deposit something would happen, like "hey I'm pregnant", or "hey, I got laid off." Now we have our dream pup and there is no turning back.

 

[rdryan]

About a year ago, my hubby and I started talking about adding another dog. We talked about Mastiff's and APBT's, Rotties and a number of other larger breeds. Both of us tend to like the bigger dogs although we do have a 6 yr old Wheaton/Poodle mix who acts like an old lady. LOL We abandoned the idea as I was on a waiting list for spine surgery and decided the work load of a pup would be too much for me. Hubby works out west and comes home once a month, so the work would indeed, mostly be mine.

A friend of mine sent me a message about a friend, several hours away who was moving and needed to rehome her CC/EM mix and fast as the original new home changed their minds and this guy was running out of time. We went to meet him and fell in love. My adult daughter who lives at home agreed to help me with the work before and after surgery when hubby couldn't be here.

He has been with us 5 months now and although I have shed some tears feeling overwhelmed and frustrated, especially when his fear/aggression towards young men kicked into high gear, I am so glad we went to meet him. He came with a few issues but that was the toughest one to deal with but we are dealing with it and he is settling in and he is my buddy and most of the time I can't imagine life without him.

Would I do another Mastiff? Yep, in a heart beat.

 

[fizzed]

I chose my mastiff as I wanted a dog to make me feel safe when I moved into a rural setting with some rather hostile neighbours. It worked a treat and I have never looked back - the choice was best I could have made although I was somewhat in awe of her weight and wilful nature which was hard to keep in check on occasions. But what is meant to be will be and she still turns heads when we are out together. She is my big ginger girl and she is a brilliant dog.

 

[Red]

As you can tell I mostly just lurk here but I thought I would chime in on this one.

I rescued Moe 5 years ago and I couldn't be happier that I did. I drove the 8 hours and had already told myself I would not leave without him. He was 2 years old then and had never been off a chain around a tree that only gave him about 2 feet to walk around. The lady that had him had about a 6 foot pole that she would put food in a dish and push out there to him. She said "She was afraid of him". WTF, then why would you get a dog if your afraid? She could not produce any vet records so I assume he had never even seen a vet at all. She said she tried to take him to a dog park once and he attacked a small dog. Well duh, if I was chained to a tree, for 2 years, I would probably want to attack anything too. I went outside where he was and he was just so timid. He would just sit there and look at me as if to say "Please get me out of here". So, off we went heading the 8 hours back. I knew he had not been leash trained so I'm talking to him trying to make a deal that if we stop for some food and water I would buy him 2 cheesburgers and that he would not drag me across a parking lot to go pee. (He's 180 lbs and I'm 5'2 and 100 lbs). That was not to be.... I hooked up his leash, got out and opened the back door to the truck, he stepped out and OFF we went. I swear if someone had a video playing we would have won the America's Funniest Video contest. I did get him to calm down enough to let him pee, get his burgers and head the rest of the way back home.

He is my love, my companion, my protector and most of all my best friend. I would love to have another but he is very dog aggressive and will not tolerate another animal around period.

Anyway, thanks for letting me share my story.

 

[musicdeb]

As you can tell I mostly just lurk here but I thought I would chime in on this one.

I rescued Moe 5 years ago and I couldn't be happier that I did. I drove the 8 hours and had already told myself I would not leave without him. He was 2 years old then and had never been off a chain around a tree that only gave him about 2 feet to walk around. The lady that had him had about a 6 foot pole that she would put food in a dish and push out there to him. She said "She was afraid of him". WTF, then why would you get a dog if your afraid? She could not produce any vet records so I assume he had never even seen a vet at all. She said she tried to take him to a dog park once and he attacked a small dog. Well duh, if I was chained to a tree, for 2 years, I would probably want to attack anything too. I went outside where he was and he was just so timid. He would just sit there and look at me as if to say "Please get me out of here". So, off we went heading the 8 hours back. I knew he had not been leash trained so I'm talking to him trying to make a deal that if we stop for some food and water I would buy him 2 cheesburgers and that he would not drag me across a parking lot to go pee. (He's 180 lbs and I'm 5'2 and 100 lbs). That was not to be.... I hooked up his leash, got out and opened the back door to the truck, he stepped out and OFF we went. I swear if someone had a video playing we would have won the America's Funniest Video contest. I did get him to calm down enough to let him pee, get his burgers and head the rest of the way back home.

He is my love, my companion, my protector and most of all my best friend. I would love to have another but he is very dog aggressive and will not tolerate another animal around period.

Anyway, thanks for letting me share my story.

Thank you for sharing this awesome story of love and compassion!

 

[Hector]

I wondered the same thing.

I looked it up, it's dear husband. This whole time I was thinking damn husband