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Desexing outer Tibetan mastiff female.

Rugers-Kris

Well-Known Member
I agree that you should allow the pup indoors. I don't understand why you got her if you knew she would be too big for your home? What purpose is there for the dog? The heat will be to much and you will have an untrained, u nsocialized and unhappy dog.

I lived in a huge rental home when my boys were brought home (2800) square foot and enjoyed the space very much. It was a long term rental that intended to stay in until I had a home on the 3 acres however after living there for 3 years ....the landlord decided to default on the home and I was given a very short time to find another rental home that would accept two giant, intact dogs. An English Mastiff that is well over 200 pounds and a Great Dane that is right at 180 pounds. Good credit, great income, awesome references from previous landlord and my vet but nobody wanted to rent to me with the dogs. I found a very small three bedroom two bath house with a privacy fenced yard for 1200.00 dollars a month (nearly as much as I was paying for the big house) after talking to every realtor in town and private landlords. Anyway, I went from 2800 square feet to about 900 and never even considered the dogs being too big. They are family, they belong inside. I went from a double king bed that I shared with them to a regular king ...a lot of my furniture is in storage until I get my house done but the dogs do fine in this little house.....we are all still very happy and very much a family.

There is IMO no such thing as an outside dog. Either you want a family member or you choose not to get a dog. Please think about how you would feel out in the weather, isolated from your family and then let your pup inside.


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KyleeJC

Member
I have been off due to work caring for our 3 children and 3 dogs and just came back to this abuse and misjudgement.
I have been reading all your offensive remarks in regards to how we are
going to raise our precious Stella and where she will stay.
The breeder we got her off has her Tibetan mastiffs
outside, the original breeder I was going to get a Tibetan mastiff puppy off has her Tibetan mastiffs outside. The Tibetan mastiff is from Tibet where
They live outside and love the snow which I can see most love.
Stella will be in her enclosure during the day when we are are at work one
When she is in heat and 2 for her safety.
Unfortunately there have been many dogs stolen around the area and most have been for bait or dog fighting. We want her safe.
These days it's sad what it has come to in regards to our pets.
If we choose to keep her outside that is our decision. I actually expected a
lot more maturity when I signed up for this forum.
In regards to my husband he weighs 75 kilos but he walks upright and
doesn't chew on the furniture, pee on my bed like Stella did last night or
want to be outside most the time because she wants to be there seeing she was raised outside from birth. I'm sorry for allowing her to do what she
wants. thanks for the feedback everyone who made the comments. Stella
will actually be indoors some of the time and thanks for asking before
judging.I don't tell you how to raise your children if you have any because
everyone is different.
 

marke

Well-Known Member
personally i'd recommend the spay where the ovaries are the only thing taken , it is done laparoscopically , a whole lot more humane than a traditional spay ....... it's been my experience a spay on an adult dog is a particularly brutal surgery .....
 

Ginurse

Well-Known Member
personally i'd recommend the spay where the ovaries are the only thing taken , it is done laparoscopically , a whole lot more humane than a traditional spay ....... it's been my experience a spay on an adult dog is a particularly brutal surgery .....

But, ovaries secrete hormones, isn't this asking for trouble with a mastiff that still has a lot of growth?
 

marke

Well-Known Member
myself i'd wait until she was 18 months , it appears to me bitches mature faster than dogs ...... with a sealed yard and a pen , if a male got to her it was meant to be ...... I might be more concerned with her trying to get out .............. some of the recoveries I've seen from conventional spays on adult dogs have actually frightened me ........ I have had one dog die from a spay , and just within the last 2 weeks a friends dog who had a pyo spay died ............. I really take spays seriously ......... laparoscopic spays certainly appear way safer , and a vet told me it's way less stressful on the vet doing the spay also .......
 

elastigirl

Well-Known Member
KyleeJC, I think your comment was maybe not worded well. What everyone seems to have been responding to was this:

"We can't have her indoors once she is older due to her size and how big she will get."

This raised red flags for a lot of people and I can see why. I didn't say anything judgmental, just shared my experience living with a Tibetan Mastiff in a trailer with four humans. But I can understand why what you originally said was upsetting to some people.
 

Oscar'sMom

Well-Known Member
You came to a place where people are passionate about their pups. When people hear someone say they're going to leave their dog outside especially when she is in heat...it seems sad for her. Nobody is trying to be mean...just sad for Stella to be alone and away from her humans. If Stella is peeing in the house and chewing on furniture...it sounds like she needs more time spent with training but JMO
 

Liz_M

Well-Known Member
KyleeJC, I think your comment was maybe not worded well. What everyone seems to have been responding to was this:

"We can't have her indoors once she is older due to her size and how big she will get."

This raised red flags for a lot of people and I can see why. I didn't say anything judgmental, just shared my experience living with a Tibetan Mastiff in a trailer with four humans. But I can understand why what you originally said was upsetting to some people.


This, really. Assuming the OP is still around. I read it as "we have a cute puppy who is an inside dog for now, but she is getting large and inconvenient and we can't deal with her so we're putting her in a back yard enclosure." That's just sad to me and I think even an independent LGD needs a job. or company, or family, not just getting stuck in a wire enclosure for the convenience of the humans. Why even have a dog, in that case?


I'm well aware that some dogs prefer to be outside, but they are dogs with jobs, and companions, and stuff to do. Not dogs confined alone to little outdoor kennels.
 

Bailey's Mom

Super Moderator
Super Moderator
If you alter them early they tend to be more tall and lanky than stocky.

Interesting! My girl is small, only 103 lbs now (lost a bit with all the extra playing since my daughter's dogs have moved in.) Mine isn't spayed, but a neighbour got himself a male CC, and had him neutered at six months. I expected it would stunt the boy, but, NO, HE'S HUGE! He towers over Bailey. Odd that it affects them that way. Thanks for the info Karennj.