English Mastiffs, Anyone own one ?

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Cute puppies, but boy do they get big!!


An acquaintance of mine, who lives here in Southeastern Virginia, breeds and raises Bullmastiffs and English Mastiffs. His are bred "not to drool"...

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P.S. He's also a "gun guy"

 

[PALADIN85020]

One of my daughters had an English Mastiff ("Bubba") for about 10 years. He died recently. HUGE dog, but a real nice one around friends and family. Looked ferocious, but he was in fact a pansy. He drooled a lot (daughter had a drool rag handy all the time), and he loved to sleep in bed with her and her husband - he took up quite a bit of acreage, too! In his final months, moving around was very painful for him. His joints were weak and he weighed a ton. I'm sure feeding a mastiff would get to be real expensive real quick!

 

[JD 500]

Cute puppies, but boy do they get big!!


An acquaintance of mine, who lives here in Southeastern Virginia, breeds and raises Bullmastiffs and English Mastiffs. His are bred "not to drool"...

cypressrunkennels.com

P.S. He's also a "gun guy"

Good looking pups your friend have Digi-shots !

 

[M29since14]

I'm sure feeding a mastiff would get to be real expensive real quick!

I wouldn't be so sure of this. When I was a lad I always wanted a Saint, but my Dad wouldn't hear of it. He thought I was crazy, thinking one would eat us out of house and home.

I've had three. Of course you have to feed a 180 pound dog, but mine were surprisingly moderate eaters. Big dogs are not real active and don't seem to go through chow like one might think they would.

I have a friend who fancies Mastiffs and we've compared notes. One thing about big dogs in general is that they all seem to be avid for the love and attention of their masters. I couldn't have an "outside" Saint.

Of course they need regular exercise and protection from sun and heat in the warmer months. I was always more concerned about getting my Saints enough exercise rather than how much they might eat.

It does take a lot of time and effort to do a good job taking care of a dog this big - but they pay you back.

 

[normanvin]

I wouldn't be so sure of this. When I was a lad I always wanted a Saint, but my Dad wouldn't hear of it. He thought I was crazy, thinking one would eat us out of house and home.

I've had three. Of course you have to feed a 180 pound dog, but mine were surprisingly moderate eaters. Big dogs are not real active and don't seem to go through chow like one might think they would.

I have a friend who fancies Mastiffs and we've compared notes. One thing about big dogs in general is that they all seem to be avid for the love and attention of their masters. I couldn't have an "outside" Saint.

Of course they need regular exercise and protection from sun and heat in the warmer months. I was always more concerned about getting my Saints enough exercise rather than how much they might eat.

It does take a lot of time and effort to do a good job taking care of a dog this big - but they pay you back.

I agree. i have two Saints, a male and a female. The male gets 2 cups in the morning and afternoon. the female gets 1 cup morning and afternoon.

One thing you should not do with a giant brred dog is over feed them. They tend to bloat. This can kill them.

Bloat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Steave]

Our two mastiffs, one is a year and a half, the other three and a half, eat about eighty pounds of food a month, so forty pounds each. I don't think that is that much food at all.

 

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My last dog, Lexi, a golden retriever, was limited to 3 cups per day, half in AM and half in PM. This worked out to roughly 40lbs a month. If I didn't limit her she would have ate twice as much I'm sure, if not more.

And of course the prerequisite pic with a Smith: