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Cobain
Energizer- Bunny!! | 
 | | Barked: Sat Jun 6, '09 6:52am PST | |  | |  | | bullmastiff owners!
I have done a bit of research on your breed, but it would be great to get some info from first hand owners.
I ONLY own and have only owned for a while, my three chihuahuas and bain (who is 34 lbs), but wanted a large breed dog that is lower energy and a good housepet.
We are moving to a new city and I think having a large dog would help me feel more secure (even if he would lick someone to death).
Any opinions? Advice? Stories? Warnings? BOL
Anything would be great.
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Grace
Goodness- Gracious!
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 | | Barked: Sun Jun 7, '09 11:34am PST | | | | | | No problemo!
In my eyes - they are the best breed amongst them all. However, they don't fit everybody's lifestyle and situations. I just got lucky that they fit into ours perfectly - and I will never see another day in my life without (at least) one by my side! 
Best of luck with your search. If you have any Great Dane questions - please contact my friend Madison Marjorie. Her owner is beyond wonderful - and full of Dane knowledge. Of course, The Great Dane Lady has and will always be considered the all be it of Great Dane-ness!  | | | | |
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Kahuna
Only my cover is- scary. Read my- book. |
| | Barked: Tue Jun 9, '09 1:27pm PST | | | | | | Excellent posts Brit (Miss Grace)! Everything she said is dead on.
Cobain we have a Chi and Griff w/2 BM's. Didn't know if you meant me Brit. Much abliged if you did!
exibit A on Kahuna's head
exibit A & B wrapped up in Miss Tomba
Kahuna and Tomba were our first big dogs, we'd always had Pugs before. It honestly depends on you and what kind of person you are. Do you take alot of guff? Are you a pushover? Do you give up easy or are you easily deterred? Would you back down if your pup growled at you at 4mo's for trying to his bone? Then a BM may not be the breed for you. These are things you need to ask yourself and be honest with.
Seeing a well behaved adult at a show or one that a friend owns is quite different from raising one. It's strictly up to you as to how the pup will turn out. Not saying you couldn't do it, but you must be completely committed for it to work. Or maybe you should just be committed for wanting one at all (wink!).
I love Danes. I'd check into rescue tho, for an adult, only because most Dane pups can be quite exuberant and of course clumsy. There's a zillion of them (unfortunately) stuck in limbo through no fault of their own.
Agree completely about the Mastiff suggestion. They don't care about alot of space or big yard. They love to lie around and are not nearly as challenging or as dominant as a BM (imo). I have friends who have them and say they are sooooo easy. Looks alone are a deterrence. How about a brindle Mastiff? That will have the intruder p*ssing down his leg for sure! Once again loads of them in rescue, check petfinder.com. Plenty given up because folks lost their homes. Already trained with having some background. Quite a few get on great w/the tiniest of dogs.
Agree about the *black dog* theory as well.
Big and little is doable. Management is key for it to work. I checked out your pages. Your Chi's are sooo cute!
I took the liberty of getting started if you decide to take a peek. Look for the English Mastiff.
Petfinder (Mastiff breeds)
In the end if you're still stuck on the BM we're here to help if you decide to take the bully plunge | | | | |
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Sadie
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| | Barked: Thu Jun 11, '09 9:08am PST | | | | | | I would have to say i agree alot with what was said about the Bullmastiff but each dog is very different! I am a first time dog owner and we have a 7 month old female brindle bullmastiff and she is wonderful. She's playful but she is LAZY she loves her sleep. I would say your biggest concern would be the little dogs becaue i know Sadie thinks little things are toys. But i will say I have heard wonderful things about Danes and we are thinkning that might be our next dog if we dont get another BM. | | | | |
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Mishka
Who's a good- girl? |
| | Barked: Sun Jun 28, '09 10:18pm PST | | | | | | We just purchased our puppy a month ago. My husband wanted a brindle male, and I found our fawn female  I won! Anyway, we only have a female cat, and 2 children, 8 and almost 5. Mishka is such a wonderful pup. She is very affectionate, and REALLY mellow. She makes me tired just watching her lay here, there and everywhere. We do play in the yard, and hang out at the doggie park to play or a small game of tugowar with her rope toy. Mostly, she is a BIG snuggly lap dog... this is going to be interesting when she is bigger than myself. Over the past month, with training her, she is VERY smart, and has picked up things quickly. I am so impressed with her, and am thankful she came from a great breeder, that you can tell, loved her and cared for her...tons!
Again, my husband did ALOT of reading on Mastiffs before he mentioned one to me. We had only had a litttle mutt prior to Mishka, and with the kids, I was nervous about a big dog. But now, even only after 1 month, I am hooked and wouldn't trade her for the world! | | | | |
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