Mastiffs

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A German Shepherd is a naturally a guarding dog with excellent skills.

They will restrain your intruder and won't actually maul the intruder and normally not inflict deadly harm to an intruder.

Whereas a Bull Mastiff would probably actually aim to kill someone if provoked. You obviously don't want a lawsuit on your case.

First of all you need to educate yourself about this breed. Is this the breed for you? I have bred and raised them since 1982 & they are not for everyone. This is a very powerful and stubborn breed. Any ethical and good breeder is not going to sell their pet quality pups cheaply. Do not purchase from some backyard breeder, as you will get what you pay for. Make sure both the parents are OFA certified hips and elbows, so they must be at least 2 years old for that to happen. Do not listen to any excuses why the hips & elbows are not certified. Hip and elbow dysplasia is a bad thing in this breed and we the ethical breeders will not breed any of our breeding stock unless they pass first. Also do the breeders show their dogs? Do they do any obedience work with them? Are both of the parents able to be touched and petted? So much to look for. Be very careful who you purchase a bullmastiff from and expect to pay a decent price if you are purchasing from a ethical breeder as this breed is very expensive to raise and breed, if you are doing everything correctly. Mainly educate yourself on this breed. Please feel free to contact me if you have anymore questions. We also have rescue bullmastiffs available to good homes only. You would need to contact the parent club, the American Bullmastiff Association, can find it on the internet.

Yes. A great Pyrenees should be 27-32" (weighing 115lb) in males and 25-29" (weighing 85-90lb) in females. A German sheperd dog should be 24-26" in males and 22-24" in females. Both genders should weigh 75-95lbs.

There is some variation in brain size among different Dog Breeds, but that is mostly due to variation in body size. W. Tecumseh Fitch's 2010 book "The Evolution of Language" explains that, in general, larger animals have larger brains -- you couldn't very well encase a humpback whale's 10-pound brain in your skull. But if you're comparing brain size relative to body size, as the breed's body size gets smaller, dog brain size doesn't necessarily shrink in exact proportion. Smaller dogs tend to have brains that seem huge in proportion to their bodies when compared to the brain/body ratio of larger dogs.

Most dogs will drools when tempted with something yummy like a bit of food. A bullmastiff loves food and will drool when baited with food. The tighter the jowls are, the less it might drool. The longer the jowls, the more he or she might drool. But over all they don't drool unless they are being tempted by food or getting ready to eat.

Oh brother. No dog breed has "lockjaw," its a myth made up by some uneducated dog fighting junkies.

Italian mastiff or cane corso

specific breed of mastiff

smaller slightly different

have grey coloring

Since they are both of the species Canis Lupus Famililiaris (despite obvious size, and appearance differences) its possible artificially, although its morphologically impossible for it to be achieved naturally due the size of the male Chihuahua and the massive size of the Mastiff. If the female Mastiff was artificially inseminated then she could easily whelp the puppies. As to the appearance i am completely unsure, i am personally trying to get a little just from sheer curiosity. I have a friend with a pure English Mastiff female and another with a pure Male Chihuahua, both are from healthy and temperamentally sound bloodlines so i might make this happen!

It is probably wiser to have the pit be the male unless its an extremely big female. If the pit isn't big enough to mount the mastiff then you will have to artificially insemenate if that's how you spell it. Good luck

yes English mastiffs are great guard dogs, they breed of dogs came from Britain and they were used for protection dogs against intruders and that's how they get there origin and instincts to protect

I have a female English mastiff that is a year old and just weighted in at the vet at 120lbs...don't know if that is normal, but thought I would try to help out.

The Tibetan Mastiff is an ancient breed of dog that originated in China, possible as early as 1100BC. See the link "Dog Breed: Tibetan Mastiff" for more information.

Yes. My English mastiff was very hesitant at first in the water and would only go so deep. When it started getting warmer and more people and dogs were swimming, she decided to give it a try and loves it. I know some mastiffs do not swim but they have the ability to.

Removing dew claws is a surgical procedure, considered by many Breed Organizations to be inhumane and unnecessary since its usually done shortly after birth with no anesthetic. You need to check with the relevant Breed Organization or Club to find out what their policy is...or talk to the Show secretary for the show's policy.

In my case I was taking Nexium twice per day. Nexium causes a foam to develop in the stomach so that the gastric acids don't come up the esophagus. Usually a person doesn't take the high dose of Nexium 40 mg twice per day. Anyway, my stomach was full of foam and also the digested food wasn't moving to the intestine as it should.... given Reglan for that... it worked without side effects.

So, when a stomach is full of foam and you drink a half glass of water the foam comes to the top. The more one drinks or eats, the more foam is coming up the esophagus... and then finally coming out of it... sometimes formed like a white foam sausage until it touches the porcelain sink or toilet, when it disappates.

So my severe gastritis caused the need to use Nexium, which caused the white foam, and sometimes with gastric acids, bile, and mucus to come out, too.

This is all theoretical since fighting animals intentionally is just bad.

That depends on what type of pig. English Mastiff's are huge and have large powerful jaws. However, there are little teeny tiny pigs and then some great big ones with tusks. If you are going for a one on one with one of those, my vote goes to the pig. I have heard of some dogs being ripped up by them. They are also very solid, where as the English mastiff is more leggy.

Quite a few actually. Popular ones are...

English Mastiff

German Mastiff (Better known as Great Dane)

Tibetian Mastiff

Neapolitan Mastiff

Bull Mastiff

Anatolian Mastiff

French Mastiff

Spanish Mastiff

And still there are more. c:

Pit Bull Bite: 235 pounds of force

German Shepherd: 238 pounds of force

Rottweiler: 328 pounds of force

Lion: 691 pounds of force

Hyena: 1000 pounds of force

Dog bite strength is proportional to the size of the dog. So of the four listed breeds, the pit bull would on average have the least bite force, the bull mastiff would average the highest bite force, and the German shepherd, rottweiler, and bouvier would be between. Of course, a dog's bite strength on any given bite can vary widely, dependant on the level of agitation and bite-inhibition of the particular individual.

The answer-changing nonsense below does nothing to answer the question and is entirely falsified.

German shepherds have the most powerful bite. Current bite pressure record is 450-1000lbs (made by a German shepherd) their average bite pressure is 450 pounds

This is the the best solution to the staffy swimming issue ; )

http://maximusdogclub.blogspot.com/

They are not naturally the best swimmers in the dog world, mainly because they have quite heavy, muscular bodies, with short legs, but they can be taught to swim. However, it is best to supervise them when they are in the water.

Mastiffs are known for their excessively large knots

Your puppy's size really depends on the size of it's parents, and if your puppy is male, or female.

Generally, at 3 months of age a male English Mastiff puppy weighs around 45 pounds, and a female around 39 pounds.

Your vet would be able to tell you if your puppy was over or under weight.

The Bullmastiff breed, is a combination of the Mastiff and the Bulldog. This breed was in created in England around 1850 and it's the only guard dog created there. The Alpine Mastiff was an extinct breed originating in Switzerland but the Saint Bernard was also known as the Alpine Mastiff. America has it's matiff called The American Bandogge Mastiff which looks like a mastiff mixed with pitbull and even share the blue color of the pitbulls. The Argentian dogo is also called the Argentian mastiff.

This is to show that the mastiff breed was paramount for developing the kinds of mastiff breed around the world.

550-650 pounds for the larger tm's

It depends on the gene pool of both breeds. It is said that dogs with mixed breeds live healthier lives. I've had almost all the dogs in my life that were mixed breeds for that reason (called Heinz 57 variety, but the rage now) and 3 have lived to be 19 - 20 years old. Both of the breeds in your dog need lots of exercise. Be sure you are fussy what foods you buy for them. Gluten content, no filtering organs in their food (could be a diseased animals liver or kidneys in the mix) because as of now there are no strict guidelines for dog food manufacturers. Pet owners are outraged by this last outbreak of bad gluten (from China) and now find that Melamine has been also present in some dog foods. Talk to a good pet store such as Petcetera (if you have one in the U.S.) or any larger pet store.