First Mastiff, First post!

[Robyn]

I'm a proud Mom to Homer, our gorgeous 13 week old (and 49 lb!) English Mastiff. He's such a joy. Though we're doing our best to work on that puppy nipping. I hope to work with Homer as a therapy dog, as his outgoing, confident personality brings joy to everyone he meets. If there are any mastiff families out there that have experience with this, I'd greatly appreciate any feedback and/or support!

Thank you!

Robyn

 

[raechiemay]

Welcome Robyn! Glad to have you here. And FYI, we LOVE pictures. Part of your initiation

 

[Smart_Family]

Welcome! Pics are a must!

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

Welcome and yes you must post pics. If you do get to the therapy stage let me tell you that you will love it. I do therapy with my other dog an Akita and we both adore the work, it is very rewarding.

 

[jenny adams]

welcome, therapy dog make such a differences to every one they visit, good look hope homer makes the grade, pics we love them you will have to post some

 

[mastiffico]

welcome ...glad you are loving your new big baby ..i just got and enlish mastiff too ..but he is 9mths old ...im not sure of his weight yet ...but he is a big boy ...the therapy dog sounds like that would be a very rewarding idea !!

 

[Robtouw]

Welcome! You'll find loads of info here for new owners that can be pretty helpful. Mastiffs make great therapy dogs if trained and socialized well! My last OEM was a good canine, we made regular visits to the VA hospital and it was pretty wonderful! The best advice I can give you is to train and teach as much as possible before your pup hits the 8 month age mark. Of course, keep it up after, but at 8 months they get in a very stubborn phase that lasts a few months. My Buddy loved the visits to the VA and looked forward to each visit. We would love to see pics of Homer!

 

[Jadotha]

Welcome!

 

[VentiandMe]

Welcome! 49lbs??!! Wow thats one big pups Post a pic when you have time.

 

[ruby55]

Glad to see another giant getting ready for therapy work. We have 4 bullmastiffs; 2 are regitered therapy dogs, & we're hoping to get our rescue into it, too. Please post pics. LOTS of pics.

 

[masteneo]

Welcome!

 

[musicdeb]

Welcome aboard~

 

[Robyn]

Thank you everyone for your good wishes... I'm trying to figure out how to post Homer pics... <shameface>

 

[Corathecanecorso]

Welcome im new to the forum and the mastiff world too!!! YEAH!

 

[BlackShadowCaneCorso]

Welcome to the board!

 

[Robyn]

K... think I've figured this out...sort of... here goes:
Cool! Appears to have worked. So here's Homer, at 7 weeks, the week before we brought him home, at 11 weeks and at 13 weeks. I swear sometimes, he's really just a person in a dog suit.

 

[VentiandMe]

lol what a cutie! I like that one where's he sitting in his sexy pose in the corner..made me laugh.

 

[futureowner]

I'm with VentiandMe, love that 3rd picture of him, Oh and welcome We are going to have our baby as a therapy dog also!!!

 

[Coopers Moma]

welcome, he's a beautiful boy!

 

[musicdeb]

What a cutie! Love the 3rd pic too