Hello,
I am a long time Mastiff lover, I found my first Mastiff when I moved out on my own at 16 years old-I rescued a 5 month old Bullmastiff puppy from a breeder in Eastern Ontario-I went with a friend who was looking into purchasing from the breeder. When I saw this puppy who was in their house. They said he was cheap and could leave right away because he had problems they were unwilling to fix (some breeder they were-takes pride in what they breed!). I paid $500 for a beautiful puppy who once I took him to the vet had a hernia the size of a adult males fist-My vet said he has never in his 30 years as a vet seen a hernia that big. I fixed him up and he was they most loyal beloved dogs I ever had. He had many health problem over his life due to the rough start and sadly he passed away in 2007. He was the ripe old age of 11 years old. He was my first baby and the reason for my love of the breed(s).
I now along with my husband and children have 3 dogs and take in big dogs and find them homes, no money exchanges hands. I just get the reward of finding a good home for so many large dogs, that people adopt or purchase and discard because they are big, untrained or don't have the time once the puppy phase is over.
I currently have 3 family dogs, a female Italian Mastiff (cane corso) who is 3 years old as well as a female German Sheppard/border Collie mix (14 years old) and a female Rottweiler puppy (9 months). I also have a rescued 1 year old Male Newfoundland dog who is about to go to his forever home this weekend as well who I have had for 5 months and have finally found him a good home in the country.
I found Dakota (my Cane Corso) on a website as a 8 week old puppy who was needing a home. They said because they didn't realize when they got the puppy it would be so big! (I am not sure how small they thought a mastiff would be) She wasn't even 6 weeks old when they purchased her (Again another great breeder). She has the typical Mastiff personality (which is one of my favorite things about the breed) She loves to be at your side on your toes in just about everything you do. If by chance you walk inside or out and she is not with you she will sing you a song until you remember to let her in! Because she left her mother too early and the breeder fed them home made dog food, she could not keep regular dog food down, it upset her stomach so bad. I beleive this is why the people gave her up! For the first few months we made her meals (ground chicken or turkey, rice, vegetables, oatmeal and pumpkin) All cooked and stored in fridge at our vets reccommendation. It worked she stopped getting sick all the time, but that is extremely expensive and very time consumming. She was not gaining the right amount of weight and not getting the right nutrition puppies should have. After tests done on her we found she was allergic to one of the most common ingredients in dog food, so we put her on gastro food designed by vets and the sickness stopped. She is healthly and gained more weight then the vets ever thought she would. She is a small 109 lbs but I am just happy to have a health girl. She is mommy's girl.
I seem to be drawn to the breed for many reasons and will and already have enjoyed this site with all the information and a place to talk about my beautiful doggies.
I am a long time Mastiff lover, I found my first Mastiff when I moved out on my own at 16 years old-I rescued a 5 month old Bullmastiff puppy from a breeder in Eastern Ontario-I went with a friend who was looking into purchasing from the breeder. When I saw this puppy who was in their house. They said he was cheap and could leave right away because he had problems they were unwilling to fix (some breeder they were-takes pride in what they breed!). I paid $500 for a beautiful puppy who once I took him to the vet had a hernia the size of a adult males fist-My vet said he has never in his 30 years as a vet seen a hernia that big. I fixed him up and he was they most loyal beloved dogs I ever had. He had many health problem over his life due to the rough start and sadly he passed away in 2007. He was the ripe old age of 11 years old. He was my first baby and the reason for my love of the breed(s).
I now along with my husband and children have 3 dogs and take in big dogs and find them homes, no money exchanges hands. I just get the reward of finding a good home for so many large dogs, that people adopt or purchase and discard because they are big, untrained or don't have the time once the puppy phase is over.
I currently have 3 family dogs, a female Italian Mastiff (cane corso) who is 3 years old as well as a female German Sheppard/border Collie mix (14 years old) and a female Rottweiler puppy (9 months). I also have a rescued 1 year old Male Newfoundland dog who is about to go to his forever home this weekend as well who I have had for 5 months and have finally found him a good home in the country.
I found Dakota (my Cane Corso) on a website as a 8 week old puppy who was needing a home. They said because they didn't realize when they got the puppy it would be so big! (I am not sure how small they thought a mastiff would be) She wasn't even 6 weeks old when they purchased her (Again another great breeder). She has the typical Mastiff personality (which is one of my favorite things about the breed) She loves to be at your side on your toes in just about everything you do. If by chance you walk inside or out and she is not with you she will sing you a song until you remember to let her in! Because she left her mother too early and the breeder fed them home made dog food, she could not keep regular dog food down, it upset her stomach so bad. I beleive this is why the people gave her up! For the first few months we made her meals (ground chicken or turkey, rice, vegetables, oatmeal and pumpkin) All cooked and stored in fridge at our vets reccommendation. It worked she stopped getting sick all the time, but that is extremely expensive and very time consumming. She was not gaining the right amount of weight and not getting the right nutrition puppies should have. After tests done on her we found she was allergic to one of the most common ingredients in dog food, so we put her on gastro food designed by vets and the sickness stopped. She is healthly and gained more weight then the vets ever thought she would. She is a small 109 lbs but I am just happy to have a health girl. She is mommy's girl.
I seem to be drawn to the breed for many reasons and will and already have enjoyed this site with all the information and a place to talk about my beautiful doggies.
