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"Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

angelbears

angelbears

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

Someone flagged it. Did they say how old? If it is young, it may have not come into temp. yet. Which could be very dangerous.
 
raechiemay

raechiemay

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"Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

Ab, I think the ad said 4 years but I can't remember. I could be pulling that out of no where.
 
ruthcatrin

ruthcatrin

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

I remember thinking "young" but not that young....it did say "protective of the household" or something similer, but thats about it.
 
chuckorlando

chuckorlando

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

If it's 4 and they honestly consider it loving to all then it either aint or dont have the temp of a Fila. The only good thing about a real fila in a situation like this, no one in their right mind would want to adopt a dog that wants nothing more than to bite them, when they came to pick up a "loving" dog
 
m0rg4n

m0rg4n

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

Yeah, it was 4 and it did say "loving to family" and "protective of its home". . . but didn't suggest that that meant anyone adopting that dog was going to have issues. Apparently this is becoming more common? There was apparently a woman in the training class before me who had adopted an adult male Fila. It wouldn't let her boyfriend in the house. I just shook my head and told the trainer they should guide the woman here so she could get more information.
 
angelbears

angelbears

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

Hopefully, she will show up! I did have to smile a little, she has a good Fila.
 
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krhhh

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

I think it may have come from Rising Phoenix at one point; when I was looking for a dog ~6 months ago, they had a couple of filas.
 
excelrn

excelrn

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

So, for those of you that deal with these adult rescues, how do you work with/form a bond with an adult dog that is going to view you as a danger?
 
chuckorlando

chuckorlando

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

I woud assume very cautiously and on the dogs terms and I think one key may very well be not showing any fear
 
ruthcatrin

ruthcatrin

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

Never dealt with a Fila, but I've talked with folks who do TM rescue, the harder TMs require very carefull handling, by the right personality set, probly similer to whats required to manage a Fila. No (showing) fear, very confident....dominent isn't nessecarily the right word but its probly the closest. Apollo's breeder owns and handles a couple hard TMs (and does rescue work) and she is an EXTREMELY confident alpha female.
 
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dogman#1

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

I know people who have done it and they claim the easiest way is to kennel them and bring out other dogs as you pet and play with them in front of the new guy.... Filas are pretty jealous and that supposedly helps them come around much faster than usual.
 
angelbears

angelbears

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Re: "Loving Brazilian Mastiff" on CL.

I think it depends if they are bonded with someone or not. I would be much more leery taking a dog from a home where she had been cared for, then had to abruptly leave . Our rescue Ziva was found wandering the streets and was then at the shelter for about 48hrs. Once pulled from the shelter, she was fostered at a couple of very capable Fila handlers but never had time to bond, plus they discouraged her bonding to them because she would be moving on.

We picked her up in New Orleans, I had a bag full of chicken hearts and courage that to this day I don't know where it came from. I gave her a heart and then put my face down right there with hers. From that moment on we have been bonded. It took a couple of days but her and Debra are inseparable, except Ziva knows that every morning we have to walk Debra(babysitter) to her truck so she can go to work and make kibble money.

She has a decent temp. I watched her temp get stronger as the bond got deeper. I always joke that it would be Ziva that I would pick to defend me over Cane. She gets pissed really quick. However, Cane is such a physical specimen, there is not many people that could toss him off.
 
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