MastiffMillie
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I've not posted for a while but have been reading others' posts. Millie is doing well and growing up! What I'm about to write is going to sound awful but I'm hoping someone else has felt like this too and will have some words of wisdom.
Millie is my second dog. My first we got in 2011, a dogue de Bordeaux purebreed, Mollie, who was the most gentle, sweet adorable girl ever and I loved her so much. Unfortunately we lost her last August, 3 months after her diagnosis of DCM. Those 3 months were hard, emotionally draining work with constant medication, monitoring and trying to get her to eat. I knew when it was time to have her PTS.
I hated the empty house so 3 months later we got Millie. Was a bit spur of the moment if I'm honest. Went to see pups, she was the last, couldn't bear to leave her, so we got her. I liked the idea of a dog that was a mastiff still but was bitter towards having a purebreed as Mollie was and still died after a lot of heartache.
As you may know, she's a cross bullmastiff and dogue. Although questionable because of her unique colouring!
She's great. Friendly, well behaved, toilet trained, has stopped puppy biting, is playful and loving. My kids adore her. But although I love having her too, I cannot help but compare her and don't feel the same bond I had with my last dog. I'm hoping it comes?
Millie has so many positives but I get hung up on the negatives...... her recall has gone backwards for starters. Hoping that's her age (10 months) And don't laugh at this one...... she sometimes holds her ears back in a peculiar way which makes her look..... odd!!
I sound totally horrible. She's lovely but I keep comparing. Almost as though there's a dogue de Bordeaux scratch that hasn't been itched yet..... if that makes sense?
I'm really hoping others have felt like this about a new dog and that one day I'll look back and think I was crazy to have ever felt like this.
Millie is my second dog. My first we got in 2011, a dogue de Bordeaux purebreed, Mollie, who was the most gentle, sweet adorable girl ever and I loved her so much. Unfortunately we lost her last August, 3 months after her diagnosis of DCM. Those 3 months were hard, emotionally draining work with constant medication, monitoring and trying to get her to eat. I knew when it was time to have her PTS.
I hated the empty house so 3 months later we got Millie. Was a bit spur of the moment if I'm honest. Went to see pups, she was the last, couldn't bear to leave her, so we got her. I liked the idea of a dog that was a mastiff still but was bitter towards having a purebreed as Mollie was and still died after a lot of heartache.
As you may know, she's a cross bullmastiff and dogue. Although questionable because of her unique colouring!
She's great. Friendly, well behaved, toilet trained, has stopped puppy biting, is playful and loving. My kids adore her. But although I love having her too, I cannot help but compare her and don't feel the same bond I had with my last dog. I'm hoping it comes?
Millie has so many positives but I get hung up on the negatives...... her recall has gone backwards for starters. Hoping that's her age (10 months) And don't laugh at this one...... she sometimes holds her ears back in a peculiar way which makes her look..... odd!!
I sound totally horrible. She's lovely but I keep comparing. Almost as though there's a dogue de Bordeaux scratch that hasn't been itched yet..... if that makes sense?
I'm really hoping others have felt like this about a new dog and that one day I'll look back and think I was crazy to have ever felt like this.