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    Adopted Senior Mastiff with signs of lifelong abuse

    Asking for any suggestions. Our family adopted a 9 year old mastiff from a Humane Society. He had been there for 10 months. Many failed adoptions. I have a young disabled wheelchair bound son and was looking for a dog who was good with children. I have had 4 English Mastiffs over the years and...
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    New here!

    Hey all! Soon to be new owner of a 1 yr female cc. Was looking for any words of advice from someone with a rescue cc and timidness. She comes from an original bad home and has been bounced around a lot, only issues is crate training, car rides, and leashs. All associated with punishment. She...
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    New Mastiff lover!!

    Hi my name is Ciara,35, from West Lothian In Scotland. I've owned dogs all my life but never had the pleasure of owning a giant breed although my great aunt always had Bull Mastiff's & my uncle Paul (her son) had 2, he sadly just lost his 7 year old male couple months ago. ANYWAY - I recently...
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    Fundraising for Shocking Rescue Bullmastiff Case

    Hello all, I'm not sure if this is ok to post but I am currently fundraising for two surgeries for this poor 3 year old pedigree Bullmastiff, Molly, who was just days from death when we 'rescued' her - well, we actually did have to PAY for her in order to get her away from those people! The...
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    Urgent: 2 yr old female fila has 4 days left

    2 yr old purebred female Fila Brasilerio in Southern Michigan will be euthanized in 4 days due to irresponsible ownership. This is my former roommates dog, who has done the bare minimum to care for, train and rehome her. The family has been forced to move from their house due to the landlord...
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    Dogo in Broward County. Needs out of there!!

    http://www.petharbor.com/detail.asp?ID=A1678962&LOCATION=BRWD&searchtype=ALL&start=4&friends=1&samaritans=1&nosuccess=0&orderby=Breed&rows=10&imght=120&imgres=thumb&view=sysadm.v_brwd&text=000000&fontface=arial&fontsize=10&col_bg=99b5c9&col_bg2=e7eec4&SBG=026BA9&miles=20&shelterlist=%27BRWD%27,%2...
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    Need re-homing advice for OEM

    This may be a little different but I wasn't quite sure where else to post it. I have a 21 month old Old English mastiff mix and an 18 month old Pitbull mix. I just found out my mastiff needs bone grafts on his hip joint sockets because they didn't develop correctly. Paying for the surgery is not...
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    Life at "The_Farm"

    Life at "The_Farm" Good morning from Michigan, land of the snow and cold (at least today anyways). Last Friday my daughter rescued a pair of English Mastiffs. They are 7 months old and their life consisted of a crate (they shared it) and an occasional trip to the back yard. Both people worked...
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    New Member with a new rescue Mastiff

    Hello fellow mastiff owners, I have recently rescued a fine, approximately 2 year old male Mastiff from a local shelter. He is such a sweet boy I couldn't let him stay. I'm not sure what type of mastiff he is so any suggestions would be appreciated.
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    Hello!

    Hello everyone! To be completely honest, before I can really truly call myself a mastiff owner, I must get some more expert opinions on just what my pup is.. As backstory, my boy Rudolph and his six litter mates were found in a garage by a good samaritan who brought them to the humane society...
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    Dumped at 7 yrs old "Just because".. Really needs a home in NJ

    Dumped at 7 yrs old "Just because".. Really needs a home in NJ Rocky was lucky enough to be rescued by a group, but is heart broken in his kennel. He really needs a foster or forever home! He's 7 and has always been the only pet. So he needs some one experienced and comfortable with socializing...
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    Ice- Mastiff mix at Miami-Dade Animal Services

    Hello all, Hope all is well. Myself and many others are trying to rescue Ice, a 1-year-old neutered male Mastiff mix from Miami Dade Animal Services (ID# A1545939). He is way past due and can literally be euthanized at any moment. If anyone can foster/adopt or knows someone that may be able...
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    Septic Arthritis

    My name is Kim and I have two English Mastiffs. The youngest, Nash, is only six months old. He has septic arthritis, and without this very expensive treatment, he will have to be put down. I really don't want that to happen, but I cannot afford his hospitalization costs. Please help me raise...
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    Help me save my dog.

    My name is Kim and I have two English Mastiffs. The youngest, Nash, is only six months old. He has septic arthritis, and without this very expensive treatment, he will have to be put down. I really don't want that to happen, but I cannot afford his hospitalization costs. Please help me raise...
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    Aggressive Mastiff- Advice needed please!

    Hi Everyone I have a 4 year old Male French Mastiff - Frank who has always shown signs of aggression in unprovoked and random examples of aggression toward me. Yesterday when I was trying to refill his food bowl while he was eating, he bit my hand and arm- drawing blood with 5 puncture marks-...
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    Newbie to this site

    Hi Everybody I am from Manitoba Canada. I stumbled across this site when looking up some non dog related stuff. I grew up with a Rottweiler and currently own an extremely large lab( ha ha compared to a small EM or BM). Anyways thought I would check out the site maybe see if there was any dogs...
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    Young Cane Corso/Corso mix in Los Angeles shelter

    Petfinder Adoptable Dog | Mastiff | Chatsworth, CA | PHOENIX I have seen ads for this dog from Craigslist and petfinder. Apparently the owner turned her in because she "growls at strangers" and she has another dog.She is a beautiful 10 month old pup. She was very timid and wary, and growled and...
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    Hi from Chicago suburb

    Hi Mastiff Friends. My Cane Corso rescued me two years ago. Of course I thought I was rescuing him when I adopted the 2 yr.old lug. But as always been the case with all my previous rescues (Rottweilers), it's not long before I realize I need them more than they need me - lol. Looking forward to...
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    Bert is in Grave Danger of not making it out of Castaic, CA Shelter, Kill Shelter

    I am trying with all of my Heart and Soul to save this Wonderful boy. Bert's ID # A 4399086.. He is a 4 yr old male that has been at the Castaic Shelter since 2/23. Isn't there someone or a rescue that can save him? Bert is so worthy of being rescued. He knows sit, down, heel, he is doing...
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    Fila or something else?

    Hello I am new to this forum (haven't yet introduced myself). I recently Rescued a mastiff from a neglectful situation and as of now he is in a foster home with the rottweiler rescue I volunteer for until I find a home to rent. Anyways I've been told by a mastiff Rescuer whos owned Fila's and...