Banndogge Mastiff - Hello from Minnesota

[MixMamma]

Hello, Everyone! Allow me to introduce Doofie - short for Doofus. We adopted him 8 days ago - a foster failure Yet to be officially named, and looking for suggestions! We can't call him Doofus forever

He's a 6 month old French Mastiff x Red Nose Pitt and a complete goofball. We don't know if he is a 50/50 mix or more 75/25 - but physically he is mastiff dominant. The pic doesn't show his size. he's already 70lbs and bigger/taller than our 6yr old pitt/boxer. Personality wise, he's like an ultra stubborn pushy pitbull when he's energetic and excited, and a laid back mastiff when he's tired and relaxed. It's interesting to see such clear breed-specific behavior patterns in our boy.

We had an EM that passed away in 2008 at the age of 9.5 yrs old, and he was a perfect wonderful angel. (RIP Zeus) So laid back and gentle! This guy is WAY more stubborn and pushy always testing boundaries and leadership. He has excellent guarding instincts - even more so than my EM.

I'm curious as to the differences between the French Mastiff and the English especially temperament wise. Our EM was the perfect first dog, but this guy would be a disaster in an uneducated house.

 

[RxGoforth]

What a cutie! My first mastiff was 1/2 pit bull and 1/2 bull mastiff. Best of both worlds and worst of both words. The energy to back those worlds up 24-7 .

 

[Jadotha]

Welcome! Love that mischeivous little face! I've never had a DDB so can't help you there, but others will, I'm sure

 

[angelbears]

Very cute. Thanks for rescuing!

 

[DennasMom]

Love that face!
That left eye just has "trouble" written all over it...
Doofus... that's going to be a hard nickname to leave behind.
Looks like the name fits him perfectly. LOL!

 

[musicdeb]

Welcome aboard~ Titan compared to EM's...hmmmm... He's more serious in his job as a guardian. Titan is 3 yrs old so he's matured and has calmed down a lot but I've only had Titan full time since Feb 2012. When he hits around 1 1/2-2 yrs, you'll notice a big difference in his temperament He will start to take his guardian duties very seriously. He's a puppy so he's only concerned with food, peeing, pooping, chewing (lots of chewing) and playing.

DDB's love to play for about 10 minutes as they get older and they sleep. They are basically low to medium energy dogs. They get the zoomies for about 2-3 minutes and then they sleep.

Be aware to not over exercise him as a puppy especially jumping or climbing stairs until they are about 1 1/2 yrs old.

It's best not to neuter a mastiff until about 18 months to 2 years because it can harm their joints and cause other issues. Titan was neutered at 6 months by his previous owner.

If you have specific questions, other DDB owners will post and will help ya out.

BTW, he's adorable!

 

[Kandie]

Awww he's a cutie!

 

[MixMamma]

Thank you for the replies everyone. We have decided to keep the name Doofus for now. It's really what fits him the best because is a high-energy goofball - I can't imagine what a hand full he would be if he wasn't neutered. The rescue neuters/spays all dogs before adoption so we had no choice. Our EM wasn't neutered until 12 months old and he ended up 200lbs and 52" around. This guy is a mix so we have no idea what to expect of his growth. Time will tell...

 

[MrsTourville]

I just wanted to let you know that I adopted him in Nov. 2012. We named him Zeus. When I saw what his name was in the first sentence I was so excited!! There was no way we were going to keep calling him that. We love Zeus and he is a good fit into our family. We have a Golden Retriever who keeps him in check.

 

[grazefull1]

I just wanted to let you know that I adopted him in Nov. 2012. We named him Zeus. When I saw what his name was in the first sentence I was so excited!! There was no way we were going to keep calling him that. We love Zeus and he is a good fit into our family. We have a Golden Retriever who keeps him in check.

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lol pls post this pic in my (head shot) post lol i just love it lol

 

[raechiemay]

Welcome! The pic is very cute! It's almost like he's saying "you're not watching tv....you're watching me!"

 

[Amanda F.]

He is adorable...and does look like he could get into some trouble!

 

[DMikeM]

OMG that face. "Trouble"

 

[MrsTourville]

He can get himself into some trouble but, for the most part he is a good boy. That face usually gets him out of trouble.... LOL