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masteneo

Well-Known Member
Way to young. but that boy of yours has a nice head.Hes going to be a finbe looking boy. and dang what in the world were they breeding for, a food processor? I think you will be plesently suprised by this pups guarding instincts. it will show up soon.
 

ashgriff

New Member
they were obviously breeding for cash haveing litter after litter after litter it is just a fact of life that will never be solved but atleast heas got a good life unlike where most of them ended up gaurding canabiss farms and scrap yards
 

masteneo

Well-Known Member
Wow! so how does one go about getting a job guarding the herbs. not so much interested in guarding scap yard. just sayin, lol
 

ashgriff

New Member
masteneo what breed of dog is the one in your pic he looks quite simmilar

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also i more question this is my put as 9 weeks do you think that looks like a 9 week old puppy i believe he was younger
 

ashgriff

New Member
also i more question this is my put as 9 weeks do you think that looks like a 9 week old puppy i believe he was younger

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masteneo

Well-Known Member
Chloe is a 1/2 bull , 1/2 neo ( another garbage disposal lol!) but she turned out to be my best guard dog yet. all the pure breds guarded but she thinks its her calling! Yeah , I thought yours looked identical to quit a few of the pups here. She looks a smidgit on the small size, but with the breeds of your pup , wouldnt even worry about size being an issue:)
 

ashgriff

New Member
anouther question sorry to keep on i leave his food down 24 hours a day because i got all different answers as to how many times a day to feed a puppy per day but at what age can i reduce the feed times down to 2 or 1 meal a day
 

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
You really don't want to leave food down for mastiffs all day long. Puppies that young should be fed three times a day ideally until they are a year old at which time two times a day is good. You never want to feed a mastiff once a day because of the risk of bloat.
 

ashgriff

New Member
he is 6 months that pic was the day i baught him how many times would you recoment 3 times a day for the next 6 months then reduce to 2 times a day

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because there is so many different opions i told the vet i leave food down 24hours a day and he said its ok aslong as he doesnt get overweight
 

ashgriff

New Member
because there is so many different opions i told the vet i leave food down 24hours a day and he said its ok aslong as he doesnt get overweight
 

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
Many vets operate on a one size fits all mentality and mastiffs are not like other dogs. Yes I would recommend three times a day for the next six months and then 2 times a day.
 

ashgriff

New Member
thanks also hes nipping quite alot but not agressively more play biteing like earlier i was visiting my mother and she walked passed him and he nipped her leg i shout at him when he does it and he knows hes done wrong should he grow out of this behaviour
 

Smokeycat

Well-Known Member
They need to be taught that biting even in play is wrong. The level that you want to allow depends on you. Some people allow their dog to mouth them softly others don't allow them to use their mouth on people at all. I personally taught mine to be gentle and then once they knew that I taught them not to put their open mouths on any part of a person, including clothing.
 

ashgriff

New Member
is shouting at him enough because when i shout at him he knows hes done wrong but soon after will just do it again

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i threw water at him when he done it but i felt guilty when i done it and he soon started again and he is only like it with people he knows well he wont do it to any1 else
 

ashgriff

New Member
i threw water at him when he done it but i felt guilty when i done it and he soon started again and he is only like it with people he knows well he wont do it to any1 else
 

Smokeycat

Well-Known Member
He likely has learned that there are no repercussions from those people. By that I don't mean someone needs to hurt him or anything. He bites, you ignore him. If you do a search for puppy biting you will find a bunch of threads giving all sort of advice on how to teach them not to bite.