He is probably 4-5 now maybe. No behavior issues. As I said, he is an excellent dog. No health issues so far.
English Mastiffs are my favorite favorite breed of all
Yes, very expensive to feed a mastiff raw. I spent a lot of time looking at sales and driving to the stores for the meat on sale. I have gotten our raw diet to average about $1-2/lb for our larger breed and I buy organic raw grinds for the cat and senior dog. We were able to feed 220# of dogs a raw diet for less than the price of orijen! I love a challenge
Thank you, that is a Shetland Sheepdog, also known as a Sheltie. People who are not familiar with the breed call them miniature Collies or miniature Lassies. His name is Sammy, he is my grandson's 3-yo boon companion. We also have my Gracie, who is about 11 yo, same breed but unrelated. Here she is. She has the "talkingest" eyes, lol! She is way over breed standard for size and her ears don't match ... but she is MY "boon companion," and our chickens get to free range because of her. She keeps the coyotes away. ❤
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Nero does the same thing! He does it on me though and pretends like he doesn't have front legs.
She is so cute!!I love her coloring!!Thank you, that is a Shetland Sheepdog, also known as a Sheltie. People who are not familiar with the breed call them miniature Collies or miniature Lassies. His name is Sammy, he is my grandson's 3-yo boon companion. We also have my Gracie, who is about 11 yo, same breed but unrelated. Here she is. She has the "talkingest" eyes, lol! She is way over breed standard for size and her ears don't match ... but she is MY "boon companion," and our chickens get to free range because of her. She keeps the coyotes away. ❤
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ETA: Here she is asking for her bedtime cookie. I ask you, could YOU say No to this face?
The food bill for two (active mastiffs) a lab mix and a miniature dachshund runs about $450 per month.English Mastiffs are my favorite favorite breed of all
m open to any suggestions of ratter breeds as long as they aren’t Jack Russells.
What??! Why not a couple of Jacks?? I had two and we NEVER had any issue with any small mammals, anywhere,. Actually, when my two jacks passed we slowly had voles and bunny nests a over our yard. I suddenly figures out why people complained about the mice. Hahahaha
Yes, very expensive to feed a mastiff raw. I spent a lot of time looking at sales and driving to the stores for the meat on sale. I have gotten our raw diet to average about $1-2/lb for our larger breed and I buy organic raw grinds for the cat and senior dog. We were able to feed 220# of dogs a raw diet for less than the price of orijen! I love a challenge
I am actually switching the large 6 yr old to kibble. He's never eaten it so I'm a bit worried. But glad to see the suggestions of food. Thanks!
Thank you! I really don't brush her much, as her coat is coarse and sheds water and repels the little burrs we have around here, but about once every three months a good friend of mine comes over and gives her a thorough grooming. This friend was a vet tech for about 15 years and does a real nice job on her. I pay her higher than the going rate bc I once took her to a local commercial groomer and was very disappointed in the results. This lady comes to my house and spends about 8 hours giving Gracie a total spa day! We both love her! I've had Shelties before, though, that I used to sit on the floor with and groom for hours. Fun for both of us when I was young and limber enough to do it.
