Taking names for English Mastiff puppies

[ozark hen]

Please believe me, I was not making fun of you, I was impressed with your word and I have no clue as to how to spell it...I really thought, writerofwords sure has a way with words. ha I trusted your spelling. ha ha

 

[erthymom2]

don't you love mastiff's!! we have a mastiff/black lab mix and i think i got the best of both breeds: cuddly, loyal, smart and very patient with other animals & people.

Oh forgot - he's a great dirty sox hunter...tell him to find a sox ("Find a stinky" is his command), any sox, and he's your guy~ he'll bring soxs from places you never dreamed of!!

 

[walkswithdog]

What health clearances do you have for the parents? Was either parent shown? Thanks. We love Mastiffs.

 

[L&Schickens]

Do you have any "Bantam" sized?

 

[mastiffsinky]

the stud was to start showing this year, however complications in my pregnancy forced me not to be able to, and we are hoping to start in the Spring with him. he is bred by us so showing him is all the more special. The mother was taken from an abusive situation when we got her. The man beat her and if any male raised their voice around her she would fall to the ground and pee on herself. She also came to us pregnant at 1 1/2 years old, they were very irresponsible people. She has come a long way since we got her, she no longer fears males, but she is a mommy only. Several of her puppies have started show careers.

As far as health clearences, all of our dogs have been vet examined, they do not have hip dysplasia, PRA, etc. I have not done the OFA because you can take a dog with bad hips and if your vet is good, they can position the hips (since the dog is asleep)and make them look good when if fact they are not. To prove this fact my vet took a dog with hip dysplasia (think it was a golden retriever), did the OFA Xrays, and the dog got a good rating. Knowing your lines and what is being produced in them is more helpful than a rating.

In the 6 years we have bred them, we have not produced one puppy with a hip, elbow, or eye problem. We have slow grow lines, they get their height before the bulk, that is the key there. If you have one that bulks up too fast, the legs can not handle the weight and you get bad problems.

 

[mastiffsinky]

L&Schickens :

Do you have any "Bantam" sized?

My sister has a pup from Daphnes first litter (the one she came to us pregnant with) that was half the size of the other pus, she looks like a pit bull on steroids now, no where near a Mastiff, but not tiny either, lol So i guess that is the closest to batam sized I can get, lol I think Maggie weighs about 80 pounds.

Katie​

 

[katrinag]

What is your male weighing in at?

 

[mastiffsinky]

he is in the 180 to 200 pound range. He is taller than his father, and his father is 225, but didn't start widening out until he was almost 4.

 

[katrinag]

SHHH, don't tell hubby I'm looking.

 

[mastiffsinky]

well by the looks of it she is going to have about 12 to 15, of course the daddy came from a litter if 19, so let's hope she doesn't give us that many!

Katie