Thread: Dogs!

Originally Posted by PuFFaH

Jock!
Are you sure thats an English mastiff, or is that what you tell others In old times they were called bandogges you know

PuFF

We reckon hes a mastiff X labrador although at the vets today the vet thinks he mught be a black and white rottweiller crossed with a great dane.

The kennels insist he's a mastiff..... he is the nicest dog ever though, a complete baby!

Originally Posted by TheJock

We reckon hes a mastiff X labrador although at the vets today the vet thinks he mught be a black and white rottweiller crossed with a great dane.

The kennels insist he's a mastiff..... he is the nicest dog ever though, a complete baby!

My experiance tells me that he is a Bullterrier cross to look at. Neopolitan/Pit possibly or Staff. Even Presa canario cross pit/Staff. The variables are many but he has that look to me. My friend has a bitch that is 3/4 Pit, 1/4 Neo and if you saw her you would say she was a litter sibling. I have seen and owned a few myself and not wrong when you say they are complete babies. They love to with you and cuddles rate high on their priorities You are a lucky man.

PuFF

Originally Posted by PuFFaH

My experiance tells me that he is a Bullterrier cross to look at. Neopolitan/Pit possibly or Staff. Even Presa canario cross pit/Staff. The variables are many but he has that look to me. My friend has a bitch that is 3/4 Pit, 1/4 Neo and if you saw her you would say she was a litter sibling. I have seen and owned a few myself and not wrong when you say they are complete babies. They love to with you and cuddles rate high on their priorities You are a lucky man.

PuFF

I'll out another picture on here so you can have a better look. Any advice much appreciated- We think English mastiff/labrador, the vet, who is a close friend of ours, insists rotty lab! Although when i look arounf I wonder if he might be Great Dane/mastiff.....

pic to follow!

Originally Posted by TheJock

We reckon hes a mastiff X labrador although at the vets today the vet thinks he mught be a black and white rottweiller crossed with a great dane.

The kennels insist he's a mastiff..... he is the nicest dog ever though, a complete baby!

I can see Great Dane in his face in those first three pics, but then again, the Dane is of similar lineage to the Mastiff (many parts of the world know them as the Deutche Dogge or German Mastiff).

He definitely has a Molosser face and structure, but being a good dog is all that really matters. Congrats!

(coincidentally, a friend of mine is planning to have his dog DNA tested, he said most vets will do it for like $50 and they can tell you what breeds of dog his genes have in them).

Here he is in the Bell Tower of my church with my 18 month old daughter!

PS I'm the Vicar so they are both allowed to be there!!

The skin and coat does make me think that mastiff of some kind is in him. Like you were told, Rotty seems to be showing too or large breed lab. From this photo, I would be surprised if there is any Bull breed in his makeup.
He looks like a character to be sure and I'm sure he gets forgiven a lot All the best dogs do!! I am sure you are blessed with a great companion.

Puff

Originally Posted by PuFFaH

The skin and coat does make me think that mastiff of some kind is in him. Like you were told, Rotty seems to be showing too or large breed lab. From this photo, I would be surprised if there is any Bull breed in his makeup.
He looks like a character to be sure and I'm sure he gets forgiven a lot All the best dogs do!! I am sure you are blessed with a great companion.

Puff

I am blessed with many things, a wife, a child and a fine dog.

At the risk of bringing a little of my work to this forum- I thank God for all of them.

I just looked through this entire thread again. Every picture shows a beautiful dog. I wanted to add a photo of my last dog, Fritz. Although he looked like a soft coated wheaton terrier, his mother was a black lab. The wheaton obviously won. I was living in a third floor walk up apartment when Fritz' heart killed him. He was down in the yard doing his business and on his way back up when I heard him stumbling on the back stairs. I opened the door just as he hit the top landing. Fritz stumbled into the kitchen, looked up at me and dropped dead at my feet. What a good dog he was. Here is Fritz, not only the best dog I ever had, he was the best dog I ever met:

A story like that Icedog will always bring a lump to my throat. Some say they are only animals and, yes they are, but we are not. This makes us appreciate them in so many ways for the short time they are with us.

PuFF

Great dogs,I have always had a dog,I couldnt live without them.....Hers Jake my jack russel terrorist