Big Dog Owners

[BCV513]

Look at that FACE!!!


My vet loves big dogs. Last time I was there, there was a Doberman puppy in there. All three vets and every tech was in the lobby playing with him. My poor Sheltie ran under the bench to hide.

 

[NikiM20]

My son and I took Brutus and our other Mastiff Maggie to our local Pet store - you know Petco where the pets go! Just NOT big pets! A woman saw us walk in, picked up her pomeranian and made a mad dash for the exit! Come on people I promise my dogs will not eat your dogs. They want a meal not a snack. Kidding. I swear sometimes my dogs look at me like what? what did I do?

When we bring the 3 danes somewhere, people always ask if they live in the house. Um yeah

 

[bettymae1121]

All other things being equal, I'd trust a larger dog's temperment over a smaller dog's.

Not that I have a problem with dogs of any size (I love 'em all!), but in my personal experiance I've never seen a big dog with a temper problem, but I've seen it in smaller dogs (including a 5 pound Chiauaua that "attacked" my 55 pound lab mix).

Anyway, yours looks like a sweetheart!

 

[fraggle551]

Oh he is cute!!!! Would you mind telling me some about the breed? I am reading up on them now, but would love to hear a first hand experience. I would love to consider this breed for one of my future pets.

 

[heatherwillmom]

I adore your dog!! I have had a lot of different breeds over the years, English Bulldogs, Shar-Pei, Bassets, but nothing as big as yours. I have had a lot of people afraid of my Bulldogs who the only way that they would hurt you would be lick you to death!! It looks like your baby is probably the same. Now my Min Pin who weighed 5 pounds, she would bite anyone or anything. She even bit my horse once.

 

[PUZZLDY5]

We have an English Mastiff. (Think hercules from the sandlot) She is the biggest baby. She honest to god thinks she is a little dog or something. She loves to cuddle and play with our other dogs. I do understand where you are comming from when people look at your dog and assume it is vicious because of their size. It's very annoying. She is probably more afraid of you than you are of her.
Side note: I was walking to my mailbox one afternoon and the groundskeeper at the church beside our house had his mastiff with him while he was mowing and I saw his dog and kept walking toward my mailbox. when I got up there I held out my hand and introduced myself to his dog and then pet him. The man said that I was the first person that didn't stop dead in their tracks when they saw his dog. I told him I have a mastiff too and they get a bum rap.

 

[JoiseyMom]

OMG!! What a CUTIE!!! He is so adorable!! I wouldnt walk away from you in my vet!! My pups would want to play!

I think you need a new vet!!!

 

[SadieDog]

He is beautiful and looks like a sweet big baby to me. I get just the opposite reaction when I go to the vet with my dogs. I have 2 brother and sister 1/2 great dane, 1/2 St Bernards. Everyone who works at the vet's office are so happy to see them and come over to say hello. Most people in the waiting area are friendly and ask about them too.

They have a floor scale for all dogs to walk on no matter the size. My mother's dog is 7lbs. They all use the walk on scale.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Many people are/have been afraid of my German Shepherd(s) as well. I respect it. The last thing I want to do is make anyone uncomfortable. I pretty much act like everyone is going to be afraid and respect their space. If then, people ask to pat her or invite her over, that's fine. When people realize a dog is not going to come in their space, usually they're ok. Some might get up and move but that's fine, too. A good rule of thumb is that your dog should be under your control at all times. With a dog as big as yours, people will be nervous, especially if you give off the air that you're not in control (dog pulling, barking, not obeying commands, etc). They might indeed take cover, understandably - don't fault them for it, they probably have no idea what kind of gentle giant he is! (Although I agree this is strange at a vet's office!)

PS I would love to pat your dog!

 

[KathyTX]

Come on people I promise my dogs will not eat your dogs. They want a meal not a snack.

I love his big, sweet face!!!

 

[JoiseyMom]

He is beautiful and looks like a sweet big baby to me. I get just the opposite reaction when I go to the vet with my dogs. I have 2 brother and sister 1/2 great dane, 1/2 St Bernards. Everyone who works at the vet's office are so happy to see them and come over to say hello. Most people in the waiting area are friendly and ask about them too.

They have a floor scale for all dogs to walk on no matter the size. My mother's dog is 7lbs. They all use the walk on scale.

May I see pics of your pups? We just adopted a new pub a few months ago and was told that he was part St. Bernard and part Great Dane. But he looks like he is part Chow Chow... He also isn't as big as we thought he would be yet, he is almost 6 months old!

 

[Chelley00]

We had a boxer, who wasn't even that big, and people ducked when they saw him coming. He was scared of his own shadow!!

I think it's just because there are too many big dog owners that don't have control of their pets.

 

[Darsa]

Awww sweet cupcake, I bet he or she is! Love Huskys! All that fur! We had a Husky when I was younger and man the fur that shed was unreal. Blue eyes?

Cupcake has DEFINITELY got the fur, holymoly... every year during shedding season I'm vacuuming and sweeping daily! LOL She's worth it tho! And yep, one blue eye, one brown Her mom was purebred, got off her leash one day and ended up with a big ol' litter of pups!

Here's a picture of her:

 

[SadieDog]

May I see pics of your pups? We just adopted a new pub a few months ago and was told that he was part St. Bernard and part Great Dane. But he looks like he is part Chow Chow... He also isn't as big as we thought he would be yet, he is almost 6 months old!

If you want to send me your email in a PM, I would be happy to share. I love showing them off. I'm embarrassed to say I don't know how to post pics on here. I think they have to be on a site like photobucket which I have never used. I am pathetic.

 

[bballmom56]

My vet is excellent with our big dogs. Our previous dog, a St. Bernard/Shepherd mix was loved by everyone in the office. He was just a love! Our current dog, a full St. Bernard had a few issues as she was a rescue. She has gotten much better over the years, but in the beginning, she did nip at a tech that tried to take blood from her. The dog is fine if my DH stays with her, but the tech insisted on taking her in the back alone.

The vet said she understood that the dog was fine with my DH present and that she would put that in the chart for any procedures. Since then there have been no problems.

We actually have more problems with people not keeping their animals away from her. We will take her to a far corner to stay out of the way. People don't seem to shy away from her!

 

[nancycg56]

OMG ~ I LOVE your doggie!!!! We've always had big dogs until Zippy and I miss them! I think they get a bad rap. I was reading something the other day that said the top three biters were Dachshunds, Chihuahuas, and Jack Russells.

Zippy's favorite friend at the dog park is a Bernese Mountain Dog. He loves it when she lays on top of him Zippy is the Jack Russell and Babe is the Berner

His other good friend is a Husky and she mothers him ~ too funny! When he gets in trouble she comes over and talks to me. The other day he was playing with a Great Dane and he had to get on the bench in order to kiss her.

Zippy would be heartbroken if he couldn't play with the big dogs!

 

[laurie31]

Oh, he's adorable!


DD13 has been begging for an English Mastiff for several months now. I would also like to hear more about this breed, as we have never owned a giant breed before. We do have a St. Bernard mix, but his mom was a Spaniel (yeah...lol) and so he's only about 65 lbs. He's 9 years old, which is old for a St. Bernard, but not so old for a spaniel, so we don't know how long he has left. He's still in good health, though.

Anyway, how much does a 200lb dog eat each month? Just curious. Trying to think of what it would cost to care for a dog like that before we let DD get one. Do they really slobber a lot? Do they shed a lot? They look so gentle; I understand people are fearful because of their size, but they look so sweet to me!

 

[3 MEN AND A BOAT]

peolpe do the same thing with my American Pitbull Terrier(Belle). and really she is a sweetheart.

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

He's so handsome!

At my vets office, he'd have been swamped with folks wanting to pet him. They just love huge dogs.

I think I'd be looking for another vet if possible since it sounds like they don't welcome big dogs.

 

[Kimberly]

OK so I had a Vet visit today with a new Vet. I walked in with this guy -

The place took cover and ducked. There was a Dalmatian puppy whose owner asked the Dr to contain my dog before he would walk by us. Then the nurse asked me if he was going to bite her? Really?? Finally a sweet teeny tiny Yorkie befriended my baby.

Big dogs get such a bum rap.

Beautiful dog! Looks like a Mastiff to me. I remember when I was visiting my parents up in the NYC area earlier this year, a small shop owner had one behind the counter. He jumped up with his two front paws on the counter, surprising me half to death. I grew up with big dogs (100-120 lbs), but my god... I never realized how big Mastiffs were until I saw one in person. Biggest sweetheart in the world too, and just wanted to be petted. He was only a puppy, and was a solid 150 lbs already.

It seems that the bigger the dog, the bigger the heart they have. The only time I've ever been bitten by a dog was by a Chuhuahua.