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She's a she, and even wearing a pink collar too! It's amazing how many people see a big dog and assume it's a "he" though.

 

Your so right there ours is quite a big hound aswell and everyone assumes she is a he, lovely dog though we are thinking about a dane when ours calms down a little

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We are thinking about getting a dog, Danes were on the list but I'm not sure they are physically up to the exercise he will get
True. If we take Mac on too long a walk he just stops and is like "Right I've had enough now. I'm not walking any further for a while" and just sits there till he's ready. There's not much you can do about it either, you can't carry a 12 stone dog far.

Any more than 90mins walking and he's had it. I suppose you could build up a Dane's fitness over time but you mustn't push them too hard when they're still growing because it damages their joints. I reckon you need to take it easy with them for the first year. By 12 months a Dane is about as tall as he'll get. Mac was 10 stone by his first birthday, after that he just got beefier not taller.

Fantastic dogs though, so much personality.

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I've done loads of reading, websites, books, talking to owners etc, Mastiffs are out for the same reason as Danes too, they sometimes just stop and as Jake say's theres sod all anyones going to do about it :D

 

There are lots of breeds taht you need to watch exercise early on with too while they are still growing.

 

Just finding breeders worries me, some of them look like proper pikeys in their pictures!!

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Do you look like a pikey then? :D

 

ok... I presumed that when you purchased from a breeder you got papers but apparently not? Anyone able to explain the pros and cons etc?

 

Got papers with ours from a small breeder friend of the family though, I only think you get papers from the kennel club if both sire and dam are registered and pedigree

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yup, got that, but why would people breed non pedigrees? Presumably they are cheaper? Does that mean they are not hip/eye etc scored?

 

Like you say pikeys!, out to make a quick buck but it does cost a lot of money to do it correctly, hip scoring and stud cost money and this is reflected in the price of a dogs from a reputable kennel, also you get the tossers lets cross this fighting dog with this fighting dog and see what we get

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Rhodesian Ridgeback.
If your thinking of taking it with you on rides ect, then IMO these would be great. The stud I use to work on had 3 of them, use to be out in all weathers and came on on rides with us. Fantsaic dog. Great prtectors too.
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Have you looked at the weimaraner?, they are very lively

 

yeah kinda decided against them, general feeling seems that they can be difficult to train, and although i've trained dogs for friends lots I'm nto sure I want to take the risk around horses or a dog not coming back just coz it doesn't feel like it...

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True. If we take Mac on too long a walk he just stops and is like "Right I've had enough now. I'm not walking any further for a while" and just sits there till he's ready. There's not much you can do about it either, you can't carry a 12 stone dog far.

 

Nikita's the complete opposite, she's been on day long walks around the north york moors chasing rabbits and pheasants all the way and still feels the need to bounce around the house when we get back! Hence she gets taken to the beach alot in summer, you can have a lazy day sat down while she gallops to the sea and back 100 times an hour.

 

She also loves to gallop along side you if you're on a bike, and is good at agility (well the jumps anyway)

 

It does take along time for their skeletal/joint system to develop compared to most breeds hence they shouldn’t go on long walks until they are 18 months old.

 

A Doberman would make an excellent riding partner they can gallop about for hours and are very intelligent. They can be a little dominant, so need a firm handler but other wise are easy to train :) If I can persuade Michael into letting me get another dog then I'm def' considering a Dobe.

 

Weimeraners and Rhodes are quite similar in temperament and like the Dobe just need firm but kind training. Males sometimes tend to lean towards being slightly dog aggressive so puppy socialisation is recommended :)

 

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We have a Bull Mastiff and an English Mastiff. The English Mstiff, despite 14st of bulk, is VERY active, hyperactive at times. Although she will have a good rest after. The Bull Mastiff is as others have described, refuses to move when tired. But even he has a great deal of endurance, he would just rather rest!

 

Couple of pics of them

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We have a Bull Mastiff and an English Mastiff. The English Mstiff, despite 14st of bulk, is VERY active, hyperactive at times. Although she will have a good rest after. The Bull Mastiff is as others have described, refuses to move when tired. But even he has a great deal of endurance, he would just rather rest!

 

Couple of pics of them

 

I adore Mastiffs, my friend had one when I was a kid, she was the best dog ever, she never just "gave up" out walking although the owners used to worry she might when we took her out. She was more like my dog we spent so much time together, did everything I asked her to.

 

I moved away and didn't see the family for a good few years, was passing so I thought I'd chance dropping in... rang the door. No barking, thought "oh no" person answered and I said "Hello, how are you?" and from the back of the house Defa went nuts, absolutely nuts, thought she was going to break the door down! Even her owners were suprised that she remembered me just from my voice.

 

Sadly she was put down a few years later :cry:

 

Don't think I could risk having one in case they didn't compare.

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gazboy.....love your white staff ...never seen an complete white one before:)

 

Cheers! Both parents were white, and all his littermates (isn't that a great word!) were white.

 

He has two speeds- fast forward, and fast asleep, and will play with any dog he meets. He was playing with a huge Rottie today- they were quite evenly matched as play buddies, but the Rottie got tired and started getting ratty, so we left.

 

If I'm on my bike, everything turns into a race, and he *must* win, or he sulks!

 

Utterly adorable, and everything I could ever want ina dog- wish he wasn't such a pikey/thief magnet though.

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