english mastiff family pet

Now, with all that said, those are the standards for ideal dogs and competing in dog shows, and for some people the only legitimate reason for ever breeding a mastiff, or any other breed of dog for that matter. I personally have a difficult time with other people, who do not have a clue about other breeders or their practices making judgements on what one should or should not do. Granted there are a LOT of bad breeders out there who do not do a good job of taking care of their animals and fall into the puppy mill status in my book. Many of the breeders you read about like to talk down about "backyard breeders" as they like to label them. Some of these same breeders if you do your research have multiple females and multiple males for nothing but the sole purpose of breeding. Do the research yourself. On their very own pages they will have (most times a female) "Fido" (or whatever their name may be), and beside it retired. Retired from what?, being a family pet, or retired from having litters of puppies? So would you want a puppy from someone who has 4 or 5 females having litters all the time and making a business out of it (sounds a lot like a puppy mill to me) or from a family with a pair that pays special attention to each one daily.

We have been breeders of labradors for a good amount of time. The difference is, we don't just have the dogs to breed, they are our pets and our friends, raised with our family and children. I have always wanted English mastiffs and the opportunity arose for a really good male whom someone had gotten without realising just how large he was going to be. At 6 months, they decided they had to give it up and I was lucky enough to find him and continue giving him a good home. I was very impressed with the nature of the dog and we decided we wanted a pair, so the search began for a female. After a bit of searching one that we liked was found, and so the story begins.