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Originally Posted by asganga66  I can't believe it ....... my next door neighbor went to the mall and out of the blue goes into the pet store and buys a dog. Not any petstore dog but a BULLMASTIFF!! I was totally in shock. Who just walks into a mall to go shopping and walks out with a dog without doing any research on the breed or anything. The dog is a 3 month male and is very cute but she has no clue on how to control him on the leash so now I am left wondering if I will ever be able to walk Kiki with that dog living next door. He is going to be around 150 pounds.
This morning I brought Kiki (6 lbs) to the bus stop to drop off my daughter and the Bullmastiff was there - the minute he saw Kiki he started jumping on my legs trying to get at her. I was holding her in my arms and she was shaking.
It took me so long to get Kiki used to walking around the neighborhood getting accustomed to other dogs since she is so timid. Does anyone have any experience with a large breed dog like a mastiff?
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Good Morning Anna and Welcome to YT!
I agree with you on buying from petstores..I won't even go into a pet store that sells puppies/kittens. You have alot of people that do NOT research. They just see something the like and buy it...Now, I know that these puppies need loving homes but, by buying from pet stores they are only supporting the mills...You CAN'T make people understand that! This just makes room for more puppymill puppies. I feel, the reason for people buying from pet stores is 1. it's easier to find the puppy you are looking for and
2. they are cheaper than buying from a breeder.
This doesn't make it ok to buy from pet stores but if someone really wants a specific breed and find it in a store they are going to buy it.
A Bullmastiff is bigger than a mastiff...they are 2 different dogs...sort of.
My daughter friend has a bullmastiff, her name is Dora, she is HUGE!!! and so looks like a Dora! She is a very powerful dog weighing 170 lbs!!! There was a tragedy in a town around where I live a few years ago where a little boy was killed by a Bullmastiff, one out in (I think) Calif where a woman was mauled and killed by 2 of them and the owner was right there and couldn't pull them off of her. And another (can't remember where) where a woman was attacked by her own,....don't know if she was killed though. Although any dog can attack and kill these are so big and powerful they can do alot of damage with just a bite. Dora is a very docile dog....she loves people (not to eat!!) and is a big baby however when walking her, if she sees something that she wants to go after you'd better let go of the leash!
As for little KIKI...I wouldn't put her on the ground around this pup....He could kill her just trying to play..