My husband and I purchased Darwin fairly soon after our 13 year old dog had to be put down due to cancer and other ailments due to aging. We didn't want to get another dog so soon but our 4 year old Chihuahua (Pedro) was in such a deep depression that we knew we had to get him a playmate.
We began searching for a Mastador and didn't have any luck finding a puppy. We noticed an ad for a Mastidane and called the number and they still had 2 boys and 1 girl. We wanted a boy so we drove out and looked at the pups. As soon as we got in the kennel with them, Darwin came up and kissed me with such love that it was all over. He had my heart.
Darwin is 11 weeks old and weighs 31 pounds. He's 100% PUPPY!!! It took Pedro a few days to get used to him but now they play chase and "let's see who can keep taking the toy away". Pedro is only 7 pounds but he rules the roost.
Darwin rotates from toy to toy to toy to toy....if you get my drift. He is an escape artist also. We bought an indoor kennel that is supposed to be a "play area". Well, Darwin manages to push the door open and get out. We barricaded arround the door and he just moves it out of the way and gets out. But the good news is that when he does get out, all he does is go in the living room and play with his toys. He doesn't destroy anything or use the bathroom anywhere. Darwin has only had 3 or 4 accidents since being with us. He's pp'd on the ceramic tile but never on the carpet. He poops outside only. He's awesome.
Although Darwin is considered a mixed breed and not recognized by the AKC, his breed is recognized by the Hybrid Association. Not that I care who recognizes him. He's our baby and part of the family!!
Thanks for letting me be part of this site!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Sasha the Mastador on Easter Sunday...
http://houstonryan.deviantart.com/art/Sasha-the-Mastador-Dog-2-80854967Sasha's mother was a mastiff, her father is a black lab...
Monday, March 24, 2008
Buford Update
Buford is almost four months old now. He is looking more and more like a dog and less like a puppy. He probably weighs close to 30 lbs. now I would guess. One of our friends recently came across Buford's sister at the dog park. We plan on going to try to meet up with them. If we do we will definetly tell them about this site. I'm sending in a couple picutres we took last night of him.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Mastador Open Post: For Sale / Wanted/Questions
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Sasha the Mastador
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Her mother is a Mastiff and father is a Black Lab
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Rocco, black mastador
We got Rocco from the Maryland SPCA in January 2007. He was three months old then and 35 lbs. He's now about 96 lbs, but the vet says he should lose some weight.
Rocco is not a very large mastador. We're not certain what breed of mastiff he has. The SPCA says he was a neopolitan mastiff mixed with a lab. Rocco certainly has the loose skin, but not very wrinkley. He's a mostly black dog with brown highlights, a white chest and some white hairs on the tips of his toes. He has a brother (who we were unable to get). The brother was more mastiff colored -- brown body with black mask on his face. We often wonder where his brother is and if they will ever meet at the dog park one day.
-- Moosey (Rocco's favorite stuffed toy)
Rocco is not a very large mastador. We're not certain what breed of mastiff he has. The SPCA says he was a neopolitan mastiff mixed with a lab. Rocco certainly has the loose skin, but not very wrinkley. He's a mostly black dog with brown highlights, a white chest and some white hairs on the tips of his toes. He has a brother (who we were unable to get). The brother was more mastiff colored -- brown body with black mask on his face. We often wonder where his brother is and if they will ever meet at the dog park one day.
-- Moosey (Rocco's favorite stuffed toy)
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Jake
Jake was born June 10th 2006. His mother was a pure bread Black Labrador and father a Mastiff. I picked up Jake in August of 2006 as a 9 week puppy for my daughters birthday. He cost the price of the vet fees, $100). It was a hard decision for me because it took 2 years for me to consider getting another dog after my 14 year old Akita, Max passed. If I didn't have kids, I would have chosen another Akita, although I would have been just trying to replace Max.
At 9 weeks old Jake looked just like a Black Lab puppy. He had more of a square muzzle like an English Lab. When we picked up Jake my children were 3, 9, and 11 years old. From then until now he has never had any aggression towards my kids or and other person. He gets along with other canines, loves to chase deer and squirrels, and spends lots of time looking in the air at birds. He has not had professional training, and for the first year and a half, we had problems with him wandering, or chasing deer and not coming back. Now, almost at 2 years we have not had any problems, and although he runs loose with me at work, he always keeps an eye on me, and comes back if I am not in sight. He has always been a shop dog, and although some people are pensive when they see him, he only wants to greet them with play.
I can let him out in the morning to urinate and if he sees deer, he now knows not to chase them, even though he wants to. He will only defecate in the woods at home and at work. He doesn't pull on a leash, and if not distracted will come on demand. It is a different case if he is preoccupied. Its like trying to get my kids attention when they are playing the Wii, when I call him when he analyzing the markings of another canine. He loves to fetch ball, frisbee, or stick, and doesn't bug me all day to do so. After a 10 min workout he is satisfied with a day long nap until another workout in the afternoon. I have been told by other Black Lab owners that he is not hyper like Labs. He love to sleep near the fireplace or wood burning stove. He likes to sleep at night next to my bed on a pad. Eats once in the morning and once in the evening. Food doesn't seem to be a priority, although if presented with something to fetch, he would play in a moments notice. He has droopy joules like a Mastiff, and gets the trademark drooling when playing or in presence of food. Takes a while to get use to, especially when it flips over his muzzle. One strange thing he does is when he lies down, he stretches on his stomach, crosses his front legs and stretches out his rear legs by pointing them straight back. He has done this since a puppy.
At 9 weeks old Jake looked just like a Black Lab puppy. He had more of a square muzzle like an English Lab. When we picked up Jake my children were 3, 9, and 11 years old. From then until now he has never had any aggression towards my kids or and other person. He gets along with other canines, loves to chase deer and squirrels, and spends lots of time looking in the air at birds. He has not had professional training, and for the first year and a half, we had problems with him wandering, or chasing deer and not coming back. Now, almost at 2 years we have not had any problems, and although he runs loose with me at work, he always keeps an eye on me, and comes back if I am not in sight. He has always been a shop dog, and although some people are pensive when they see him, he only wants to greet them with play.
I can let him out in the morning to urinate and if he sees deer, he now knows not to chase them, even though he wants to. He will only defecate in the woods at home and at work. He doesn't pull on a leash, and if not distracted will come on demand. It is a different case if he is preoccupied. Its like trying to get my kids attention when they are playing the Wii, when I call him when he analyzing the markings of another canine. He loves to fetch ball, frisbee, or stick, and doesn't bug me all day to do so. After a 10 min workout he is satisfied with a day long nap until another workout in the afternoon. I have been told by other Black Lab owners that he is not hyper like Labs. He love to sleep near the fireplace or wood burning stove. He likes to sleep at night next to my bed on a pad. Eats once in the morning and once in the evening. Food doesn't seem to be a priority, although if presented with something to fetch, he would play in a moments notice. He has droopy joules like a Mastiff, and gets the trademark drooling when playing or in presence of food. Takes a while to get use to, especially when it flips over his muzzle. One strange thing he does is when he lies down, he stretches on his stomach, crosses his front legs and stretches out his rear legs by pointing them straight back. He has done this since a puppy.
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