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Date Posted: 00:49:06 05/16/05 Mon
Author: april braudaway
Subject: Re: 2 year old male Fawn English Mastiff - For Adoption - More Info
In reply to: Jennifer King 's message, "Re: 2 year old male Fawn English Mastiff - For Adoption - More Info" on 06:57:29 12/31/03 Wed

>>This dog was the product of a backyard breeder, who
>decided to try to sell him at age 18 months because he
>and the sire were not getting along. The dog was on a
>wire run and was pretty banged up from fighting with
>his sire. He had never eaten dog food - only table
>scraps, had never been on heartworm preventative, and
>was not housetrained. But, he was super sweet, active,
>and really a beautiful dog. I think I gave the guy
>$100 to let me take the dog - I couldn't stand to
>leave him in neglect. Well, I took the dog to my vet,
>and he tested positive for heartworms. I bit the
>bullet and had him treated. He goes back for his
>retest in February. The vet recommended holding off
>of neutering him until the retest. This dog needs work
>with housetraining - he, like most intact males, likes
>to mark his territory. He has been living mostly
>outside - I converted my garage, which assess a pretty
>big fenced backyard, into a doghouse - complete with a
>queensize bed. Unfortunately, I am going through a
>divorce and am having to give up both my mastiffs due
>to financial reasons and lack of time to spend with
>them (I am gone 12 hours a day at work and have a 5
>year old child to deal with when I am home). This dog
>needs training, but his heart is in the right place.
>He gets along well with kids too. I have talked with
>the MCOA rescue, and both mastiffs have been evaluated
>by a volunteer. However, I haven't heard anything
>back from them. The other mastiff is a 1 year old
>brindle female (spayed). She is petite for a mastiff
>and very hyper, but is a sweetheart.

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