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Posted by Ian
on December 19, 2008, 5:20 pm, in reply to "The Bullmastiff"
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Hi Joe, it was'nt you shuffling about on our drive earlier was it? as the dogs were going berserk round the back lol. If we don't see you over Xmas hope you have a good one...Cheers..Ian.
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: I have little experience with the Bullmastiff,
: but i enjoy researching the breed and it's
: guarding history. I have long wondered why
: the Bullmastiff isn't used more as a guard,
: most people instead using Rottweilers,
: Dobermans or German Shepherds. Even in it's
: native country of England, i see many more
: German guards than these original game
: keepers night dogs. To me, the Bullmastiff
: has everything needed in a multipurpose
: guarddog, size, athleticism, intelligence
: and above all else, a strong inbred desire
: to guard, your family and your home. Once
: again with so many breeds, the Bullmastiff
: has suffered from breeding purely for vanity
: and for show. The healthy, athletic
: specimens of the breed are a spectacle to
: behold. My earliest memory of the breed were
: two male Bullmastiffs owned by a wealthy
: businessman, in the town where i went to
: school. I would ride my bike past the gates
: to this property, back and forth, just to
: see these amazing animals. As soon as they
: heard you coming, they would both rush up to
: the gates. These dogs would fight each other
: just to get at you! Both dogs were huge,
: bone, muscle and athleticism and seemingly
: very healthy, still to this day the most
: impressive guards i have ever seen. Two
: beautiful specimens of the breed.
: A few years after leaving school, i went
: back to where these dogs lived, i had
: presumed that both dogs had died of old age,
: but as i piered through the gates i could
: see, just one sleeping Bullmastiff. Grey
: around the muzzle, perhaps a little deaf
: now, he was after all getting on abit. But
: as soon as i shuffled my feet in the gravel
: he jumped up onto his feet and rushed up to
: the gates, still full of fire as if he were
: in his prime.
:
: If anyone has any pics of there dogs, or
: historical Bullmastiff pics, please feel
: free to post them, i'm sure we'd all love to
: see them, i know i would!
:
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