Hi all,
About two months ago I brought home a mastiff puppy and I have lots to learn about these gentle giants!
I can't tell you much about Shandi's lines as she's sort of a rescue... my neighbor's son just decided to breed his mastiff and then he got divorced and things got messy at home and he suddenly just had to find homes for the two pups. He keeps saying he's going to register the litter, but so far I still haven't seen any papers or anything.
I can tell you that Shandi is a brindle female and she's about 5 1/2 months old and she's just the sweetest thing. I love her very much. ; )
I'm hoping she'll keep this great personality I'm seeing now and will turn out to be a good candidate to work as a therapy dog when she's old enough. Also, the other day, I saw some info on the web about carting so I think I might look into that for her...not so much for competing in how much she could pull, but just for helping to carry things around our big yard and for taking my neices and nephews for short rides... just pleasure stuff.
Right now I'm looking to learn all I can from as many credible sources as I can, so if there are any mastiff owners, breeders, carters, or therapy dog owners on this forum from southeastern Massachusetts or northern Rhode Island that would like to help mentor a newbie, please let me know... I would love to connect with you in person! : )