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Saturday, 27 November 2010

Is the English Mastiff Dog a Great Family Pet?

Is the English Mastiff Dog a Great Family Pet?

The English Mastiff dog is often imagined as a huge and powerful animal, but his character and temperament belies this initial impression.

In some regards you are right. Well, the English Mastiff is definitely on the large side, at about 30 inches at the shoulder for males, with the female a few inches shorter.

And he is no lightweight - a male English Mastiff can weigh in between 160 and 230 pounds, and the female around 140 and 190 pounds or more!

The English Mastiff dog has traditionally been seen primarily as a large and powerful guard dog, but many centuries ago he was bred as a fighting dog. Indeed there is evidence that the Romans, when they invaded Britain, d

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