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 | lindatroche7 (0)
07/03/2008 | I had a Cane Corso (Italian Mastiff) for over ten years and for being 150 lbs he was a gentle giant, he was my baby sitter as I went back to work, but honestly he was never mean or agressisve toward anyone! I miss my Guido, but I was blessed with a Brazilian Mastiff,(Fila Brasilera) 120 lbs of bubbling joy. He's a little feisty around strangers at the house but that's what he's supposed to do. Out in public he's just fine! I say the owners are the vicious ones.
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 | doglovr (0)
11/17/2007 | my friend has one and she is a BIG baby she is scared of every thing and would not hurt a fly
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 | uncnc08 (42)
09/22/2007 | they can be intimidating because of their size but my father has one,and he is very gentle and quite frankly a big baby,he will actually jump in my fathers lap (or try to at least) when he is sitting in the recliner,I have never heard of these dogs being dangerous,but as always I think alot has to dowith the way they are treated when they were brought up.
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 | Debi79 (0)
09/10/2007 | I owned a Cane Corso-Mix Mastiff. He was the biggest baby I've ever seen. He jumped at his own shadow, but wasn't ever vicious. He was very loyal and loving. My infant could crawl on him, lie on him and pull his appendages and he never snapped. I'm with the others when they say that a dog's behaviour is based on how he/she was raised. I could take food out of Scooby's mouth (not that he really appreciated it!) and he let me. On walks, he sat when people (or other dogs) passed by. He was very well behaved. The only time he didn't act the friendliest was at the end when he was in a lot of pain, but he still never snapped at anyone or growled. He just didn't want to be social anymore.
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 | Vudija (94)
05/27/2007 | I, personally, have never met a Mastiff that wasn't the biggest baby on the face of the planet, but obviously there are exceptions. I'd imagine, as with any dog, they can be taught aggression or can learn it through not being socialized properly...but, that's any dog, not just a Mastiff.
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 | lucy2 (7)
05/27/2007 | I am partial to the English mastiff because I am on my 3rd one and really like the breed in general. They look frightening, love kids and just the sight of them would chase anyone up-to-no-good out of your yard. They are big babies who will spend most of the time on a comfy chair and bring a feeling of security to your home. Drawbacks are: huge size, drooling, snoring and a shorter life span than other breeds.
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 | scandrol03 (0)
05/09/2007 |  Our kid is a Sicilian Mastiff. He is very big and playful, 175 lbs. He is well trained and is often out in public with us. People are fearful of Ares at first because of his size but a few have asked if he bites? They have petted him and complimented us on such a well behaved dog. However, his yard is his and noone is permitted to enter when Mom and Dad are not home. Ares will guard everything that he sees. He knows who belongs in which home, and has foiled a break-in of our neighbors home by making such a ruckus that it caught everyones attention. I have seen this rediculous dog list. It is preposterous! We have owned over half of the dogs on the list and in 43 years, Not one dog of our family has ever attacked anyone! The Mastiff is quite large and needs to be trained starting at birth!!! They are very inteligent and can somewhat reason. They are family dogs and own their property. Is there something wrong with that? Here in Sicily, If there is a dog on one side of the gate, people will stay on the other side period! It is their fault if they try to break in and get attacked.
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 | trebon1038 (64)
02/08/2006 | Out of many many mastiffs I have come in contact with I only met one that had some aggressive behavior. These guys are mellow over all. I do have a friend with one that plays pretty hard though...hes a little big for that. He likes to attack the vaccum! One time after I bathed him I turned the power blower on and he grabbed the hose and would not let go...I was more afraid of getting beat by that huge tail going a hundred miles an hour than anything else though.
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 | HistoryFan (98)
02/07/2006 | I can sure as heck imagine one of these things running toward me head on.
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