Dogue De Bordeauxs
Hi Guys / Gals
Just wondering if anyone has/had them. We are very close to buying a pup and just want to check what people on here have to say about them. We have done quite a bit of research and met quite a few and all in all we haven't been able to fault anything. Can any of you guys second that ???? |
Some very close friends of mine had one.
The only down side was the slobber when: eating, drinking, getting excited - Well pretty much ALL the time :D Could not fault it in any other department an absolutely gorgeous dog!!! Good luck with yours :) Steve |
Originally Posted by 248SPG
(Post 7959345)
Some very close friends of mine had one.
The only down side was the slobber when: eating, drinking, getting excited - Well pretty much ALL the time :D Could not fault it in any other department an absolutely gorgeous dog!!! Good luck with yours :) Steve Yeah the slober was the only thing but we are used to it as we have a slobbering Shar Pei too:) . |
Meant to have great temperaments and be very good guard dogs from what I've heard, think they are prone to bloat (gastric torsion) so that is something to research and be aware of as it's frequent in large breeds and often fatal.
Good luck with your new pup:) |
lovely dogs, but they grow very large and very strong, and need at least 1 hours walking every day!! id love one, but one huge dog in the house is enough for me :D
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lovely dogs mate plenty of exercise, don't forget pet insurance.
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I know 2 people who bred them both died in labour....one one on millenium eve . with the vet out all night £££££££££££££££££ :(
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A friend has two they are massive very strong and need LOADS of walking. Not for the faint harted and if you don't walk him/her they will destroy your house.
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Went back to see them last night and the eldest has twisted my arm to go for it. So here's a couple of pics :-
The one on the left is the one we are getting http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45/mok79/06062008.jpg And this is the dad http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y45...9022008002.jpg |
Gorgeous pups, good luck with your new addition.:luxhello:
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Originally Posted by STi Lou
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Gorgeous pups, good luck with your new addition.:luxhello:
thanx :thumb: |
Looks gorgeous Mok!!!!
Dads a good looking boy too :) Good luck and enjoy S |
Originally Posted by 248SPG
(Post 7961032)
Looks gorgeous Mok!!!!
Dads a good looking boy too :) Good luck and enjoy S |
So when do you get to bring it home??
Any ideas on names?? S |
Originally Posted by 248SPG
(Post 7961060)
So when do you get to bring it home??
Any ideas on names?? S Name wise is a bit of a debate. But the eldest wants to call him Troy and seeing as he will be kind of his dog (obviously not completely) looks like we will be going with that. Which my 8 yr old girl is over the moon with because of Troy out of High School Musical. I was thinking more of the Troy out of the film Troy :brickwall |
Originally Posted by MOK79
(Post 7959262)
Hi Guys / Gals
Just wondering if anyone has/had them. We are very close to buying a pup and just want to check what people on here have to say about them. We have done quite a bit of research and met quite a few and all in all we haven't been able to fault anything. Can any of you guys second that ???? All I can say about the mastiff group is that they are lovely loyal dogs, the only problem we encountered with ours (diesel) was that he was too big at times...lol....fault wise, they are big dogs, they can tend to pick up infections easily, in their masks, paws etc, plus they (like ours) might have some athritis problems later in life. My advice is go for it, but definetely have insurance. Another piece of advice is Id go for a choker on the neck, I know this sounds a bit harsh, but if you use these on big dogs from an early age, it won't be a case of them taking YOU for a walk, ours never pulls AT ALL and is always a pleasure to walk, they can be lazy knackers though and can fart for England.....but enjoy the ownership, we love the breed. This is ours... http://i32.tinypic.com/34ypjwj.jpg |
Originally Posted by JimmyBFC
(Post 7961130)
Well, we don't have a dog de bordeaux but we have an English bullmastiff, he's 7 now and struggling from bad athritis, in his heyday he was 12 stone and a very big lad, heart of gold, wouldn't hurt a fly, but could sense when something was a miss.
All I can say about the mastiff group is that they are lovely loyal dogs, the only problem we encountered with ours (diesel) was that he was too big at times...lol....fault wise, they are big dogs, they can tend to pick up infections easily, in their masks, paws etc, plus they (like ours) might have some athritis problems later in life. My advice is go for it, but definetely have insurance. Another piece of advice is Id go for a choker on the neck, I know this sounds a bit harsh, but if you use these on big dogs from an early age, it won't be a case of them taking YOU for a walk, ours never pulls AT ALL and is always a pleasure to walk, they can be lazy knackers though and can fart for England.....but enjoy the ownership, we love the breed. This is ours... http://i32.tinypic.com/34ypjwj.jpg |
Originally Posted by MOK79
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Thanx Jimmy very informative. We did think that he may be too big at times. But they seem to such gentle giants we couldn't resist. We have got a shar pei at present who is about 7 he is an absolute gentleman and we are hoping his manors will rub off on the Dogue......
You'll be forever stopped and asked questions if out and about with them aswell, so get ready. A lot of ppl take them the wrong way because they are big, but it couldn't be further from the truth, gentle giants. Make sure you put some pics up! |
Originally Posted by JimmyBFC
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Make sure you put some pics up! Thats one of the reasons we went for the Dogue. I have 5 kids and although Frank (the shar pei) loves them to bits the moment my littlun (18mths) goes to climb on him he gets up and walks off. Which is hilarious cause she is left standing there holding her hands out as if to say "Whats wrong with you" :lol1: |
Another question whats your opinions for pet insurance companies ??? Which would you reccommend
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Originally Posted by MOK79
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Another question whats your opinions for pet insurance companies ??? Which would you reccommend
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Ok for the guys with a Mastiff :-
My Dogue pup is now 5months and he sh!ts for England. Is this normal. I mean he must go on average 5 times a day :eek2: And they are big :wonder: |
Might be the diet, my Bulldog used to be the same, changed his food from something at the cheaper scale to Iams and its twice a day now. Theres a few brands that are recommended by vets. basically the foods going in one end and straight out the other without any goodness going into the dog. the 5 sh!ts a day used to be quite soft to (i.e. close to looking like diahorria)
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Originally Posted by davegtt
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Might be the diet, my Bulldog used to be the same, changed his food from something at the cheaper scale to Iams and its twice a day now. Theres a few brands that are recommended by vets. basically the foods going in one end and straight out the other without any goodness going into the dog. the 5 sh!ts a day used to be quite soft to (i.e. close to looking like diahorria)
And yeah the 5 sh!ts a day are soft and close to Diahorria. A change in food then..... |
Hmm - just come back on here for the first time in ages. I've got a 9yr old Dogue so if you need any info then give me a PM. For all the rest who may be thinking of getting one I've known 3 and all are psychotic. There is an excuse for mine as he was a rescue at 1yr old and a lot of the craziness had been trained in by that time. If you saw the Turner and Hooch film that was not far from the truth:lol1: With regard to sh*t that is not right. twice a day is about the norm. Ours is on dry food {Eukanuba) and has been all his life with no probs.
Here's mine in a quiter moment. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...r/Image000.jpg Cheers Alasdair |
Originally Posted by Alas
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Hmm - just come back on here for the first time in ages. I've got a 9yr old Dogue so if you need any info then give me a PM. For all the rest who may be thinking of getting one I've known 3 and all are psychotic. There is an excuse for mine as he was a rescue at 1yr old and a lot of the craziness had been trained in by that time. If you saw the Turner and Hooch film that was not far from the truth:lol1: With regard to sh*t that is not right. twice a day is about the norm. Ours is on dry food {Eukanuba) and has been all his life with no probs.
Here's mine in a quiter moment. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...r/Image000.jpg Cheers Alasdair Thanx mate. Mine is somewhat subdued, but I think my old Shar Pei rubs off on him alot. He has his mental moments, but generally very well behaved. Having said that whats yours like with other dogs ??? Mine all of a sudden yesterday went for a Husky type dog (but much bigger) He's met him before never had any problems with other dogs. But yesterday they were sniffing each other and mine went for him. Took me by surprise. Couldn't believe it. Sh!t wise just spoken to Burns and they said its because i'm feeding him too much ?? He's always bloody hungry. And I don't over feed him at all. |
Sounds right about the overfeeding. As regards to other dogs they are quite strange.
If at kennels mine gets on with most dogs. If with myself and the wife he is always suspicious and guarded with other dogs. We tried to socialise him as much as possible but with his size you have to be so careful some little yappy git doesn't have a pop as he could really hurt them. The best way I can describe it is I was walking him on a forestry walk when I met a friend of mine with his Lab. The 2 dogs sniffed, wandered round and then lost interest in each other. About an hour later we met them again and as the Lab came wandering over ours snarled, growled etc. I never can be sure on his reaction. I always have him on the lead if there is a chance of meeting other dogs though and tend to walk him in the forests around here so he can charge about. He had lots of probs when we got him, underfed, flea infested, ticks, severe ear infection etc. He cost a fortune to the original owners and then they dumped him in a rescue home in a bad way. He's been a nightmare at times but is hilarious and I'm glad we got him. Speaking to other owners it seems to be 1 - 2yrs old when they start to flex their muscles so be ready. I'm sure you'll enjoy every minute - well most of them:lol1: As I said just PM me if you want any more info. Cheers Alasdair |
Originally Posted by Alas;
As I said just PM me if you want any more info.
Cheers Alasdair |
Forgot to say about the feeding. Mine only gets 2 cups of food a day + a small amount of fish/meat or vegetables in his food. I fish a lot so he gets plenty of fresh cod/mackerel/pollack etc. Nothing processed or with sauce just plain. He also gets dog biscuits twice a day(4 shapes each time and 1 Bonio)
He's been the same weight now since he was 3 yrs old as extra weight will kill these big breeds years early. Always get him weighed twice a year to see how his weight is progressing. Good luck Alasdair |
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Agree, people always ask us how much he eats and are shocked when we reply, "twice per day" MOK79; the breed do tend to be subdued, its in their nature to be peaceful dogs, lol, or the majority, they were bred as gamekeeping dogs (well our bullmastiff was) but also used as therapeutic dogs to the elderly. |
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