English mastiff

When my friends suddenly started to establish families or prefered their girlfriends to Sunday beer sessions I decided to buy a dog. My English mastiff Deny turned out to be a good choice. He looks big and monumental, so when I walk with him, people at the street look at us with respect. Nevertheless he is very calm-natured and he does not care if we spend a day sitting on a sofa. Originally it was cultivated as a fighting breed but it never starts a fight wit other dogs. English mastiff is rather calm but Deny handles well to guard our flat very well. Sometimes mastiff reacts a bit slower but when I teach Deny some trick, he hardly ever forgets it. He likes playing so I never get bored with Deny around. Thanks to his size he looks a bit clumsy but I am always surprised by his speed. He likes children, he even tries to take care of them. He puts up with almost anything from my nephews. He is kind of a giant with a heart of gold. He eats a bit more than neighbours' sausage-dog but he is kind and he doesn't bark all over and over. Even my new girfriend came to love him, who would resist to his sad-like loyal face? Definetely not me. He is a nice, calm friend which I can only recommend.

Mastiff has existed in Great Britain already two thousands years ago and it was sent to Rome as a war dog. It originates from Asia from where it came to north Europe through Ural mountains and to west Europe and Mediterannean thanks to Phoenician merchants. English mastiff requires a lot of space but it shouldn't be kept outside. It likes family environment. It doesn't need long walks because it is a little bit lazy. A few short walks a day is just enough. Especially at young age it shouldn't be overtaxed in order to ensure that its joints and skelet evolve properly because sometimes it has problems with it's skelet due to its size. It is important to treat the English mastiff sensibly, but if you do so you will be definetely rewarded.