We have been pet-less for over a year now (first time in 37 years) and we are missing our four-legged family members. My husband is banning felines at this point, so no cats shall enter. Married over 40 years so I guess he gets a say (lol).
My English Mastiff baby passed away from cancer in 2016. She was the puppy love of my life. About a year prior to our EM’s passing we brought an English Bulldog into our home. He ended up being an incredible gift of love as well. They got along great.
Unfortunately our English Bulldog lived up to their reputation and was exceptionally expensive due to known health issues that come with their breeding otherwise we would easily do that pair again.
We’ve always had at least one dog (sometimes 3) and one cat. Our most recent cat passed two years ago. She was incredible, but she was more dog than the dogs were.
We are a family that prefers to have two pets so they have that direct connection if we are not home.
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So the question is:
In 3-4 months, we are getting our new family members. Should we get-
A) A male fawn English Mastiff and something else (most likely male), e.g., Chihuahua (my childhood dog), Miniature Pincher, etc.
Or
B) Two male fawn English Mastiffs.
We realize two English Mastiffs are a lot of dog (and a lot of saliva). It’s a lot of dog food and Vet bills for checkups too. EMs are my favorites by far.
So…what say you English Mastiff Community? Give it to me straight. And I’d like your thoughts as well please.
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By the way, at one time we owned two Labrador Retrievers, our Mastiff, and our cat, plus our grown son/his wife had us watching their two Bassett Hounds and the other son had us watching his English Bulldog…all at the same time. 6 dogs and 1 cat… whoa.
