Lil Foot Mastiffs, About Mastiffs

"As a lion is to a cat, so is the mastiff compared to a dog."

Originally valued for their abilities as a fierce guard and fighting dog. Today's mastiff is a gentle giant. It is self-confident, watchful and patient dog who is gentle-natured towards his family. The mastiff is a intelligent dog that loves to please. Mastiffs are a brave and loyal breed. It is in the mastiffs nature to defend their territory and family. They are a protective breed by nature. They generally will hold a intruder at bay rather then attacking. They do this by putting their self between the stranger and their master and they will take a defensive action if the stranger does not back down. The mastiff generally is a very calm and docile dog and is normally very good with children. Despite their size mastiffs make excellent house pets but they do need room to exercise. The Mastiff is the largest dog breed by mass. They are a very large and muscular dog.

This is about the Mastiff (English Mastiff or Old English Mastiff). The Mastiff and the American Mastiff are different dogs. Please do not confuse the two. The American Mastiff is a cross between the English Mastiff and the Anatolian Mastiff.

We encourage any person looking to purchase a mastiff to do their research. Not all mastiff are the same. Mastiffs can have allot of health problems if they are not properly bred. The life span of a mastiff is 6-10 years but they can live into their teens. If you choose a mastiff puppy to be the new member of your family, you don't want those years to be cut short.

When a family purchases a badly bred mastiff puppy it does not just hurt the family that purchased to mastiff it also hurts the mastiff breed and the quality breeders. The reason for this is that when the family are unable to care for the mastiff because of the health problem, the mastiff is put down or turned over to a rescue organization or to a breeder that try's to help the breed that they love so much.