It's been almost four weeks since we got a new baby… yes a baby DOG that is! It’s our family’s second dog since Bugsy (our Rottweiler) who left us in December last year. Now, we have a baby Bullmastiff by the name of KING. He was two months old when we got him and he was UBER cute and small then, but now he’s a humongous puppy who’s very, very, very playful and stubbornly lovable.
From history, Bullmastiffs are known to be courageous, loyal, calm, and loving with those it knows. It has a very strong protective instinct and will defend its owners against anything it perceives as a threat. However, it does not normally attack to protect. Instead, it knocks the intruder over with its massive size and pins them to the ground, or, will simply stand in front of the stranger/intruder and refuse to let them pass. Bullmastiffs become intensely attached to their families and do best when they can live inside with them. Their protective instinct combined with their great size and natural wariness of strangers means that early socialization is a must. The Bullmastiff may or may not get along well with other dogs. (Wikipedia; accessed on August 27, 2008).
Adult male Bullmastiffs may grow from 25 to 27 inches tall (63.5 to 68.5 cm) at the withers and 110 to 135 pounds (50 to 60 kg). Females typically reach 24 to 26 inches (61 to 66 cm) at the withers, and 100 to 120 pounds (45 to 55 kg). So this means, by the time KING is a full-grown adult dog, he’d be taller and bigger than me when he’s stretched, LOL!
Right now, I’m enjoying taking care of him, he considers me as his playmate, so whenever I arrive, he gets funky and excited. My Love Nald on the other hand, is his authority. KING gets serious and attentive (most of the time, that is) with him.
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