english mastiff?

[josh54]

k so i have this dog sitting in my front yard that my brother in law dropped off. he left no feed so i'm feeding her. i believe she is an english mastiff. she is only about 9 months old and probably about 120 pounds. my questionnaire is has anyone ever used one or think that one might work. i just figure as long as i'm feeding her might as well think about putting her to work

[J.Prince]

Show her a pig and see what happens. Either she catches or she doesn't won't hurt to try. She probably won't be able to breath very well, or get through the woods at a fast pace. But she could be a good anchor to send in behind your lead catch dog.

[texasgrit]

i really dont thank they have enough aggresion. to be a hog dog. my son has one and all he dose is run looking at the hog. but it just maybe the dog. let me know how it all work out. you feed it you use it. the way i look at it.

[creynolds]

I used a Bull Mastiff for a while and he worked out fine. I got him same as you… dropped off from a pet home and he didn’t want a thing to do with a hog until I put a terrier in to bay it up then it was game on. Kind of dominated a hog too… He couldn’t walk on leash all day but if you’re dropping him from a rig his endurance was as well if not better that some bulldogs. Meaning he did great with 1000 yard sprints and catch but didn’t like a walking pace for 3 miles. Just not built for walking.  They take a lot of room on the rig though and are slow to mature. If the line hasn’t been watered down too much they can be fun!

[tmatt]

My wife has an English Mastiff and he will try to catch a pig. He gets winded real quick and don't like to get cut. I have never put him on anything in the woods, this is just what I have seen from the live ones I bring home. He got bit on the leg by one that he was trying to catch and he got real pissed off when that happened.

[2Kranch]

got one thats half pit hes a catchin machine

[Hog_Hunter_57]

My wifes house dog is an english mastif and i thought it would be fun to get her to catch the hard part was keeping her from killing the rest of my pigs be care full once she started it was all over from there. I have spent the last five years trying to get her to quit catching. To this day if she get down to the bay pen she still trys to catch. Mind you this is my wifes cuddle dog and my kids ride her and pull her ears and she stilll catches. But she wont even defend here self with the kids picking on her all i can say is she is a great dog we love her and she does not go to the woods but that does not mean that she would not go.