Bullmastiff Puppy Questions?

I am in the process of purchasing a Bullmastiff puppy. She is right now 6 weeks old and will be coming home in two weeks. Her compainions in the house will be an Italian greyhound, 3 cats and my two daughters my hubby and I. Oudside animals to many to list here. Anyway I am trying to do my homework and have owned and own other bully breeds.
My main question is with people that have experience what do you feed yours. I was going to start her on Science diet large breed puppy or Nutro Naural choice Large breed puppy. With some cooked chicken or possibly some canned food to start. I have been trying to do my homework on them and I am seeing alot of DONT feed Commercial foods to this breed etc.. From experience these foods have always been great for my other larger dogs. Suggestions please..
Also I havent seen much on house breaking I usually crate train but have been seeing of ton of they hate to be alone etc.. She cant be harder to house break then my Itailian greyhound!! Thanks

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Questions About The Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier?

My bf and I already have a 2-year-old Italian Greyhound and we just LOVE her. She is VERY socialized and has been around MANY other dogs & can even handle playing w/ my mom’s 8 month old boistrous lab puppy so she won’t be a problem.
My bf has fairly bad allergies and can’t even handle cats at all so I’ve been researching dogs that, like my IG, shouldn’t cause him trouble. I’ve been researching and thinking for a good 6 months now and I’ve narrowed it down to 2 dogs, the Basenji & the SCWT.
I want to know from YOU how easy are they to train? How well do they bond with you & your family? How easily do they pick up & react to your moods? How is the grooming & how DO you groom them?
How active are they? How do they play? And any funny sweet stories that would be great? Also anything else you feel I should know?
Thank you I REALLY need thorough answers on this one.
Also I live in Colorado, which would be better suited for our climate?

Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier & Basenji Owners I Need Your Aid!?!?

My bf and I already have a 2-year-old Italian Greyhound and we just LOVE her. She is VERY socialized and has been around MANY other dogs & can even handle playing w/ my mom’s 8 month old boistrous lab puppy so she won’t be a problem.
My bf has fairly bad allergies and can’t even handle cats at all so I’ve been researching dogs that, like my IG, shouldn’t cause him trouble. I’ve been researching and thinking for a good 6 months now and I’ve narrowed it down to 2 dogs, the Basenji & the SCWT.
I want to know from YOU how easy are they to train? How well do they bond with you & your family? How easily do they pick up & react to your moods? How is the grooming & how DO you groom them?
How active are they? How do they play? And any funny sweet stories that would be great? Also anything else you feel I should know?
Thank you I REALLY need thorough answers on this one.
Also I live in Colorado, which would be better suited for our climate?

Adoption….puppies Vs Adults?

This was just one of those off the wall random discussions that doesn’t mean much right now but will oneday ( i mean we can dream right)
Anyway last night my husband and I were playing with the pups and he got ahold of Sasha our mix and started playing with her and out of the blue he said “The next dog we get I want to get another rescue dog”
And I’m like “Oh really? and said that I had been thinking maybe next time adopting a retired greyhound”
But unfortuanately he isn’t a fan of the breed and said he would rather adopt another puppy….
Keep in mind Sasha is his pride and joy….
He said he kind of would like a beagle mix puppy and I asked him “What do you know about beagles?” and he said not much but I told him that we will see if you still want a beagle mix puppy after spending a few days with my dad and his beagle…..(My dad has a beagle, a maltese, a chocolate lab, and a lab mix)
But on a more serious note he said that Sasha has been such a wonderful dog and he said he wants to help another dog in the future….
so chances are we will go with another puppy if the right one comes along…..in the far off future (we got sasha at 11 weeks of age)
But what would you do
or what do you prefer
The plus side to getting an adult is you know there temperment and such and some are already trained
But the downside is you miss those puppy days
(I’m a sucker for those puppy days)
It was just one of those random thoughts that started an interesting conversation…..I wanted to add my husband wasn’t sure about going the rescue/shelter route originally but he knew I wanted Sasha so we adopted her and now he is all for it…..
Anyone else had this kind of experience

Can This Be Right?

New Words for 2007
* TESTICULATING.
Waving your arms around and talking bollocks.
* BLAMESTORMING.
Sitting round in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.
* SEAGULL MANAGER.
A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves.
* ASSMOSIS.
The process by which people seem to absorb success and advancement by sucking up to the boss rather than working hard.
* SALMON DAY.
The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get screwed and die.
* CUBE FARM.
An office filled with cubicles.
* PRAIRIE DOGGING.
When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and people’s heads pop up over the walls to see what’s going on. (This also applies toapplause for a promotion because there may be cake.)
* SITCOMs.
Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage. What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them stops working to stay home with thekids or start a “home business”.
* SINBAD.
Single working girls. Single income, no boyfriend and desperate.
* AEROPLANE BLONDE.
One who has bleached/dyed her hair but still has a ‘black box’.
* PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE.
The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.
* ADMINISPHERE.
The rarefied organisational layers beginning just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the “adminisphere” are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve. This is often affiliated with the dreaded “administrivia” – needless paperwork and processes.
* 404.
Someone who’s clueless. From the World Wide Web error message “404 Not Found” meaning that the requested document could not be located.
* OH – NO SECOND.
That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you’ve just made a BIG mistake (e.g. you’ve hit ‘reply all’).
* JOHNNY-NO-STARS.
A young man of substandard intelligence, the typical adolescent who works in a burger restaurant. The ‘no-stars’ comes from the badges displaying stars that staff at fast-food restaurants often wear to show their level of training.
* GOING FOR A McSHIT.
Entering a fast food restaurant with no intention of buying food, you’re just going to the bog. If challenged by a pimply staff member, your declaration to them that you’ll buy their food afterwards is known as a McShit with Lies.
* MILLENNIUM DOMES.
The contents of a Wonderbra, i.e. extremely impressive when viewed from the outside, but there’s actually naught in there worth seeing.
* AUSSIE KISS.
Similar to a French Kiss, but given down under.
* GREYHOUND.
A very short skirt, only an inch from the hare.
* SALAD DODGER.
An excellent phrase for an overweight person.
* SWAMP-DONKEY
A deeply unattractive person.
* MONKEY BATH.
A bath so hot, that when lowering yourself in, you go: “Oo! Oo! Oo! Aa! Aa! Aa!”.
* MYSTERY BUS.
The bus that arrives at the pub on Friday night while you’re in the toilet after your 10th pint, and whisks away all the unattractive people so the pub is suddenly packed with stunners when you come back in.
* MYSTERY TAXI.
The taxi that arrives at your place on Saturday morning before you wake up, whisks away the stunner you slept with, and leaves a 10-Pinter in your bedinstead.
* BEER COAT.
The invisible but warm coat worn when walking home after a booze cruise at 3:00am.
* BEER COMPASS.
The invisible device that ensures your safe arrival home after booze cruise, even though you’re too drunk to remember where you live, how you got here, and where you’ve come from.
* BREAKING THE SEAL.
Your first pee in the pub, usually after 2 hours of drinking. After breaking the seal of your bladder, repeat visits to the toilet will be required every 10 or 15 minutes for the rest of the night.
* TART FUEL.
Bottled premixed spirits, regularly consumed by young women.
* PICASSO BUM.
A woman whose knickers are too small for her, so she looks like she’s got 4 buttocks

Do You Think These Are Good Star If You Do?

New Words for 2007
* SALAD DODGER.
An excellent phrase for an overweight person.
* SWAMP-DONKEY
A deeply unattractive person.
* TESTICULATING.
Waving your arms around and talking bollocks.
* BLAMESTORMING.
Sitting round in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a
Project failed, and who was responsible.
* SEAGULL MANAGER.
A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and
Then leaves.
* ASSMOSIS.
The process by which people seem to absorb success and advancement by
sucking up to the boss rather than working hard.
* SALMON DAY.
The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get
screwed and die.
* CUBE FARM.
An office filled with cubicles.
* PRAIRIE DOGGING.
When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and
people’s heads pop up over the walls to see what’s going on. (This also
applies to applause for a promotion because there may be cake.)
* SITCOMs.
Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage. What yuppies turn
into when they have children and one of them stops working to stay home
with the kids or start a “home business”.
* SINBAD.
Single working girls. Single income, no boyfriend and desperate.
* AEROPLANE BLONDE.
One who has bleached/dyed her hair but still has a ‘black box’.
* PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE.
The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it
to work again.
* ADMINISPHERE.
The rarefied organisational layers beginning just above the rank and
file. Decisions that fall from the “adminisphere” are often profoundly
inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to
solve. This is often affiliated with the dreaded “administrivia” – needless
paperwork and processes.
* GOING FOR A McSHIT.
Entering a fast food restaurant with no intention of buying food,
you’re just going to the bog. If challenged by a pimply staff member,
your declaration to them that you’ll buy their food afterwards is known
as a McShit with Lies.
* 404.
Someone who’s clueless. From the World Wide Web error message “404 Not
Found” meaning that the requested document could not be located.
* AUSSIE KISS.
Similar to a French Kiss, but given down under.
* OH – NO SECOND.
That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you’ve just
Made a BIG mistake (e.g. you’ve hit ‘reply all’).
* GREYHOUND.
A very short skirt, only an inch from the hare.
* JOHNNY-NO-STARS.
A young man of substandard intelligence, the typical adolescent who
works in a burger restaurant. The ‘no-stars’ comes from the badges
displaying stars that staff at fast-food restaurants often wear to show
their level of training.
* MILLENNIUM DOMES.
The contents of a Wonderbra, i.e. extremely impressive when viewed from
The outside, but there’s actually naught in there worth seeing.
* MONKEY BATH .
A bath so hot, that when lowering yourself in, you go: “Oo! Oo! Oo!
Aa! Aa! Aa!”.
* MYSTERY BUS.
The bus that arrives at the pub on Friday night while you’re in the
Toilet after your 10th pint, and whisks away all the unattractive people so
the pub is suddenly packed with stunners when you come back in.
* MYSTERY TAXI.
The taxi that arrives at your place on Saturday morning before you wake
up, whisks away the stunner you slept with, and leaves a 10-Pinter in your
bed instead.
* BEER COAT.
The invisible but warm coat worn when walking home after a booze cruise
At 3:00am .
* BEER COMPASS.
The invisible device that ensures your safe arrival home after booze
cruise, even though you’re too drunk to remember where you live, how
you got here, and where you’ve come from.
* BREAKING THE SEAL.
Your first pee in the pub, usually after 2 hours of drinking. After
breaking the seal of your bladder, repeat visits to the toilet will be
required every 10 or 15 minutes for the rest of the night.
* TART FUEL.
Bottled premixed spirits, regularly consumed by young women.
* PICASSO BUM.
A woman whose knickers are too small for her, so she looks like she’s
Got 4 buttocks.

The Few, The Proud, The Marines?

The Few. The Proud. The Marines.
In the beginning was the word, and the word was GOD:
In the beginning was GOD – and all else was darkness
and void, and without form.
So GOD created the heavens and the Earth.
He created the sun, and the moon, and the stars,
so that light might pierce the darkness.
GOD divided the earth between the land and the
sea and these He filled with many assorted creatures.
The dark, salty creatures that inhabited the oceans,
GOD called sailors, and He dressed them accordingly,
with tight fitting little trousers that looked like bells at
the bottom and with cute little flaps on their shirts to
hide the hickies on their necks. He also gave them
long sideburns and shabby looking beards.
GOD nicknamed them “squids & swab-jockeys”
and banished them to a lifetime at sea so that
normal folks would not have to associate with
them, except occasionally. (Except for an incredibly
brave & lucky few who served with the Marines)
To further identify these unloved creatures,
He called them petty and commodore but they
were known as red-blooded fighting men.
And the flighty creatures of the land, GOD called
soldiers. And with a twinkle in His eye,
and a sense of humor that only He could have,
GOD made their trousers too short,
and their covers too large and they had pockets
to warm their hands. And to adorn their uniforms,
GOD gave them badges in quantities that only a
dime store owner could appreciate. And He gave
them emblems and crests… and all sorts of shiny
things that glittered… and devices that dangled.
And then He set about to create some air creatures
for which He designed a greyhound bus
driver’s uniform. He initially nicknamed them
“flyboys”, but discarded the idea shortly thereafter
and it was not until years later that some apostles
“resurrected” this theme and established what
we now know as the “wild blue yonder wonders”.
And on the 6th day, He thought about His labors,
and in His infinite wisdom, GOD created a divine
creature, and this He called “MARINE”.
And these Marines, whom GOD had created in
His own image, were to be magnificent creatures
of the land and the sea and the air. And to these
He gave many wonderful uniforms. Some were
green, some were blue, with red trim, and in the
early days, some were even a beautiful tan. He
gave them practical, fighting uniforms,
so that they could wage war against all Armies
that waged war against the oppressed, those
that were terrorists and those who opposed
Freedom. He gave them service uniforms for
their daily work and training, that they might be sharp and ready…
and He gave them evening and dress uniforms…
Sharp, stylish, handsome things, so they might
promenade with their ladies on a Saturday night,
and impress the hell out of everybody else!
He even gave the NCOs & Officers swords so
that people who were not impressed could be
dealt with. He nicknamed them “Leathernecks & Devil Dogs”.
He then declared that all Marines would join
him to guard Heaven’s Shores.
And then GOD rested, knowing that
THE UNITED STATES MARINES would protect His kingdom forever.

What Is The Most Philanthropic Thing You’ve Personally Seen Done For Animals?

We’ve all heard amazing stories, but what about in person?
When I volunteered at the SPCA, some twelve year old boy felt bad for the animals, so he managed to raise tons of money (I still don’t know how he did it), and he and his parents came in one night with bag after bag of food to give us. I think the count was fourteen huge bags, and that was just cat food (that’s where I was that night). How wonderful of him.
Also, at the last round of training classes, there was a woman and her daughter there with their new rescued greyhound, whom I drooled over at each class (the favor was returned, making the longing worse). The mom told me her daughter saved up every sent for two.years. to adopt this dog. She was eight years old, I think.

Would They Get Along Or Would They Fight?

A few months ago we took a greyhound (4 years old, also a retired racer) from a rescue centre. He was very timid and scared of almost anything when we first took him home, especially of men – which led us to believe he was probably abused when in training. Now, he’s as bubbly as ever and probably is too happy now :p (however still scared of loud/sudden noises, or anything that would seem big and scary, but you would assume that’s normal for any dog). Although, he was very vicious towards any small animals and smaller dogs, actually killing 2 local pet cats and barking at smaller dogs. His behaviour is getting better towards smaller dogs though and doesn’t attack/dark at them any more, but still is quite intruiged by them.
We were thinking of getting another rescue dog, but a mut this time. They’re such fun dogs and I have heard that they can make great pets. My only concern is that would our current greyhound and a mut get along well?

Need Help :(?

I want to own and train my own racing greyhounds.
The only way I can do this is if I go to Tafe in New South Wales,which is absolutely impossible (I live in Queensland,by the way).What am I going to do? My dream has been shattered,so has my Thoroughbred racing dream,for the exact same reasons.
Is it hopeless for me to become a greyhound trainer?
and dont you industry haters lecture me,I know some trainers are very very cruel,but I plan on treating my dogs properly (at least,I was going to,before my dream got crushed),in fact I have MORE love and respect for ALL kinds of animals and even TREES than I do for humans.

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