Quote: Peter Cavallaro

$100 says there is a good dose of St Bernard in there.

LOL, my guess would be more like Bullmastiff

Doubtful they would toss a St. Bernard in the mix with all that coat.

Even the smooth coated Saints have a heavier coat then the average GSD. Just something else to eliminate in the breedings.

Lots of large bully/Mastiff types though.

My first though would be a AB, CC or a Presa mix.

My brother always gets comments about his Presa.

"Wow! That's the biggest Pit I've ever seen".

"What kind of Pit mix is that"?

The most intelligent, if you can call it that is;

"Is that a Bandog"?

it's like a curse has been put on the bull breeds, they attract a lot of very "special" people.

 Quote: Bob Scott

Doubtful they would toss a St. Bernard in the mix with all that coat.

Even the smooth coated Saints have a heavier coat then the average GSD. Just something else to eliminate in the breedings.

Lots of large bully/Mastiff types though.

My first though would be a AB, CC or a Presa mix.

My brother always gets comments about his Presa.

"Wow! That's the biggest Pit I've ever seen".

"What kind of Pit mix is that"?

The most intelligent, if you can call it that is;

"Is that a Bandog"?

AGREED -- As to The Hulk in question, we definitely see a Pitbull / Am-Staff "punkin-head",

but just like with all the Bandog Types, don't tell me there aren't a few mastiff genes in there

Meantime, wanna take a GUESS at Moose's breeding, below ???

http://www.dobiesandlittlepawsrescue.org/Moose.html

can we spare a thought for the innocent victims in this, the dogs.

"We are recommending Moose for a home with no children because he is a resource guarder and got upset when we tried to take a tennis ball from him. We are recommending him for an adult home with no toys around that can make him agitated like that since he has been such a sweetie otherwise".



SOOOOOOOOOOO wrong!

In other words the people that may want to adopt this dog will be told to step lightly or he may get aggressive.

Sometimes rescue groups make me want to bang my head against a wall.

Yep. And despite the warning signs, he goes to some home where it mauls the neighbor's kid who is playing ball outside, and another innocent dog is taken away and put down, and the reputation of the breed gets dragged through the mud. same old story.

 Quote: Candi Campbell

 Quote: Bob Scott

Doubtful they would toss a St. Bernard in the mix with all that coat.

Even the smooth coated Saints have a heavier coat then the average GSD. Just something else to eliminate in the breedings.

Lots of large bully/Mastiff types though.

My first though would be a AB, CC or a Presa mix.

My brother always gets comments about his Presa.

"Wow! That's the biggest Pit I've ever seen".

"What kind of Pit mix is that"?

The most intelligent, if you can call it that is;

"Is that a Bandog"?

AGREED -- As to The Hulk in question, we definitely see a Pitbull / Am-Staff "punkin-head",

but just like with all the Bandog Types, don't tell me there aren't a few mastiff genes in there

Meantime, wanna take a GUESS at Moose's breeding, below ???

http://www.dobiesandlittlepawsrescue.org/Moose.html

For Bob and Duane:

WOW guys, I have a different perspective on out-placing "Moose" to an appropriate adoptive home, rather than relegating him to a Sanctuary Kennel for the rest of his life OR automatically putting him down...

Just about all full-grown rescue dogs come with at least one issue that must be Addressed & Solved -- Most of these previously unwanted canines have had virtually No Pack Structure Discipline, No House Manners Training, No Obedience Lessons, No Adequate Socialization, etc.

All sorts of Resource Guarding can be successfully managed in an Adults-Only & Dog-Savvy new home environment, IMHO -- Food / Bone Aggressive: feed-in-crate & problem solved ... Toy / Ball / Tug Possessive: trade for higher-value item & teach the "out" command OR dispense with guardable play-things entirely & problem solved, etc.

None of my dogs are ever left out in the yard unattended, where they might have a Close Encounter of the WRONG KIND with neighborhood children, either -- Anything could happen in a scenario like that, even with a Typically Trustworthy canine who had never before shown a tendency to get snarky (!)

Candi I agree with what your saying about all rescues have issues but reading Moose's article seems to say that the dog is going to be an issue over toys, food, etc.

This would take a VERY competent person to take this dog.

Even that, to me, is a liability on the part of the rescue organization.

Is their any efforts to control/eliminate this guarding behavior before the dog is put up for adoption?

AKA the article, I didn't read it that way.

 Quote: Candi Campbell

Anything could happen in a scenario like that, even with a Typically Trustworthy canine who had never before shown a tendency to get snarky (!)

Far less likely with a dog known and proven to be trustworthy than with a dog of questionably unethical breeding (or unknown genetics) who has already shown that he has behavioral defiencies.

Give a dog like that to strangers and trust that they'll never let their guard down? Not me. Just one little misstep could turn tragic.