I have a Mastador!! He’s 7 yrs old and the most amazing dog ever! His litter was an accidental breeding, I had no idea till about two years ago that they were an actual thing that people do lol He has all the best traits from both breeds, so incredibly smart and active like a lab. Huge and protective like an English mastiff. Love my boy Thor
So much going on over there at good ole Fenrir! Whatever you decide to do with Eileen, I'm sure will be the right decision. I'm just truly excited to follow along and be a small part of the journey! Thank you.
Giiiiirl I’m so happy for you! You look so chill! Congratulations Rach! Also I LOVE the idea of you guys creating your own breed or becoming a Mustador breeder! What a FASCINATING idea!
You really are a calm, consistent leader Rachel! 😍 Just make me so sad to hear that it’s a possibility that Puppy will move. She belongs to your family and always will.
Love you guys! We have a 12 week old English Springer Spaniel named Oxford. I just love that he and Eileen are the same age. Relating to all her stages!
I never thought I could either until I felt like I really had to. A friend knew we had space (physically and mentally) for another dog (Diesel) and also of a dog being very mistreated and neglected. I agreed to go with her after work to see this dog's situation and absolutely could not leave Diesel there even another day. Diesel was the BEST boy, but I have an older male dog (Jake) who is very protective of me. Jake has always been fine with visiting male dogs and absolutely no issues with our female dogs; so, it was a bit of a surprise with Diesel. Diesel was absolutely submissive, and Jake did warm up to him, but with knowing how he was treated before I rescued him I felt he really deserved a more Diesel-only focused home. After I got some weight on him and he was done most his meds I knew it was time to find him his forever home. Anyway (Sorry for waffling) I found a wonderful home for Diesel...I had so many happy tears when meeting with his new family and "passing of the leash". It was bittersweet, but knowing what he came from and knowing I got him back to health (there were many visits to my vet and meds) made it honestly one of the most rewarding things I've ever done! Diesel's family and I always send each other happy gotcha-versary messages and I get occasional pictures as well. He is doing SO great now, and I wouldn't take back any of that experience for the world!
Not to dismiss the idea of a Mastador - they'd be great! - but personally I'd tweak that ever so slightly and go for a Broholmador (Broholmer AKA Danish Mastiff x Lab). I was beside myself when I saw you'd included the Broholmer in the 3rd of your series on rare guarding breeds ... well done; no one else in the UK seems to have heard of them. I used to have a Huntador (Huntaway x Lab) that I brought over from New Zealand with me - she was a sublime dog, but probably a bit too lively for me now I'm well into my 50s. Maybe the Huntaway would be an idea for one of your videos on little-known breeds? Fabulous family dog, if you can give them a ton of exercise and things to stretch their intelligence.
Love how "all those problems magically melt away" (with crate training)! And total random addition to the comment: Will in today's outfit reminds me of Captain Jack Sparrow :-)
I was really suspicious of crate training before I got my JRT who is now 11 months. My oldest dog is a rescue, wasn’t crate trained and we didn’t crate him. My middle dog was crated when we left her when she was little but wasn’t crate trained. I knew when getting my youngest girl that life would be so much harder if I didn’t have a safe place to put her. Crate training didn’t come easy to her but now her crate is one of her favourite places, she sleeps 9-8:30 then has at least a 4 hour nap after her walk and it’s where she wants to be. We tried allowing her to free roam when we left the house but it caused separation anxiety, we left for 30 minutes and came home to her watching out the window shaking and wouldn’t leave me the rest of the day. We can leave her in her crate for a couple of hours with no issue.
I wonder if Rachel regrets asking the breeding question. Now she knows that the next 50 years of their life will be dedicated to creating the perfect Mastador/Fenrir. lol.
Thinking about it I can totally seeing the mastador being the perfect combo of breeds! If I lived in the UK I would totally buy one from you. Probably cost to much to ship to Australia sadly
I just love the idea of you breeding Mastadors. Sure it's sad that Sully won't be able to father the puppies, but I am sure you would be able to find another amazing Labrador to be the father 🙂
Honestly when you started about breeding it sounds like when they made Leonbergers not to just look like a lion but be an amazing dog with them having newfie Saint backcrossed to a pyrenean plus the secret dog. Making them amazing with family but also good watch dogs and smart as well although we were told not great for obedience but I was still training new things at 11 Yr old so not so sure about that. But a English mastiff with more get up and go sounds amazing I e always though English mastiff Cross cane Corso would be good it would make them more trainable as well as more athletic
Could you comment on the breeders? I would really love another English mastiff but am so dubious of bad breeders. I've had two English mastiffs before, Leo and Titan and they truly are the best breed.
If you don't mind, I have a few things to say on this matter because this is something that I feel those in the dog community need to consider. There are many great breeders today that are preserving and maintaining old blood lines in our dogs, staying true to our past which is incredibly valuable for us all. Having said that.. All dogs have been bred to suit a purpose for us as human beings since the first man/canine relationships began. To say any one generation of breeders had or has the only right or moral high ground to be producing different types of dogs is simply not true. Our dogs evolve with us to suit different purposes, be that as working dogs or more commonly today, dogs that will simply make great companions, OR a mixture of the two. The real issue is having the knowledge and know how to PROPERLY breed and produce a new generation otherwise said, (type of dog), that is HEALTHY and APPROPRIATE for the dog owners of today. This knowledge and right is not preserved only for breeders of the past but there are those among us today that are fully capable of producing types of dogs that would be of benefit to our society and enhance the lives of those who welcome them into their homes and hearts. All breeders should strive to do their very best to bring out good qualities in our companions and breed for the health of the dog. This does not limit itself to the dog breeds of the past but can and should be fully embraced and sought after to any and all new dog types we have the privilege to create and discover. Thanks, for whoever reads this and maybe even perhaps is enlightened by it. Melodie.
late to the channel here xD even seems you quit it all together .. but I'm hoping to get an answer anyway .. why crate training instead of just a dogbed or pillow ? I too always had dogs, cant imagine life without them but I never had a crate though, my dogs have their beds that they go on (and will stay) I'm wondering what the crate brings over a dogbed
What will you do when Eileen is too large for a crate, we have a caucasian shepherd puppy and think she will still be too young to be on her own during the night without a crate and outgrow it soon
Hear me out! I have a Saint Bernard/Cane Corso mix I know this kinda turns into a “mutt” mixing 3 breeds but my dog with an English mastiff? Wouldn’t that make the best temperament ever?! I’m biased lol but also keeping our option open to breed as well! 😆
Hey mate they said several times that they cant give info about puppy due to a ongoing case which puppy is involved in. They are hoping they can keep her .
@@rocket3413 i understand there is some secrecy but i hardly think the dogs breed will be on the official secrets list. certainly cant imagine why. Its only a dog.
Just want to say, breeding mutts is a terrible idea, especially breeds so conformationally incompatible and prone to so many of the same health issues. There is already a reputable outcross project using greyhounds. Think about it, there are many reasons that project did not choose to use labs. Don't mess with stuff you don't understand. If your breeder is as reputable as you say they would have a do not breed clause in their contract. If you want to co breed with your breeder, title and health test the dog first, then bring it up with your breeder, but in all likelihood, the breeder decided to pet home the puppy for a reason and she's not breeding quality.
You shouldn't breed. There are too many dogs in the uk and around the world needing homes as it is. I would have thought someone who claims to be a responsible dog owner would have rescued their puppy not paid probably well over 2k to a breeder. I've got a lot of respect for you as a dog trainer but I thought you would have been more responsible than that.
You would lose a lot of respect if you didn’t breed within the breed. You say you want to be the best breeder, breeding mutts isn’t apart of being the best
@@trioboy-jw4sf good breeders dont breed dogs that can barely run and breath which unfortunately lots of 'good purebred dogs 'suffer from. Good examples of this both the English and the bullmastiff (with very few exceptions unfortunately).
@@rocket3413 again, this is why good breeders health test. There are no need for mutts in the world. Byb ruin purebreds. Good breeders only stick to the highest standard. Testing for genetic issues, hips, eyes, hearts is a must and only if a dog passes these tests should they be bres
@@trioboy-jw4sf you do know that the purebreds you talk about where mutts in the past right? A new breed is created by fusing multiple races of dogs and creating a standard dog that can accomplish what you desire. And rocket is right nowadays there is a lot of "good breeders" that are destroying breeds, one that really bothers me is the boerboel where the breeders are breeding only for size and not caring about the agility and athleticism of the dog
I have a Mastador!! He’s 7 yrs old and the most amazing dog ever! His litter was an accidental breeding, I had no idea till about two years ago that they were an actual thing that people do lol He has all the best traits from both breeds, so incredibly smart and active like a lab. Huge and protective like an English mastiff. Love my boy Thor
If you bred Mastadors, I would buy one immediately
Haven’t even started the video yet but I want an Eileen puppy! 😂
So much going on over there at good ole Fenrir! Whatever you decide to do with Eileen, I'm sure will be the right decision. I'm just truly excited to follow along and be a small part of the journey! Thank you.
Thanks for opening up questions, here. I don't do Instagram or FB any longer and won't go back. I so appreciate you doing it here. Thank you!
If your going to breed i would only use another English mastiff. You have a stunning first class pup don't spoil the line
Giiiiirl I’m so happy for you! You look so chill! Congratulations Rach! Also I LOVE the idea of you guys creating your own breed or becoming a Mustador breeder! What a FASCINATING idea!
Our dog is a huskador (Husky and Labrador) and Bull Mastiff! He is almost 8 now and such a beautiful family dog. Whatever you do will be wonderful!
You really are a calm, consistent leader Rachel! 😍 Just make me so sad to hear that it’s a possibility that Puppy will move. She belongs to your family and always will.
Love you guys! We have a 12 week old English Springer Spaniel named Oxford. I just love that he and Eileen are the same age. Relating to all her stages!
I don't think I could ever foster a dog! I would be too attached to let one go!
I never thought I could either until I felt like I really had to. A friend knew we had space (physically and mentally) for another dog (Diesel) and also of a dog being very mistreated and neglected. I agreed to go with her after work to see this dog's situation and absolutely could not leave Diesel there even another day. Diesel was the BEST boy, but I have an older male dog (Jake) who is very protective of me. Jake has always been fine with visiting male dogs and absolutely no issues with our female dogs; so, it was a bit of a surprise with Diesel. Diesel was absolutely submissive, and Jake did warm up to him, but with knowing how he was treated before I rescued him I felt he really deserved a more Diesel-only focused home. After I got some weight on him and he was done most his meds I knew it was time to find him his forever home. Anyway (Sorry for waffling) I found a wonderful home for Diesel...I had so many happy tears when meeting with his new family and "passing of the leash". It was bittersweet, but knowing what he came from and knowing I got him back to health (there were many visits to my vet and meds) made it honestly one of the most rewarding things I've ever done! Diesel's family and I always send each other happy gotcha-versary messages and I get occasional pictures as well. He is doing SO great now, and I wouldn't take back any of that experience for the world!
Puppy, Eileen and Riley are gorgeous! All of them are gorgeous!! I especially like Puppy idk why that is.
Thanks so much for this and the IG channel so much great content!!
You're so welcome!
I love how your brain works Will. I want to make a breed too! I have a pretty good idea how to make mine too.
Not to dismiss the idea of a Mastador - they'd be great! - but personally I'd tweak that ever so slightly and go for a Broholmador (Broholmer AKA Danish Mastiff x Lab). I was beside myself when I saw you'd included the Broholmer in the 3rd of your series on rare guarding breeds ... well done; no one else in the UK seems to have heard of them.
I used to have a Huntador (Huntaway x Lab) that I brought over from New Zealand with me - she was a sublime dog, but probably a bit too lively for me now I'm well into my 50s. Maybe the Huntaway would be an idea for one of your videos on little-known breeds? Fabulous family dog, if you can give them a ton of exercise and things to stretch their intelligence.
The title of this video finally addresses my long-standing question, thank you!
You are so welcome!
Puppy is a beautiful dog. She looks very happy and I hope she is able to stay with you guys.
Really making me want a EMastif or StBernard friend for my Goldenmute
Love how "all those problems magically melt away" (with crate training)! And total random addition to the comment: Will in today's outfit reminds me of Captain Jack Sparrow :-)
I was really suspicious of crate training before I got my JRT who is now 11 months. My oldest dog is a rescue, wasn’t crate trained and we didn’t crate him. My middle dog was crated when we left her when she was little but wasn’t crate trained. I knew when getting my youngest girl that life would be so much harder if I didn’t have a safe place to put her. Crate training didn’t come easy to her but now her crate is one of her favourite places, she sleeps 9-8:30 then has at least a 4 hour nap after her walk and it’s where she wants to be. We tried allowing her to free roam when we left the house but it caused separation anxiety, we left for 30 minutes and came home to her watching out the window shaking and wouldn’t leave me the rest of the day. We can leave her in her crate for a couple of hours with no issue.
I wonder if Rachel regrets asking the breeding question. Now she knows that the next 50 years of their life will be dedicated to creating the perfect Mastador/Fenrir. lol.
Thinking about it I can totally seeing the mastador being the perfect combo of breeds! If I lived in the UK I would totally buy one from you. Probably cost to much to ship to Australia sadly
I just love the idea of you breeding Mastadors. Sure it's sad that Sully won't be able to father the puppies, but I am sure you would be able to find another amazing Labrador to be the father 🙂
Honestly when you started about breeding it sounds like when they made Leonbergers not to just look like a lion but be an amazing dog with them having newfie Saint backcrossed to a pyrenean plus the secret dog. Making them amazing with family but also good watch dogs and smart as well although we were told not great for obedience but I was still training new things at 11 Yr old so not so sure about that. But a English mastiff with more get up and go sounds amazing I e always though English mastiff Cross cane Corso would be good it would make them more trainable as well as more athletic
I was thinking thinking if Elieen was going to be spayed great timing 😂😂
Could you comment on the breeders? I would really love another English mastiff but am so dubious of bad breeders. I've had two English mastiffs before, Leo and Titan and they truly are the best breed.
Womlu Mastiffs owned by Steve and Tracey Coulman-Hole
Plant the seed will!
If you don't mind, I have a few things to say on this matter because this is something that I feel those in the dog community need to consider.
There are many great breeders today that are preserving and maintaining old blood lines in our dogs, staying true to our past which is incredibly valuable for us all.
Having said that..
All dogs have been bred to suit a purpose for us as human beings since the first man/canine relationships began. To say any one generation of breeders had or has the only right or moral high ground to be producing different types of dogs is simply not true. Our dogs evolve with us to suit different purposes, be that as working dogs or more commonly today, dogs that will simply make great companions, OR a mixture of the two.
The real issue is having the knowledge and know how to PROPERLY breed and produce a new generation otherwise said, (type of dog), that is HEALTHY and APPROPRIATE for the dog owners of today. This knowledge and right is not preserved only for breeders of the past but there are those among us today that are fully capable of producing types of dogs that would be of benefit to our society and enhance the lives of those who welcome them into their homes and hearts.
All breeders should strive to do their very best to bring out good qualities in our companions and breed for the health of the dog. This does not limit itself to the dog breeds of the past but can and should be fully embraced and sought after to any and all new dog types we have the privilege to create and discover.
Thanks, for whoever reads this and maybe even perhaps is enlightened by it.
Melodie.
Looking at the videos of puppy it’s so hard to believe she was ever in a police case
Great video as usual ❣️
Thank you so much 😀
late to the channel here xD even seems you quit it all together ..
but I'm hoping to get an answer anyway .. why crate training instead of just a dogbed or pillow ?
I too always had dogs, cant imagine life without them but I never had a crate though, my dogs have their beds that they go on (and will stay)
I'm wondering what the crate brings over a dogbed
What will you do when Eileen is too large for a crate, we have a caucasian shepherd puppy and think she will still be too young to be on her own during the night without a crate and outgrow it soon
Hear me out! I have a Saint Bernard/Cane Corso mix I know this kinda turns into a “mutt” mixing 3 breeds but my dog with an English mastiff? Wouldn’t that make the best temperament ever?! I’m biased lol but also keeping our option open to breed as well! 😆
Why wait to neuter till 2 years old? Does it make them more prone to health issues if spade/neutered before they are 2 years old?
Do you have pics of Eileen’s mom and dad anywhere?
Would you recommend a Kong dog toy?
Question...thoughts on an English Mastiff/Anatolian Shepherd cross???
It would be a awesome dog that guard constant but have the wind down of a English mastiff
I can’t find meat pate in the US! Any other suggestions?
If you going to breed, breed the boerboel dog, would come and be the first buyer ^^
They use Anatolians combined with English Mastiffs to make American Mastiffs. Just saying.
I still want to know what breed puppy is. or is she a mixed breed, either way a good looking dog.
It’s a chihuahua. The channel is just named Eileen THE MASTIFF as a joke.
@@erniegarcia1242 Very funny. so which dog is called puppy. Its not Eileen is it. Sometimes it pays to know the facts before making a clever comment.
Hey mate they said several times that they cant give info about puppy due to a ongoing case which puppy is involved in. They are hoping they can keep her .
@@rocket3413 i understand there is some secrecy but i hardly think the dogs breed will be on the official secrets list. certainly cant imagine why. Its only a dog.
@@erniegarcia1242 haha what a clown. Puppy is definitely not a mastiff
Just want to say, breeding mutts is a terrible idea, especially breeds so conformationally incompatible and prone to so many of the same health issues. There is already a reputable outcross project using greyhounds. Think about it, there are many reasons that project did not choose to use labs. Don't mess with stuff you don't understand. If your breeder is as reputable as you say they would have a do not breed clause in their contract. If you want to co breed with your breeder, title and health test the dog first, then bring it up with your breeder, but in all likelihood, the breeder decided to pet home the puppy for a reason and she's not breeding quality.
I would to the see the dog ,less talk more dog
You shouldn't breed. There are too many dogs in the uk and around the world needing homes as it is. I would have thought someone who claims to be a responsible dog owner would have rescued their puppy not paid probably well over 2k to a breeder. I've got a lot of respect for you as a dog trainer but I thought you would have been more responsible than that.
You would lose a lot of respect if you didn’t breed within the breed. You say you want to be the best breeder, breeding mutts isn’t apart of being the best
Breeding a unhealthy purebred is much worse
@@rocket3413 that’s why you health test. Another thing good breeders do
@@trioboy-jw4sf good breeders dont breed dogs that can barely run and breath which unfortunately lots of 'good purebred dogs 'suffer from. Good examples of this both the English and the bullmastiff (with very few exceptions unfortunately).
@@rocket3413 again, this is why good breeders health test. There are no need for mutts in the world. Byb ruin purebreds. Good breeders only stick to the highest standard. Testing for genetic issues, hips, eyes, hearts is a must and only if a dog passes these tests should they be bres
@@trioboy-jw4sf you do know that the purebreds you talk about where mutts in the past right? A new breed is created by fusing multiple races of dogs and creating a standard dog that can accomplish what you desire. And rocket is right nowadays there is a lot of "good breeders" that are destroying breeds, one that really bothers me is the boerboel where the breeders are breeding only for size and not caring about the agility and athleticism of the dog