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Originally Posted by Dominic
man, I want a mastiff
If your serious about this I suggest doing a TON of research first. It is getting more common to see these dogs in shelters/rescues because their owners were not prepared for what is entailed with having a VERY large dog. Barbie is very likely to be over 200 pounds full grown, her mother was 185 and father was 235. EVERYTHING for Barbie is substantially more then what you would expect, basically if you have owned any kind of normal sized dog before plan on doubling or tripling the cost of everything.
Besides eating insane amounts of non processed dog food she has to have the largest leash, collars, bowls, beds, treats, etc. They also have to have special surgery called gastropexy (Barbie's was done when she was spade) in order to prevent bloat which is very common in dogs her size. I also have to double up on her heartworm pills and vet visits are generally just more expsensive because if they give her any kind of medication/shot/whatever the dosage often has to be doubled.
I was very prepared and have no regrets, shes an awesome animal and a great companion but she sure aint cheap lol.