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Thank you so much ill get a hold of him and ask him if hes there next time i go in.

Thanks! Yeah hes a big boy, far from fat though hes pretty lean as well, you dont want him running at you though he sounds like a horse galloping your way.

Thanks for the advice, He goes to "Pet Resorts" at Dural usually every month when i go away for a few days and i was looking at getting him trained for leash pulling soon so i'll see what they say about the anxiety and barking, as leash pulling was really the only thing he needs training with as hes only 10 months old and pulls like a bull already which is my fault as i stopped training him on the leash when he was younger plus its not fun walking an already 40kg dog that decides to sit in the middle of the road and take break and wont budge no matter what you try. Anyway heres some pics of my once little Russ. 12 Weeks 8 Months 10 Months

Hi, I have a Bullmastiff that is 10 months old, he has been the perfect puppy, listens to what we say, is a big scaredy cat and keeps hes distance from other dogs but will warm up after a while, always wants to be around us and he NEVER barked, the first 6 months we never heard him bark at all then we would be lucky to hear him bark once a week and it was only a small bark. Until 3 days ago, the neighbour has 2 staffies (male and female - male one can be agressive to other male dogs) that jumped the fence into our yard, i immediately heard him barking crazy which is unusual so i went outside and i saw the other dogs out their and he was at the other side of the yard hiding behind the BBQ barking, then the female one wanted to come up and play and he constantly kept barking. I took him inside (maybe a bad idea) and removed the 2 staffies. The next day the same thing happened (however he was in the house but knew they were in the backyard and started barking). The neighbour has since contained their dog, however the problem is its like our Bullmastiff has been terrorized and is frightened by it, as soon as he hears another dog bark slightly somewhere he starts and will go crazy running around the backyard barking deeply, almost like a howl. Even if hes inside the house at night and its quiet he could be laying down and then all of sudden starts barking for no reason. Ive tried everything to try and get him to stop barking because since this has happened he has been acting very differently, ive tried playing with him to get hes mind of it, or bringing him inside etc.. but when hes going crazy barking he wont shut up most the time, the only thing that has worked to quiet him down is put him in the laundry for 15min where he sleeps and he will stop barking after a few seconds and i wont hear from him, then i can put him outside once hes settled down. He is used to other dogs because hes been to a boarding kennel 3 times in the last 3 months. Does anyone have any tips, to stop him from being so edgy when he hears other dogs, hes also very jumpy, even just shutting a door will make him jump if he doest expect it?

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can recommend any boarding kennels in western sydney? I know im probably pushing my luck but i was hoping to board Russ for a few days of new years and ive probably left it a bit late with everyone already having organised holidays etc. I've contacted a few i have read about on this forum and their replies have been nothing but quite blunt, "No", or "Booked Out".

Thanks for all the tips they are much appreciated and the kind comments of Russ. I've figured out its not that hes wary of the leesh as he will walk around on it inside the house or out the back but its being near cars. He had a 2 day journey interstate by dog transport and was in a cage between other dogs and it would have been quite frightening for him, so every time he gets near a car or goes towards the front door he knows its probably not going to be a "happy place". He rides in the car a few times a day with me and is happy but he still has some fear about going near one that ill have to train him to overcome. Thankfully so far he has picked up commands pretty quick and i have been to the vet and hes happy and calm being around other animals and takes a liking to people instantly. Oh and the collar in the pics was just temporary.

Hey All, I just bought a Bullmastiff from interstate, hes only 12 weeks old and so far has been a dream. I've had him for a few days now and he hasnt barked once and after playing with him or putting him to bed he will have a little whine for about 2 minutes then wander off and play or sleep and we dont hear from him so he has been a perfect puppy, (so far). Problem is getting him to walk, as soon as the leesh is on him he wont budge. I can get him to walk around the entertaining area where its fenced off (i dont want him in the rest of the backyard yet) but as soon as we go out the front hes heart starts racing and he will sniff around a bit but as soon as he hears a noise he pauses then does the bolt back to the front door or under the car. So i decided to take baby steps and walk him in the back yard but on the side of the fence he doesnt stay during the day just so he knows hes close by so i can train him to walk, but he can see he's side of the fence and will just sit there looking in and gives me hes big sad face and i can get him to move. Same goes when hes inside the house, he wont go near the front door when we let him wander around but he consitantly goes to the back door wanting to go outside, hes being doing this since the first day and its like all hes interested in is being outside where he stays. Does anyone have any tips? Because trying to get him to move now is hard enough and i couldnt imagine when he weighs a tonne because i definitely wont be picking him up and taking him back inside then. He hasnt really learnt he's name yet and still ignores us sometimes, but he was quick to pickup the sit command cause he knows he gets treats. Anyway heres some pics of little Russ: