Meet Camo Country Mastiffs

Why a mastiff? How did you educate yourself before your decision to make a mastiff your family dog?

How patient are you and

what would your actions be for disciplining your pup? Stopping barking?

Where will the pup be spending the majority of his or her time? How much time with you? What are your opinions about crating?

Are you willing to spend for the supposedly indestructible toys, better beds that don’t flatten under your 100lb baby or  new couches?

Do you know they have higher vet costs because they are a large breed?

Do you have a backyard?

How will you contain your mastiff outside until he/she learns the property lines? Do you know if any of the vegetation in your yard is poisonous?

How do you feel about showing dogs? 

You will need to take your pup to the vet within the first week to have its first checkup.

We will provide a beginner bag of the same food he is currently eating.  Their 1st collar, a soft play toy with her mother and families scent on it.  Registration paperwork will follow after pup is bought and received first check up.

Bring with you: a carrier or box to transport the puppy. It will need traction on the bottom to prevent the puppy from sliding. A rubber bath mat is perfect for this drive, but must be taken away afterwards to prevent chewing. A soft blanket to comfort, toys to keep occupied and an attachable water bowl depending on travel time. Potty breaks will need to be around 4 hours to prevent accidents. At their age sleep is still #1 to them, so don’t be surprised if they sleep the whole trip. But also don’t be surprised if they do not want back in their crate after breaks!

Remember this is the first time he will be separated from his family. Crying is natural, and he will accept you as his new family within a couple of days. Allowing her to sleep with the rope toy should comfort her during sleep. Try to Resist comforting him when he whines during his first night with you. You will set the tone for future nights and will inform him you will come when he whines. Some say a hot water bottle for her/him to sleep on replicates sleeping in the puppy pile. Just insure she is not chewing on it. Hopefully she is exhausted from all her firsts and mostly sleeps through the night!

Puppies are always ravenous. Slow down their eating with a dimpled bowl or simply throw a tennis ball in it to force them to eat around it. Limit play time before and after chow time. A calm puppy will digest easier. There are pros and cons for raised bowls. We prefer them but you should educate yourself and then decide.

Large breed puppy’s bones are developing constantly, limit jumping over their height. Limit their exercise time. You will want to ensure they are not putting stress on these growing baby bones, they may be large but still a toddler. It is common to see their back half higher than their head, then reverse, it is their natural growing pattern. Their bone structure is continually shifting. 

Puppies need socialized early and often. With strangers, settings, noises and other animals. 6 through 12 weeks is the critical socialization time frame.  

Do not allow with other dogs until they have received their vaccinations.

We prefer to keep them with their mother during the 8-10 fear weeks. Our setting will most likely be very different than yours, so we will discuss it further with you as to what would be best for your puppy.

(GasX for bloat, but check with your vet before giving your pup over the counter medicines). 

It was never our intention to breed Mastiffs, though I grew up in the dog breeding & training community. We just wanted one, we had a big property in Westerville, OH, a successful business and we’re home enough that dogs wouldn’t have to be in kennels. COVID hit and we decided it was time to move out to the countryside, we had always wanted to, wanted to raise dogs with room to play. We bought another for a friend for Huckleberry & started looking for a farm.
Years later, we thought about letting them breed, friends and strangers wanted one of ours, we wanted one to have for ourselves. 

It was a big responsibility. We had bought the best we could afford and it was hard finding a good solid line, I had thought about maybe showing Huck, so I needed a quality pedigree, looks, but most of all traits that could let us not worry about them and our grandchildren playing together. Had to be gentle, Alex was still an infant, loving, kind and protective of them. Everything I wanted in a pup had been upwards of 3k. We love dogs & didn’t mind paying for quality, our past dogs had been expensive breeds also. We finally found one, than 2.

Why couldn’t quality dogs be affordable? You shouldn’t have to be rich to afford a Mastiff.  

Maggie had 3 pups, not enough for other people wanting one but for us. I guess we are trying again, 13 puppies! I guess we need a few additional fur parents. Our puppies do not have parents who are champions (I did not have time for farm and showing)!  Though they do in their pedigree, they are not point perfect, though I believe they are! And we will continue to better our breed, educate ourselves and maintain the classic Mastiff line with the traits that have made them so popular, Gentle Giants. Yes, even ours are somewhat expensive, it’s not a purchase you take lightly, but if you knew how much they ate!!! To maintain them, ensure their health and give them mostly, everything they want at giant breed prices, their yearly cost is not cheap- but they are soooo worth it!