Honey Bullmastiff -

Honey is 3 years old


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Dogs Name: Honey Breed: Bull Mastiff Sex: F Age: Date: 18/08/2012
SITUATION Dogs reactions
Person casually walks past dog while dog is eating (meal or special food) Honey has shown no unwanted behaviours
Person tries to pick up bowl while dog is eating (meal or special food) Same as above
Person tries to pick up food that has fallen to floor while dog is trying to reach it Honey doesn’t even try to move towards it
Person tries to touch or take away high value food that dog is eating or holding Honey doesn’t run off with the treat and allows you to take it from her mouth
Person tries to touch or take away a toy that dog is playing with Honey appears to show no interest in toys
Person reaches hand towards dog Honey is very affectionate and as soon as a hand is moved towards her she raises her head to meet it
Person reaches over dog’s head Honey loves affection
Person tries to put on leash and/or collar Honey remains calm and goes into a sit waiting for her lead to be put on
Person grabs at dog’s collar or neck Honey shows no reaction when touching her collar
Person pulls on dog’s collar or neck Honey shows no unwanted behaviours
Person hugs dog around neck Honey loves a cuddle and shows no unwanted behaviours
Person pushes down on dog’s back Honey will go into sit when pressure is applied to her back
Person pushes down on dog’s rump Honey will go into a sit and doesn’t show any unwanted behaviours
Person tries to get dog to lie down by voice command Honey doesn’t appear to know this command
Person tries to get dog to lie down by physical pushing Honey will easily go into a down and does show any unwanted behaviours
Person tries to get dog to roll over on its back by physical manipulation Honey will allow you to roll her onto her back for belly rubs
Person tries to groom dog’s head , torso, or legs (ie other than feet) Honey is very accepting of grooming
Person touches dog’s feet Honey has no issues with her feet being touched
Person clips or tries to clip dog’s toenails Not Tested
Person tries to bathe dog, including towelling off after bath Not Tested
Person tries to open dog’s mouth Honey easily allows you to open her mouth
Person stares into dog’s eyes Honey will hold eye contact for a few seconds then look away
Person shouts loudly near dog Honey wags her tail and looks for affection
Person threatens dog with object such as newspaper or with hand Honey doesn’t understand what this means
Person drops an object near dog Honey shows no startle response and walks over to investigate the object
Stranger knocks on door or rings bell at dog's home Honey may raise her head to see who it is, but doesn’t show any unwanted behaviours
Stranger enters house Honey appears to love everyone and will go over for affection
Stranger in house tries to pet dog Honey allows anyone to stroke her
Stranger approaches dog in car No reported issues
Stranger approaches dog on street
Honey is pleased for any attention
Another person touches or hugs person with dog No reported issues
Stranger shouts loudly in dog’s presence Honey shows no reactions
Dog walks past familiar non reactive dog Once Honey knows the dog she will ignore it and walk straight past
Dog walks past unfamiliar non reactive dog Honey will be interested first of all but once she is calmed down she will ignore the other dog
Dog walks past familiar reactive dog Honey will bark and lung at them, but her behaviour can easily be stopped and then she will ignore them
Dog walks past unfamiliar reactive dog Same as above
Honey is pretty much bomb proof her only problem is greeting dogs correctly so I advise that Honey is take to good socialisation classes to help her with this. All these behaviours were shown at the time of this assessment conducted by Shaun Aldridge (Ruff Diamond Dog Training); however these behaviours may change in different circumstances.

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So happy for her so sad for me!! Obviously not the right time!
Big hugs to this lovely who I very nearly sneaked home!!

Well we have had Honey on foster for just over a week now, (Thanks to James for dropping her off). Well one very laid back and chilled lady, at times appears to be comatose, probably not the dog for a sporty home..

she came with a pile of christmas presents, but at the moment she's avoiding the Christmas Spirit. No I'm not looking...




Actually a very placid, loving girl... (warning, likes to lick ears...)

Taz basically just ignores her, she's no fun... no fighting or chasing.. he prefers Tom Boys I think.

Oh and she does know the sound of rustling cellophane... It means head for the kitchen


will update in the next couple of days with Christmas Pics.

Lovely pic! Happy Christmas !

Made herself at home I see

Lovely photo!

I don't know what happened to the pictures, i took quite a few, but many came out awful .... now its possible that Bucks Fizz and early morning fresh air walks did not mix too well, i think i pushed a wrong menu button... and turned off auto.. So these pics are my David Bailey phase...

As well as there own, they also help unwrap ours... despite his great intelligence, my Rott still thinks the paper more fun than the contents.. so every piece had to be savaged..and Honey joined in in a slightly more sedate, but no less effective fashion..


She sends a big wet smacker to her Secret Santa... and we say thank you for the latter gas

I think she had a good day..

By the sate she has made your lounge looks like she has the most perfect of days

So pleased her and Taz enjoyed themselves but we do apologise for the smell later in the day but that's a Bullmastiff for you

Thanks for the photos

sharon wrote:

ut we do apologise for the smell later in the day but that's a Bullmastiff for you

well I'm shocked as a Rott person, never encoutered it before

You have not lived till you share your home with a Bullmastiff, known as the silent guard well they can clear a room with the silent smell

Well ,Honey has been with us for oh 3 weeks now... and the assessment is pretty much accurate... She initially had a couple of rows with Taz, which she initiated... now no problem.. out on walks she does not like other dogs, though her response has been reduced. BUT this will need working on... next doors dog also elicits less of a response reducing daily. Think at some point she has had to compete for the basics. oh and she does occasionally whine/pine for no apparent cause... never in the same place, no apparent or obvious trigger, but if you distract her she ceases.

all of that aside, a real softy, can be a bit princess and the pea, she will find the softest billet available. then believe she's invisible. If spotted head down and tail wags....

Great with humans , fine with children ( controlled ones). On the lead sets a determined pace, slight pull but not mad, then thats her one speed. As I said to Sharon, rising trot so far is her limit, no canter or gallop. But she does enjoy her walks and if you head towards the front door shes there with you...

It may be insulting to her, but I'd say this girl is an average dog... a problem or two, yes, but I think they are solvable, and will pass with time and trust.

If you want a companion for long country strolls and evenings relaxing. this is your girl... It your after a live wire to play catch or football with the kids and go charging around the countryside with.. No don't think so.

No mess, no separation anxiety , no gas since diet adjusted. No damage to property yet.

Sounds like shes doing really well, heres hoping for a forever home soon.

UPDATE 18/01/13 Honey has been in foster since just before Christmas with a male Rottweiler, she is only just showing signs of wanting a game with him, they have had a couple of tiffs in this time, this seems to be jealousy, Honey adores people and has not had any issues with humans at all, so she is perhaps trying to protect what she wants which is the attention she craves being loved
Honey has met some prospective homes but she is protecting what she wants which is the centre of attention and the humans, we feel it would take a few meeting with Honey if there are other dogs in the home,
Honey is such a loving girl that would need a home where they are willing to work with her to slowly integrate her into the home with other dogs or to be an only dog, she could live with a non bouncy dog but again time would need to be taken for them to live happily together

Could i just add my opinion on this, and its only from a bullmastiff owners point of view, i'm not saying i no it all, but.....

I have 2 bullys and when we introduced our youngest bully into the family, our first bully was used to all the attention being on her. We had alot of issues at the beginning with the eldest being very jealous of the new addition. There was no play time, and if the younger one got to close and invaded the space of the older one we would have abit of a tiff going on.
It was just pure jealously, and we knew we could overcome this with time and watchful patience.

Please dont let Honeys behaviour put off a potential new family, my 2 bullys absolutely adore each other now, they sleep together, play, share and sit nicely together for treats. With abit of hard work and love the jealousy issue can be overcome and they can live in harmony and be best friends.

We were never going to give up on our 2 getting on, and it didnt even take very long and it was all worth it cos they are a joy and we love them dearly, out on our walks people comment on how great they are, they are great ambassadors to the breed and to big, slobbery cuddle monsters in general.

Thank you for your comments

Wish everyone would give the time that is needed to settle a dog into a new home, bringing in a new dog you have to expect a few problems, if there is another dog in the house or not, unfortunately some people want it perfect from day one and are not willing to but in the time and effort, wish they would because it is so worth it

Well done for sticking by and working with your two

She's quite fine with Taz now, its strange dogs... and it will be something that changes over time of that I'm convinced. She's fairly easy to control when out and about.. and I think her general response has lowered.

Can anybody recommend a good rottweiler to bull mastiff translator. Honey and Taz are getting on much better, in fact Honey is mellowing all round, but they appear to speak a totally different language. they start messing about. Taz starts his play barking ..now this get lost in translation somewhere , as honey, no matter where she is at the time heads for the back doors and gives little "woofs" to say "Hey this is my territory." Leaving Taz wondering what he's missed!!!!.

still reacting to strange dogs, but not as vehemently.. so things really looking up...

Well Honey has much improved the last month or so, much more relax around Taz, as you can see from the first picture , its snowing outside , but sun is quite strong , so I think they are both sun bathing.




This second one is a video, igf my linking works???? Out on her walks she's an independent sole, likes to keep on trucking, not sure if she has a destination in mind.




I have no idea what this little girl went through, she is only slowly altering her attitude to other dogs on walks. and is not too sure still on Rottweiler play and can be a bit gruff at times, but taken as a whole, she has improved.

Currently I'd say if you have no other dogs, then that would be best for her.. or if you have a solid other dog able to withstand a few outbursts.

that aside, she loves humans, loves walks, loves riding in car... likes a soft bed, very princess and pea.

Cute picture of them sunbathing and demonstration of, I will be going my own way thank you!!

Well have to say over the last couple of weeks Honey has come on in leaps and bounds..

Yesterday we took her to one of our favorite rehab locations... Its a Forestry Commission Property called locally the Cafe in the Woods. Its a Sunday morning haven for spaniels, collies, labs and other assorted breeds. Plus bridle paths and bike tracks. Very high volumes of assorted traffic.





Well the bikes did not put her off.




As you can see shes an alert little lady.




She likes to move on , not nervous of new situations.



Turning into quite a solid little girl, now we can get her on longer walks....



Ah, now her problem.. if you look closely she has spotted the staffie type with the family at the bench on her left... just below the fluorescent jacket. she did pull away a bit , but carried on walking with me, even if a bit reluctant.





On the return trip, despite knowing the dog was there, she deliberately ignored it.. I'm not sure if it shows clearly, but I've actually got her on twin leads. Her main one is a fixed, the other lighter one on a check, as she needs a bit of distraction.


But 4 weeks ago, she would have flown into a rage, at the sight of another dog. and she did react to several on her walk. But much reduced, and as the morning progressed so did the response.

This little lady just needs a firm and consistent owner , in the house she's a little dream boat, outside shes improving at quite a rate.

Also her reaction to other dogs when in the car has altered from rage and bark, to a whine..


This girl just needs time..

Thank you so much for the time and effort you are putting into her, it is paying off so well

Hopefully we will find her the right home very soon, will keep sending you people Ian

Yes so lovely you are taking the time and trouble to help Honey adjust to different cenarios. Well done you.

Really good pics , glad Honey is doing good, you are stars for helping her and fingers crossed for the happy forever home to come along.