View allAll Photos Tagged mastiffs...
a neighbours dog, a tibetan mastiff, was being walked by his trainer when he obliged me with this portrait. this dog is massive and i mean really humongous, if there is such a word!!! if he stands he will be taller than me and i'm 178cms tall. according to the trainer, they keep his coat short to adapt to the tropical weather conditions. i could only imagine the amount of food he consumes and the crap he produces. furthermore, the trainer also mentioned that puppies of this breed sell for around USD2,000 each. this is a very high maintenance dog. anyone who look after this dog must really be a dog lover because it really needs a lot of care and attention compared to smaller, more manageable breeds!
And in the Stevens Stratten Book was the Bmc Recovery i have now in its original guise as a 16 ton flat for Brooke Dyeing.
The dogs got a bath today so I grabbed some snaps while they were still clean.
Strobist info:
SB600 camera left at about his head height, fired up. Gary Fong lightsphere collapsible for diffusion. Triggered via CLS.
Ambient sunlight through a window above the couch.
An attempt at a portrait of Josza, a Pyrenean mastiff puppy. With the kind of impatient energy a puppy has it was not easy to get a good shot, as demonstrated by the less than ideal sharpness.
Henry the 150lb English Mastiff, is so big he barely fits on the bed.
He's actually the runt of the family -- his dad was 220lbs!
This is Sarah, a rescue English Mastiff happy in her new home with her new parents doing what Mastiffs do best. Slobber and sleep on the furniture.
A very tidy four wheeler tipper based on one of Leyland's 'Redline' lorry chassis. It also sports the earlier style of cab / grille. Sticking my neck out a bit, I'm pretty sure that it was a Mastiff, which would have been powered by a Perkins V8 diesel. The shot was taken in September 2003 in the Valletta suburbs.
The Tibetan Mastiff is extremely rare, very large ancient breed of dog originating in what in the past was Tibet, but being imported to other countries. These two are the mix-breed of Tibetan Mastiff. Pure breed are virtually non-existence in Tibet and rare even in the rest of the world. There are only handful some 100 or less pure-breed in existence in the world. A pure breed would cost as much as 4.5 millions yuen ($600,000) easily the most expensive dog in the world.
The most consistent comment from TM owners is "What a challenge these dogs can be." As a guardian breed, the TM has been bred and valued for its independent nature.
In native Tibet, the dogs are allowed to roam freely at night to protect the village and flocks from thieves and predators. Their deep, sepulcher-like bark heard throughout the night assured the villagers that all would be well in the morning. These dogs are intelligent to a fault, and expect to be treated like a companion, interacting with the family, not merely as a pet left outdoors.
Tibetan Mastiff dogs contain strong self-esteem. Don't teach them lessons in front of other dogs.
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/17/content_10052120.htm
The world's fiercest dog breed?
www.petshed.com/news/tibetan-mastiff-guard-dog.html
Tibetan Mastiff Club of America
American Tibetan Mastiff Association
HMS MASTIFF T10
Class…………………………… Basset-class Naval Trawler
Builder……………………….. Henry Robb Ltd., Leith
Yard number………………. 247
Laid down..…………………. 1937
Launched….………………… 17 Feb 1938
Completed.…………………. 16 May 1938
Propulsion.………………….. 1 shaft : 3 cylinder Vertical Triple Expansion Steam Engine manufactured by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Sunderland : 1 Single Ended Cylindrical coal fired boiler
Speed..………………………… 13.0 knots
Range…………………………..
Fate 20 Nov 1939 was engaged in the recovery of a mine, which had broken loose from a field laid on the night of 18 Nov by German DDs Wilhelm Heidkamp, Hermann Künne and Bernd von Arnim. In the process of hauling it aboard, the mine detonated, destroying the trawler. The mine they were attempting to retrieve was one of the new magnetic mines which threatened to close the Thames to shipping
Mother and daughter and their Tibetan mastiff pose for us infront of the Songzanlin monastery -- paid 4 kwai for the pleasure. While the mom and child wore dazzling costumes, it was the mastiff that really charmed me. I read in the papers that this breed of dog sells for lots of Chinese yuan. At a fair somewhere in China, one mastiff was priced at 7 million yuan, another was 'priceless' (not for sale).
Just to let everyone know, Titan is pretty sick. He's been in the Vet and Emergency Hospital for a couple of days. They "think" he has Leptospirosis. This is a contagious disease affecting both animals and humans and spread by infection with a bacterial pathogen called Leptospira. It can result in chronic liver and kidney disease and fatality in dogs. The other possibility is Lyme disease, a tick-borne disease. He also has a Thyroid problem.
So, I have been going back and forth to the Vet(s) daily now......and it's been tough. Titan is only 4, so I will do everything I can to get him better.
Hopefully, in a few days, I will show normal, ball-catching, teeth-baring, happy pictures of our orange beastie.
This guy was on the ground with lot of debris on him as you can see. Don't know if he was knocked down by a predator or if he's a fledgling just learning to fly. From my research, he seems to be a Black Mastiff - correct me if I'm wrong!