Our family is going to be welcoming a new member soon, a little bullmastiff puppy, most likely a girl. We've wanted a dog for quite some time but wanted to wait until we had all the kids we wanted so the dog would know what the family unit was. We also wanted to have a bigger back yard and preferably fenced in too.
Now all the pieces seem to be in place. We're done with the kiddos (if I get pregnant because I said I'm done with kids on AR then I'm selling AR juice to fertility clinics!)
and we have the fenced in back yard...
At first my husband wanted a Rottweiler and that just scared me to death. Everyone we talked to that had them said they are the biggest sweethearts and you just need to get them trained but that bark really got to me. At the same time he said he'd also get a Dachshund and I don't know why I said no to that because that would be my last time I had the chance to get a small dog.
I was able to push off getting a dog because I told him I wanted to be done with having children so the dog knew what the family unit was. So once the twins were born we knew we were done. And now that the twins are getting easier the dog conversation came back up. So we started talking about breeds.
The first breed my husband brought up was a Boxer. After doing the research on the breed I was ok with them. The only point that semi-bothered me was the high energy part. We're not high energy. The kids are high energy and that's where our energy goes. And since our kids are not old enough to be left alone with a Boxer and properly exercise them I was apprehensive.
Nevertheless, we started looking into breeders and rescues. I was stunned at the prices the breeders were charging and what they go through to keep the breed going with good dogs. They have sperm banks! After talking to breeders I decided we were going with a rescue and get a puppy.
I guess my husband didn't like this idea because he soon came up with getting a Bullmastiff. When I started researching the breed I totally fell in love! totally! They just look more snuggly than the boxer and I really wanted more of a snuggly dog than one that looked strong and lean like the boxer.
So back to researching the breeders and the rescues. I really couldn't find any rescues nearby that had puppies but I found a breeder. I was worried because the breeder lives near an area that is known for it's puppy mills. But after I talked with her I knew she didn't run a mill and felt very comfortable with her.
So here are the puppies!
We want a female but the male pup on his back cracks us up!
Here's the mom. She a red fawn.
Here's the dad. He's a fawn
We get to visit the pups on 2/14 and pick ours up on 2/28. So now we're thinking of names..... My 6 yr old son likes Jasmin, I like honey and my husband likes xena. But I wonder, should we get the dog home and feel out the personality before we name her? What comes first?
I would love to know what you think we should name the dog!!!!
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