he's been on a diet for a little while, he peaked at about 145#, now he's down to about 135. he's a great dog, very gentle with our cats and ferret, protective of my daughter but beats the snot out of me when we wrestle :-)

my youngest...

...But she is my rib; She even gets dibs over the other B**** that I share the bed with.

Sort of a couple of weeks ago. Took him on the skiff and 5 minutes in while I was getting the gear ready I hear SPLASH at the dock. He tried to walk onto a paddle boat and slipped. He still young and lacks the common sense. We did get on the skiff and then the motor crapped out and he wasn't liking me pulling the cord to much. Long story short his first fishing trip wasn't a good one. I'm thinking of bringing him out on my buddy's 21' mako this weekend. One way or the other he'll learn to like the boat. he loves the beach and I should probably take him there at night sometime this fall.

Nice. He's a great looking dog!

here are mine & tlap's babies :love: Although he might say otherwise...
Here is Bruno with his life jacket on:
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and our dog Cutty thinking he is yoda:
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My three amigos. English Mastiffs. Mother is Deva,160lb brindle, Father is Buddha 185lb, puppy (use the term lightly as she weighs the most) is Karma 192 lb.

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geezus, get out the wagons!!

Nice Mastiffs. Gentle Dogs, but destroy furniture, it's like Sumo Wrestlers at IKEA!!

They are like domesticated cows. Eat, sleep, go out for a while, sleep some more and then call it a night and sleep some more.

Surprisingly they are good watch dogs.

I did the show circuit for a professor in College, as a summer gig, I agree very hard to get them worked up. However, barking at trees at 0300 was not a nice thing.

:kewl: AWESOME DOGS :kewl:

Damn, hate to see your monthly chow bill!

What a great thread!

Sammy, with and without eelbucket.

This is Abby,
we adopted her two years ago when she was only three,she was surrendered back to her breeder we can't understand as to why but she has been a great addition to our family.
Hers some pics from camping in Maine,Her and her Buddy Squabs and one while camping in RI

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:uhuh:

Nice looking Golden whats its name

Great Thread. Love to see the dogs. That Choc. Lab Sammy is a beauty. Love the eel bucket shot.

My Mastiffs are not that busy so they don't eat as much as you would think.

I did have to go out and get a nice big leather sectional with a chase on one end so that my wife and I could join them on the couch.

Keep the pictures coming!

bugsy
 

Here he is.

My Lab - Hudson
 

Here is a couple shots of Hudson. He is 3 now and great with our kids and around the house. A big Lab at around 95lb, all muscle. He is a linebacker for sure. Very good marking skills, but hates to wait for his turn for a bird. After he turned one year old I stopped formally training (AKC Hunt test, Field Trails) him as my first son arrived and that pretty much took over my free time. First shot is from his first Hunt test in Simsbury CT and second is this spring out on the deck. This was my first dog and its a lot of work, whether or not you train for an event. We plan to do some hunting this year, upland and waterfowl but overall we just chill. I cant say enough how great he is and much a part of the family he has become.

His name was Mel :)

Short for Mel Gibson:biglaugh:
Good looking Pooch,he looks he's got some size to him.

Haha, he was a relatively small golden, maybe 80 pounds or so. Had to put him down last May.

I'm sorry to hear that Katie.it is tough when you have to make a call like that,we had put our previous dog down,we held off on it as long as we could but when the quality of life has passed you know that its time...


Bob

Yeah it was hard, but it was for the best. :)

Now we just deal with this big guy
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It is the hardest thing I have ever done. I have dog insurance now, regardless they are part of the family we all deal with this. Maybe we should have a S-B dog owners forum.