My English Mastiff thinks he is a human!!!!!!!!!!

My dad had a mastiff named Hoss. Hoss's favorite toy is a shovel. He barks at it when he steps on the end then picks it up by the handle and spins in circles. He will do this for hours.

I like English Mastiff very much,it is very cute to see.I did not these Mastiffs but i have seen in my friends house and i love it very much.I usually watch in TV different types and these are similar to dogs.English Mastiffs look very cute,funny and pretty looking and it is a best security for oue houses.

I own two dogs..Abbey a Bullmastiff and Tucker a 8mth old English Mastiff...he weighs 172 lbs and yes truly beleives he is one of us. Just the biggest suckhole around...Abbey is being dwarfed by her new "son"..its hysterical

English Mastiffs are just big, squishy lovebugs. The good thing is that they are docile. All you have to do is this: When you see your dog's wheels turning like he is going to try to get up on the couch, tell him to "Sit" instead. If he does it - on the floor - reward him, pat him. Sometimes its better to teach them an alternate good behavior instead of scolding them for a bad behavior. He will begin to learn what is aprorpiate - laying at your feet while you are on the sofa or laying near you = GOOD, on the sofa=not in his vocabulary any more. Also, the other reason why he may do this is that it was encouraged in the past. Even if you did not train him to do this, laughing when it happens, etc, is encouraging. Another point is that maybe the floor is hard - why not get him a soft fluffy big dog bed or blanket to bring in the room while you watch tv so he has a nice soft place too. You can always move it when the family moves to another activity to prevent doggie furniture from taking over. Lastly, to prevent him laying on furniture when you are not home, crate him or babygate him off to a certain area of the house when no one is home or he is unattended (i.e. he is in the house, but you are outside clipping bushes , etc.)