How are Mastiffs with young children and Strangers?
As my girls were growing up, we had lots of kids in and out of my home. Each was introduced to the dogs and instructed in what behaviors the Mastiffs and I would not tolerate in our home. I never had any trouble and all my Mastiffs consider these children their “kids” too. Baron loved to pull a sled when it snowed, play catch, and take walks up and down the street with them. Once, a small toddler reached over and grabbed Baron by his penis, with a funny look on his face he laid down. He never growled, snapped or acted out-he just laid down so that the child had to let go. It was a neighborhood joke that Baron always laid down when he saw this child approaching him. He was always happy to see her, greeted her like he did all the other kids, but just kept his tender parts out of reach.
