I just got a female Dogue/Rot mix. I am interested in your opinions on this particular mix. She is growing at a rapid pace, but she does not have much energy, mainly likes to lay and rest or sleep.
I have cut back her diet as she was becoming too heavy, and I am afraid of bone injury/deforamity. She was 38lbs at 3 moths old. I have had her for about a month and she seems to have grown considerably and is having growing pains.
Reason I went for this mix is that both The Rot and Dogue are aggressive breeds, and the Dogue seems especially to have inbreed health problems, such skin problems.
I hope that this dog grows up to have the pumkin head (From the Dogue) - masssive body and wide rear end (from the Rot)
It is my understanding that cross breeding - say a Dogue with a Rott helps deminish some of the health problems that are found in both breeds and makes the dog more mentally stable and less apt to eat my neighbor's dog or for that matter my neighbor.
I would appreciate your input on how large this dog may get, what kind of temperment it might have?
I owned a Bull Mastiff who was a 170lb beautiful eye catcher, but he was NOT a watch dog. I would like a dog with a bit of an attitude - not a big lumbering mutt or hair trigger vicious attact dog (I did own a high strung Doberman some years back). I would be interested in your comments. Thank.
