Comments on: Mastiff Lab Mix: Meet The Mastadors

By: Sammie@LabSiteHQ

Sammie@LabSiteHQ — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:26:08 +0000

In reply to Kodi. Thanks for taking the time to tell us about Kodi. He sounds like quite a character!

By: Kodi

Kodi — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 08:55:33 +0000

We have an 8 year old male , Kodi . He is extremely protective , very cuddly and not that keen on exercise . He is also very stubborn and refuses to quit barking until he has assessed the danger . He is also difficult to anaesthetise and it took 3 injections to sedate him . He can be very excitable but also laze around . He doesn’t drool , sheds individual hairs like crazy .

By: Brian & Shelley

Brian & Shelley — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 01:29:12 +0000

My wife and I have a lab/french mastiff, although she’s stalky she looks very black lab. The difference I see is the wider front stance and the larger chest muscle. She’s a great dog but as I read stubborn is a very good description, If she doesn’t want to she won’t. As for the kids thing well when we got her as a pup our kids were already teens so babies were not known to her for a while. It would seem she’s good with kids around 4 years and up. But anyway to make a 7 year story short. she isn’t fond of babies, she doesn’t like chaos, she’s actually mostly lazy, she has a little friend who’s a terrier and a terror but the two play together all the time. It’s funny to watch a dog no larger than the others head and neck go at it all tough and brave when it would only take one good chomp and that’s it, But they’re good pals and play alot, that’s when you see her youthful lab side come out, it’s quite funny at times. In finishing thank you for the info it’s rather helpful.

By: Roger Erickson

Roger Erickson — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 23:29:24 +0000

I currently have a Mastador that has been trained for senior living facilities which we own. Our first Mastador and acquired it from two farm dogs that breed. I’m looking for suggestions on reputable breeders to purchase another Mastador and that could help identify the mellow characteristics that we need for senior living companionship. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:46:07 +0000

We had a Mastadore for 14 years. She was a great dog very well trained. We could lat her out and she would not leave the yard. I hooked on this breed and looking for another one.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 08:40:21 +0000

My 5yr old bull mastidor is called D’Arcy. We keep a strict watch on her weight as she has had both cruciates explode and successfully operated on. She looks great at 37, 38 kg.
She loves children, she sits with my niece’s and nephew and plays with them. Only concern with little kids is her size and spacial awareness she could knock them down. She indicates 10 mins before I get a migraine.
Summary : great family dog, 2 x 45 min walks a day, depending on genetics and on development of bones and joints decent health. Patient, bit stubborn, food oriented, gentle, amazing with naughty puppies.

By: William

William — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 06:11:31 +0000

Yes I have read the same. The mastador is a lab english mastiff mix not bull mastiff. But i suppose all mastiff lab mixes could be called a mastador. Having been bred since the1950s it’s interesting that they are not featured in any dog book that includes designer or mixed breeds.

By: Peter Sakalaukus Sr.

Peter Sakalaukus Sr. — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 04:01:46 +0000

My mastador began as my college daughters dog; I became the owner when she could not take him to grad school. Riley is currently …6 years old? In the house, he likes to steal my grandchildrens toys that squeak and run off – grandkids hot on his tail. My grandson, the first day he met Riley (yellow in color) he took out of Riley’s mouth a new rawhide bone – Riley just looked at him, that was it. Riley became very protective of my grandchildren and when another dog (inherited from a son who also could not take his dog to grad school – do you see a pattern here?) – so when the other dog came close to my grandson (who was in his highchair tossing food to Riley every so often) so my other dog walked between Riley (on highchair duty) and the highchair – Riley took him to the floor instantly.

The problem with my Mastador – he has become overly protective. He tries to “save” my grand children when they are in the pool so I have to keep him locked in the house. He has very large, sharp teeth.

Me – I am crippled and have seizures. Riley is in-tune with me and knows before I do when I am about to have a problem; he saved my life in 2017 by sitting in front of me and looking at me and then my wife all the while whining. My wife did not know what to do as 2 days prior a local ER said I was fine – I wasn’t and Riley knew it thus I am here today.

Riley has become increasingly protective and has bit my wife twice. Neither time was it the dogs fault, my bride thinks Riley is a sweetheart (which he is) but he is also large and ferocious. Never put your hand around the face of a dog that wants to attack even when he wants to protect you.

So – mastador is lovable, good with children, protective – to a fault.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 00:17:08 +0000

My 13 week matador plays hard with out other two digs.Is it normal for him to limp.He was favoring a front leg two weeks ago.now one of his back legs..This has been goi g on for 4 days now..I’m concerned.

By: Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 02:12:32 +0000

The mastador breeds I am aware of are lab and English not bull mastiffs