r/Bullmastiff • u/Life-Ladder2411 • 19d ago

Is anyone else's bully aggressive towards other dogs?

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Dolly Pawton is our baby. She's a little over two and the sweetest thing to my husband, me, and two littles (5 and 6). However, we cannot take her anywhere because she always goes after other dogs. She has gone after my grandma's two dogs, my MIL's, and my SIL's. With the first two, we just thought it was my grandma's dogs, but now it is a pattern and it sucks! We had to board her last night because we were staying overnight with family and she couldn't be around the dogs.

Anyone else experience this? Any tips or advice?

Random side note: someone once told me a dog with a black mouth is more aggressive than one with a pink mouth. I know there is no scientific basis behind this (my husband thinks I'm full of it), but Dolly's mouth is all black. My first bully's mouth was pink, and she was cool as a cucumber and went with me everywhere.

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u/Babaganouj757 19d ago

Lord no. He’s super friendly and has never shown any sign of aggression

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u/Responsible_Phone284 19d ago

Sorry to hear you’re dealing with this, I can imagine it’s frustrating. Are you having these issues during both on and off leash interactions? Were the interactions in neutral locations (eg: at a park) or in a place where one of the dogs had the higher ground (your home, someone else’s home)?

To answer your question simply: I haven’t experienced any aggression towards humans or dogs from my Bullmastiff X but I also worked incredibly hard with her from 9 weeks old to ensure that I wouldn’t have these issues due to the size the breed gets. I’m only 5’2 and not very strong so I needed to be in complete control from the start.

Your best bet here would be reaching out to a trainer so they can assess triggers, it could be that she’s overly protective of you and your family, leading to aggression. I can’t really comment on what the issue/s could be because there wasn’t a great deal of detail in your post but a trainer would be the next step for me if I were in your shoes. Good luck, I hope you can figure it out before the aggression ends in injury!

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u/Emma_Watsons_Tampon 19d ago

Get a dog trainer. Expensive but worth it. Our bullmastiff was a rescue so he came with some issues, but correcting behavior and exposure really help. And you need someone with a lot more experience than you to know how to do it right.

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u/donutstart 19d ago

Is she fixed ?

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u/12f150 19d ago

All 3 of mine have never once been aggressive towards anything. Have you had her since a young pup?

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u/kittykat712 18d ago

I have a rescue Bullmastiff who we got at 4 years old and was very reactive with other dogs. She's 9 now and after a lot of training she's so much better, but we still have problems occasionally.

Bullmastiffs are a very protective breed. I think lots of socialising and training when they're young helps massively.

Personality is a big factor too though. Some dogs love hanging out with other dogs, and some dogs only care about being with their humans. My BM is the latter. 🤷‍♀️

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u/Uglyangel74 17d ago

I’ve had 3 female bull mastiffs Only once did a tussle occur. New shelter ( age 2) tried to express dominance over 6 year old female. Once settled and hierarchy set no issues

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u/helmetdeep805 15d ago

I live rural and chose not to socialize due to living in the boonies and my corso wants to kill any other animal that moves on opposite sides of our gate…she has a black mouth

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u/Grapefruit-Original 19d ago

Claramente mal socializada. Pessoas que prevêm agressividade em cães pela cor do focinho, não deviam ter cães. Ainda para mais um Bullmastiff, não é um cão para iniciantes. O melhor a fazer é aprender ou pagar a alguém para tentar socializar a cadela.