If you are planning to own a dog at your home, then you should be aware of various dog breeds, so that you can get a dog that suits to your requirements. There are more than hundreds of dog breeds and each breed is different in the aspect of nutrition, grooming and exercising requirements. English Mastiff belongs to the giant breed of dogs. Apart from English Mastiff, there are other types of Mastiffs such as Brazilian Mastiff, Argentinian Mastiff, and Tibetan Mastiff.

Nutrition
English Mastiff puppies are giant breed puppies, which require unique care. Nutrition plays an important role in the growth and development of an English Mastiff dog. When you talk about nutrition keep in mind the quality and the quantity of food you feed your Mastiff puppy.

Vaccination
When the puppies are about 16 weeks old, they lose the immunity against various diseases that they receive from their mother's milk. Hence, it is very important to take the puppy to the vet for vaccination shots.

Exercise Regularly
It is necessary to exercise your English Mastiff puppy regularly. However, do not overdo it. Exercises would help the puppy to develop muscle tissue that supports the strong and heavy bones. You can take the puppy out for a walk everyday. It would establish a bond between the puppy and you. Throw a stick or a ball and ask the puppy to fetch it to you. Do not allow the puppy to jog or jump over the hurdle, until it becomes an adult.

Training
As puppies, an English Mastiff is playful, but as they become an adult, it can easily overpower its owner. To avoid this, proper training has to be given when it is a puppy. The basic obedience commands should be taught to a Mastiff puppy. An untrained English Mastiff will become unmanageable and would display destructive behavior when it becomes an adult. If you cannot train the pup, enroll it in a training class.

Socializing
As a pup, expose the English Mastiff to children and other family members. You should also expose the Mastiff pup to various objects, scents and noises. Do not allow your Mastiff to play with other puppies or dogs, until it is given the vaccination shots.

Things to Avoid Doing
  • Never ever hit or scare your Mastiff puppy.
  • Do not allow the puppy to play with stray dogs or other dogs till they are vaccinated.
  • Never discourage the puppy from experimenting with new things or socializing.
  • Stop them from becoming very friendly with outsiders
  • Tying up your Mastiff puppy can make it aggressive. So avoid doing it.
  • Do not over feed a Mastiff puppy. Avoid treating this breed to chocolate or caffeine products.
To an extent, you should encourage submission. The reason behind this is that in many situations, you would need to take your pet in an environment, to which it is not used to. For example, if you have to take it to a vet for vaccination, or for any other ailments, your pet should be submissive enough and allow itself to be examined. You could teach it certain command words such as "settle", "lay still" and so on. This training would be helpful at the time of nail trimming and grooming.