hey everyone i come to you asking your advice on a slight problem im having lol. i asked this before i know and after alot of follow up reading im here now with a slightly diffrent question due to slightly diffrent circumstances. im getting another dog here in the next few months, to be the bevis to my butthead if you will and taking into account all the previous info i got i have narrowed it down to 4 possabilites. the DDB, an English Mastiff, a Cane Corso Italiano, and Bullmastiff. these dogs are the dogs iv found to fit my criteria well.

which is as follows:

1)impressive size more intimidation then function but more then capeable of following through with what needs to be done.i realize that the EM and BM nd then the DDB and CC are two polar opposites of protection as one will pin em down the other bites however im comfortable with either as then both meet the end result in me my home nd familys safty.

2)laid back nature in the home. im aware any dog can be trained, to be calm in the home but with the hustle and bustle of my house i would like to add a dog who is more inclined to be relaxed and not hyper. i also realize the ddb and the cc have higher exersise requirements but know they are not on par with that of a Rodesian ridgeback or something of that nature.

3)loyal - all dogs are loyal but from my reading i have formed the oppinion you just cant beat the loyalty of a good mastiff. these 4 are all on diffrent levels of course with dominance and independence taking into account they still are great dogs and can be trained for simple obedience relativly easy.

4)dog agression- this from what i understand is more a problem with the CC nd the DDB as all the EM and BM i have met have been very dog friendly, i also understand that when raised in a home with the other dog dog agression is less of a problem because pecking order is set early on.

(of course you have doggy puberty to deal with but i dont foresee that being an issue as the dogs will have no interaction unless i or my father a are personally in the house) so now that iv defined what iv learned and am looking for ill fill u in on the situation and hopefully you can gimmi ideas to help sway be because right now the CC is first and the EM is second.

i will be buying a home soon so size is not a factor, yard is also a non issue as i dont like just playing in the yard im a semi active person so i enjoy camping and hiking in the woods which of course the dogs would accompany me. ill have a baby in the house which with mastiffs is not a problem as long as supervised accordingly. do you think one of these would stand out or fit in better then the others in this kinda home? after rereading it i feel i answered my own question as all will work wonderfully lol... but what the hey id love to hear oppinions of people who have had one or more of these dogs because from what iv read once u own any of them you never want another dog.

thanks for taking the time tto read my long winded post and i look forward to reading your views