Living with a Mastiff: part 4 Food

Mastiffs require a good quality food that is not too high in protein. They should be fed adult food — even as puppies. They eat much more food than smaller breeds making them more expensive to keep.

• A growing Mastiff will eat 8-12 cups of dry dog food a day. A full grown adult will eat 6-8.
  
  
• One Mastiff can easily go through a 33 lb bag of food in a 20 days.
  
  
• Do not underestimate cleanup! Remember 33 lbs in is 33lbs out!
  
  
• Never be give cooked meat bones, rawhides, or anything else that could easily be lodged in the throat or cause an obstruction.
  
  
• If supplements are given (eg. to support joint health) dosage is determined by weight. So again the cost here is greater than that of a small dog.
  
  
• Be prepared to change the water bowl often. Mastiffs are not neat drinkers
  and many do not like to drink slobbery water. Towels around the bowls can help reduce the number of times you slip walking thru the area!