Mastiff dog pouts during his groom | The LARGEST head in the canine kingdom 

My mom had one which wasn't good for her but great for us kids. She was an alcoholic and would get abusive but not after Fred came into the picture. He wouldn't let her near us if she was on a binge. That sweet boy saved us.

obsessed with that melancholy look he gives you during his groom. "but WHY must i be groomed? haven't i been a good dog? 🥺"

You gotta love when they make expressive faces!

11 months old!? He already looks like he is a wise old fellow ready to write his memoirs 😆

What!? I can't believe he's only 11 months old. That means he's still a puppy and has more growing to do! What a giant baby 😂

I bought the Equigroomer after your recommendations for our calico who HATES being brushed. At first, I didn't like it because I thought it wasn't doing anything...but I kept at it and when I saw SHEETS of fur coming off of her and then realized she was still just standing there, letting me brush her, I was HOOKED. It's fantastic and obviously full of dark magic.

The way he's so cautious about the spray bottle that's literally smaller than his head just makes me want to protect him

We used to have a Bullmastiff. Watching this helped remember the fun times of bathing him, he would act the same way as Brutus lol. The good definitely die young, we lost him at just 7 to lung cancer. Cannot bring myself to get another dog after him, he was the best! Your videos touch a lot of people, thank you!

It´s great that you are always telling some facts about the breeds and not only the good things but also about potencial health problems etc.

His adorable worried eyebrow wiggles are cracking me up. What a sweetie.

A bout of encouragement for any bordeaux fans, we recently lost a bordeaux but we got her to 10, and another bordeaux we had stuck around till she was 8. Getting this breed to old age is making sure you look after them properly, both of ours were kept lean and got regular walks and exercise. Keeping dogs (especially large ones!) at a healthy weight is so so vital as it puts less strain on everything (e.g. joints, heart, breathing etc.) :)

For such a young man, Brutus is the epitome of patience and good manners. He absolutely was not the fighter you were warned about where his nails were concerned.

A neighbour used to have 2 of these beasts.. They were scared of our little Staffordshire terrier. They look intimidating. They are the exact opposite. They can and will drag your tired body across a muddy field whenever they want. 😂

My neighbour has one similar to this, a lovely old girl. Only thing bad about her is her tail whip

I love the fact that no matter what type of doggo, a big bad boy too gets sweet petal or mango tango cologne. It's just so sweet. 💕

Shortest life expectancy im aware of in a breed. Biggest, goofiest hearts. God I love mastiffs.

What an absolute sweetheart! 5-8 is far too short for such a gentle soul.

My mom and stepdad own two french mastiffs. When I last visited, I wanted the cats to be able to come into my room while I slept, but not the dogs, because they drool a LOT. Because the closet wall jutted out in front of the door, I was able to put a suitcase between the door and the wall, making it so that the door only opened enough for the cats. When I woke up, the dogs had shoved their way through and broken the door. Big, dumb, lovable muscle.

As I've written previously, my brother and SIL in Chippawa have a Dogue du Bordeaux/French Mastiff. She is now seven and very sweet. About two years ago she quickly put on about 20lbs on her 110lb frame and she began to get flaky, crusty skin on her back. The vet diagnosed her with hypothyroidism and once she was properly medicated the skin issue resolved on its own. Apparently, dogs need like 6x the dose a human needs in order to treat the condition. She is calm and very much an easy-going and gentle giant.

A friend of mine absolutely loves this breed. They had 4 at once a few years ago. Their oldest passed at 14 years old, so I'd say she did well considering their life expectancy. She was such a sweetie, but only for people she liked. Thankfully I was one of them, and got to snuggle with her a lot when camping with my friends. :)

I've never seen a dog with such an expressive face before! It's as if van Gogh had painted him. Despite his ferocious face, he was gentle as a lamb and sweet as a dove.

A friend lived with me for several years with Oz. He was a sweet huge fellow. And as you said they are prone to bone issues. He and his partner spent close to 15,000 $ on surgeries to a back hip. Oz was a sweet baby boy.

I love his face. It looks like he's perPETually in thought. Such a good dog for the groom.

Growing up, I lived with and absolutely fell in love with a french mastiff that belonged to my moms boyfriend at the time. Brutus looks almost identical to Martín and made me miss him very much. The sweetest, heaviest babies, basically just walking pillows. He was often profiled as an aggressive dog because of his size and underbite, but he wouldn’t hurt a fly😭. I also did not realize how short their life expectancies were in general. We lost Martín at a very young age and it absolutely shattered me because he wasn’t even 7. Thank you for being honest in your videos about all aspects of each breed. I hope more people can see mastiffs for the love monsters they are❤️

Such a handsome boy! I love mastiffs! A friend from many years ago had a beautiful English mastiff named Moose and that dog was the most laid back gentle giant I've ever met. The only danger was his baseball bat sized tail which often knocked stuff off the table, and his weight which he would use to lean on you, knocking you down so that he could then lovingly slobber in your face. :) I loved that dog!

“True to his Trait”! Stubborn and arrogant. Saddens me when you let us know the lifespan. And so comforting to always remember, “the good dies young”. ♥️

My Nephew has one who is gorgeous. He is called Bear. Brutus is gorgeous and easy for you to groom and he is still a baby. Thank you for showing us this gentle giant puppy.

I worked for a couple who had 2 bull mastiff. One male, one female. Giant babies! They were both so sweet and the male was a true goofball. He thought he was a lap dog!

A sweet puppy. I hope he beats the odds and lives to a ripe old age.

What a sweet boy! Looks like his favourite part of the grooming was the head and face massage😊 He’s definitely a gentle giant 💚

Thumbs up, as always! In Madeline Kahn voice "What a nice guy!" Brutus is a sweetie, at only 11 months. He looks like one of those dogs that would be good with kids- you can tug and pull on the ears, tail, lips or whatever and he just sulks and says "If this is what you want to do............................"

Turner & Hooch: Love this movie!!! It has a gorgeous French Mastiff/Dogue de Bordeaux in it.... Beautiful dogs!!!

Hurts my heart to know his life will be so short. That's just awful. Hope it'll be an amazing one, full of lots of love.

Brutus did so good, he has the cutest squishy face! 🥰 My heart shattered when she mentioned their lifespans, I had no idea it was so short.

The boarding facility where my family kept our horses had two bull Mastiffs. In the day time during open hours they laid around in the tack room. They were friendly and never bothered anyone. However, after closing hours, these dogs were anything but friendly, woe to the dummy who had inspirations of breaking in and stealing anything, from the tack room or anywhere around the stable areas and horses. Years later my aunt rehomed a female bull Mastiff. He name was Zelda and she was Such a good, sweet girl. Everybody loved her. However, if someone knocked on the door that she didn't know, she was all business, you had to let her know that they were OK. She understood that immediately, she was very intelligent and very perceptive. And she never forgot anyone she met, no matter for how short a time. On the other hand, anyone we didn't know that came around, would have been seriously injured, if not killed, had they come in to the yard or house. These dogs are not pushovers in any sense of the word. My aunt had been informed that this breed only has a life expectancy of five years or so. When Zelda turned five, we were all on high alert, but we had hoped that with exceptional love and care, she would live a few more years. When Zelda turned six, we really had high hopes for her, and she never showed any signs or symptoms of illness. My mother received a phone call at 3:00 am one morning, it was my aunt calling from an emergency veterinary hospital, Zelda seemed to be in abdominal distress, and my Aunt wasted no time rushing her to a vet. Zelda died that morning, she was 6 1/2 years old. The vet said that there wasnt anything that could have been done for her, she had reached the end of her natural lifespan. I had always wanted a Mastiff, until that day, six and a half years isn't even close to long enough for a dog to live, for me. I have always wondered why the people involved with the big dog breeds with short life spans like this don't try to do something, maybe out cross to other breeds, to try to improve their lifespan. But nice puppy, and as usual, a very good grooming job by you.

the look on his face while being groomed was both priceless and absolutely adorable

He is so happy getting his head / ears rubbed in the shower. :)

I used to have a bull mastiff. Sadly we had to send her to the rainbow bridge. Brutus long eye blinks where the best.

2:00 That's so sad to hear BUT OH MY GOD THE HEAD TILTS WITH HIS BIG OL' NOG AND HIS EXPRESSIVE FACE HE'S SO FREAKIN' CUTE

Aww, what a face! He's so sad, like "why is this happening? I've been a good boy..." My friend had this beautiful brindle mastiff, I'm not sure if she was a French or what, but she was the size of a pony, almost 200 pounds, and the sweetest, goofiest, and drooly-est dog ever. She was incredibly well trained too, insanely smart and eager to please.

1:41...he's looking like a temper tantrum. And I'm here for it.

My family had English Mastiffs as service animals. Not quite the same, but I will always love gentle giant dogs like this poor baby. Our old man dog loved to be with children, cats, and puppies. Very protective and gentle. And slobbery.

This is why I love mixed breeds. My family rescued a German Shepard Great Dane mix and he was A WONDERFUL boy that we had for 12 blessed years. We think he had been a bait dog before which led to some behavioral issues that took time to work out. But he was a good loving boy. 🥰

What a sweet, big boy! I'm sorry to hear they have such short lives....😿

Not only are you good at what you do, but you also teach us about every breed you bring in. And the best episodes are the ones with misbehaved dogs!.. ;)

Fabulous Fred is adorable! Brutus looked so pathetic in his Happy Hoodie! What a big cutie pie!!

Such a good boy, despite clearly hating every second of his grooming.

I absolutely love how beautiful his paws and lower legs look when they're clean. It's like they are a shade of honey gold.

Thank you for bringing the DDB to the spotlight for this review. My Murray (hes in my photo) is my heart dog. He is a puppy mill rescue. He had a toe AND a toenail ripped off so was deemed unsellable. He went to an auction and if not sold would have been......well we dont talk about that. He is the sweetest most protective boy. Along with my Cane Corso female they are the Dynamic Duo, or Double Trouble depending on the day. He is currently 5 years old and I have heard of some getting up to 10 years old. My hope is for 30+ years. I dream big. Anyway thank you and thank Brutus for me. Groomers are scary! Good job!

0:37 had a little cuteness meltdown on this part, the little eyes of the pup where too much for me XD

My mom is currently fostering a mastiff who she thinks is about 7yrs old. I'm not sure what specific breed of mastiff she is though, but she's MASSIVE! In comparison, she also has a pit mix that she adopted out right whom gets dwarfed by the mastiff. I've also found that the mastiff is more gentle when interacting with me (I use a wheelchair) than the pit mix is! 😂 I would love it if she kept the mastiff just as she did with the pit mix who was also a foster dog, but the mastiff is a lot for her to handle & the pit mix is also a tripod & my mom's afraid of the mastiff accidentally hurting the pit mix. Even though she's gentle with me, I still feel like she would be more than I could handle on my own. Hoping she finds her forever home soon!

Fred is such a good boy! Thank you for taking such good care of these doggos and for sharing all about the Dogue de Bordeaux :) 🐶

"My favorite of the large breeds.." (I think you say that about all of them 😉) He is a cutie - and such expressive eyebrows!

Cute, adorable anfd wholesome. A great end of tiring day.

Reminds me of my old Belle, she was a Boxer/Mastiff mix. Your description was her to a T, she was so sweet and gentle that she'd let you take a treat right out of her mouth! Make sure to love your big sweet puppies!

That huge, cute and permanently concerned looking face is lovable.

My sister has a mastiff. He’s so sweet and loves the children so much. He may be a 9 year old, 100 pound dog, but he’s still a little baby who like to sit on my lap. Mastiffs are indeed one of my favourite breeds.

My bestfriend had a Mastiff named Boss. SWEETEST DOGGY ON EARTH. He was a little lazy and more chill. He loved cuddling though which with his size was very painful. He actually lived a really long time. It was like 10-12 years I think. I miss him and his big face and head.

Wow, he's only 11 months old? He's already the same size as you Vanessa! You can totally see his puppy face under all that skin, what a sweet boy!

Brutus you did a great job sitting there while you were getting washed and you're getting your nails trimmed and you look like a handsome boy. And Fred the special dog he was a little cutie too ♥️🐕🐾

Brutus is a sweetheart! I have only managed to meet and fuss one DDB, and was very surprised how soft and silky they are. Very friendly, too, I think she would have let me rub her ears right off.

I love this breed❤️ My pup is a Dogue de Bordeaux X Bernese mountain dog, and he's the cutest with the biggest head as well. He's now two, and weighs 54kg. He looks like a beast but is actually the gentlest prince! The only downside is the drool, the never ending stream of slobber, the bane of my existence or rather my floor's. I love your videos and all the different breeds you groom, especially the large dogs. They are the sweetest but sometimes get odd looks for "being big and scary".

That little kiss at 0:52 expresses exactly how I feel about this giant sweet boy.

He is the sweetest boy ❤️😭💕

What a cutie!!! I, myself, lost my Jack Russell two weeks ago yesterday, so watching these videos kinda helps me. To those who have lost their beloved companions, they are waiting for us and we'll see them again! 💓🐾

Mike Lange, the great Pittsburgh Penguins play-by-play guy was well known for his catch phrases. One of my favorites, after a great save or catch, was, "He's smiling like a butcher's dog." Nice to put a breed with the saying!

What an adorable boy!! I can just picture myself in a baby voice talking to gargantuan hims like Hi brutie aren't you a cutie!! He is wonderful!!

“fine this is happening but if you want to know how i feel about it just look at me”

I love this breed its my favourite my boy Puppet weighed a whopping 92kgs of pure muscle and was so protective of children and women sadly he passed ate the age of 8 with 3 different cancers. This breed was saved by a man named John Bordeaux, which gives them the name Le Dogg De Bordeaux

That's a BIG head, wow

I have a French mastiff/ Rottweiler he’s 4 months old and the most loving dog he’s huge now and I can’t wait to see his full size! He got the mastiff colour with a hint of black on his tail

He is utterly stunning & adorable😍 If only dogs life spans were more like humans🐶🐾💕🙏🤗

Look at that adorable squishy little (huge) face

He sounded like an old muscle car with a giant carburetor during the dreshedding part of the groom. Bet he’s about as powerful as one too.

I always remember this breed being featured in 'Turner and Hooch'. Not a good stereotype for the breed I don't think, but I fell in love with them. My neighbour has one, and he always insists on putting his paws on my shoulders and giving me kisses. He just loves attention and playing games.

I love mastiffs. Any kind of mastiff will do. They are huge but such gentle giants.

That face!! 🥰 So adorable. And what a good boy he has been.

Omg I love him so much. He is TRULY enjoying getting his head and face scrubbed.

I *LOVE* these guys - their big, beautiful heads, sweet eyes, and status as the worlds sweetest tank. What a beauty Mister Brutus is.

I had to give a bath while dog-sitting my friends Dogue de Bordeaux. It felt impossible trying to get her in the tub-but they are sweethearts and eventually it was accomplished! But it’s a great workout 😂

My uncle had a Bull Mastiff who had eyes the same color. I have fond memories of Creed. Creed would play with his golf club like a twig. Once my Pekingese made the mistake of eating out of his bowl and Creed's mouth engulfed him and he walked away covered in salvia.

He was such a good boy! I can't believe he's still a puppy. Those paws are huge!

I love him!!!! I love him more than life!!!! Who else just melts (soothing!) when she’s cleaning ears? Such great feels!!!

Brutus was very big, but cute, calm and lovable. I was thinking he woukdn'tlike his nails cut. He and you did fine! Awesome dog.

This bordeaux had a really nice looking healthy muzzle! They usually have a shorter muzzle with noticible undershot. It is nice that they breed for healthier traits. could be a mix

He definitely deserved the sweet petals cologne. ❤️

he’s clearly baby. look at that face 🥺

Had a friend and his wife who had a pair. They were so big they had to ride in the bed of the truck when both of them went to the vet at the same time. They were really pair bonded and treated the grandchildren like a herd of cows the were responsible for. Wonderful dogs for families if the family knows how to socialize. We had a Rottweiler at the same time and I gave them profs for living with the size of those two dogs as well as the drool. The wore heavy duty bibs when they were at home.

Aww what a big softie 💛 He loved having his facial and head massage 🥰

You are an awesome and caring groomer! Talented, thoughtful and gentle gal.

My mothers mechanic has an English Mastiff. He is HUGE! Super kind. Greets all visitors. He let's you know he's watching though if he thinks you arent where you are supposed to be. He is a sweetheart.

What a good lad he was ❤

I used to have one of these breeds growing up. his name was James. he was the softest teddy bear dog and every one was scared of him because of his deep loud bark. my best friend

I thought to myself, he's wonderful, I'll get myself one like him because he is so sweet and gentle. Then you explain they require a strong handler. Tang, I'm too old and don't want to get dragged across my yard. LOL What a lovely brute.

So cute!! I love how you had to go in and give him a kiss 😍 Sweet big boy

I lost my Odin to bone cancer at 8. It got him in the shoulder, so no amputation to try and get ahead of it. Far too young for me. He was the best dog I’ve ever had. Such a sweet boy.

Brutus while being dried; "Thanks, I hate it." What a lovable meathead!

This fella is chilled to the max. I envy his calmness.

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If there was a way to make a living hugging dogs, i would work 18 hours a day....what a pal!