Quote Originally Posted by kerrybelle View Post
Having had a Bullmastiff before, you know some of the potentially 'bad' characteristics/behaviors of them. If you do get one that turns out to be dog aggressive or has a high prey drive and then you come to the conclusion that having the dog isn't fair to him/her (not because of the behavior), you will have a harder time finding a good home for it.

Another breed that doesn't require a lot of room or excercise is the Great Dane.

Good Luck with whatever you decide.

Kerry
My bully had problems with other dogs but only if they aggressed on him first, then he'd quite definitively show his dominence but never injured another animal. Having said that, when your 130 lb dog picks up the neighbor's yorkie in it's mouth, people can get upset. I worked with a trainer for 4 or 5 months to minimize this behaviour. That is part of the reason I was thinking of getting a puppy. I had no idea my adopted bully had this problem until one day, 5 months after we brought him home a small dog came running up to him, yapping away. I was thinking that I should be able to socialize the puppy better in decrease the chances of that type of behavior.

A great dane is a possibility, but once you get used to that expressive bully face, I don't know how you switch.