[mastifflover]

Great that you are doing reseach on different breeds. By speaking with owners of these types of dogs most people are very approachable when you want to talk about their dogs. I always stop if people have questions about my boy also a great dog but definitely not for everyone. I have an English Mastiff who are great with kids but they also tend to knock them over they are rather big my guy is small at 155 pounds his pal is 210 pounds and he lives with 2 very small children and guards them all the time and is very gentle with them but they have been raised with this dog since birth so it works well. The dog was a pup when they had their first baby. So I would just approach people you will know right away if someone knows what they are talking about and grab a dogs annual it gives you lots of information and all the rescues and breed clubs are listed