SAILOR IS LOCATED IN YORK, PA.

Sailor is a strikingly handsome brindle Mastiff (mix) looking for a place to call home.  

Likes: Food, pets/love, drinking water from a hose, chewing on nyla-bones and playing with other dogs.

Dislikes: Have not found any yet...

Personality: Sailor is fun loving, playful, and enjoys being around people and dogs.

Temperament: He is very easy going - no aggression observed whatsoever.

Energy level: Medium - he's young!

Good with cats, dogs, and kids (over 6)?:  Sailor is good with other dogs; seems cat interested but have not determined his level of tolerance with cats quite yet.

Not good with: (Cats? Dogs? Strangers? Men? Kids?) Sailor should not be placed with small kids due to size/jumping. Cats are questionable.

Housetrained: Yes

Crate trained: Yes

Requires a fenced yard (physical fence and/or invisible fence)?  Recommended.

Walks well on a leash?  He likes to be in the fenced yard at his foster home and is learning to walk on a leash, so this is a work in progress.

Challenges:  Since he was found severely emaciated, Sailor is food motivated. He takes food kindly given the circumstances, but he will need to be fed separately from other dogs to avoid any potential conflict.

Any Medical issues? Yes - Sailor has mandibular osteopathy which has stabilized and may go away with time. He has large lumps of inflammation on both sides of his jaw. This does not seem to be painful to him. His foster can discuss this with potential adopters to provide additional information. Update as of 10/2/23: Veterinary report confirms Sailor's jaw overgrowth appears stable and he has a positive prognosis! MTM & his foster have high hopes that this will continue. His vet believes he will lead a normal life and once he reaches maturity that the overgrowth may recede.

What would be the best kind of home? Sailor would love another dog sibling to play with and a fenced yard is strongly recommended. No small children as he likes to jump.

Application Fees, Adoption Donations and Rescue Policy:

Please know that 100% of our fees and donations pay for the costs of rescuing dogs. These include, but are not limited to: pull fees from shelters, veterinary examinations, vaccinations, medications and care, microchips, neuter/spay surgeries, heartworm treatments, behavior evaluations, and foster care, as needed.

Our rescue policy requires the following:

• Adopters must have their primary residence in one of the following states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and parts of North Carolina.
• We will not adopt a giant breed dog to homes where the dog will have access to highly varnished hardwood steps inside the home. Any inside steps to which the dog(s) have access, must have carpeting, securely fixed stair treads, or a non-skid surface. We encourage you to remediate potential safety issues while your application is under review, prior to the home visit.
• Methods or devices using pain or force on the dog to control the dog, or to deter undesirable behavior is prohibited.
• Applications for giant breed dogs must be submitted by the property owner.
• Homes with children under 6 years of age will not be approved for adoption.
• Homes with children should have a fenced yard.
• Pets currently in the applicant's home must have a history of appropriate veterinary care. Veterinary records will be checked.
• All references must be checked before any visitation of the dog is permitted at the foster home.
• All family members must be present during the home visit to the applicant's home.
• Any dog(s) in the applicant's home must have an introductory meeting with the rescue dog being considered, before any adoption can be completed.
• Homes with intact dogs will not be approved for adoption. Exceptions to this policy can be found on the Adoptable Dog Page.

For additional information please review our FAQs or contact mastiffstomutts@gmail.com

Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue reserves the right to approve or deny any adoption that occurs through this organization without disclosure.  We reserve the right to make exceptions for special circumstances.